, 1859-09-20
40e FaMKts, Steam PJoxR. fr~nd
Gold Modal OF Honor rxsrs-Sn.t pel
the Committee OF Tho United Statcy.

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e
~. ~ o11tso anusf Nv 'oio"ias
thst machine .rbich s1,.3i syne-coda 1 mt ~ n,ae
Is now used, and accomplish lie most tiorou.b
d's'ntcrogauon Of the soil. with tue create st
III; T.; i1o sIo5 eT, :l"e' a"o money, 1ne
"t*aa u''1 "eaa' u 4aooot'
We have not the space for the full review By
the committee of The merits aud dcnerits ot
+h.,o ,o,,h;no, ~ ofthoa, ~. -. e,,,.
.1eos 4n'eunes' 'ni' VI 9Acaa i'a'e oeen 'n'is
described IN our oolunns.
No definite opinion is passed upon the rrin
c;,,e of thr loren + ci,var Msch;ro for 4bo
- 49, As ~. Nv
isasoo 'aa' oo'ious ano numerous oelects IN
the commonest details Of its manufacture pre-
vented its being tested Mt all. 1ts Inventors nre
,..u .t M 80. ;. -:
f'e.' "no tasA 4neaus 'otoAoe e"en ootn=
Justice to their bantling. For instance, Il q
boiler was SO poorly made lint it 1ealed md
b,,,ro. ,~,r+,;a.. - ~ H.. ~. ..s e..
wv ~ - avs. lug '"o A's'
named machines were both ruled out rs below
the standard for competition, This narrowed
H.. A.
~ ~ w. " A'e "ou
nacalnes Our own special reporter, "RCRA1,'
WAS present at the trial Of these machines and
h;s fn,1 and ;mnart;o, ootca have 3,ec, oirsn and
1
1nas' answer IN p'ace Oh presenting mere sde ae-
scription Of these Steam plows, in the Report.
twill he remembered that tl,e Waters rlov
D'oA' 1o""+ .as so1u''e ~. ~, ''e ''ao"'os
na tie cause OF The accident. lhcncc onward
VIC follow the report,
Ar Water. ,rh;,a oxr,;t;nr ord.rs ~ ,,,ro
pett hi, steam nm 10 1sf nound. in n hr;ef Inn.
e nrc.sra .,nsnEc narticnisrIy in the hsnds ~
tha rsure showed n nrss.rrs ~ Ia r9nd. ~
der Sh;eh affrr snitahtv, ed;n*tinc fhc den;,, II
H. 49, ,-a,ns - ria,r. ;nna,,. of H. .a.
rsse"rsi ~ shat nsr,.nss ha~.sa 1 E".sn.j
a;sfnnca n thras tnnd rsd fsat ~ t,4o r;",,te,
.r',aa ~ ~ ..,.,;.a -. Sx.t s..,n ~ ~ a*.
whes1 M ti,s frnS, oT h;s second n,ow frnrnn
h. raosan n MAJ ~ @ hsnd;na me" r. y. shaS,
t:d tsasGa x ~ .'; " ~; auaa..
~ tt,sae F ~ .,inr. .na Ivy
~ s.t da.4tt a ~ ~ Ms6 ".o Dt a
~. fs-ttsr 10y ~ r.n5s-sd ;,,rr.cts.aSie ra
~ ron,nnsncr,nent oT ths roII mil .hs nrfor.
t".s* aeSsn4 aenxeai ~. h,,t ~. oue ,;ato.
The furrow turned by he thirteen n1ows was
a9o Test thsre wa. anir n,owed 5:o1 snuare fec;
~ .cms,';nr nnnre thsn m eirhth n IN arre If
i.aS~ ~.ar4.;51r MT erorch Is Civn n far ;de, ri
the noss;h,e ncrfornance of liz machine. Thc
aec; nc ;Gon9 ~ wonij mt hare occnrred # m rrnc.
r;snraJ bnnd hn1 hcen n1aeed tn monnre eacI,
Gang Of plows. nor perhaps it the inventor bad
fReas tha fhenett of INV rcasonablc e1ncrience
%;t,, % ~ .,,,x;n1 msrh;ns,r and Il il a sonrce n
onsh -srrst that tha 1esi.v cnod nna1;tics NJ n
masa .rse.;ar n,o;na :b6n,d not i,sra haon
'aa. 49,. ,aara'1 fro1n c.rsics. ,,,,ns 1en,snt
w u tt's ;nnor.ant @ % occasion ~ ~'' @''
W m. 1ats nn;n. * ~ .ndnr,t ro,x.x
b,,t h.s sons oh;sct;onshIc fe"tnzes as po" vii
Tha-. ~ ha;n1 f,vr cri;n1ars tbe ,nocb;nsrr !.
nnado ..a- srau,n,;e.,c5 ~ hv ~ .|s,'c ths
.a. 1as. o.se . ~ 1asna.e.nsnt Nv f,r.,srs Tte
fon- cvi;35er. ,-n neScsen-v ~ n Machine H.
