Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-08-07
IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY.


The committee appointed to examine
! the Implements Of Hpsbandry exhibited
to the Maryland Agricultural Society,
have the honor to report
That the extent and variety of the
articles exhibited was very great. Of
PloughS, specimens of the invention or
manufacture of eight different persons
were shown-of Mr.. Chenoweth, Mr..
Sinclair, and Mr.. Ford of the city of Bal
timore; of Mr.. Kinks, of Baltimore
county; Of Mr.. Davis, of Georgetown,
D. c.; Of Mr.. Wood, by Mr.. Barnard,
of Philadelphia; and of Mr.. Murray Of
Hagerstown; all, in the opinion of the
Committee, well constructed and valua-
bic instruments. Of the particular or
relative merits Of most ofthem, as there
were no means of submitting them to
efficient trial, nothing can be said with
certainty. 1t would, however, be inn
proper not to remark that, two Of those
ploughs, are of recent introduction, and
likely TO be found advantageous that is
to say, the Hill side Plough made by
Mr.. Sinclair, on the principle of Col.
Randolph's Plough, with shifting mould
boards, as being easily managed and well
calculated for the important purpose of
horizontal ploughing on hill sides: and
Mr.. Davis cast iron shovel plough on
new construction, as a cheap and eli
Glen, cultivator.
Of Stray CutterS.-There were five
exhibited, one each by Mr.. Sckevestzer,
Mr.. Hyde, Mr.. Davis, Mr.. Eastman,
and Mr.. Barnard These were all care
fully tested by actual experiment, and
the committee was of opinion that, the
one manufactured by Mr.. Barnard is the
most operative, and from its simplicity,
best calculated for general use.
Of Wheat Fans, there were two kinds,
one exhibited by Mr.. Watkins, the other
BY Mr.. Beatty.
The Committee determined that the
ono made by Mr.. Watkins of Hagers-
town, is decidedly to be prelerred--it
works with three screens, and it was
deemed an exceedingly valuable i'm
prove,nent i'll this necessary implement
Il Harrozp of peculiar construction
made by Mr.. Barnard, from an English
design, to expand and contract at the
will of the operator, appeared to the
Committee to be an adjustment not on
Iy curious but useful.
There were several other very inge-
NOUS Improvements OH English nipple
mens, to adapt them to the use of this
country-such as Mr.. Sinclair's machine
FOR sowing plaster of Paris, gram, and
grass seeds-his corn planter, for drill
| ling Indian corn and garden seeds
Mr.. Demands turnp drill; Mr.. Ford's
roller, and the scari6ers made by each
of these artiiicers.
Mr.. Z. S. Thomas, of Baltimore, had
on the ground large and valuable col
lection of imported agricultural nipple
mcnts, such as ploughs, drills, hay-ma-
kers, apple-milIs, tarnip-slicers, many
Of which seem to be well adapted to
heir several objects, and which may
possibly be used with advantage in our
hushandry.
The Committee presuning that it is
within the sphere of the duties assigned
TO them, beg leave to mention that there
was exhibited little machine for do
mestic manufactured wool spinner,
| worked by hand, drawing six threads
invented by Mr.. Brown, of Rhode
Island it is simple and easily kept in
order---they believe that it will be a
valuable acquisition in families.
JOHN MASON,
j. II. POWELL,