Sauk Rapids frontierman., 1855-09-06
!, FARM ! Ih|iPl 4. | / L.EIMIENTs.

sae Sss Se M IAs s7 a a5
These are so. constr tr1cted that the
meuldbosrd Is easily and slansiy chang
ed fromsonc side ofl the beam and wspd
work II the plowH v the oshlsr. which Y
done simply ~ unlocking the hind enia
81 The mouldboard and letting II fall
over on he grppnd, and bringing Il M
der and upon the opposite side, Rhich
i done by the plowmau u the handles.
tits as easy as, any other plow ~ man
age and change. BY this plow IN
operatori u enabled q do the work horir
zoatally upon sids hills going eack
way and turning an the burrows equally
well down the hill. This mode oflplov-
ing prevents all'washing " The land 81
soil BY heavy rninas 70 which all side
hills are subject when plowed. on lev
el land they ars 40 good - any other.
sa We find in our list Of valuable imple-
ments . little instrument called. ls..el
d. i. EMERYs cyLINDEs DYr AMosErER.
\ In testing and experimenting with
plows, the greatest difficulty has been
found in determining the relative ease
Of draft, as no instrument ID use was
calculated to determine Il. leaving al
most as much to the discussions Of the
operators and the judges minds and
observations, as 70 the instrument itself.
From this need Of proper instrument,
one has been invented, and found when
completed to- answer an purposes. and
with an accuracy not otherwise deter
mined. It has been used il selecting
and testing all the plows offered % the
public, as well as others not in our cata-
logue.
1t consists Of . strong iron cylinder
about eight inches long, and two and !
half diameter, into which piston is
ground steam tight the piston rod pass
ing through stufing box il the cyiin-
der head, and receiving in ito end the
draft ring.
This cylinder being filed with nom
elastic fluid, and the piston having =
small ori6ce through It, the piston can
be drawn from end 10 end as the fluid
changes position, and the comparative
amount Of power il self-registered on
the piston rod on the completion ofatke
furrow. sss s
Harrows come next, and Of these
there is number OF varieties--the Ged-
des, Square, Scotch and common Har-
row. containing from n % 80 teeth
Cultivators are : great labor-saying
implement, but the one which best suits
our fancy, and such as we have had in
use for the two past summers, is the
8sfss 4, UNIVERSAL lcULTIvAToR.
This has recently been constructed.
II is made longer and all Of iron, except
the centre beam and handles !; the side
beams being Of wrought iron SO curved
that; as Ethey are expsndtd or contracted,
by loosening the irons key that confines
each tooth ID It's place, they are each
moved forward or back to . point that
will again cause them tofwork parallel
with the centre beam at an equal dis
tance from each other To these are
fitted several sets or different formed
teeth aud scari6ets, of wrought and cast
iron. and are sold with one or more sets.
There IS also q pair Of small pIow
moulds, calculated to work in the rear.
which may pc used instead of the COM
mon teeth. turnisg the burrows il ia oppo-
site directions, and fitting alike both
ride beams they may be placed, by
changing 70 tutn the fnrrows 70 Or from
the centre, ot rows Of vegetables. Il
"a With the view, III our sketches, to
benefit our fellow laborers Oh tlie soil
Ne cannot omit at this time to cali their
earnest attention 10 the Importance and
great benefit tobe derived BY the use
Of the
= ,ss.ss ssi. FIELD RoLLER. sss
This implement is becoming exten-
sisely used, and with very great adyan-
tage too, ~ il forms q smooth and even
surface, BY crushing the Jumps Of baked
EARTH, and sinking small stones even
with the ground. and Is highly advan.
tage6ls after the sowing Of grain ol
grass seeds, as i comprdsses the sol
about the seed, and secures u mori
quick and sure gernination. Its great.
eat advartag ges, however, are when 1Sss
On light sandy or porus soils aaech !,
arc NOT compact enough to hold firmly
the roots Or plants, and retain y suitable
and uniform moisture % when com
pressed il il found that such soils yiels
1 greater product, as Il not only hold
the rcots better, but aids II retaining
those gases from manure, 30 esscntin
TO- vegetation, and % easily extractel