, 1859-12-15
THE FARM Ard GARDEN,


THE FARM AND GARDEN
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Faxk*s' Sfssas Pt~1 ~ 1t IL &s3 what It
vs.
That r.v.c. h., d,no1.tr,..a A.. ,,o-;no
can bs dope bv .team M ona iii d.nx bnt th,t
he ba. demopstrated tbat ste.n c,n nroftsh1v
compete with animal power /, -nt,ra,v another
thing, In September 1873. he n1oved thu frs4
furrov by steau on the western nr,;r;e. H;s
plov was pronounced a suecess by other. ..well
an nnrself at the t;me FIR !. rad t,r-ad ~ ,.-.
feet furrows hide by ride: in the nno,t vorkman-
like manner, aud Of tbe length reouired bv the
committee, The shouts Of The crowd of farmers
present was sufficient attest.tiou that tho
much desired cad had. been STAINED. and
Fa1kes stood forth the hero Of the hour. But
no ono claimed that all haa beeo fn]lv DENIM
atrsted: its economy non,t .t;, ha nroved IL
must show in dollars and cents whether it had
the vantage ground Of the or. the mule aud the
horse. 70 ascertain this point a day Of trial
was set at at Decatur. 10 come off in November,
The day proved complete cro,s between rsin,
hail and snow: the wood wa. wet. ths ground
was slIppery. and ths whols thing. 40 fsr a. a
trial of any ralne- IN. a fs;1pre Rut in III.
midst Of these un,ova,a c;rcnm stance. it va.
discovered that tbe rnach;ns had mt thu can.c.
ity to renerata steam in sufficient quantity for
continuous work On long lands. There was no
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pup Appa4 @'oe Aot pumping up "a'e1; ~. no le
DOE and daes we're too email Tor our Illinois
tins. Vim ,oot.a ~ th.,a a.f.,+. .h.v ~ 49,.
49, . .e'ss'' VIC! wv Ao'
seem iasurmoantaole; the boiler could be made
larger, pumps could be attached, the f1e-box
and crate enlarged. and elinner ptows could re.
,,sca a.. ana, n ,,a 49,. ,,.-.i :.
p4as1 A1,., .ue o1.s u u'e. fa"1es was utgea 10
take nus pto" 10 some 1arge tarm and giTe 1t
thorough trial in the various kinds OF plowing
-sueh a. ran nra;v;. t;mothx c,ovcr and o,d
~. =. 'o' .4o 49, Wv
laoo' na1 toe knonts OF INC crowd naa ela1ed
him, and the fact that he could plow wns sufi-
cient in itself to convince him that it could be
done with bis engine cheaper than by animal
power his machine WAS housed 4: Decatur,
where it still rests In ,masterly ipactiYity. In
stead of remode1inp this machine at .ome one of
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oai ao0o 'oco1no'i'e suoPs' ano CONTINUOUS
trials made on our western prairies, for if
the machine erpr succaedo Il r,r.t ha bs,. A
, "ss ,'s, oe As a
new one "ss o1oe1ea anu made al fhalaoeiphia,
md brought west for exhibition at the State
Fair. In some respects it i. an improvement.
a.s-,, ~ ~ s.ts 80. 'oss. .ue ooAei " w
smal' (tae OLD 1anlt' tine hse'oo1 and aues the
same, the pump for filling the tank but little
better than nonr- tha n;n;on .nur and driving
| -h.s,. | .,, ' efN1 ~
wneefs 700 small' MAKING . loss OF leverage
ine the nae of a stearn cutoff Tbe pho,a I'm
- "A0Ao w.
aea'y. weighing SONG tnif'een IONS without fuel
or water. the plows were not adjusted, but run
by guess. Such was the condition of this ma
ch;na ,xh;c,, Ill ,n,,;oa =, :, va. ~ ;a~...a.
expected would carry off the premium Of the
State Society md that of the Illinois Central r.
| n r., ha;,r o, ,ao-auo+. of a. sno
N' W.: o@as o0 Ass. s41o - Ss'o''.
scientific committee pronounced IN its fa-
vor, the gold medal Of honor Of the United
sh,,.. - ~. .,,,,.;t.,da ..a...5 -.
| 'Hs ~ |s ''*14.tsae' sAooleeo ''s po"e1s'
and it stood proudly forth as the great agricul-
turnl achievement Of the day. Hnt conserrat-
| i'm :. r.t a., .1an,,.. ~ .;.; -:
-" Aa e'enen'' 4ao e!anAS = aeaflog IN
The affairs Of men, and it said to Fawkes, you
must prove BY actual trial the working power Of
rour machine. vou ,nus+ On rnon ,ba ,r,;r;s
NfeA A1
ssoPes u eeo]toA An4nots ano sno" tne numpef
Of acres you can break Of the raw, uncu1tiva vated
| rrairie mr. dav- and The rost of tho sare vor
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must turn over LUG co1u'ateo meaoo~ ana Inc
stubble land, and demonstrate its actual cost.
These you must do before capital will riye yoa
encouragement OF the practical farmer viii ip-
rest in your iron steed of the prairie. To this
ine1orable bidding Fawkes bowed acuuiesance
predecessor it is housed in for the winter, aud
| Ia tbe snrinc to il underpo the necessarv AL