PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sulky type rice transplanter capable of properly detecting finish of turning at a ridge edge, and operating a planting clutch in a cut-off state automatically into a transmission state accordingly.SOLUTION: When a travel distance of a machine body detected by travel distance detection means after turning is finished reaches a set distance at which a seedling planting apparatus 5 reaches a position E1 where a planting clutch is operated into a cut-off position before start of turning, in company with finish of turning, the planting clutch in the cut-off state is automatically operated into a transmission state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7