Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-05-14
VOL. XII, NO. 26.--WHCLE NO. 2O65.
A LESSON ON FLOWING

Visiting the farm of Edward J. Wnolsov. Esq.
at Hellega. Neck, one day the past month. we were
conducted over it by his manager. MI Samuel
rare lie mas Just begun his operations there and
Will one OF these days make it one of the most nro-
ductve places that adorn this neighborhood He
showed US field Of about twelve acres the moat
thoroughly sub drained of anything we have vet
seen in the United States. 1t was originally deem
morass now it is firm dry, meadow. But as VIC
nope to be favored with an account of the operation
from Mr.. Woosey himself one of these days, we
( iorbear further observation upon it.
Mr.. Pate is a Scochman, and having several
Scotch plowmen, with Scotch plows at work. to
crafty Our curiosity he invited us to see them ope-
rate. The work was not done for show, but was
such rs characterizes the every day operations of
good plowmcn in Scotland; and if all were not as
well done at home, they would be dismissed BY their
employer for awkward workmanship. The field
IN which we found the men at work was about 40
rods long, of rich loamy soil, and coated with
tough old sward. Here the men set in and run
their burrows from end to end, as straight as oile
could draw line, turning them inches Deep and
II inches wide, slightly lapped and packing them
up one after the other all day long, with single
pair of horses, each plowman driving his own
team, and not varying throughout their work, as
we could discover, single inch in the thickness or
width of their furrow slices. We have seen as
good powlnS in Great Britain, but never anything
like it before as a whole, in the United States,
though we have often been present at the most
celebrated blowing matches. There were no snake
trails, or rams horns here, or half sods, or
untouched ground, or skipped places; but the Whole
was as thoroughly and evenly done it would be
possible to accomplish with the most careful spadng
and when narrowed with the fine double harrow,
the surface of the field had the appearance of
'ceLt dug aud fne-raked garden,
People may say what they please, yet we contend
that good blowing is not only the FIRST but the most
important part OF the operations OH the farm, and
without it nothing else can be thoroughly well
done for the crop. 1t would be well for our farmers
if they would take lessons on blowing, at least so
far as to enable them to draw straight lines flor
these are rarely seen in the United States( and
stir and puverize the ground well. We should be
glad to get hold of the pillow handles ourselves
under Mr. Pate's instruction, and only regret that
our numerous avocatons elsewhere prevent our
doing so; but as it Yves, did absolutely stay
long enough TO turn short ltuTOW; yet, in COM
parlson of those of the canny Scotchmen, we will
candidly acknowledge it did not do us much credit
Our readers however will please bear in mind
that we now somewhat out Of practice, and that
we are unuckily more at home with the pen just
at this moment than with the pillow handles. We
trust this will not always be the case.
One of the men whom saw at work there
is DESTROYS of obtaining permanent situation as a
farmer. We were witnesses of his blowing, and
can recommend that, and as for the rest we will
refer TO Mr.. p. Any one employing him might be
sure Of one thing on his farm and that is-straight
furious. AgricM.