Horse Drawn Potato Planter

[TSeaberg]

I just bought a horse drawn potato planter on an auction sale a few weeks ago just north of detroit lakes minnesota. the planter is in good working condition and has some of the original paint left on it. the paint is kind of a caterpillar yellow color. I am wondering if any of you can identify the make of this planter and what colors it was originally painted. and if anybody has a picture of what the rear mounted marker looked like.
thanks for any help.

[David-P]

Can you help me out? I just found one of these in Spearville Kansas and getting it ready for spring planting and not being able to find any history on it.

David

[redfish443]

Up in northern Wisconsin lies an island, (washington island) that was almost totally utilized for potato farming, after harvest, they would wait till the lake froze solid and truck the taters over to the mainland. There was a ferry going in and out of Gills Rock which still runs today. The washington island farm museum has many implements on display including similar planters as yours, you may be able to contact them and get some help identifying your planters.

[Farquhar]

I've got an Avery horse drawn, 1 row corn planter, and the seed box is the same color.
Avery is the only Co. I know that used that color, but then there may have been others too?

[Larry R. Evans]

That unit looks quite similar to the Eureka Potato planter that I bought last year. The only difference that I can see is that mine has a fertilizer hopper on it. (May be a later version) the row marker was just a wooden slat about 2'' x2" with a metal piece of flat bar about 3/8" x 2" clamped to the end. It was fastened on a swivel beneath the seat (I think) so that you could flip it out for one side and then pick it up and turn it to drop in the ground for the return trip. The swivel held it out to the side so that it was always at right angles to the planter when being used. When not in use, it would be picked up and held vertically. Hope this helps you. Cheers, Larry.

[Gary Biewer]

Sounds like a Hoover.

[TracksNIowa]

Anyone need horse drawn potatoe equipment? We have some we would sell or trade to get them to a good home. Not trying to hijack the thread or post a for sale ad, but PM me if you like.

Beau Nelson