The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-10-24

better and prices less, last year the only
of the Muscatine folks was to
get all they could out of the visitors, and
We presume that many more people would
have attended this year, had they not
feared, that the same course would be
pursued again. We have heard no com
plant about charges this year.
We find the following in the Chicago
Press, and give it entire as it is Of great
Importance to all famers, to know which
is the best plow: s~
GRAND FLOWING MATCH.
Perhaps the most interesting contest
during the whole Fair was blowing match
which took place this forenoon, just out
side Of the Fair Grounds. The contest
was for the best plowed quarter acre Oh
ground-that selected having had crop
of wheat during the present year. The
entries for the premiums were:
G. s. Miller, of Muscatine, pillow made
by Klcinfelder of Muscatine.
James Cattel, of Muscatine, pillow made
by w. w. Skinner, of Davenport.
John Chowan, of Muscatine, easy Far
ming pillow made by w. w. Skinner, of
Davenport.
VIM. Lucas, of Muscatine, pillow made
by Ii. Ii. Ballard, of Mt. Pleasant.
John Greeve, of Scott Co., Plow made
hy Skinner. of Davenport
Almond O'Cottrell, of johnson Co,
Deep Tiller Plow, made by John Deere,
Moline.
q. w. Olds, Muscatine Co., Clipper
plow, made by W. w. Skinner, of Day
export.
The ground having all been marked
out, the Marshal announced to the vari-
GUS contestants that speed in blowing was
not the test, but the quality Of the work,
and that it would only be taken into con-
sideration in cases where the work was
equal Alta given signal the whole seven
teams started aud the plowing commenced.
1t was most interesting scene, to look
upon these sturdy yeoman engaged IN the
highly laudable rivalry of preparing the
soil for cultivation There was no noise
or hustle, but each plowman seemed to
eagerly and steadily follow his pillow, de-
termined to use every honest endcavor to
take a premium. At first the work OF
G.. w. Olds seemed to attract the most
attention, as also that OF the young bog
who showed himself no novice but
speed and novelty soon gave way, and the
agriculturists present lost sight Of thcii
operations in admiration of the deep cut
sod and the evenly turned up soil of some
others The work of Almond . Cottreil
with Mr.. Deero's "Deep Tiller Plow,
was evidently the most favorably thought
of by the crowd, though they attributed
it much more to the pillow THAI To the
driver. 1t cut deep--an average Of tel
| inchcs-and laid ever the sod In such {
| regular manner that no farmer could bu
admire it. There were some OF the pillow
men engaged in the contest who evident
| iy worked to great disadvantage III thu
| character of the piow. In forty-sever
| minutes G.. W. Odds flushed his task
| {. 5. Miller in titty-two minutes; and )
Cattel in fifty-two and one-half minutes
| The other four finished their pieces il
| from four to ten minutes later. Whel
the boy, John Chowan, had plowed hi
field, he was greeted with three heart,
cheers by the onlookers- Blu; the Judge
went to work differently. Carefully an
patiently they looked over each patch
and having made up their minds, announ
ced that they awarded to John Greeve
the first premium; to Almond OCottrel
the second and to james Cattel tn
third. To this boy Chowanthey gave a
independent premium OF SO.
The Judges also announced that the
had not the slightest doubt but the patche
could have been much better piowed ha
the contestants paid less attention to TIA
time, and more to the quality of thei
work.
THE BEST rLOws.
The blowing match having been cor
eludcd, the judges next exhibited th
plows. For the best two horse plowi
there were three entries
John Deere, Of Moline, Ill, No.
Clipper Plow--l3 inches wide. Prize
sl2.
w w. skinner Of Davenport, No
Clipper Plow-l2s iueies wide. Prize
sl3
w. II. Ballard, Mount Pleasant
l3l inch pillow. Price sl4.
They were tested with dynanomete
and the quality and the depth of tt
work taken into consideration. NJ
/. De1-e's pillow we observed, was held deel
and showed strain of $50 lbs 1t di
excellent work, however, notwithstan'
ing the soil was uneven. Mr. Skinner
plow showed lighter strain (the Con
n,ittee say 425 bls;) while Mr. Ballard
, plow indicated a weight of 415 lbs. 81
tween Mr.. Deere and Mr. Skinner, I'll
judges had some difficulty in deciding
While the pillow of the latter showed
5 lighter strain, is was fact that Nj
q Deere's plow was half-inch wider, whe
it was thought made up the difTerenc
They, however, gave the first premiu
Z to Skinner and the second to Deere
Next came the double plows, al
Y though there were more on the groun
the "Doublc Michigan Plow," manufa
tured by John Deere, Of Moline, was Il
: only one tried. 1t did beautiful wor
Cutting clear down six inches with Il
u first blade, it turned over the sod, al
1 with the second blade, cutting dow
) twelve inches, the subsoil was turn'
completely over it. The patch Of grour
plowed by it, was pronounced by old al
experienced farmers, as the prettie