Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-09-09
LABoR-skvING INVENTIONS.

| TO tho times on which we have fallen
While politico- economists arc facking
| their brains over dreamy theories, and
essaying to fix upon some plan whereby
the present diejointod system Of labor in
tho South may be reduced to something
like o practical standard, the noceasities OF
the times, not brookipg such slow sitting
process, demand aud quicken into life those
reader resources Of goniue, which manifest
themsel YES in labor-saving inventions.
Necessity never hps'until recently, called
for any considerable display Of ingenuity
among uE IN the matter Of substituting
machine for hand labor, more particularly
IN It's application TO agricultural purposes
We have had, IL il true, splendid Fngar
mills, saw mills, cotton gins md other
Inscriptions OF machinery. invented and
manufactured mostly abroRd, Int when
it camo TO filling the soil, the old band
plough md shovel and hoe process were
considered amply sufficient ii the hands Of
tho sLaIwart blacks who used to people tho
old plantations. r....-
But times have changed, aud circum-
stances have changed with them. Human
,nboring machines for the cultivation Of
the soil, arc no longer Available undor tho
old played out HyBtom, and In order TO
make np for tho doficiencicH Of The prosebt
nchoaGe tystsm, the genius OF entiop
in setting tA wits to work 10 accomplish
by simple art and single hand, all and "A
great desl moro than many human hands
could, undos the old process.
Tho New Orloaus Hee, Of the 9Th, speaks
of now plough, OF cultivating machine,
tho invention of Mr.. Lorm GountAY, Of
this State, which IL destined no doabt, not
only to effect signal simplitcation OF
labor, but TO supply advantlgeously tho
labor Of tile blacks who are deserting the
plantations. Tho inventor has obtained
caveat at Washington which guarantees
him tho right Of bis invention, until the
delivery OF tho patent. lie has tried the
machue on small piece Of ground, and
will DO happy to oxplain It's advantages to
planters, who may address HIM on the sub
.ieot at tho apothecary store of Mr.. BATTER,
corner o. st. Peter and Dauphne stroets,
New Orleans.
Wo copy from the Bse tho following de-
tailed description OF the machine by the
inventor
A NEW MACHINE TO MAKE CROPS.
This invention consists in machine
having the form Of n hedge, 6 feet long,
moro or less, five high or low, at will, and
Ave feet wide, more or less, 1t is framed
and supported on the left and right, by
four shafts and six supports or columns
the two lower shafts run parallel to the
ground, and the two upper ones, parallel
to the first, and five feet HIGHER The lat
ter are supported by three columns on
each side of the machine. On the top of
it are three cross bars, or head frame,
made fast hy screws which tasten both
sides Of the machine. This head frame
| moves at will, up and down, inside. On
the bars, when raised ut a proper height,
is placed n funnel 10 receive the seed to
be planted Two more bars, placed n foot
high, support the oliver or colter, that
opens tho ground for the seed At the
head Of the lower shaft, is placed n trian-
gular plough, about q foot long and eight
inches high which can be raised or lowered
| Mt will, by means Of Of u Lever. Inside,
and dragging on the ground, are two ram
mers fastened on an IRON holder; one of
them throws the earth Oh the left and the
other on the right, and always toward the
centre Of the machine, and ID the middle
Of it, making q ridge. A switch is placed
opposite the moving hook fastening it to
the lever, which under slight pressure
raises the hammers and triangular plough,
or lowers them two or more inches below
tho level Of the ground. 80 that burrows AFRO
dug on both sides. This machine will
plant . space from eight to two feet wide,
by - mere change Of tho cross bars. II
must be driven by two horses, or mules, OF
oxen The plant around which The earth
is to DO worked invariably passes through
the tie centre Of this apparatus, tho plough
and blade digging and cutting on both
sides oft.
The new contiIvancG destroys every bit
OF grass in Its way, leaving no remnant III
the middle Of the rows; moreover, il is
employed in the untitled land and does tho
work Of FIVE hands The COCO grass and
others arC swept entirely out Of the way.
To each Of tho hammers il attached q steel
blade oil the same length, working as q
knife on the level ground, cutting away
the grass, and filing up hollows, making
Mt the same timc ridge, with clear f,I-
row in tho middle, destined to drain the
soil.
II the apparatus is driven by two strong
horses, the driver may sit down on the plat
form, protected from the rain or sun by a
canvass. A boy or girl, or an old man OF
woman may drive and work the appn-
ratus as easily as m able bodied man.
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ADJOURNMENT or TIRE MISSISSIPPI Con-
vEsT1oN The Eatchez Coarie,, of the 9Th
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