PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fertilizing implement decreased in fertilizing work load on the farm field poor in footing, such as the rice field and the lotus root field, having good front and rear balance of a machine body, and capable of forming the longitudinal length to be compact.SOLUTION: The fertilizing implement is provided with a travelling body 1 having a running part 6, a boarding part 2 connected at the rear side of the travelling body 1 and on which an operator boards, a fertilizing part 24 for fertilizing fertilizer and a fertilizer supplying part 27 for supplying the fertilizer to the fertilizing part 24, and fertilizes the fertilizer while running on the farm field, wherein the fertilizer supplying part 27 is set at the travelling body 1 side and the fertilizing part 24 is set at the rear side of the boarding part 2.COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT【課題】水田や蓮根田等の足場の悪い圃場での施肥作業負担が軽減され、機体の前後バランスが良好で機体の前後長をコンパクトに形成できる施肥作業機を提供することを課題とする。【解決手段】走行部6を有する走行機体1と、走行機体1の後方に連結され作業者が乗車する搭乗部2と、肥料を施肥する施肥部24と、施肥部24に肥料を供給する肥料供給部27とを備え、圃場を走行しながら肥料を施肥する施肥作業機において、走行機体1側に肥料供給部27を設け、搭乗部2の後部側に施肥部24を設ける。【選択図】図1