Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-04-20

iUuiSiuuai, perhaps, arc the uStlcut'u>
raiists af this country indebted for ma
ny improvements in imnlements of
Ilusbandry, to speak of it in the terms
1t merits; in doing this it is far from his
wish to detract from the merits Of the
many other enterprizipg africans who
have, by their ingenuity, contributed
10 the common stock of useful inven.
tions and improvements /; but it shall be
his aim, in speaking of Mr.. Davis's
plough, to state facts, distinct from
any feelings of hostility to others, or
partially for Mr.. Davis, to whom The
writer is a perfect stranger. The sim
p!icity Of construction & great strength
Of this plough are points of the first
consideration. There is not mortiee
or tenou in the whole Implement but
the different parts are firmly secured
by strong screw bolts. The mould
board Ia at once cast 10 such shape as
to support, by a strong neck or shout
der, the beam Of the plough to which IT
Is firmly secured this shoulder is
valuable substitute for the sheath,
which makes part Of the plough in
common use. The plough is without
q coulter but, occasionally, when it
is required to break up sod or sward,
a piece of iron, called Sword, can,
in moment, be firmly attached to the
side Of the beam and is designed to GU,
the sod; an operation which it performs
in an excellent manner. The ploagh
is entirely free, as a moments inspec-
ton of it will at once shew, from
fault which is frequently attended with
considerable trouble aud loss Of time,-
choking this will, i'll some measure,
account for the fact that two horses
only, of usual strength, work it with
perfect ease in any description OF soil.
Since it has been introduced on the
Parish farm il has had fair tria! on
three different descriptions of ground,
IN preparation for a corn crop /; the
first ,cheat Stubble ,-part of il very
heavy, wet mari ;-in this the sword
was net used, and not a moments delay
occurred on account of choking The
burrows were from 12 to 10 inches wide
by 2 inches deep. The seeand expert.
ment was made in tough s,card or
sod, which, from information, has not
been cultivated for 90 or 80 years 10
this the sword coulter was used and
answered valuable purpose by cut
ting the sod which greatly facilitated
she ploughins the burrows, by actual
measurement, were Is by inches the
grass was completely turned under
and the pioushins would, it is belle we'd,
in every respect, bear comparison
with any other. The third experiment
was made on piece of net0 cleared
ground, adjacent to that last mention
ed, and o. Similar soil, but very full Of
stumps, consequently Of roots aiso.-In
the first round or two, the most efficient
horse in the team, ia consequence Of
tho frequent jars and ioltS against the
roots, became so FESTIVE as to obiige
the pioUgaman to remove him ne was
replaced by u small cart horse, for
which Sis bad been given a few days
previOus;-this horse and another broke
up the ground spoken of with great
ease the burrows were as wide and
deep as before mentioned, and conside-
Table havoc was made among the roots.
! The sword was here also used, and, no
doaht, was very efficient in cutting the
roots, &c. Believing that this plough
cannot but be approved Of, when seen,
It is the intention Of the writer Of this
to have it brought TO town and placed
with Mr.. MNGnire, where it may be
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