New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-25
THE EXHIBITION
AT THE
CRYSTAL PALACE.
VI.
FLOWS

~. .,.., .tairway from the dome, lead
"s'N> =, ,onr way 70 che gallery Of the Agri-
.,.l DEPARTMENT the visitor VIII ana IN 'ne AuSe'
Gu a. ,r, eeh,s OF stairs, collection OF Flows
~ tho Oldest and largest manufactures IN the
- s,.,es among which aic some OF the best per
IA IA. ever net With. On examination he
~ "a ,pcn the inside Of che mould board OF every
:, .u.,,r OIL Noursc who is the senior partner oi
-. ,,sscles Ncursc Mason & Co, of Worcester
,p.st,, Their names are almost world rcnpwned
.,u,,c,ugcrs Of this indispensable farm implement
~. N,,,se MAS one of the 6rst to improve the Po"
=, semitic principles, having been more than
..,,r ,f century engaged in the business hr't as
Ns.r,i,e n his father. aud aiierward devodng many
e e,, wears Of his life aud the strong energies OF
mind determined to succeed in producing perfect
~ If every size and shape required. Hence his
TA.ners have nobly determined that his name saau D.
Known sd remembered by every Of their ploSs as
auAn justly entitled to be honored by every American
farmer.
pr,hahlv The first pow that will attract attention IN
An,ctian that numbered77. because il isthe larges
,,,h,l,s, perfected The beam FIVE feet long, and the
xho, length from end Of handle to point of beam nine
g. 1lese ere made of the best of tough oak and ash
hc- s tae rest Of tie plough being made OF rehned
-, INN the cuttinc-edges cold chilled in the mould
tu the, arc harder than tempered castseeL Ihs Is
called The drep.tier sod pow. II is intended to turn
hrro f nine 70 thirteen inches deep aud fifteen TO
veptn inches wide; and such is the perfection oil us
construction that it can be done easily by two yoke oil
oven such as are in common all over the New'Eng
land States If the soil is very stiff aud hard an extra
MA ss1ied At the end Of the beam there is cast
INN wh,cl by which the required depths guaged me
Sr is from nod attached to the beam at the Standard
ard leading under the beam through guide by screw
non which the rod can be raised or lowered four or I'VE
inches thus varying the line of draft. Between the
wheel ard share coulter IL hXed Win sharP sVeei
e5ce From the point Of the share TO the heei'
along the land side, il measures three feet, width
scross the heel 10 inches across the wing - inches
from the point to upper angle ofthe wing feet ncnes
HIGHT of standard to under side OF the BEAM l93 lhches
Tbs handles are braced with iron rods and the WhOe
made as strong wood and iron combined can elect NO
Sonbt those who read about this iron pillow VIII naturally
ssine il must be very pOnderOus article, and many OF
those ho looked it while were present thCught IL
VAS too heavy for man 10 handle 10 satlsiy them
f their characterization, had scales brought up ana
the weight ascertained 10 be only 200 pounds This
ehness produced by the most careful ana exact car
cUatiors in making the patterns so as 10 dispense Win
every grain of iron not necessary TO the cohSuc
On of the implement. You can nardly lhaginetue per
lection of thes curves Of the mold board until you ap
MY TWO foot rule upon its polished surface III the d.
Iection Of the line of draft and find that 1t touches the
whole length All parts of the iron subject to friction
smooth
The minute description of this pillow Will serve Tor all
Constant improvements made, perhaps trng IN ap-
pearance in fact really impercepube to the casual OBJ
server yet by the change OF one eighth OF an men
in the curve Of the mOudboard vast saving oil lapOr 10
the teamis effected
Not finding in this collection of the smallest sized
castron ploWs procured one known as No 6O, from
among the plows of K l.. Allen, of this City, TO weigh
contrast with the large one described, and fOuna the
WEIGHT only 80 pounds This is pillow much used by
4 in
where more land is plOwed less than more tnan Two
inches deep The price of the large plow is Sl9-the
price Of tie small one less than that for dozen Inc
dimensions of this small Oneh0rse pillow is i've feet from
point of beam to end of handles point to heel
on the lard side one six inches same length from
point upper angle of wing hight OF Standard 43 nches
Between ills and the first there Is to be seen almost
every size and shape that could be wished Tor mere
one same style and general appearance OF that hrst
described known as deep tler No ID, with wheel ana
cutter but With dial cevis instead OF centerdrat rOd
and much lighter weighing only lOo les ana whlch was
designed blowing porous dry SANDY anu
gravel, loans Its mOldbOard has long gentle cur'a,
ure and turns sod burrows five eight inches deep and
eleven TO thirteen inches wide, with such long easy
twist tn a. notwithstanding the irabe nature oil Tue SOIL
the furroS slice is completely rolled over buyng the
grass or weeds and stubbe aud still leaving the surface
in measure compact and in much better condition than
il would be if pOwed with No. 20 which Is made expressly
for the purpose of stirring up sti soils ana leaving them
in light mellow condition Such soils as No ia was
burrows with the edges closely matched aud the natural
cohesion of the parts preserved thus promoting conden
saton rather than evaporation OF moisture This tends
10 prevent the whitening influences OF our excessive
rouths and vet from the depth of the fsrr0w of such
pillow the earth is in fine condition Tor growing plants
In direct contact with the above are the Stuobe pows
Nos 81 TO 80 They are made with high standards
that is, high beams and short high mold'OOards' ana
vide in tie heel by which the furT0w slice is broken mp
in such that the of the burrows indls
neuishahe though from five TO ten inches deep and ten
10 thirteen inches wide. Some of this class OF pows
get up expressly for the use OF broom corn growers
by which they ehectualy bury stubbe and stalks
beneath the surface
Another implement which promises to be very useful,
is called the double Pillow, sod and subsoi combined
knOwnin parts of the country asthe Michigan Plow
It's peculiarly consists in this upon the beam about
where the cutter or coulter is usually fixed. there is
common cast iron pOw share which cuts and turns the
sod any required depth while the main share takes up
The earth from the bottom of the turr0w, four or FIVE
inches deeper aud Laws t in completely pulverlzed
state on top of the inverted sod This PlOw attracts
good deal OF attention and generally, commendatOy re-
marks. Another exhibitor has given prominent po-
Slion 10 Of the same sort, which the original
inventor thinks is Innovation upon his or at any rate
ike It, that without the original the other would
never have been conceived
The subsoi pillow is little known, TO a majority Of
these Who ill American soil, that particular de-
scIpion and slight history of its introduction Will be
found interesting. In the year 1910, Messrs Ruggles,
Nourse, Mason X Co imported from Scotland the first
subsoll pillow ever seen in the United States. l
complicated, expensive. cumbersome affair as most OF
The Scotch poWs are and could not be patterned after
with any hope ofsuccessfal introduction among farmers
teepg satisfied Of the benefits that would result TO
them ron The use Of good subsoil plow that good
genius OF American farmers. Joel NOurSe set his mind
10 "'4A ana produced one, more simple lighter and