, 1863-09-26
FROM DECATUR.
Trial Of Implements by the State
Agricultural Society.

The weather is all that could be asked,
| clear and cool. The committee came on the
ground at s o'clock, giving exhibitors as6ur-
ance that no pains will be spared in the
| trial.
FIELD ROLLER.
This was brought on the ground bF Mr. c.
D. Roberts of fJacksonvi1le, 3 large grower Of
sorghum. This roller is Of wood stayes and
bound. made In two sections, is too light,
and too large diameter. Wood must give
plsce to east iron. Damp earth adherea to
the aurface Of the wood, aud the surface be.
Ing soft, fails to crush the clods, while the
smooth hard SUFFICE Of the iron grinds tbs
Jumps to dust.
SHOCKING MACHINE. =
Conceive p1asteres's truss three feet high,
with rod for the horizontal cross piece, and
you have it. The cost is about dime. Mr.
n. M. Macon was the exhibitor. It is not
ences that add to the pleasure Of farm labor.
The committee passed Tote Of thanks to the
exhibitor.
CORN AND uAT STACKER.
We cannot well describe this machine
without drawings, but it consists In an i'm.
proved derrick, which is easily raised, and
rope, IN place Hhh guy ropes. boy dozen
the field ard rai.c it. 1t must form valuable
iml lement where hay and other fodder IL
stacked in the field, and hay pitcher can be
attached to 1t, though the one cd IL par.
ticula,lY adapted to handle corn stalks. The
whole cost IS about thirty-t five dollars, rope
included. Most cf the machine can be made
On the farm 4 similar machine iaa small
way might he used In loading On the wagon
By havitg a drum attached to one Of the
Wheels. Mr. Mason, Of Polo. is the exhibitor.
CORN PLANTERS.
Armstrong; =. ssS sSisi s5
Moore. .,......-.. . %
Silhy = Elder. 350o
MeGaffey Of Chicago. ior check fow......... SoS @
To which is added for TN automoton for
eelf dropping iu check row or drilling, ten
Al Of these machines are good, but TINT Of
Stlbey d Elder, from Its cheapness and SUBJ
stanflal make, attracted most attention,
though the difference In price was the most
eseential rs ali did coed work. The McGatfS
machine is from Chicago, and came upon the
ground yery late. It Is orc Of the beat, but
tanners are not quite ready to give up the
check rows, hut they will soon do it, when
the McG.Gy planter will be of value for q
drill planter.
pLANTE1; AND CULTIyAT0R.
Naples patent one horse planter, with
| three shoye1s-cost fourteen dollars; a very
handy machine for gardeners and small farm
| ers. The planting apparatus can be taken
| off when It is three.shoyel cultivator.
CooLTER HARROW.
| Shampatent, cost at shop twenty-five dollars.
! This is OF little value compared to the Staf-
ford cultlyator, for preparing land for seed
| ing, or for covering the seed. As clod
| pu1yerizer it is nowhere with good roller.
THIS Was followed by the
| SErn YprrT s&-, prYTuu
Of ". B. Quarton Of Car1inville. The drills
are preceded by rolling cutters to open the
place for the seed grain. and followed BY cor
| 1ugated rollers, SO as to 1eaye the land in
| ridges ind drains, all weu enough,
perhaps, on low grounds, yet fem farmers
! = II be willing to invest In a machine that
| viii Eow four feet wide, at . cost Of ninety
dollars. It pplyerizes the soil very well, but
| is teo heavy draft and costs too much. Cor
! rugated rollers have never become popular,
though often tried Drilling wheat i last
| going out Of date and We doubt return to it..
GANG PLoWs.
These plows had i further trial but no new
| facts were elected In their favor.
TWO HORSE rLows.
Deere, Demont, and Dickinson E Olahond
are the competitions.
sheer, cost sixteen dollars at the shop, rolling
cutter and fixtures four dollars-cnts
fourteen inches vide and seven cecp. The
| draft is $50 pounds
Dtere's pion is cast steel, and known as
| thektecl clipper, cuts twelve and i half inch
| fn1row. The shop price Is eighteen dollars-
| It cut seyeu inces deep and drew 400 pounds.
Tie other plow not having a rolling cut
ter, gave up the contest. &. There Is set
another ploN to arrive, and the farther trial
Of plows will be resumed tomorrow. The
! ccntest is close, and the spectators are taking
sides. The Dixon plow has the advantage In
draft, but the Moline does the best work,
though the difference Is not great. They are
the TWO best ploWs that We have seen, when
We take INTO CONSIDERATION workmanship and
material. We would not be surprised at d
lcck in the committee, as tomorrow one oi
the members leaving. There will be only four
to decide the matter, the new one to arrive
may change the aspect Of things.
BRoODES soTER AND cClT1vAToR.
Cost SIS. Sows sf1 feet, twelve cultiyatora
adjusted to any amount Of feed. sows corn
and covers as well or better than q harrow.
We do not think 1t can be used in rough land
as the large number Of cultiyators on the
same line Of shaft will render 1t liable to
clog. The machine is made in Chlcsgo and
very creditable to the manufacturers.
With good hand eower aue man can son
thirty acres in day, and with soil shoyel
two horse cultivator, aud iron roller, the
work can be done better and almost as rapid
For email farms it will not pay, when ne take
into consideration its clogging in rough land
The same objection has rendered the Old drl
Of 50 little value.
| CORN CELTIyAToR.
The two horse cu1tiyators were the mai1
features in the afternoon, and as I'll Of then
are well made, Of good material, and did tlrs
rate work, it Was no easy matter to figure III
which vas the very best, all things con
sideyed.
The several machines are sold as follows:
Statfo1d'e Patent.
Faust & Bradley ...........+..........-.... $50