Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-06-19
Flows


week. with a cut OF the " Michigan Double
Plow, " We quote a description Of it, which
is very full and complete
"Thi, Plow consists OF two plov., placed
one before the other. ON the same bam.
The forward one take. a rurr1w from 3 90
q iucho. dep, SEPARATING the roots OF The
grass or ,ccatahl, matter, and lays It's .licc
.urlac, down, ia the bottom Of the previous
furrow; AMI the after one follows from 90
6 inches deeper, and raises and deposits IT,
slice on that OF the forward one. In bcin.
raised and turned. the .ub-s,il j. broken and
mellowel, and spread loose and evenly over
the swarl ~ vegetable matter and mlnurJs.
and IN such drpth as admit, ol blowing and
narrowing in grain without disturbing them.
The fermentation and decomposition Of the
under stratum or vegetable matter and ma
uurss commence just at the time the ger.
miuati1n and growth Of the grain plants
commence, aul alT,rl Q, the latter the rich
n5uri,hmeu, u their cras,'. at tho very
time il is most rcriei. Ansr two Year.
czpsrirnc, we are ablo toTrcsrnt the follow.
ING facts
"Thc draft of tho p'5w is los than that
or most T'1ws taking the same .iEcl furrow .
90 doe, better blowing ia harl ground and
in stony ground, and ground not brought
90 smo1thnos, ly use. than :, done with che
common Tl1w singh, blowing with it dis
poses Il the vegetable, matter. AMI mel'ovs
thr ground more sr,r,unlly than il done iu
summar.ill'1wins with the common pl5s.
by plovin. the ground tvicc,-it therefore
make a saving or the usr OF the ground
while following. and or the expense Of twice
blowing IL 10 burirs the vegetable matter
at such depth a, sm1,hcrs 10 at once, aul
rFc,lally Kin. the June AMI quack rrassas
ana other p's'il'nt wcel' 81 injurious 60
cr1p. IL raise, o., ground into swell, or
ridges much easier than j. done with the
Common pillow, and make, such depth of
lbc l11., earth, that thc water settle. from
tho surface AMI relieves the crop from ANY
injurious action. On thc other hand, in a
dry time. Oh, water thu. .,,tllu. down, 81.
br1aghtacliu by th, hea, G, the surface, So
,ha, 10 wet, oriu drought, ,hcsr5uul s,,m,
90 Isriy, from tae U.s. OF ,his pl1w these
beneficial effects; &c clu,r, thc ground g.
continue more open aud mellow during ,h'
growth Of the crops, in Consequence, OF
which, aud i.s frerIlm from weeds, i, i.
much easier cultivated with the hpa and %
tend, o. enrich the ground and increase b..
prgIuguy,ucs.,-th yield u wheat, oats,
corn, aud p1tat, crop, ul the same Geld bs-
iu., iu nearly every instance, fryma quarter
toa thiri heavier than where the comm1u
pl1w ha, been used. rai, effect upon tho
,lil seems &. result more from thrce Vrlmi-
urut csuse, rum the saving and bcttcraI
rlIrati1u which lt makes Of the nYurishin-
rr,rrrtir, oG ,he vegetable matter aud ma
uure. @, ,h' growing plants, ir1m thg NOR,
open .tt, oi she .arl, which admits, morn
fully, the warmth, moisture, and case. Of
thr atmosphere Q, 'hc root, Of the plant, .
AMI from CHE ircej1m OF Oh, ground from
weeds. which leave. an iy u,urishment
90 ths crop. We say, then, 90 the farmer,
al1r; ,ae use orthe Michigan Double Plow.
Il vll euabl, You to pillow your ground
deeper, 10 will save v0u nearly one.hall tn
expense Of putting in and cuItiyttin; your
crops twill deepen and enrich your soil
with diminished expense iu manurinc, and
6, Will i1rrras, the yield Of your crops from
ous.1urth 90 0u,.Jhigl.
This rl1w received q special premium
Of So from the New York state Asricul-
turlI Society, az their Exhibition and Work
or P,1ws iu juno 1850. And alsl a Gold
Medal irom tie Massachusetts, Charitable
Nschaui, Association. at their Annual TX.
hibi,ilu in November. 1880"