 GET PRICE > Mechanisation 0000 00 00 Hand sowing by broadcasting seed was the most ancient method of sowing used in SA by the early settlers Harrows or even a tree branch was dragged by horses to cover the seed with soil The earliest sowing machine was the sowing drill which consisted of a wooden box on wheels Under the box were discs which cut slots for the seed to fall into GET PRICE > Mechanisation 0000 00 00 Hand sowing by broadcasting seed was the most ancient method of sowing used in SA by the early settlers Harrows or even a tree branch was dragged by horses to cover the seed with soil The earliest sowing machine was the sowing drill which consisted of a wooden box on wheels Under the box were discs which cut slots for the seed to fall into