Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-10-10
AGRICULTURAL.
From the Mem ENGLAND Farmer.

From the NeU England Farmer.
A6RTCuLFURAL IMPROVEMENTS-No II.
IL preceding number we spoke of
three different classes of agricultural i'm
provements ;-those which are merely for
the sake of appearance, for purposes Of or
harAent or establishment those which
are useful and necessary. but not in the
proper sense of the term productive; and
those which come under the denomination
of productive.
We Said some things about labof-saving
machinery; gave some cautions in regard
to she expepsiveness If its construction !;
and the multiplication of implements class
ed under that head. Mistakes in this mat
ter-are 81 common and often so expensive
and vexatious, that we shall ask indul-
genee for dwelling longer on this subject.
We have often been in the sheds and out
buildings OF some of our friends, who are
certainly entitled to much credit for their
enterprise and their patronage of genius,
where are slowed away one upon another,
labor.saving mashines of extraordinary
variety and construction, threshing-ma-
chimes, fanning-maehines. straw-cutters,
NuHIVdpuISs
plonghs, hoes, barrows, and other imple-
inents Of agriculture too numerous to be
mentioned. These having been purchas-
ed at considerable expense, have, perhaps,
lpon the first trial, been condemned for
incompeteney. and with severe chagrin &
vexation, have been consigned to this gen.
eral repository of useless lumber. There
they remain source of unceasing morti-
fieation, and perhaps at last, when repeat
ed disappointments and downright decep-
tons have chafed the spirit, they call forth
an eternal and indiscriminate anathema a.
gainst all patent labor-saving machines
whatever. Having been through this
same mill ourselves, and not simply
scratched, but with the whole skin torn
OF, we confess that the very name of a
newly invented patent labor-saving ma
chine brings over US kind OF shudder.
Il would be wrong, however, to pro.
aounee, in such case, sentence of indis.
eliminate condemnation. improvements
end discoveries have been made in labor
saving machines, ip agriculture, of the
highest utility; end it proves only gros.
ignorance or prejudice or want OF judg
ment or a miscalculating parsimony t.
neglect or refuse to avail ourselves of them
. Improvements have been made in ploughs
the great instrument Of agricultural opera
ton, which have been Of immense profit
In The construction of the mould-board. j,
the material of which the mould-board 4
points are made (cast-iron when polishe
Occasioning less friction than wroupb
iron. and worn-out or broken point bein
easily supplied), in the position of III
beam, in the form Of the coulter, in N
addition Of wheel to guage the depth ,
che turrow-slice, in a revolving cutter. an
IN the form o. the claws or hook by whic
che plough is drawn, the most valuabI
and useful improvements have been mad
We might go on to particularize oths
improvements in implements of agricu
sure by which great facility has been gi
ento its operations. and large amount
toll and time has been saved. Bit the,
are some important rules, which ough,
govern the farmer in this matter. VIVA
ever labor-saving machine offers itself f
his examination, let him first fully dete
mine that it is competent to effect the oil
jest. which il proposes TO accomplish :
that 1t viii do it in the cheapest manner
that itswill do it in.t best manner: tn,
It is al object Of so much importanc