Seed that has soil contact will send the root into the soil. Yes, any seed that sprouts and cant get soil contact will be doomed. So what? I add a little extra seed just for that reason. I don't need a $30,000 tractor and a $60,000 super duty truck to pull it with to have nice food plots, but apparently some need that. If I was farming for a living, I would have a drill like 257, but i'm not farming for a living and so i'm not about to spend the money on a drill. Let me ask you naysayers a question. Have you ever had a bald spot in your yard? How did you fix it? You probably went to the store bought some grass seed, put it down, covered it with hay and watered it, right? Well that's T&M in a nut shell.