Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-10
GRICUETURAL
agricultural implements.

Of men in the land, and is secured only Oy NV
pse Of the best labor saving implements. Inc
adysnce in the wages of lsboring men uuiiHs
the last twenty vesrs. has been so great 'ha'
nearly every considerable farmer u our se''i0n
ofcour,ry ust have been ruined hnanc'aiiy'
h,,, f,- tho wonderful Improvement IN imple-
pents ADAPTED to his use. Let US compare Tor Il
Illustration. the plouEhs in use twenty-five or
thirty years ago With one Of the scientifically de-
signed and artisticslly constructed Holbrook
National Prize Ploughs, a Vermont invention
by the way, and the condition il which they
respectively leave the soil for after cultivation.
In the one case it WAS thought well done if the
hGd looked pretty dirty" through tufts Of
grass and weeds were to be seen all over it in
the other it is considered not well done unless
the soil Is both completely turnel over, and
thoroughly pulverizej; il the one case, notTith-
standing the eZubersnt spontauiety Of virgin
soil, requiring much after preparation to make
passable seed bed; in the other, leaving It a.
mellow sc an ash hean aud almost fitted fer the
most minute seeds The difference in the am
mount OF force required to work them is not less,
but since it is not apparent except TO instrument
tai tests we do not take It into account. And
SO iuperfeo;ly adapted 90 their use at that time
were the implements Of after culture, that we re-
collect very distinctly hearing AMI reading OK
tended discussions on the proprie;y Of employ
ing animal labor in the corn field, in which the
negative almost always 90; the better in the ar
gumeut; and some Of the largest farmers in the
Champlain Valley never permitted a morse 70
come into their corn fields from seed tine to
harvest; and when We recolloct that almost the
only implement they had to work him on We
should AT this day pronounce a pretty POOR sub
stitute 70. plough, We 20 not SO much wonder
that be was yotel d nuisance. and left in Che
pasture while the men hoei on day ly day
for about two sl.ii-1gs e-ch and their board,
aad that too, with thick, heavy, unvieily and
comparatively inefficient implement
Nor is Che improvement confined 90 pl.ushs
harTow-, cultiystors and hoes. We nave SOW
ing and planting machine, moving, respilg,
te5diug, rakius, loading and uu.54.,,as machine
for ;he hay or5P--thrashiny AM separating MI
chimes for cur grain, and an almost unlimited
number Of lesser machines for the farm, ale
dairy, the garden and the household, un,I
many of our farm operations can be perl1-mel
for sn expenditure Of manual labor Of les THAI
p Per cent. Of that formerly rey1i.oI
Yet, with al these facts standing OUT in bold
relief before them, The majority Of farmers never
ezteni a welcome 70 any lew implement or ma
chine; but oa the other hand, reject and oppose
any apd all attempts a; Improvement till the
are actually compelled by nee -s'ty TO ai3rt
them. Docs any man telilse int there woull
have been over one moving mach ne where thlra
are nov one huairel in the STATE of vermont.
but for the falling off Of the supply Of ohesr Ca
madam lsbor, ne may easily iisa5use ms mind by
going among the farmers themselves and investi-
eating the matter; and the same is true Of every
other Kind Of implement
one very serious obstacle IN thc wsygf more
general dissemination Of letter class Of .mp'a-
ments is, that She farmers themselves persist in
remaining totally iguoran, of the simplest rriu-
ciPles Of the states and dynamic Of their occc-
patton; and another is ,hs ll.e economy al
buying chesp rather than an efficient machine.
The difference in the cost Of a common plough.
such as If Usually sold at oar country stores. M.
enc Of Holbro5k's viii be more than made ur oil.
the af,cr cultivation ofdtecu ac-.s. to sag uo.i
ing OF tie better crop and more thorough d.
sruction Of weeds That must FLOW the Ie,t-
ploughing. We saw three men planting corr
lately 10 field where there was on an aver
age more THAI two ciUmps Of growing weed. 30 d.
bill Of corn, all for the want Of an slii;oua .u-
vestment Of three or four dollars ia better !
plough. The same farmer, IN bis cultivation Of |
his seven or eight acres Of planted crops, viii |
expen5 siIitionsl labor enough ta.s season that |
ight be saved by its use to Day for anew eul-
tivs;or. Another, who cuts nearly a hundred
tons Of hay AID has bonds aud notes and money.
uses an eight d9Ii4r horse rake. Ieadier the horse
himself while another man hollis srlEe. 7stA-
CT chan invest thirty dollars i4 a Warmers rake
upon which he may ride and 10 A.. eva IaGirr,
and that too with greater ease atl iI less tine.
Is there any d7uh, about such r..e's ray.ng
for itself aal the oil loot rase r3 IL one o- tFo
Another, for the sake Of ten dollars saving in
the hrs cost OF moving machine, is content 70
endure i1r n'e or Fix seasons the torture Of nd
InE machine on small wheels with rigid SEA:
'lpp'l'S' au' 'he @Aie 'aT So arranged as %
P up constant ''flns OF me m''Aine' drlv-
'e -f ',1'- 1H '=l'" --i-n To DO the same
"O'A' 'l- "'.n 40 o'i'f o7s-'-e I'Fantage than
-le saving O. the t,n aoLi1Is IN the first cost.
"nicn Is more 'nsn lost IN the travel A'one.
Inc attempt to maze one machine do the work
d several is 'nl-ner prevalent error. The com
mon Plough is ire uaA'ly made 70 DO service FOR
me riue'Is OF 1'uoie lnouli'osrd plough and
nix .,i''' '''' '' n'iss A''' ADA even 'A't nos'
-'-'eH ''N ---e''' ''le i''i 'u''l'stoT'
-'r hei'nei o' "n'eh services Is 10 convenient OF
7routa'e-
Iime' moor muscle nerves. health, the oosrd
81 farm hsnds' tie wear and tear Of teams, ma
'hines' &c are not properly taken into The &c
count IN estimating prohts and losses Of 4arinins.
i there we're We should see much greater en-
'ouregement offered for 'he production Of strict
y first class machines and those less valuable
mes that now flood the market and render Che
ales OF better ones 50 c5mpara'ive'y limited as
0 very sensi5ly increase the price, would 90 at
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rice OF the poorer iut wien IL becomes estah- 4,
shed that only the hest VIII answer the farmers
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