Miser Seed Boxes For Grain Drill, MILO

Miser Seed Boxes For Grain Drill, MILO DRILLS Drills (42C) 5-5-25 If you've ever plugged some seed runs on a grain drill to plant wide-row sorghum or other row crops, you know how much seed is always left in the drill when you finish because it won't all run out evenly between the wide-spaced openings. And, with today's seed prices, you can't afford to waste that much seed. To save seed and drilling time, Arlwin Mfg. Co., Smith Center, Kan., has developed Milo Miser boxes. Each fiberglass box fits over a drill opening to be used and holds about 18 lbs. of seed. The boxes resist rust and corrosion and are undamaged by chemicals used to treat seeds. They can be used for sorghum, soybeans or other crops to be planted in rows wider than the regular drill spacing. Each box is 9 x 10 1/2 in. and about 13 in. high, which means the hopper cover can be closed to protect seed from weather and birds. The boxes can be turned either way to fit in different hoppers, even on alternate openings in a drill with 6 in. spacing. Arlwin Milo Miser boxes will fit all drills. However, Crust Buster drills require an adapter for each box, and John Deere 9300 drills require bigger holes in the boxes. These special "specs" are met at the factory when boxes are ordered. To install the seed boxes, 1/8 in. holes are drilled in the side of the drill seed box next to each opening to be used. Small hooks are installed in these holes and the hooks remain in place from then on. Heavy rubber bands are then stretched from the hooks to the top of the boxes to hold them in place. Arlwin Milo Miser boxes cost $9.95 each, shipped prepaid anywhere in the U.S. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Arlwin Manufacturing Co., Smith Center, Kan. 66967 (ph 913 282-6487).

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