Broadcast spreading is as old as early man.
In the early days of agriculture, field seeding
was accomplished with hand cast broadcast-
ing. The hand cast method of seeding was a
limited factor in growing field crops that were
hand seeded.
Mechanized casting came into being in 1868
when Samuel Speicher invented the Hand
Crank "Cyclone" Seeder.
The seed sower was a breakthrough in field
seeding. It was hailed as a major advance-
ment in agricultural implements.
Paul Speicher put the hand crank seeder on
wheels in 1955.
This development ushered in a new era in
spreading and spreading products. New prod-
ucts and product forms adapted to broadcast
spreading were developed.
In 1988 a new dimension was added to
broadcast spreading - SPREAD PATTERN
CONTROL - a dead center spread pattern
equalizer.
Spyker's Accuway
®
spread pattern equalizer
solves a complicated problem with a funda-
mental patented solution.
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