The notill planter in horizontal residuethrowing fingerwheel type for maize was designed. The residuethrowing fingerwheel, furrow opener, seeding and covering device were mainly analyzed. Furthermore, the key parameters were analyzed and determined. The field experiment showed that, though adopting the anti-blocking principle that combined horizontal residuethrowing fingerwheel device with residuecutting by knife type opener, the machine could solve the residue and weed blocking effectively and show a good performance of passing and cutting stubble. Compared with striprotating maize notillage planter, the maize notill planter could not only seed and fertilize at the suitable depths, but also decrease soil disturbance and fuel consumption by 69.7% and 19.3%, respectively. It indicated that this new planter could meet the requirements of agronomy.