Clarence Laaker brought this item to the last Historical Society Meeting for show and tell. The questions is; What is it? It has a handle on one end, a wire cage tube that extends down the side and spade and foot on the other end. Someone suggested it was an early golf ball picker-upper. Could they be right? What do you think? Answer in 2 weeks.
ANSWER: A potato planter. Potatoes were planted in tilled soil so it was easier to plant and for the potatoes themselves to grow. The seed potatoes were stacked in the wire tube. Each had to have at least one good "eye" to sprout. The planter was pushed into the loose soil and further inserted by stepping on the foot lever. Once inserted, the handle was cranked down which dropped and inserted one potato in the ground. Extract and move on. The marvels of modern agriculture!
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