The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-12-21

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DscAruR, III, Nov. lii, 1867
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| DsAa CoLONRL.-Yosr kisd le<>ss
Of the ed sif., reached ~ n tAis
pisss, wAsrs hsvs concluded v
make ~ lrsa sspssinset 10 stssa
plouiag. l fosaa May ebtsetioss
% Ksstssky ~ = theatre Of opera.
tioss, sueh u the isdolent aud IN.
ente.rrisiss habis IT the people,
The coatrsstsd scale spos wish,
iass ths abolition Of slavery, farm.
ing operations ars bsisk conducted.
AID they are constructing every year
isstssd u expanding The dsarssas
Of feel and IL nssy Iosslitisa, he
billy ssd rocky sasarss Of tAs land
In all Of thsss rrspsoAs lllisois is
superior. Besidss, ! have always
bssn Of The opinion tia, il is upon
psairie lands, that steam plcwins will
b found most profitable asd sdsc-
tive.
Decatur, the town from which |
now write, is situated Ut tho intersec-
ton Of the Illinois Central and
Great Western Rail roads, asd Is tho
agricultural asd nearly the gsograph-
zeal centrc Of the Siats. The coan-
try within . radius Of one hundred
miles. comprises the best agricultural
portion of the state, and Il 10 fFos
this centre that hops 10 successfully
introduce the sew system Of cultivA-
ton. l regret | have but one Of
Fovisr's illustrated catalogues left,
otherwise would send you one. ]
will 10 70, however, ~ soon ~ | Est
fresh supply from Esxland. cas
give you, I tAink, 10 the mean tiee
: short description that will enable
you TO sadsrssasd the proesss.
Fowler Ass two systems, ess BY
MEANS Of tvo ssgisss, sAy Of d "
~ Aosss power. 70 salt the purchaser
which arc placed % the opposite
sides Of the Geld to be plowed. BY
means Of winding vertical drums,
plscsd beneath the boilssv, . steel
wire rops, TO which the ploSsh Is
attached, 10 drawn across the Asld
fro. ssgiue to engine, at the rate Of
I've or six milss per hour In light
soils. While one engine 10 drawing
Tie ploagk, the Other 10 Sswindisg
IL rope, 70 that who's The opposite
engine has done il work, that ono
Ia turn Commences Winding up it,
rope aad drswisg the ploush ia iss |
directions. The ssgisss, o Jos 80,
10 sot 70 xpos ths ploaghsd lasd or
Land to b. ploved II all bat, BY their
own locomotive powsrs, pas along
the edges q The Asld. fhs Issgth
Of rops on sseA drum y 400 ysrds,
but ssy s~allsr distance sss b.
operated upon, the sarplss rops re-
mainisg on the drums. II the
widis u The Geld IL greater thaa the
length Of he reps o. The drses, the
spacs y divided ieto ssetioss.
The other sysss~, -hich 10 Isss
expensive sad also less digestive,
dispsssss uish one sngias, suhstitu.
ting Tor il a. anchor, upon which
there IL . clip drsas similar u
thu, upon tho engine. Tho wire
rope 10 doublc or cadlcss, and TO one
strand Of il 10 attached tho plough.
The rops il not wound up on the
dsum, - IL H. double engine prin.
cipIs, but nsrsiy Passss half around
II, sad 10 prsvsntsd from slsckssing
in the direction Of the plough BY
meuss Of" clips or iron fagers.
upon tho drums The anchor
which iurm-has the purchase for
the engine, i. slaced upon tx whecls
or discs. with very sharp edges, and
by it, weight sinks these wheels or
discs into the ground, thus supplying
. powerful rssistA nee 70 . lateral pull
but is easily moved forward par,
pas.a, with the engine on the oppo-
site hoadland. This forward move.
Gant is communicated from the
drum of the anchor BY operating
upon ingenious cog work, which is
thrown in Asd out Of gear by the
movement Of . wheel.
The implements for the plowing,
cultivating and narrowing, ETC., arr
such a have been found best ssitsd
to the soil and crops Of Englapd,
and may rsquirs modiacatoss fof
this county. This can b easily
Effected snd 10 no good objsetios 70
the system.
Ny implements eossist Of oss sig
furrow plov, oAs Of four fsfrovs,
one kfssen fsst wide harrow, ssd ose
uiss line culGvstos. EasA OF shs
slows 10 fsssisAsd uitA diggisg
brsasts, which are sssa 70 STIR ths
sroasd, asd with Dould- Aosr3s "
tuvn Il over. Either ess OF ths oshes |
sss b ussd The fosuss lssvss he
eaytA 10 ~ eosditioa IL u 10 Who's
il las bssa sDalsA up, which yes
very psepsrly regard y . sspssisr
method u PlovisS. II bsssliss ~ |
I'M ~. -.
sod under sad expose ~ roots 70
ne aesesea1a1 's"ssse'
asd atDe3Asss- ., ~.
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follow. with . sve. ssgiss ~ sss
nan sSos sess sup.' % Y.~.'
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asd 90 - FL ~ess
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