Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-04-08

one an :, three for the other. Most farmers
unr .ers,and this, aud some attend TO 1t ~
? .elec,ing their plows; but many do not.
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THr Prov AND PLowiNe. We give an
other beautiful extract from Hon. f. lioi
brook, on rural employment. 1t relates TO
that noble instrument Of culture, the plow.
come now to a direct practical ans
wer to your question: In what does '.e
secret consist OF finding any real SUD
sian,ial pleasure in the operations o'
farming ? Among other things YOU
name the monmonous business oi hold
ing The pillow from early in the morning
TO late la the evening" AZ 100 com
monty conducted, grant that blowing
is not particularly agreeable business,
and that YOU have described II qulle
iersely. Too many plowmen, having
little or no thought about the true phil-
osophical principles oil Their business, arc
more anxious 10 get over the greatest
possible breadth OF land in day, than
TO do proper and the best work. They
cut their burrows too shallow, ond as
wide as, or wider than, the plos can pJs-
sibly turn them, and what portion can
not be got over with the pillow aided by
the foot OF the plowman, rolls back into
lis b ed again, and the next time ITS grass
side up is put out OF sight by the cut
and cover operation, making high
ridge OF earth with a deep hole beside IL.
The burrows are also very crookedly cut
and therefore do not match together att
all well. The plowman twists and turns
himself in all manner of shapes, is vexed
with his plow, scolds and Whips his team
iuriously, labors and tugs aud swea,s
away, from early IN the morning 10 late
in the evening" and can show you rs big
and as mean days work as YOU could
wish to see, with hardly a rod square Of
passably good work in the whole piece.
would moi allow such n workman to
pillow day tor me, II he would do The
work for nothing, and pay ten dollars Cor
the privilege. But If property conduct
ed, say for ten hours day, which is all
m.rciful man will require OF his animals
OF draughl, however he may be disposed
as to himself, plowlng is one OF The finest
and most eSilaralIng employmenls in all
the world.
Did you ever investigate the accurate
philosophy of the plow and OF plowlng =:
Take highly improved modern pillow
and study IL. Look at ltas whole I'M
plement, and at lis several parts, and re
fleet what a world OF profound study II
has cost 10 produce that same implement.
What high mechanical principles IT IN
wolves, and how beautifully do they CON
bine together 10 produce an exact aud
most valuable result There is the mould
ical combination, yet 1t is IA problem for
you, q speak advlsedj } which If you
have not solved it, it's solution will give
you pretty sharp brush, with all your
mathematics. Then too a combination
of mathematics, little varied TO suit
each case, will give you the best form of
mould board Tor sandy and grayeIly soils,
for clay, and heavy moist soil generally
and Tor best working stubble land. The
pillow best adapted TO sandy. and gener-
ally light, dry soil, will lay fiat burrows.
accurately shut IN beside each-olher, thus
preventing Il too great tendency TO evapo-
ration, incident To such soils. Your
mathematics will show YOU that coulter
set bevelllng TO the land, and mchued
Landslide to the pillow and a concaye lined
mould hnurI oil gnnt.shntn IN, IN ~
the laying OF fat burrows, and that II
would be difficult to drop the edges down
accurately beside each other without
these several provisions. The pillow les
adapted to clayey soil should leave The
furrow at an angle OfA5; rectangular fur
rows. whose depth is equal TO two ihird
their width, and which are laid al an ~
ciinaiion of 15 present, IN their pro
Jectlng angles, greater surface OF sol
10 the ameliorating influence of the nj
mosphere, and greater cubical contents
of soil for the harrow to operate on II
raising deep fine lilth, or seedbed, an'
permit underneath them a freer clrcula
lion OF air, aud passage from the surlac
Of superiluous moisture, than burrows O
any other form or proportions that ar
practicable 10 be turned. The pillow il
the very best manner adapted 10 lh
working of stubble lands. will be highe
beam 10 enable II 10 pass distractions
and shorter in the turn of its moul
board, than either Of the preceding WI
have greater depth OF iron in the bac
part of the mould board, which will ten
10 throw its loose siui,ble furrow all ov,
to an inverted position, and leave pei
fectl, clean channel behind il for the IL
cepiIon of the next lufrow. Thus 70
see there is quite philosophy M pillow
and IN blowing, which the lnlellectut
farmer is bound To understand.
SPARE MOMENTS. Among the thousan'