, 1863-11-07
CULTIVATION OF LAxD BY STEAM.
From the N. 7. Evenfno pozt AL


IF.om the N. 7. Evening Post, ad.1
John Bull, who generally follows at some
dftta1ce in the wake Of Brother Jon.than, Is
teatrg the 1at;er In ore matter; the eteam-
Flough has oltea1y come Into practical use In
Etglard; It Is yet an experiment vi it'll us. We
gather eome interesting particulars Of the re-
tulis Ct tt:3m, Pleri9g on English farms
Print&d q in the Royal Agricultural Socle:y's
journal. Ee proves, BY great number Of re-
poTts, That eteom 1jllaGe Is cheaper, mora er.
ptditious AID more efficient th.nhorse tjIiage.
s'if lands can be worked with tha ettsm
pow at time when horses could not walk
horses feet, as they tramp over the ground
before the plow and harrow, Is entirely avoid
ed; the eoil Is more Thoroughly and exactly
cultivated; and WHIT Il very important to
the farmer, le Is able to do great deat Of
Wo1k In short time, and thus to ulllizs few
4 steam plow accomplishes In a. day the
Work Of from twelve to twenty, or even
thirty horses. In a long day il nav do the
woik Of forty horses. The engine uoes nos
tire as animals do, and readily consents to
oEerWork; nor does it eat except when it
works; II 10 quite possible to plor even BY
moonlight. Inc signals sre given to the ca.
zine man By lanterns, and ths plow.nau and
porter boys can zee their work well euo1eh
~ common moonlight. Moreover the ste1m-
Flow breaks up the tofl to the depth of ten
lIches as easily 81 q horse plow goes fire
inches deep; and the result Is constant and
great tmproy, ment cf the land thus treat,d,
1t is dtailed bitter, through the breaking up
OF: tie euhEoil, and Instances arc fre.
quent where waste and poor lands hare
tecome ttItale aud productive by means Of
snch thorough cultivation. Mr.: ClarK gives
the testimony OF q number of farmers who
feuLd their wheat heavier, and the yield In
By ceEsiye 5eals Of steam. culture the land
bs comes lighter and mora easily worked; and
20 great Is the increased worth Of the croos.
several farmers testify, that their lads have
grown In ralne oce-thfrd through the use Of
cam. one a.seHs that he gets six bushels
oEe-third more roots another, that the crops
under The steam, plough come weak or ten
dAys earlier to harvest; and II is COMMONLY
reported TINT several kinds Of troubles ONE
Weeds hare been entirely eradicateu bv Inc
use of the steam plough:
not proved profitable; but this is only to saw
thai certain circumt tances # soil and sitaa-
t1cn are necessary to its most advantageous
employment. But it il fact shat 8 ame hrm-
eIs have made fortunes By selling of their
borses ard gettiog themselves stesm- horse;
ana a1y have transformed stiff clay lands
Into garden soils. It is on stiff clay that tuis
~-sA ~ .s4s 5A[AtVat piOAt Hill
advantage. It Is probably in the cornaelds
of indiana and other western States that the
6team-plongl Wonld be found mos: useful
The question cf cost is Of course one which
must rule, to great extent, With farmers
a. ss,asna "rs nneIe SO cest1y an 1nstrumsnt
I'll n1u ~ f aaos 2aJefa, NO MeYes
oIce men are convinced that, to use hbmely
phrale, they ''can get their money back "
Erglish farmers have proved that great hold
TSrch ne steem n1-1on !. t1asa @1s e t1.Mn "
ws find ona ~ - h1,1dss5 su - ~ II; usaua
ar7eE wt1ch hss ,.n-ha.sa ,anaa.; a1 stAs5nso a
nnt n rwn hnndred and sir4rE ~. - ias
ten. .h"rse :enrine. cne ~ t2n hnnd<ad 90 ~ 80
fu1r acres Of iIcbt or medium ssiI has tens s
SERENITY sSres ~ cs.v n,s ~, airht tns.a ana
olre. 1nd a1toeet11er the nnne+ s1e,assf1i ~ ~
nsrn ent ~ raeord T. ~ q vnt I,snaH suSsssui
Twhere nm e3aht .horte " cnnamaa 11a1,ns aaG pl,
c;ne II nsed .'A44A"'1 p'4 S1o1o Gu
This last @ mentioned an naratus-r1oneb ~.
s5 a. ~ nl T.. sasNS ssGNessaJ geatangCcost ABOUT
thr ne;pl hn,;ny Ge,s nc mha, aoes W. WOE LOT
-, his ~ r1.as IL sa3s "Ea tE W. enployeu
steam. three forses WItt' ~ ;nnia,nans. vi
q hf-h he rec.ived sss75 and ~ enIe, 19E
onerat;cn Tsrn s1cb ~ % es 1ses ot ms
sesrs be Cleared ofT fhe 1emsin,n.o su er.1sr iwo
and hsd liz rnachtoerv n ,raod arda ~ ~
If cost: A' - soou o'aef @no afee
In some cases neiehborlop farmer. c,oba IN,
,efher ana INV m Snoine f!S;-nsa - .ea~
fhIs can ha 5ona tn 6nnd "a aavsatana ~ ~ ~ ~
:,eam. .pioueh esso fast and ia ss srr,nsad 10
IA tn e resfiIv mored ftnn 1,iac. ~ so n1.ca 80
.ornmon roads. The hsnefIts ~ snch s0 q r''n
re orrater tha, snnesr ~ aret s1eh. fE1a
ns,snce fvo fsrmags nr-s.hasaa na1 faatto eua
.1nglue a1a piouga Wneca cost them three
It tteir sixteen horsee, for which they re-
elSed A. the rats OF one hundred aud twenty