Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-03-24
From tie South Carolinian.
BOATWRiGHr'S PLANTATION
Sfss 49, faek1IiiLAS. E.as tssl 8.


ROATWRiGH-r'S P PLANTATION
sF. sss7 AeMIELS. asss eg:griissi e
Ma. CARROLL ::-Whis, oulplanlers
are running ,1 tie North fo' all 'soris of
Agricultural implements, and seem 10
have forgotten tha, Se have ingenious
mechanics amongst us, who are able to
supply theiI wants, ~e deem it on'intru.
sion, 6ut service 10 the country toscall.
the attention otyour Agriculluralreaders
to the consideration ofa few facts srela-
tive 10 the Mil which heads this article.
These Mills are manufactured by the
inventors, our esteemed friends the
Messrs. Buatwrigh,, at whose Industrious
establishment 10 Columbia, 5. c.. can be
seen Cotton Gins, Corn Shelters, and
Cutting Machines, all of Southern man
ufaciure, and possessing reputation
which makes customer always return
for a new one to the old man ',0bo has
a fsv more left of the same sort"
Their agricultural Implements are made
for use, and, not for sale alone, and if
they don't prove equalto the ,ecommen.
dation with which they send them out,
they are Just the men, who don't wait to
be asked 10 take them back, but keep
trying until they prefect something's
watch will satisfy the most particular:
1t is in small matters, that agricultural
implement most usually are found
deficient, and often after un invention is
made it requires long and patient inyes.
tiga,ion and study, to work out the
various small things, which contribute
in the main, to us protection and general
usefulness. An implement for long
time wanted by our planters, was mill
to grind Indian Corn in all lis various
forms-in meal in grits---in the cob.
The planter wanted a mill which would
do al this grinding o., rainy and stormy
days, when his borers could not wolk
out in the fields. He, wanted mill
which did not require the services Of a
regular mill. wright to keepsit in order,
nor the uncertain water power OF our
small streams-subjecl to annual droughts
Ito drive it, but which could be put in
operation by the motive powers of apair
of horses or mules, and the aid of the
running gear used for driving his cotton
gin or threshiog machine. This mill so
long demanded by the wants ofthe cotton
planters, has at last been invented and
pull into successful operation by Messrs.
Boatwright, and asan ounce ofexperience-
is worth pound Of theory, We will tell
your readers all we know about it, from
a practical test of its usefulness for five
months past The one which we have
in use is vertical mill with Cullen
stones, 20 inches in diameter, and being
attached to waterpower has movement
Of five hundred revolutions per minute,
With; thisspeed grinds 8 bushel of good
meal per hour, 8ebushels Of, griis, and
ffom10 TO a12 bushels Of corn and cob
-the quantity Of the latter being .regu-
lated by the steadiness of the feeder,
who drops the ears:into The stones. y
requires but S,he. turning osa pair Of
screwsJto adapt, or change, il from one
kind iofsgrist to- another, and is so sim.
ples,hatthe mos, ordinary field hand can
attend it, Itsrequires but little attention
inthe way of sharpeDipg,--ours having
butli,tIe so far. We placed it to Ya.er
power, but from atrial with the least wa,
Ter we could let on the wheel (Which was
less than, one horse power, we are con-
ident with proper running gear, il will
grind Of meal S bushels per hour, with
three four,hs The dfaughl ofa fifty saw
,ein. We were so ell pleased with this
sIi,lle mill, that W. 60, Mr.. Boalwright to
amake us one on tho CONVEX and concave
principle, with sci If stones 30 inches
in diameter. and from This feature pre>
aspn,ing grinding surface, vertically and
inclined, ofabout 81 inches. We intend
no apply this newly invented mill TO the
wheel which now drives The small mill,
Z and the latter is 10 be driven by horse
apoweri at a neiehboring plantation.
+ When we have tested the new mill we
Swjl inform you ofonr experience.
: We shall next week claim your in
ydulgence Tor description of a newly
invented implement which these gentle-
men manufacture, called "ths Union
/. Corn Shelor and Straw CUTTER" and
. recommend all your readers to walk
round to the shop of Uncle Jlmmey,"
4 10 be convinced that We have been
writing sense.
RAYENSCRoFT.
- March a, lS47.