The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-07-14

The following communication was written
by one Of the most intelligent and practical
farmers in this county. Il speaks for itself:
For the Palladium
MEs>Rs EDIToRs.--l.ast spring | bought
one oil the Great Western Con. bnaIion
Flows of Beard. SineN X Beard, which has
given me such satisfaction. that L wish TO
saw ii word in its favor. for the benetit OF my
fellow stirrers of The soil. When an agricui
tufal implement 50 universally used as the
plow. and upon whose Use 50 many other
great interests Intimately depend, is simpll-
fed, and at the same time rendered more ef-
ficient as we'll aS more durable. a substantial
benefit i thuS conferred upon the farmer,
and Indirectly through him, upon all classes
of community.
From my experience, | look upon the
combination pillow as being the nearest a per.
feet Implement of its kiui Of any that have
ever used, or seen III use LIS construction
Is s,,ch that it does It's work better. and runs
lighter to the team, than any other pillow OF
the same weight. This result Is accounted
Tor from the tact that It commences to raise
and turn the soil nearer the point OF the shoe.
than Messrs. Horney, or Beard IL Sinex's
old pattern of box shoe piowS. and also that
there is no point on the mould board of the
Combination plow where the DIRT strikes 50
>oaarcIy as il does about midway of the
mould board Of the other pillow. a the same
time the ork, when done, Is of more sat
isfsc.orv character than that done with the
other pillow. This much Tor the manner and
character OF the work.
Now a word about The construction. dura-
bjlitv. and facility for keeping in repair
The laud side IS of east iron, with cast
steel shoe piece, which will last an aim IN
definite l-nglh OF time. The mould board
Is Of cast iron. merican steel, OF cast steel,
IS the buver NAV wish. Each plow has two
shoes with it, each snuglv fitted and fastened
with one bolt the shoes Of best cast STEEL
By this arrangement of TWO shoes. the ploss
teel not be Lindered i've minutes at any
time to be sharpened
The ouly objection | ever heard 10 them
was, that a common smith could noJ sharpen
and keep them in order. Ia answer TO this
objection | NAV say that, my plow has Bro
ken tifiv four acres TINS sprIn-. common
Carolina smith has shafpenei each shoe
some hour or five times, and has not yet seen
the balance OF the p.ow. and it ruHs as Wei
tog the las and each preceding sharpening.
far ANYTHING l could discover, IS /: did lmme-
diately from rthe shop. Ia addition 10 this,
each pillow has an index beam, capable 81 be-
ing - set as to suit the walking OF any team.
or in minute 20 be altered into n three horse
pillow Every farmers experience has taught
him, tha, scarcely any two oft horses" vii
walk the same distance from the turfoa -
some are disposed % walk very close while
others swing off Hence the index
is cry important even for a two
horse team.
One Of these plows, with cast-st-el board,
east steel shoes. aud a cast-steel shoe piece,
caauo; but be very durable and hence very
economical,
While speak in these hi but Just terms
Of the combination pillow, | would not be I'M
icrstooa 10 Imply anything in diSparage-
lnent OF the old pattern nanui.c ured by the
Messrs Horney. and Beard. oinex & Co
They have long stood high IN the estimation
Of the farmers OF the Whitewater valley. aud
he piow that supercedes them must possess
such qualities of Intrinsic merit and superior
" n 10 make the plow boy, or pillow man
nv Eureka These superior qualities | think
he Great Western Combination Plow pos
sesses.
Waen mr. mind reverts to TIE wooden
mould board +" ..bulI tongue and such ike
that were IN general u.s. ii ny
esrfv plow DAYS. and | compare them with
the implements of today. | am led 10 expect
,tll further improvement Nheu | tel voa
hat had many severe kicks, in the region.
d the fifth ribs from these uucou,h. clumsy
1id RPS. am sure | shall awaken SYM 4
hetie feelings in the minds Of many OF your
leaders. and they will join me in invoking
blessings on the man who invented = i'm
proved plows with much fervencv - the
immortal Sancho Panza blessed the man " 10
invented sleep.