, 1874-05-02

10 she with tho Frloaman harrow, as sone othor
manufacturer ny uhanga tho form, for aons reai or
!anS!e purposo, and may OF NAY not give III ~ ao0a
1n tko Scotch harrow we lave general form, being
Mss s1s. e Il osupsss Sss not srs ssy T.
nSs 40 aSS s,a o So s
bs|nF easliy elsaro Of rubbish. THO n!mor q tooth
NAY 10 g as bnt havo M hGao e III
Tho the us,sl tima hero for SO. II Inns ton ech
moro hnn tho aedcs, and ia not heavy nor 30 hatd
tooth Ike, tha Thoma. harrow and would thon be Tho
beltor harrow for most kinds of work.
aisrgo square harrov, iat M good work On clean ana
1have small harrow With handles like plow.wi
and on rough land 1t may be 1ovslcd as do rory
thorough work n 3 saea e9sea. pestdea these TO-
so all hree Of theao selecting tho ono best adaptod to
thu purposo. shoatl hays stated that. for Two or
"sfo g o d n:5aT oi ae hive has ei
rowcd my corn iuat bcforo its coming up With thc
"Wehavs > fo'.. shtngs that arc standard, ench a.
tho Moline plow; tho Fairbanks acalcs, and to brown
ss 5e Mon5 70 Rsed e No 5se9 sf sca san a
FaIrt.nke. or no bettet nantor thsn tho brown rhe
he at my ono can do s S, to make ust goS nd
harrow, Whs alt admit tliat tic Scotch form Ia the
beat. It Ia not 20 volt scod ~ rcgarda tho coupling.
ordor ord r. hs sis bar.ow @ witt hirsWe, CITY, Or 1
tooh and tho nnbcr OF fact spread that may reaBe
@ ns 1 he 'sf M know sSs1n T. hs s s sa
Journal. averso 10 SUCH discussion, Tor tcar thas
:om'Soysv 81 implement % eSt fses
sss sssTfs ;ss f.. ,s II; s9Sss and ts sss
rxosf-r1rny r.r74t,ru
rhera need he very little added to tho above,
nB It contains good, sound doctrine. It is ccr-
tain)y desirable to havo uniform harrow, rs wo
hsvo uniform mako Of plowe. Tho hiolno
stirring pfow. Tho plow was not originated with
John Deero, but Is tho result OF all tho bost
plow-ta'ent In tho country, TINT the Moline
oas ass n 9saos ss ey eey oi Taa ts srs ssa
| with plowB. md lot othors continnc tho expert
mont. and now wo hare tho Moline plov 1iando
a. . hundred dffforent shops. Aud, should Tho
Scotch harrow, that too, will bccomo standard.
and he nado In other shops than TINT Of FurRt &
Bradley, but must be OF like good quality, and
at pgicos that will give us satisfaction. It is
probably the cheapest first~claHs harrow on tho
| market.
After wo have dispoaed Of the harrow, We
| might turn our attention to good foea-rol1or,
| and get up q standard cast-iron roller. Instead
OF ofattompting something now, wc might 50 back
a few yoars, and SEQ il some Of tho old ideas aro
not worth q little attention.
1 hayo boen looking at tho now hay-carriors
for the past dozen yearB, bgt hhvo soon mono
better than tho old London, thnt has bccn in my
hay-loft Ill TINT timo, without donlanding moro
| than IN occasional new ropo. Then, too, tho
old Palmer hayfork, Of twonty yonra, has not
bcou materially improved. Some new ones havo
bcon aent Us for tr]a'. but these have boon ro-
Fitteon years have made no real progress in
oast-iron roller, and we may we'll conaider
whether, ln our attempted progress, VIC hnvc not,
like Jonathan, shot beyond the mark. Ex-hayot
| hIcdill, In speaking Of tho utonsils found In
Ponpeil. makes tho remark that nearly hll o1
our common utonsifs for domestic use lay dnpli'
catea In the old city for the past 1900 years.
shS}wnE that gea fgt .slt has % 5o'
is good rather than to grasp at a novelty for tht
purpose Of attaching to il patent TINT shall gvt
us monopoly.
Our implonnont-makers arc patont-rnnd. Ths
inventor OF the powor 6eed-sowor died In q poor
house, becnuse his patont was worth a million O.
dollars md lie would not Boll below it's valne
In the. meantime, his idea had beel
improved and pifated. and in tho battl.
and nov, the world has almost forgotten tha
} such thing had exlBted. The cost Of making th
implement was asl6. The farmers would hav,
! purchased by tue hundred at 9a5 for each ma
chino but no, ho must havo royalty Of $50 or
. eaoh, Or no man should have ono; and thus
with the stubbornnoss Of mulc, be allowot
himself to bo Crushed to death. and other nlcr
supplied tue farmur at q reasonable price. Tht
Moline plow is subject to no patont, and is there
;; plow-ring." and vet It affords a fair profit:
We might ment on many other old things o.
yalueo snoh as "Tickling tho soil and making !
sqss With a s,s opp0sSd to tho % Dd
might do and allow tho alugsaras 70 sleep atte
tho prisl. stirring Of the surface. In short, ~
! should not forget TINT there arc some goot
things tbat We hayo left behind Like the str
s;gSss. zfSss; We must ''t' back as vol a' f'f"''
: 1AwN-aHAssEs.
It Is pretty late for tho sowing OF lawn
Rrasses; but, whore tho land can ba harrowe'
or rakod and rolled, 1t may do; providing thu
tho weathor that follows is moderately moist
at Uhlcago, who has a lot in the suburbs, In
had tho turf brolon lant tall. and is am bilious
q grassy lawn. that shall DO oven, soft, ant
. | SILKY. when tlle Juno roses nra ready for tn
bouquet; But ho had better devots his from
yard to potatoos this Boason, or plant to c'1oum
bora, and give it a heavy top.dressing of manure
, aud next fall he may plow, and harrow, and roll
and put it into any shape that may pleaso him
nnd aow bis grass-Bosd tho following hIarcl,
when lie may hopo for q nicoly.scoaoa lawn
The soodaman will give him fearful mixture o
]awn-grass- seed, that ho would do just as we'll T.
lot thom keep. and to aelocs his avn aeod, tn
baHo Of which should bo blue grass. with
Bprink',nB Of white sloyor, orchard grass, an
! rad-top. ..-. ....
AN INJECT AND 1Ts PARASITE.
A fow days since, hIr. Wilson aont mo IN In
Q scot 1arya that bad boon killed by parnAlte, bu
. which hlr. ". had supposed to be q grasB-roo
THAT the inject had graspoa In bis mouth. I for
= warded tho aanlo to Prof. Burrl who writes M
: III regard to it. ! am inclined to tho opiAio
that tho insect may prove to bo root as well
b. o Leaf eating inEoet, but OF this VIC noed furtha
n EVIDENCE. Tho University is very properly ia
PRODUCING the study of entomology III its oaaaoa
aud It is to be llopod that tho sous Of farmer
q who attend this school will bo bonoilted by in
1 vcBtlgatiops Of this kind. Thus far tho prlnci
l. pal aim has boon to make collections of butter
!, flies for ornamental purposes but the ron
= utility lies beyond this. Insocta that pray upo
:. vegotation, and their parasitoa, must havo at
tontion'; and this class Of studies Ia to hayo til
o preference. Our farmors haye givon too 1ttl
r attention to the study OF insects injurious t
). vegetation. While these students may not bt