Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-12-16

HE Dynamometer, Inserted between INC
iouoh beam and the chtin, measures with
.rral accuracy The strength exerted by the
Fam. Suppose the strength aPpiieo %
he same that would be required to ralse
,36 lbs. over single pulley; suppose al |
o that the depth ofthe furrow is o. m
hes and the width 8 inches. Multiply |
"a bv 81 and you have "a with a fraction.
Now if $50 lbs. ofpowcr will take upend
urn over 81 inches of earth, then liz lbs
will turn % inches. Tried in this way,
ne ploughs exhibited showed the follow
ing results. The power in each case IS
1l2 lbs
First Ploughs for tapping 5arro'os.
By Charles Howard. bingham, 291 in.
Ruggles, Nourse & Mason, Wor.
cester, p
John Wilson, Deer6eld, 2l1
Stevens plsngh, Barnel, vi. 20
John Stewart, Wesi Newbury,
(Scotch Plough,) 10
Cornelius Bergen, Brooklyn,
N. W 10
Barnaby & Moores, Ithica, N. Y. II Z
E. G. Whiting. Rochester, N. Y. 18
For fiat furrO1os
BY Prouty & Mears, Boston. 81 l.2
Charles Howard. bingham, 25
Ruggles, Nourse & Mason, Wor-
cester, Cd
Barnaby & Moores,. Ithlca, n. Y. l81
E. G. Whiting, Rochester, NY IA
Another plough by Prouty & Mears 26
:" : Charles Howard, 25
The above table, containing resn IS ar
rived al, not by estimation, but BIZ meas
urement is given 10 the public, in the full
belief that it will be acceptable to all far
mers who may read il, and that ii will be
useful TO many manufacturers OF plepghs;
for here are exhibited some remarkable
and highly Interesting facts. Taking the
extremes, we find lI2 rs. power applied
TO one of Howard's ploughs turning over
20 IL inches Of earth. while the same
power Of one of Mr.. Winnings ldoaghs
will Turn only IA inches-a difference oil
more than loo per cent The structure
ofthe plough, therefore. must be an i'm
portant mater 10 the farmers cattle: AMI
the committee think they may add, that
the excellence of the WORK Performed with
the ploughs was, with few exceptions, in
the direct ratio of The ease of draft. Had
our cattle The gift oil speech, their proven
bal patience would hardly bold them back
from saying 10 their owners Pay more
,,,..eaiion to the structure Of the plough"
The committee cannot forbear 10 call
the particular attention Of farmers TO the
vast difference in the power required 10
move ploughs which are all doubtless con-
s!cr cd ee,s.e-lent in those sections Of the
country from which they were brought
Ploughs were exhibited from places hun.
dreds OF miles distant from each other, and
all subjected TO the same tesla les. as &C.
curaie as scales and figures make: and il
is apparent that the work which one yoke
Of oxen can perform easily at one plough
will require two yoke at another. Farm
ers usually and properly judge by com
parison, and when holding the best plough
they have ever seen, suppose il The best in
the world We request them 10 weigh
| we'll such facts as are detailed in this re
port, and to estimate the profit Of saving
half one fourth OF even one eighth oftheil
team labor. A saving Of even more than
one haIfis possible by the farmers of some
sections of the country.
We learn that three at least Of those
manufactures, who have been most sic.
cessful at this exhibition, have been promp.-
ed BY the offer of these premiums TO re-
wise their models of pionghs The result
cannot be other than highly beneficial II
the interests Of agriculture. and we have
no reason TO doubt that still farther in.
provements may be made.
la conclusion. we of The Subcommittee
members Of county societies, bal net oftht
state society, hope that we NAV be allow
ed to express to the Trustees of the Mass
achusetts Society for the promotion of AZ
ricullure, our thanks, both as individuals.
and as members ofcounty societies, forth,
benefits that will obviously result 10th t
the pt0aghman and to the reaper, from Tx
offering Of :heir premiums Were It il
our power TO call time and experience GU
ofthe future and assemble around US now
those who will be farmers in our couutfi
d few years hence, we doubt not we coui,
! obtain for you an unanimous vote Of thank
land could we call 1.-THE cattle from
thousand furrows-iheir thanks 10,
less CALLING yoke, would Be no less sincere
WILLIAM CLARK, JR.
ALLEN PUTNAM,
I For the Sub Committee
| October I6, 1910.