SUBSURFACE BROADCAST SOWING SHANK Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering. SUBSTANCE: shank has A-hoe, guide, distributor fixed in its lower part, and covering wheel. Distributor is made in the form of cone with bored grooves. Covering wheel is equipped with ground engaging members made in the form of steel plates fixed to wheel rim and arranged at an angle of 30 deg with respect to one another. Lower edge of ground- engaging members is axially aligned with lower edge of seed distributor. EFFECT: improved quality of seed distribution through the width of furrow and embedding of seeds in soil and, accordingly, increased yield of cereal crops. 3 dwg