Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-02-27
EapEMiNS IRON PL0W.

Having from time 10 time cndea"oured to
urge the many claims Of this unrivaled pIow
over NIL others, upon the attention Of our readers,
and having exhausted our stock Of .culogy in
representing lis great superiority, both as regards
its usefulness: adaptedness to all kinds ot work
and it's economical structure, we now give our
readers the character Of This plow, as represented
b7 Mr.. JAMES AIcCAsKEE, IN experienced plow
manufacturer, of Richmond, N. c., in the follow.
ing letter:
RICHMOND, n c., July 2, 1855.
MsssRs. ALLEN, SMITH u Co.-Dear Sirs:-
Notwithstanding tho advanced state OF the
ploughing season, am selling the Foreman Pa
tent Iron plows, as fast rs can put them up.
| sold three to one man few days ago, nSed
of with turn plows, such rs you saw applied,
when you were here. rode three miles to see
them at work. When ! arrived [ found them
executing their Office in the most satisfactory
manner. NV noted Cast plow was at work in
the same field, and it was obvious the Iron Plow
was doing The best work. This ends all dispute
with the. | have no hesitation III saying that
the Foreman Plow, when well put up, is superior
to any pluw ever offered 10 the farming com.
nunity. have manufactured plows for the
last twenty-five years-have made various kinds
Doth wrought and cast, three-fourths Of which
time have found but little difficulty in making
a rood pow for special purposes; but this has
never riven me satisfaction. Our object should
be (and mine has been) to get p.ov that
would execute well and be eusily kept in repair,
and suited to the various kinds of soil, and, at
the same time, be durable and cheap. | have
found the greatest difficulty in effectng this
great object the lack Of which has always boen
a barrier in the sale of my plows. One man
would tell me that without iattery they were
the best plows ever made in the State another
would say they are good, but they will not do
for my land-my land is SO and so, and they
will not suit; the third would say my land is
rocky, and they will not suit it; and various
objections of the kind are always urged against
our wooden plows, care not how good they may
be- nor how much pains may have been taken in
their construction and, considering the variety
of soils, these objections arc not groundless.
And take the greatest pleasure in saying that,
in the Foreman Piow, these objections arc all
laid aside; for 10 this stock being constructed
as il is, you can apply any kind Of point or
hoe you desire. Therefore, if your land DO
light apply light broad turn-plow, or shovel ;
if hard, apply a plow suited to the land; if
rooty, rocky, stumpy hill sides, or what not,
apply hoe to suit it--all can be applied with
the same propriety, with small half inch pin
9 l.2 inches long. Do YOU want TO subsoil,
this is the very pow. Hence, it is, these OBJ
jections urged ngainst the wooden plow are all
laid aside, as above stated. These advantages
combined with the great durability of the plow
stock. with the fact that man needs but one
plow stock for every horse he ploughs, their
simplifcation and easy structure, being entirely
iron, always steady, always in order, does, most
assurcdly, constitute them the best pow ever
in use, and undoubtedly recommends them to
an enterprising public.
believe the invention is worth millions to
the United Staes-and Foremans name should
stand high in listory-and tho Plow be handed
down 10 future posterity as the great lion OF
plows. Talk about State Fairs. County Fairs
this is well, and ought, in turn, give to those
engaged in them, all the credit due them. But
double praise be given TO those who are engaged
in the distribution of meritorious plows, and
especially those engaged in the circulation OF
this wonderful Plow. These are the men that
are laying tho foundation for agriculture, while
those fairs are only building the structure. The
State OF North. Carolina is paying pretty well
for lectures on Agriculture She would do a
better business by paying fer improving our
plows. 3ly doctrine is, first lay The foundation
and then rear the structure. Wishing you the
greatest success. remain Yours,
JAMES NcCASkEE.