The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-04-21
BARTLETT's PATENT DOUBLE PLOUGH

improvement which il may receive, or OF which il may
be supposed susceptible, is deserving Of consideration
II with pleasure therefore, that avaed ourselves
few days since, Of opportunity 10 examine the
sructon and witness the practical operation of Bart>
let's Patent Double Plough.
The first experiment upon uneven tough piece
of green sward which had not been titled for many
years single man with single pair ofheavy oxen
first and aterward with pair of horses without drv
er, turned two burrows, each IL inches wide and to
inches deep. In our judgmen-and we mean to speak
guardedly-the work done quite well we have
green sward turned with single plough, ard
in not more than one half the time.
The second experiment was performed upon piece
of rocky slubble land filled with cobble stones, and
covered with green manure from the barn yard. part
of this field had been previously poughed with single
plough but,-and we mean to speak cautiously now
asothe double plough did the work quite as well as
could be done with the single plough. The plough
was drawn here by single yoke of strong oxen, and
the quantity of land turned up in giveL time,
double what would have been done with common sin,
gle plough.
But what are the advantages or rather, is the inns
provement claimed by Mr. Bartlett of such character
as 10 be of any practical utility We willing 10
stake our reputation judge of such things, upon the
assertion, that Mr. Baretts plough is mprovt ment,
and one of great practical value.
In the first place, admtng-which we are not yet
que willing 10 admit, owing to the steady, motion
of the pough-lha it requires double the team to per
folm The same amount OF work with this double plough,
sl It'll evident that both the team and The ploughman
travel but half the distance that they would
sarly have to travel with SINGLE plough. Now neither
beast travel without expenditure of pres
cious strength Here then something is gained-if the
poor jaded over driven could speak, might be
able TO know how much
Again, in the ordinary way the OK, especially, is dv>
en- too as His natural gait at the plough is often very
slow, and we believe single yoke OF strong oxen
working the double plough, and NIL ged 10 go, say
about two thirds as fast they often driven would
be less tired night than when worked as usual a, the
single plough that is they would enough strength
by travelling only thirds the usual distance to ena,
bic them to turn up at least third the number
of burrows
We held The plough little while in both fields, with
our own hands, and from actual experiment, therefore,
well from the testimony OF Others we do not hesiS
tate to say that The poughmans task sometimes easier
and harder, with this than with ordinary poughs
The plougbman, consequently, can drive his own team
with Barett's plough, easily than he can
with others On smooth land the plough will go long
distances doing its work admirably without the guild
ance Of the pIoughman, SO that capable man. in such
fields could without difficulty drive two yoke of oxen,
and manage the plough at the time.
But how this plough do good work among rocks
and bushes or upon subbe field? We lei in food OF
light once, by replying that, this double plough un>
like all other contrivances OF the kind has peculiar
rolling motion The line Of draft that either point
may be turned out Of the ground without much dslub
ing the other. All other combinations of two or more
poughs have been withom Ibis very important princi>
pie. Lord Somervie's doube.furrow plough Loudon'S
Enc of AgricuLtue) had but beam which both
shares fitted, crook in the beam serving to fix
them at the proper distance apart.
The common cnllivator also is combination of sew
era little ploughs but not the principle Of Barett's
patent. Here, and ,Ohere before, two combined |
ploughs work with the perfect freedom of single poughs,
while at the same time they steady and support each
other in such manner that the left hand one must OF
necessity always make perfect funow, and thus pre>
pare the way for successful right hand frrow the next
lime the plough passes round the field The strength and
simplicity Of this particular part of the construction is
that gives its chief value to this curious implement.
This peculiarly of construction, repeat, is entire
IN original with Mr. Bartlett. Nothing involving this
principle is mentioned by Loudon or any other English
writer's upon Agriculture, and certainly nothing OF the
kind has before appeared in this country. With this
rolling motion as above described, the double pl ough
passes over rocky portions OF the field always
adapting sefto inequalities in the surface and leaving
rood work behind-beaer work than oneof the ploughs
= ould accomplish separate from the other
We believe that any where under any circumstances
wo men with sufficient team, "ill do double the
amount of ploughng that Two men would accomplish
with single plough; asd we believe in all cases the
work WILDE satisfactory to quality. But not 10 null
Iply words. If having one ploughman do the same
amount OF labor more easily than two men have done il
heretofore; il sufficient team can do their work with
one half the rave Grst rate ploughng upon all kinds
Of land or ofal those combined are deemed worthy Of
consideration al those hurried of the when
poughng generally performed, then we feel jus>
tilted in recommending to the attention of farmers and
planters this csreus and valuable improvement.
We have written thus much in reference TO this i'm. |
proved plough, with great deal Of caution and we
quite sure that might say more in its favor without
incusnng any risk of being obliged TO retrae.. y.