Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-11-13
PRACTICAL .4GRICULTTT7Pr

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quest Tor Information about Davis's plouqhs. nade
n ouBscmDER, dated Cuipcper Court
ftionss, August iit', 1921. Days's Shovel plourls
have been much used by the Editor This s,n,ps
ana are much approved, rs being well ndnnfaJ ~
p'ough'ns between drill crops, and viii nnsycr
equally well for Corn, Tobacco, SER. Farme,
THE HORSE AND PLOUGH.
respected friend John S. Skirner-I ,rust ,ho, win
exeuse my delay, in giving this communication. when
informed That il not through desgn nr n -.
lint occasional, in order to Obtain The mos, nass
idrmation could get, relative TO those subjects hal
Az view. 800 "''"
:. apprehend there is no other subject with which
the husandmeh are SO intimate, Of which ,bev have
So imperfect knowledge tina, OF the strengtL Of
horse From conversations have lad with 9ifTerrn,
men OH That subject have reason TO believe. tho,
4" common, The strength Of the horse is very ,nncb
'oVerrated. General Bcatson an Enplisb ,n,hor
nlan oi great practical knowledge relative TO the ar,
81 hispandry, says, that Emerson aflirms Ina, n
man oil ordinary strength can act a whole ,la og,;,
a resistance of thirty pounds The strcngb Of Lnno
y generally allowed to be equal TO tina, of five or s
men, so that about Li5 pounds would he :, rronor
urrusn' ,or a morse But where is the man thai could
hce'e this without much reflection or testing The fact
confess could not Mast men in estimating tho
sVeng'h o The horse, calculate thus: that four bor
s.s are ao'e 10 draw n Wagon and IA much load rs
VII WeIsh 4Uoo pounds, of course each horse draws
1000 pounds hut just suppose the Wagon vy, fxeJ M
"hlncned plane o45 degrees elevation then the nanc
Wnuid sustain half the weight so that each Horse I'm
only 3OO his TO operate against except rs much moro
q" WiSht NC necessary Ia overcome the friction and
give motion. But the fact is that n horse cannot ,vak
UP an inclination of 45 degrees much more ,lra,v M,
ny pounas experience has taught that is very
lafd work for four horses to draw n wagon and ns
much load ms will weigh 1000 pounds M an incIina
ton OF ID degrees which is only ono sixth part of
perpendicular lift, of course each horse has but the
one Skin part oil lOOO pounds operate anainst oho,
lOI lbs and much more as MIGHT he 5cccssnr,, ~
overcome the friction and give motion, which snn
Pose would bring the drought of each horse nm In
about 100 pounds, which from observations and test
inefr Iouti It
Dynanometer,) know to bc n heavy draunht for n
norse TO operate against all DAY. and that would be
'ouno rather more Than what horse of common
SIG would be Able to do. believe that Cor conston,
dfauSht $50 pounds would be found enough for cool
h%se. lPresume that when The hrsbandmen como
10 nave proper understanding Of the strength of the
animal power by which they TO propel their i'm.
pigments, IN performing the various one, ations ,cco
saTy, that they will then and not until then he ner
s'aded TO pay some attention TO some valuable i'm
present are but very little attended To- " ~
W MI the implements used in cultyatinr The soJ
Tire plough IS by Tar the most valuable the rnnss p(5
cieni ana most expensive 10 operate with Of course
needs the most attention in The selection. But differ
fni nelghbo1hoods have their favorte pIougls each
hgd tneirs to be the best, and in many instances
"Hhout being aple TO assign why they prefer
suc p'ongh to another, only that they have cot in
the habit OF using them-haye become naturailed 10
tifemi aud really believe them 10 be the best i'm the
world, or OF course they would use some other for
~ IS Toie that men cannot alter that Sd Iona "A tl,ev
a. Of The opinion that their indictments arc Of ne
hest Kind, they satisfied with them no matter how
indifferent, hut as soon they become couyinccd
tt there is better, that those they have nirht he
Improved, they become dissatisfied with them ms
matter bow well they may have answered the purpose
M TO obtain real good plough, such as will run
s5sy TO The team, easy to ibe ploughman, and easy
Kept IN repair, - subject so desirable not ONLY In
we owner or employer, hat even TO the nloughnan
tnongh he be dwelling slave that IL seems 10 he
Suiyecl ol mnch more Than common interest and
w many oil TIE husbandmen Day go little attention In
iins subject, that they bus the first they find or lol
AFTER such as can be had for the smallest price
" I'LL regard 10 the history of tie plonoh ,rbo !, ~,
That first made Or introduced IT, and where !, matter
not ri present; we know that lauery there boe Lceo
many improvements made on The plough and certo;nc
There has been much pains taken to make operote
IN tie most perfect manner hut | apprehcnd there
has nor been due attention paid TO one very important
point That - tic power necessary To- prrDel A. The
fefson o' this suggestion IS, that from experience
nave found that there IS very material difference in
The dTait have observed, in tic So volume Of tho
american Farmer, page 90, in nm address delivered
" ID. sullivan AT "a meeting Of the Massachusetts
agricultural Society," Ic states TIC necessity of int,o.
ducine pionshs and other implements superior 10 those
now commonly used, and then goes on to say, that
u has beeD ascertaned, hy IN accurate instrument
ADAPTED TO the purpose, that there is difference in
poug's OF the same size aud weight, in regard 10
tue power required for the draft, amounting 10
ON two 10 SIX hundred per cent, and that Z IS
eo"Iicd ~He'her the knowledge oi saoif difference.