Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-12-01

r., :; i w "e'Se ana screw, can understand
-'' - however, BE- remembered that FROM, ~.
,i,o 81 would except the inventors o,
,a,. o'' o"' -s"a'e ana peacock plough. But in
NJ VI '"c 700 len mould of the one. and
'1o'''" anu consequent difficulty in re-
pairing the other, they are both ptop.,lv ohisc,od
10. Whilst the pIoush maker con1d 49,. ~ ~
mend the faults of the above mennoncd aIan,.ts
II seems strange that they could not ronemh.r H.,
me mould Is both wedge aud a screw and ~,
'o"S'' po'a weo2e an screw, the easier thew drive
VIC" me pionshnan will have liulc else to do I'm,
"o'' WIN one ha"d, rack his whip with the other
ana whistle through The day-anJ bet,cr worl, IN
be done IN less time.
10 choose a plough, lin addition to what bos
been said) set II on level place; see tia, :, s
We" P'olotaoncu ana SCUM that the beam has Al,
'e'a''oi OF ABOUT three degrees an that the point
ana heel OF the bar true with the bean, hoa,o,
| e', II The point stands about half an inch 10 The
'e't' or l'I'd-sldc then perhaps the better but if it
stands IN the least 10 the right reject il for hen
the plough Is running, the earth IS cont,nuollv h.a,
| lag the mould board by winch the beam is cas-, To
INC I'.ht, IN front then, If the point is lue 10
'uc 'ci', 'ne bar III run straight with the Inc of
"'''c"ol ont II me point stands To the right then
'"e WORK Is not only awkwardIy and badly done. bu
""'' NC 20 comes IN contact with stump or
stone, the plough Is IN great danger of being shly
cred
before new plough is started to work it should
| y" wen secured and when started the farmer
s"oo'" himself mold The hondles, at least while i;
on' presently, whether intending to plough LONGER
or not, 1t would he well for hiu, 10 put another TO
The handles while he walks behind to see If there
DC any lau' IN team, gearing, plough, or plough
man.
10 40 good rIoughlng, it is required, LIST, TO
nave nm OF at least four Strong horses or OK
en- : I'd, proper gear; Sd, good plough 4lh, IA
ssrons plough 5ih, driver and Oh, an o.
serseer.
II Jour horses or oxen to be gearsd, place
theh IN pairs one before the other and attach a
afl'er, tor HE Iloushman cannon manage such a
p'""5h ana the team. To gear a yoke of OK
en-, Ilace the ing Ola suorg clain INTO the cley
tee then put the hook end thoughlhe yoke rrg, and
catch It, 50 as 10 make the cham longer or shorter
rs required.
The lower the rise or OK the nearer will the
drangh lie 10 the line of direction, an consequent
" the less draught vii b. r q lIfed and the taller
inc morse or OK the longer his legs, which are the
ieVefs by which he draws, aud cons qucntv the
ess necessity for the drausht being wl,h the line
OF direction but IN all cases it Is well to gear the
team at a reasonable distance from tho plough SO
that the elevation of the gearing may thereby be
lessened and thus the draught broueh as near the
''''C VI "hCNtloh as ppSstDc. And ms brings 10
my mind what had never thought OF before to
wit, that the horse which wqlks in the fur.
row has the advantage over higher ground ;
and thus perhaps it my be proven, that he old
SEQ ch Ia hon ct putting all the team in the
iurrow is The most proper mo ie of gearing.
Put the taest and strongest animals in the fur.
row.
D. not Use the donblc-tfce but strctchers
Your cleylcc should have three nolchcs in front
that the plon II may b. made run deeper or shal.
lower, IS wanle : and should havp three holes IN
he rcar that It may be made to wider or mar
tower, required. II ttruns to- deep gear 10 tn
bottom o. III ciavice; # too shallow. gear to the
'oP ltit cuts too wida, ca5n the front of the cev-
zee 10 the Iet and If too narrow, cant it to the
ri2h'.
The only proper use for back band is to keep
the gear from tlngling un lerne nth the team bul
Il Improperly It be made short as to bear
any weight wh'n the horse is drawing then by
placing II forward backward the plough will
be nude TO cut shilover deeper as required
In stiff land, twohorsa plough ought 10 cut
from 10 3 inches deep, and about III inches wide
"A hr horse ploa sh ought to cut from 10 II
! inches deep, and ABOUT ID inches wide. And
tour horse plough onght 10 cut from to IL inches
deep, and Is inches wide but in porous ianu
three hors TO a four horse plough wlli easily do
the work required
If YOU have stiff level land put il into ridges for
every thing.
If you have sandy or otherwise porous level land
| ridge II foI DOT hing.
II it be required 10 ridge level land measure and
mark off at the distance determined on for the
width of the ridge; then in following, by keeping
The marks always TO your Dsht, and giving each
the same number of fnrrows. the work is done.
If it be required to ridge billy lind, the rafer c-
vel must be used every TO- 20 or 80 yards, as found
necessary on which levels marks must be mede,
and others above and below, till meeting half way
between the levels.
IL 1t be required to trench plough, then two
ploushs must be Used the first cuts shallow, and
casts the sod the second follows, cutting in the
same furrow, making II very deePi the first again
cuts the sod and casts it into the bottom of the
deep furrow, and the second again follows, and
makes clean work. by burying the sod out OF the
way of tIIisgc
IL you have poor land, plough deop, to make it
rich II you have rich land plolsh deep,to keep II
So
1t you have stiff hlly land, plough deep, to keer
it from running-If you have stiff level land plough
deep, 10 make II run.
If you have spongy land, plough deep TO sink
it, you have compact clay plough deep to RAISE
ii.
If you have wet land plough deep to sink The
f wa,cr-If you have dry land plough deep TO reia'r
the water.
A few days past I examined 10, of level clay
/ ground part of which had dressing OF oompos
t manure last winter, aud found that the part thus
, MANFRED was raised about three inches above tina
which was not MANFRED. A few years past, thu
water in the Spring Of the yenr stood on this lot