Ike rb;rh has tvo isr1a i,.vrlnn Wheels tn
leon eocI If wh;rh IN motion Mt wi1, a mir RI
cxi;pder~ nust he nsed fnr rithont thcm il
would not BE- possible to get Tie wheels oh
cantrss undcr eo3ne r;rcnmstencca Thc reyn.
1n,;nns ~ thc cna;,a i,s;no q tn eoc3, one ri
~ d1;xor. ~ ~" "neeg ~ iorsmotion ;s mt oh.
ts;rsd carnmensnrn,a ne with ,hs snced If The
enn;ns The rTent lencth of liz tram af
onG;ne ons t.rder ssnd nlnSs male i nnw;e,,l;
20 nanoe aau ntsah. nn5 p.;ms SuaA tsh.a -
.o's anu t@aTG ~ Ia eausea 7. .S.e
:uucu "as.G ~ ~ - iaaa nou.e Es,s aS
- ~ i ss':.t'.s 49, I.... e.-; - 81 ~,
eacA ea au.tu"sn aau uaL saS; ~ T." ~
h.s ~ 70 ~ +rac,Sa 1orcr n tho ",,,,;,;.
- = .,.-l. ...-.1 n,,rt. h,t w. a.. ,,,.
"nen a. "H III .nt 1922: .s.u1d ~ h. t%s cn.s .s
prepared TO ~ that tuca "oala Dc tne case
1ronenout o1} TEn: nut supp?st ds"%a', ~ us,'.
me t~o pa.'s u c@Huueto ot!us .9uepeaae's
o. eaca oshei, = Sgt'ous oosn y. uS:!on i: - o'e
oates nis y. aa +,,ns ~ H"r iar on'd
o.'s. .a'danos - .s'ror;nr ont oc fna Thr IN.
tefna' gears OF sae af1SeEs ns'ne 9uHe eapoSe I u
10 oust ana Sanu, ue va ~ "ou.u W =.
Tn'sfng ana towering o. W saass u p.o" ~
quick scre" Proseu t.Se uaa, ~. "nsn :a
Po.nis ran o9"h oeep. ~ s:t1 49, pu'.'n ~"
weight caaseo US scls" , " sap,' iau up' A-'o
aoc eloes Me5c 1usleo aau.9os ~ 'nS ;.b H. r.,
VI course 1nrtner experiment VIII Mf. d
ters machine being 1mposslpIe, tae cnute ate'''
tion Of the committee Was gwen 70 Tue faM9es
| plow. The work done by th's latter maenioe
throughout WAS excellent, tho iuIfongns oe1os
evcnly LAID, ana !he 1nTt Son1pteIcly uutaea
eveu in astrefeh o1 LAND broken up INTO las
socss w'n ND dag gromnd nuu o ,ham Tbs soil
in9 upon ano afonna .usm .h.t so.l NJ -
otaGS mo'a, 20 aaaoy ~ a,,,as. -. gyoa eso,
| could not DC P1eEeo ~; III o.1sls win Huet
gfasee lo's1 m,As4 , W. .ns I9'a 49,. I"o = o.n
efa 1ne ps1 1913 -o:.;. sss" = 10 20 eo''
moa ~ t,i ,1.s. 1u =. h,;,ttnn t ono.ha. ~. svn'
mattee tanA III. II - ounas az. Iea engine
-. ~. .nnn1v Nv If .team for emcrrencies nerhsn.
sn1sraa abs ~ diemeter Of lis smote st.et t =,
en'ets tne a1ss " a"' .AS;.s ~; -. ~
MAKE oncs H.; "ga WI, y, i,
crease toe sme,snsy - n's eos'as "''"ou@ II 81
nnSeuaH ~. p.'s IN ,,rc. a.. r,,,, !.
Ine p.oms m nGs aF r. rnrSd ~ ~ ~ ,has ts9e
choke IN some kanas 0! g!ooaa, ron the4r be'r:
too nearly II row isttesahs, whereas It g.
more obnqoeay On toe 'same, eaen iatfo* *ou.'
be turned oser betoso Tue one 1olso"aog Tou''
commence;
But. while your committee 1ee 6y 20 meas
prepared 70 cefal! tne. ~. Fa@kes P!o~!n;
msehlne ha1 feaeneo tne 4estee ol per1eetio'
| only to be had alter mdc0 rTaClcAl wQfkIE: