Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-08-20
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From the Albany Cultvator, August mol
TRIAL OF PLOUGIIS IN ALBANY.
3EPoRT OF THE COMMITTEE

We whose names are underwrtten, were So
licited to examine the Centre Draught Plough,
and witness its performance, at the farm OF T.
Iillhouse, Esq The performance of this duty
was far from being conrted by any Of us. Bat
having been selected for that purpose it would
have been uncourteous TO have declined and
having performed the duty. it is incumbent upon
us to report the result of our examination. We
have no desire, we must state in the outset, UNI
duly to magnify the Centre Draught Plough,
nor to praise unduy its performance. Neither
can we be prevailed upon (even if desired so to
do)o undervalue all or any of the various new
and improved ploughs now before the agricul.
tural community. which are brought in compe-
ttion with it. But we nevertheless willingly
report truly and fairly the facts in the case.
The committee are almost strangers to each
observation-disclosures of different parts Of the state
chiefly, if not entirely, practical men, and &C
customed to use (and perhaps prejndiced in
favor Of other plouahs. Yet, with entire una
nimity, we concur in the opinion, thai the Centre
Draugh Plough is not surpassed by any plough
aolth 'ohich any Of us are acquainted The work
performed by it is equal in excellence to any
thing we have ever seen, and performed with as
little labor and fatigue by both poughm"n and
team, as it could, in our opinion, possibly be
done. Perhaps nothing more than the above
need be said, as it comprises, in general terms
all that we can say, or that it can be desirable
to say However we will add
The plough can be adjusted pith the creates
nicely, both as respects The depth Of the Gurroo an
the 'oidth Of The furro'0 slice, 10Th perfect facli.
and ease.
We are quite sure that it runs very light, an
is Of course easy to the team. But we did nc
make any trial with the dynamometer and there
fore are unable to make any comparative state
ment between the draught of this plough an
others. All we pretend to offer upon this poir
is the result Of our observations upon the app;
rent effort and fatigue of the team-a concl'
sion which can be relied on to some extent, a
though we admit far from being conclusive
We however would remark, by way Of FORTH,
ing our opinion, that at the celebrated trial
ploughs, made at Worcester wear or tw
since, this plough bore off the premium of $40
after a severe competition with some OF Il
most celebrated ploughs So far as the ploug
man is concerned, we can with certainty asset
that severe labor and strenuous effort on his pal
is entirely done away. Even skill is compar
lively useless in working with this plough.
ms may seem strong position To take b
in confrmati" n of it we must state, that we sa
furrow after furrow ploughed with great meet
the hand of the ploughman having been laid
the plough only to enter it at the colnmenc
ment of the furrow. As to the style of the wo
performed, we can say, that some of the ploug
lap the furrow slice, (and they are those viii
we prefer) and to which our report mainly
fers, while another (the one to which the 81
premium was awarded at Worcester,) turns t
furrow fiat.
The workmanship Of the plough is ercellen
and we beg specially to commend the cast
of the share from composition ,Ohich is M,
harder than ordinary cast iron, thus insnrin.
greater degree of durability to the ploughsha
II to this be added that the share is also c.
structed upon the selfsharpening principle
can easily be conceived that the purchasers