파종기(播種機) “복흥호(復興號)”에 대(對)한 연구(硏究) = Studies of New Designed Seeder “Buheung”

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

There are many types of seeders which have ：good mechanical function and are operated by farm tractors in other countris. Those mechanized seeders are not useful in Korea due to the lack of farm tractors and the small size of the Korean farm.
At the present time, all of the farmers in Korea are seeding grain by hand since there is not a hand seeder which is available for their use. Korean farmers have a low effiency in the seeding operation and have lower product yield caused by the lack of uniform plant population and irregular spacing of grain seeds. Uniform population and spacing of crops results in uniform crop growing and will increase crop production.
This study was conducted to design and test a simple low cost hand-seeder which could be used by Korean farmers.
In 1962 a number of hand-seeders were made and tested for hand seeding of barley and wheat. One such design was proved to be superior for hand seeding of grains, and named “Buhung” hand-seeder by The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
Its major characterstics are as follows:
1. The seeder can be used for hand seeding of grains with simple hand operation.
2. Uniform population and spacing of seed is obtained and the rate of seeding can be adjusted easily.
3. The seeder is made of wood except for a few parts of steel and the construction is very simple.
4. It is possible that farmers can make the seeder themselves with simple tools.
5. The seeder is also useful as a fertilizer applicator.
The following results can be expected by using the seeder.
1. 30-40 % of seeding time can be saved by- use of this seeder as compared with hand seeding.
2. Uniform population and spacing is obtained by use of the seeder.
3. The seeder is very low in cost (\130 estimated) so that many farmers can use it and improve their crop yields.