I remember having to walk behind the planter carrying a handful of plants and a wooden peg to fill in any skips if the planters missed a slip. I bet that peg is still stuck behind a post in Daddys tractor shed, I'll have to look next time I visit Him. He is 91, and will have a few memories to share.
I was thankful every day growing up we had a 2 row setter. However for extra cash my neighbors had a 1 row setter and took far longer to do but yet more money. Southeastern Kentuckian here who grew up doing this every single summer and brings back memories of when my pawpaw and uncles was with me and spending the summer helping one another with each other's fields.
Just remembered my father has a couple of the old hand held tobacco planters. The metal one with a shoot for plants and a reservoir for water. You shoved the planter in the ground, dropped in a plant, pulled the handle to give some water to plant, and moved on. He used it for cabbage and collards until 6 years ago.
