Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-02

80 Nnw Arricnltural Wonder.

mltcl. Inc rralrlc- on lhc w trt anu tnc
plains Of the South will be no longer sub.
icctcl TO the delay ana the tedious labors
ct h5rs, and mule power. Stalls Of a hum
jr.i working animals and hall as many men
o. direct them, will he no longer necessary.
Tbi. mammoth agricul,o- sets aside all these
miniature rlay,hins', steps in. aud like a
gan, among Lll'ipu,i4ns, it strides over the
broad acrc--aud soci time is passed. Far
mers ponder upon the iaet,whch We saw es-
ubl,shcj on Wednesday. that, when Fawk-
- Steam Plow is in air operation upon
tie Trlirics, where there will b. little turn.
ins 20 and fro. IRE arss psr hour, and from
forty 20 if,y in ten working hours Per day,
can bc accomplished with case bat to
details
WLcq We arrived on hcgrounj, the blow.
ins Tor ,he day was over, the engine having
ia.t been withdrawn lrom the fcld and We
we've indebted entirely to hecour,c.y Of Mr..
Tlvses 'or the Opportunity Of seeing It in
operation. Itwas a qualification We scarce.
Is know how to express, because it gave Us
ocular demonstration Il the succcs. of an
invention. which. fret reaching us from
England where i, has for nearly dozen
years hailrd the skin Il tie best mechanical
inseuuity-musi no, only prove Of incaleu-
hbl, Importance {, our country. bu, It ai.
achss 90 that country the honor Of being
tho source Of sii.l another epoch in tho rrar.
teal s,,rrcc Of the world Of no les con-
sil,aiilu than those which have Trccedei
10.
IN, creine is of peculiar construction,
differing from any application Of the power
we ever saw. Il q, from twenty to twenty
eve ic,s in length, aud ot thirty horse pow
c-. The front par, Of the machine Is suiisd
by two wheel, about Que TO-, in width aud
three Zee, in height, workin: upon king.
bolt thc same as in carriage, with room
nr o., wheels 70 run under "a, fore part,
si,iu. II, power 10 turn almost or quite With
ia IT, own length. The principal weight Of
the machin, is upon large drum directly
under Il near the rear end, which is six fest
wide. and ah1u, Eve or Eve and hht in ii.
ame,.r. thus enabling il TO pass over even
the wJr,, portions Of lands with facility.
The gang of p'1w., eight iu number, each
turning a furrow % fourteen inches in width
anI .y i,s; in depth, is hung upon shafts
extending from each side at the rear u the
machine. The plow. are ranged AZ an an.
gle of f5rty.6,c degrees, and can by a sud.
Ien m0ysmgu, be dropped for operation, or
raised a Too, above the surface in an instant.
TIE machine picks up the plows AM pro-
oesis o. any part OF :ho Geld desired, takes
i,s stand. iar,' up q the s,ar;in: point,
drop. the rlow., aud sets 20 work very near
~ "a, easily a. a Tair of horscs can b" man
aged In ths operation Their, "a, uo stain.
iu- or hitching, bat the plows passed thru
the .,il at thc Fate Of Gye mile, per hour
with ,hc greatest eass. We measured the
space turned over and found j, to be ten feet
within few inches
Toe trial was made upon a tough timothy
s,i % -.ycn year, standing; and although
tbsr, bad been a shower the day before, the
around was hard and in some places turned
over boz cakes. The swift, steady movement
u, tho engine and the beautiful manner in
which the plow passed through the s,il, each
cuttin: ~ ~ inches slice ani completely
reycrsiu. the surface. was one Of the most
gratifying sights we ever witnessed, and it
afforded the creates, satisfaction TO the as
semhlsd farmers
Tho engine is unior pcrrcr, control. IL
va. run over rough ground, ruile., &c,
and could be made TO pas. up a considerable
grade. \ portion Of tic ground in Oxford
Park whore i, operated, We should judge to
rs, some six or seven degrees, and We are
certain that il coulJ overcome higher
grade.
Iu word. We reglrl this cSperimcu, as
a perfect success. destined 70 rsvolutionile
hrmin. in the We, and South, where it
will. in few years become as common a.
the moving aud rcapins machines. Ii can
b. operated At no, over ten dollars per day,
including every expcnsc--i. adapted to ei,h-
er wood or coal. and when the latter !. used,
half a ,on per DAY !. sufficient. Two men
only are required to work it. In the West
lrun s3 % $3.50 j. the price charged PER
aero ior plOving by this at lga', ioriy acres
Ter day can De accomplished. On the ma
uy one thousand u ten thousand acre farms
wha, an immense saving in cos, and time it
will De- This power can be applied to ma
ny other agricultural purposes Of nearly
equal imporiance-to narrowing, (which
would come directly after the plows, IN the
same operation. .)-mowins, rciping. (think
ola twelve Zee, swath cut at the rate OF five
or SIX miles an hour.) thrcshinc, saving,
grinding, Sc. We understand that Mr..
Flwkcs has many orders now on hand for
NJ. invention but no establishment will be
opsn fJr their manufacture until the COM
in. winter. a after he shall return from
the we,tern fairs. The cost OF this thirty
horse power-the largest siro that will DO
made. is 80 500, which is very reasonable,
and will be worth Eve times that amount to
thousand. Of western farmers.
We will add before closing this hurried
sketch. that Fawkss is Lancaster County