Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-27
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had perfected and we're perfecting, that
would do, but we must go and see
for ourselves. Having obtained permission
from Mr.. Buford himself we went down to
The works and were shown the whole system
Of pillow manufacture, from beginning to
end, including the latest improvements in
and pillow gearing, which this firm
are bringing ont. The talent Messrs. Buford
& Co. have en- hand, and the enterprise they
show, is quite beyond comment. Though the
works are so large, every department is so
complete in itself az almost to appear a
separate concern. We we'll knew the stand
Buford & Co.'s plows had taken in the
agricultural world, and had seen them in
use far and vide during editorial trips, and
heard them spoken of with high
The xxx Plow is the name of one
of the new plows and the Black Hawk
Cultivator the name of another two names
which will at once rivet the attention of the
The soil of our western p~rairies,
since the sod was first broken has under
gone, and is constantly undergoing, most
and p~erplexing changes. By
constant freezing, in many places, it be-
comes pulverized to fine dust, generally as
sticky as paste when damp, and as loose as
an ash heap when dry, constant blowing has
also loosened up and mixed with the soil a
quavtz.sand harder than glass. So, what
with the sand to cut and the sticky soil to
adhere to the surface of the mould boards it
has become impossible to make plows scour
in such places unless they nave q perfectly
hard surface, and are of exactly the proper
shape. 1t has been the aim of al pillow
manufacturers to meet these requirements,
and Messrs. B. D, Buford & Co. now claim
that they have at last produced q pillow that
will scoW in any soil. This pillow they brand
AAA. 1t is the chef deuUTe of the skill
and experience of their foreman, Mr.. Gross
ley. Mr.. Crossley is a whole works in him
self; his ~consummate knowledge of his
business is we'll known. He has
that keen, penetrative, yet partially
absent eye which we have before observed
in our numerous intercourses with inven-
tors alwsys scutely up to the present
mark, yet engaged on the future but he
can also turn to, and do better work than
any other man about the place. The XXX
pillow is built on an entirely new idea, and
although it is not in our power to critically
describe it, we will state a few of its special
points. It's draught is much lighter than
in the usual plows; and its shape is such
that the soil TO turn over from
its first contact with the share, and it has
no sudden curves or depressious on which
the soil can stick. The handle is set, and
the block and standard recessed, SO that no
soil car adhere TO either, leaving the pillow
perfectly clean. The shape of the mould
board is such that it is impossible to choke
this pillow in the foulest ground. It is also
made in duplicate, by a new device, SO that
any share, lsnd side or mould board, viii fit
any plow of this brand, and every part oft,
which is exposed to the wear and tear OF
the soil. is perfectly hardened through
These Xxx plows, we understand, have
been tested this spring in the worst soils
known, snd have worked perfectly where ali
others failed. We we're shown q letter from
". 5. Sullivan, of Ford county, Ill, who
farms 40, 600 acres of land, in which, after
TIE xxx he pronounces il the Ne
pits ultra Of plows. Messrs. Buford are
shipping samples of these plows to sIi
points IL the west whore there has been
to make plows scour. and will con,
vince al parties By actual tests that they
have produced VIA: everybody has long
been seeking in vain. They are now intro
ducing plows of the NIX mod ell, but oil
smaller sizes, into Texas and California, as
are specially adapted 10 the mustard
and adobe lands, and anticipate a growing
there. After this, all plows made st
these works will be in duplicate, and
although the XXX will remain at the head
of the lisT, the other old ground plo VS. vii
oe made to approximate its securing quail
ties. But 1t is perhaps IN their improve
ments on the celebrated Black Hawk CUT
that they excel. This cultivator
stands, confessedly, st the head, as
the standard cuitivstor, and brings a better
price and is more fsvorRbiy known thai
any other, Messrs. Buford having sold nearly
$500, 600 worth of them the past spring.
But, with the new i'm improvements, they viii
be without rival. The principal improve
ment in them consists IN a new knuckie or
coupling, the invention Of Mr.. Crosslev-for
a patent is being taken out-through
whose kindness We were msde intimately
acquainted with its working but are not now
at liberty to do more than mentionjts specisl
merits. The coupling enables the cultivat-
ing besmsto be moved vertically or laterally,
The slightest wobble, and the wear
from constant ard long usage does not in
Inc least effect these points. II is arranged
with q break pin, go that when the plow
strikes any obstacle the pin gives way and
the beamssufer no strain. Also, the height
Of the beams and the angle or pitch of the
shovels can be regulated ct will. The beauty
ofthe whole thing is in its simplicity, and
he fact that it csu be readily Understood
and managed by anybody. We were fortu
enough 10 be at the works when this
Invention was being tested, and could thus
appreciate the points mentioned. We learn
hat, next year, it ia the intention of this
irm 10 attach wooden beams as we'll IS iron
cams TO their cultivator,-as NAV be de-
'lred,-so that they can sut any customers
They certainly ought TO be able TO
suit the farmer, for thew have a strong and
machine: one that runs with light
irsught and is capable of being adjusted in
possible way to pillow deep or shallow,
and TO the soil in epy direction. The only
words We can apply TO the xxx, and the
Black Hawk are, "e1quisitely nest." Messrs.
Il Co, also make every known de
of pillow, and, in their works is the
best hardening process yet known, We
temize q east iron tank undo. the la rden.
ng room. We are much indebted 70 Mr..
6utord for the complete insight he gave us
nto the workings of his msnnfscto ~.
5esides being pleasant and obIiging, be is
ne of the best Informed men We ever talke,i
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