New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-21
INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITIONS.

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State ia attendance on the Words Fair at
London but the fact that we had first to give
the Report careful reading and neIt TO find
time for it's discussion, has Delayed this notice
some weeks. But the interest Of the subject
is not eyaneseent, and the fact that our own
Exhibition is approaching tends rather 70
freshen it
Mr. johnson is widely known Is the Secrets-
tary Of orr State Agricultural Society. and
was selected for State Agent at London for the
singular reason that he was preeminen;ly quail
fed for the station Neither politics nor per-
sonal influence gave him the position. Hew
in London when the Exhibition opened, and
remained there to the close, carefully guarding
the interests Of Exhibitors from orr State, and
gathering such facts o. could be made usefal TO
our citizens at home. And his Report to Gov.
Hunt embodies more practical and valuable in
formation, especially for farmers, than any
other account Of the Exhibition which has
come under our notice. The various trials Of
Agricultural Implements at the Fair are mar
ra5ed with lucid simplicity and transparent
eandor, and no American farmer can read the
Report without being sensibly the wiser FOX it.
While it does full and hearty justice to the
value Of the American inventions exhibited at
the Fair, and claims for our farming impe-
ments (PlOws especially the great merit Ofsu-
periOr cbeapness, simplicity and Ightness when
compared with those Of England, (Which in the
average are far in advance Of those OF any
other European country it shows our farm
e-s that the English have a considerable num-
could be introduced here with very great sd
vantage, especially on large and level farms.
Among these, he gives eDqavings and notices
Of CARROTS Patent Hore-Hoe, Ulsy Seari6sr,
Suffolk Drill, Hay Making Machine, Cros-
kills haprOsed Monaghan HauOo, CroskiRs
Prize Roller, price S7O) Bas5y's Cart, and
Fouier's InprOred Draining PtOw. The LASTS
a recent invention Of very remarkable quail
ties aud Is ourfarmers are beginningt to under
stand that their lands may very generally be
doubled in value by adequate drainage. We
give Mr. Johnson's account oft;
"FowIcr's Improved Draining Plow was shown and
one was slso exhibited in operation few miles from
the Exhibition II is stated 20 execute any drainage
above four feet deep ~ less than half the cost of the
present system, end without disturbing the surface soil
Ina commencing the work, the pow IL taken 70 one end
OF the 6ed and 10 the other the cartan Of the drum OF
which is run wire rope attached 10 the plow. The
plug and coulter are then dropped into hole prepared
stacbed 70 the back OF the plug, when the berses AZ
tached 10 the levers of the cgptsn by walking around
wind the wire rope on the drum and pull the Pipe tor
ward With the drain pipes which thus laid when the
sDi suitable free from stone. accurately than by
hand. II has been in operation for few years and the
improvements which have been made, ~ exhibited In
The one on trial. seemed 10 promise lie practical adap
hon tor that country II s thus reeTrc TO in the report
Ia this class But Tor the American Teapers Mr FOw
ioTs draining ploN woald have formed most remark
she feature n he Agricultural Department Of the tx.
hibtOn. wonderful a. Il II 10 see the standing wheat
sh0Tn levey low by pair OF horses walking al0ng It's
edge, il u hardly, at all less wonder nl nor did Il
cite ICES interest q surprse among the crowd Of spec
Htors, when the trial made At tbs place 20 SEQ two
horses II work by The side q a be3 on caps:an which
hy an inyisible wire rope, draws toward Itself low
frame wok leaving but the trace of narrow st on the
surface II you pass however 10 the other side OF the
field, which The framework has Quilted. You perceive
that has been dragging after i a string OF ppes which
sill following Che pOws sBoui, that burrows all the
while tour feet below ground, twists itself like gigantic
tie frame work has reached the capsGI the string IL
Withdrawn from the necklace and you are assured that
drain has thus been inysbly lormo under your feet
The jury decided ae follows:
The implement went thyough the trial very well lay
In the tlos with great apparent ease worked BY two
horses. with oapstsn which hrny and easily Fixed
into the ground and afforded firm traction the pillow
by mesns Of wire rope and pulley Progress has been
made snce the implement was exhibited At Exeter, in
rendering the level Of the drains in degree ndepend
sn q the level Of the surface, "but there IL s. room
for further impIovement in giving to the drain al uni
form incline" The award, therefore, Of the Jury
Honorable Mention
VIII our farmers just think OF this machine
IL may require improvements, but for our IT,
limtable prairie, hay and meadow lands, in
view Of our inexperience in ditching aud the
heavy cost of labor, il must be worth more 20
this country than any dozen gold mines.
Mr., Johnson regards our implements as su-
perior to the English in the main-that is, we
attain the same results that they do at less
oxpense-nOt only in PloWs and Rcaping Ma
chimes, but in Threshing Machines, Tanning
and Smut Mills, light Steam Engines Hoard
& Brsdford's Wstertown, N.Y. Portable
Grist-Mills, Horse Powers, Sythes, Axes, Hay
forks, &c. The points of Hnglish superiority
over our implements have already been nstcl
Ii is odd that We should be behind them in the
Horse.Hoe, considering how much more use
we should naturally make of this implement
tban they do. Let US buy few az once, and
see how much We can improve upon them. Ii
as Eet singular that we are far behind in Drills,
seeing that the advantages of drilling are
scarcely yer cOmPrehended by our best farmers
Yet those who understand the subject know
that al least one-third of the seed may be
saved and tenth added TO the crop by drilling,
as eontrasted with the old, slovenly procss Of
sowing BY hand The annual saving BY the gen
eral adoption of drilling in this country would
be equal in value to all the gold We receive from
California
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