Superior Drilling Company was a manufacturer of farming implements

Planter (farm implement)

Like a grain drill a planter is an agricultural farm implement towed behind a tractor, used for sowing crops through a field. It is connected to the tractor with a draw-bar, or a three-point hitch. Planters lay the seed down in precise manner along rows. Seeds are distributed through devices called...

 that formed in the late 1800' to 1903 in Springfield, Ohio

Springfield, Ohio

Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River, Buck Creek and Beaver Creek, approximately west of Columbus and northeast of Dayton. Springfield is home to Wittenberg...

, USA.

History of the Company

Though roots of formation of the Superior Drill Company can be traced back to 1840's, they didn't become prevalent

Dominance (economics)

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 as a company till the 1880s. The trade name "Superior" under the Superior Trade Co. was first used in 1892 and manufacturing began in Springfield, Ohio.

They imprinted in their advertising, "The Best in the World". American Civil War Capt.

Captain (OF-2)

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 Edward Lyon Buchwalter

Edward Lyon Buchwalter

Capt. Edward Lyon Buchwalter was a Union Captain in the American Civil War, farmer, corporate figure and banker. He served in the 114th Ohio Infantry as lieutenant, later Captain of the 53rd Mississippi Colored Volunteers Infantry under General Sherman and General Grant...

 was one of the organizers of the Superior Drill Company and president of the same from 1883 to 1903. In 1903, the company and several other companies merged to form the American Seeding Machine Company.

Cultivating Implements

• One Horse Drills
  Horse power (machine)
  A horse power is a now largely obsolete machine for using draft horses to power other machinery. It is a type of animal engine somewhat more sophisticated than a horse mill. A common design for the horse power was a large treadmill on which one or more horses walked. The surface of the treadmill...
  
  
• The Superior Plain Hoe Drill
  Drill (agriculture)
  In agriculture and gardening, a drill is a shallow furrow in which seeds or bulbs are placed during seeding. A drill is commonly created by dragging a hoe through the soil in a straight line, leaving a furrow of a centimeter or two for smaller seeds, or a deeper trench of several centimeters for...
  
   With Seat
• Shoe Drills
• Corn cultivators

Cultivating/Seeding Combo Implements

• "The No. 2 Superior Solid Steel Frame Drill for 1892" - was a single horse/walk behind drive. Furnished with reversible pointed Pin Hoes
  Hoe (tool)
  A hoe is an ancient and versatile agricultural tool used to move small amounts of soil. Common goals include weed control by agitating the surface of the soil around plants, piling soil around the base of plants , creating narrow furrows and shallow trenches for planting seeds and bulbs, to chop...
  
  , Spring Hoes, Pressure or gauge wheel attachment, as desired that was available in 8 to 16 hoes. Featured a detachable grass seed attachment and New Adjustable Hitch. Advertised: "Is the lightest running and easiest drill to operate ever put on the market."

Fertilizing Implements

• "The Superior Steel Frame Fertilizer Drill No#3"-Single Horse, walk behind driven#