The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-06-25
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From the New England Farmer
THE PHYSICAL AND INTELLEC-
IUAL PLEASURES.

In what does the secret consist Of 6ul.
mg any real substantial pleasure in the
operation Of farming? Among other
things You name ":hc monotonous busi.
ness Of ''olding the row from early in
The morning to late ia ,hc evening" a,
too commonly conducted, | giant that
plowlng is not n particularly agreeable
business, and that YOU have described it
quite tersciy. Too many rIowmcn, hav.
ing little or no thought about the true
philosophical principles Of their business,
are more anxious TO get over the creates,
possible breadth OF land in day, than TO
do proper anl best work. They Gu; ,hcr
furrows too shallow, and as wide as, or
wider than the plow can possibly turn
them, and what portion tsnnci be eot
over with the Elow and aided by the foot
Of the pIoughman, rolls back into il, bed
again, and the next time round its grass
side up Is put ont Of sight by :he "cut
and cover opcration, making ridge of
earth with a deep hole beside it. The
ploushman twists and turDcs himself il
all manner of shapes, is vcxcd with his
pIow, scoIdS ut and whips his team furi.
oValy, labois and tugs and sweals away.
" from early in the morning till late in
the evening"" and can show YOU as big
and as mean n days work AS YOU could
wish to see, with hardly rod square of
passaSlc good work in the whole piece
you'd not allow such n workman TO
p|ow day for me il he would do the work
for nothing, ard pay ten dollars for the
privilege. But ii properly conducted say
for ten hours in day, which is all n mer-
ciiu man vii! require of bis animals of
draught, however he may be disposed as
to himself, pIowing is one Of the fines,
and most eNhia!rating cmploymenls in the
world.
bjd yoQ, crer investigate the accurate
nhlIosophyof the Plow aid OF plowingl
Take highly improved modern plow,
and study 1t. Look AT, !, as a whole i'm.
piemen,, and It's several, parts, and reflect
WHIST world Of profound study it has
cost to produce that same implement.-
What high mechanical principles il in.
wolves, and how beautiful do they com.
blne together to produce an exact and
most valuable result. There is the mould
board alone, although, an exact mathe
matical combination, yet it is promblem
for you, u speak advisedly,) which, il you
have moi, solved it, its solution will give
you pretty shtrp'' 'UTtIsh, with all your
mathematics. Then, too, a combination
OF mathematics, little varied to suit each
case' wllI give you the best form ofmoud.
board Tor sandy and gravelly soils, for
c'ay' and heavy moist soils generally, and
lor best working stubble land. The plow
best adapted TO sandy, and generally light,
dry soils, will lay flat furows, accurately
shut in beside each other, thus preventing
a too great. natural tendency to eyapora'
ton, inciden: 10 such soils. Your mathe-
mates will show You that a coulter set
beyeling TO tire land, an inclined Landslide
10 the plow, and concave lined moufd
board, all contribute 10 facilitate the iay.
ing Ct fat furrows, and that it would be
difficult to drop the edges down accurate
" beside each other without these several