Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-07-31
From hc Baltimore Farmcr, July IL.
CiINE'S COMBINED PLOUGH.

The inventor OF tins implement made trl OF one
Of them al our place few days since. in the pre-
sence o. several gentlemen, fumcr, and lnachlnists.
he result OF Which was highly saslaclor, all pre-
sent. They are constructed with from Two TO five
shares The one used upon tins occasion hid two
steel shares, X was moIkedbN horse which power
was sufficient 10 enable 1t TO do itswoik with great
an eAactness, Is the reader will suppose, carried
/ Two turrows which were laid with much ncct,
From the peculiar mathematical property wtl
which the proportions of the plough ae arranged.
there Is ne osiline inequality IN the resistance, sol
that whether regard be had 10 the horse or til,
ploughman the labor is lighter, much lighter, than
with the common plough. Mr.. ChIe managed |
most OF the time with his nnger aud thumb resting on
the rcns placed on the bar extending from handel
10 handle. The wood work got up pret, much upo,
the plan OF harrow with handles compact, strong
aud competent 10 per orn any work with prop
foicc. The work performed At NV place wa
p'on ching in a small field of corn, aud we were sur
pflsedto observe the closcness with which Mr..
VAS enabled TO approach the corn without INJURY
Indeed 50 exactly does II do It's work thai there Is Int
lie lett tor the hocrs To perform tor IA fact, that
well As turning up the ground Is done by the nipple
ment itself SO satisfied are Of its immense su
petoruy that we have engaged one, with Il CIV
oi working our corn To rs II appears that hi.
double shared implements competent, with the
propellinG force, To do ~ much more work IN an,
gwen time AS any other plough have ever seen
without increasing the Labor 10 either man o. beast
Mr.. Cline Is Il resident of Bucks county, pennSyl |
'auia, practical farmer, aud knowing the dclcrn
oies OF the old plough set himself scdnlonsy t,
work to produce an Inplcment that should suppl,
them, and we think we haHald nothing IN sa,mg tia
he has been triumphant, successful. He his 70
teut and is we believe he deserves it, We sI erev
hope he may reap faithful harvest oi plofl rs the
le"ald OF ms ingenuity and perseverance for Ger
tanly llc has rendered u most important service Il,
his agricultural brethren by reducing the expense ol
cultivation 81 laas the plough is concerned fit,
PEI ctnlum. A. money saved IS money gained,
~ has Nh. Cline placed II within the power OF eyer,
hnsbandmhn, To economist his ploughng expcn,Dl.
lures 10 the amount uamtdbs At Times like the
present when from the prcearousnrss OF our sea
sons. crops are unc, rtdn, II becomes the farmer o.
plat to avail himself of every possible opporiunit,
10 curl ts costs OF Labor therefore appears 10 us
that more eligible means oil cilectualn. tins object
has seldom been presented 10 the public than tn,
i present, IN the shape oi Labor saving uach ncry.
We did NOT learn from Nh line that le had dis
posed "tduN RIGHTS but ior the benefit OF the com
many, We ttuSt thai lac din ethrn III every tli-
ttetnn Of our widely splrad county; Ion his plough
'smorthy of thr most extended patronage aud W.
doubt not, when lis advantages become eencrall,
known, 1t will receive 1t.