The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-11-24

the mold.board of the plow and between
the horses to the stakes. Set the plow SO
that it will turn furrow from ono.half
to three.quarters the depth the land is
plowed grasp the lines with two fingers
of the left hand, at the near or left side
Of the handle, go that when the rein is
pulled straight back, there will be lever.
age enough against the handle with the
Oft rein to draw both alike. Thus pull.
ing slightly to the left will swerve tbs
team to the right, and easing on tho rein
will bring team to the left. A steady
rein will keep them straight; and how.
ever fresh the team may be, if steady, no
trouble will be experienced in keeping
them in direct line to do good work.
There is no other plan that We have ever
tried by which team is under so good
control. Some practice is required by
the plowman to do good work, but less
than by any other plan, not even except.
ing the Irish way of grasping o rein in
each hand while holding the pillow.
Keeping the eye directly along the
stakes, seek to SO pillow them down that
they shall fail sideways. Upon reaching
a stake do not stop, but continue to the
end of the furrow. Bringing the team
directly about, gauge the pillow to cut the
full depth you wish to work. Turn the
next slice and the previous one iuto the
furrow already opened, stopping at esoh
stake to place them for the next land
and thus proceed until you have reached
the starting point. Then go once more
about, drawing two moro furrows An
ordinary plowman may then be trusted
to finish two-thirds or three. quarters OF
the land.
In blowing the lands after thcy are
laid out, tho lines without any detrimeut
to the work, may be carried around the
hips of the plowman; but if the team be
fairly trained, they may be lightly held
with two fingers of the left hand or even
be allowed to rest upon the handle, which
leaves the body entirely free; aud it i:
the motion of the body as much as any.
thing else that assists in doing perfect
work.
Each bolt about the pillow should ill
holes and every nut should be drawn
tight. The beam should be in a direct
line of draught, so that when the team i:
going forward, the pillow will cut its or.
binary furrow with the guide pin 10 the
center hole of the beam, and when the
side Of the pillow is running Lowell, the fur.
row slice shall be turned naturally, anG
perfectly in tho preceding lurlow l
this be carefully attended to, any intelli
gent man can be taught in half day oil
clear land, to do fair work in blowing, by
instructing him in holding the plow, gaug
ing and turning the iurrow, and in bring
ing the team and p!ow about at the ends
1t is even more difficult to 6nish &
land neatly and well than to lay it out
In laying out, the principal thing is too
see that the team draws even and walk
directly forward. Not only must this b.
observed. but having strip equal to two
furrow slices, the pillow should be gaugeG
to take furrow only two.thrds the usu
al depth. Having turned one of the fur
rows thus, re.adjust the pillow to the or
binary gauge. and turn the last furrow
making no baiks. Fit be necessary t,
clean the furrow for drainage, tho pillow
may be passed again back and forth ,leav
ing the center fell of mellow earth
through which the water will percolat
readily.
Excellence in blowing consists 10 lay
ing out the lands, and thereafter keepinl
the burrows perfectly straight iu bavinI
them Of uniform thickness, aud in layip
them in such manner that they may bes
continue permeable to the air ; 10 perfect
ly covering weeds and trash, so that the
may rot interfere With the subsequen
} working OF the crops in so varying tn
} implements that they may do as perfec
work as possible, whether in mellow sol
in stiff clays. among rubbish or weeds, i
, stiff sod or ordinary sward All thes
: must be reached by study-not only c
the proper shape of the pillow used, bu
also of the nature Of the soil to be WORKED
; All this the farmer should understand
To tho mere plowman, it is not essential
, 1t Is however, essential that he be able
take team alone, stake and strike GU
the lands; adjust and re.adjust the pillow
; to sui: the various contingencies that ma
, arise, and to perform his work in un
form and workman-like manner Th
! constitutes good blowing, and the pei
: former is a good plowman, The perfec
plowman is he who can, not only do a
this, but knows why it should be so dom
t This constitutes intelligent labor. VIVA
portion of our plowmen may properl
r Calm this perfection =? Compara,ivel
few, Why not ? The simple &C, ofpleV
ing, the knowing when and how to do
, properly, is one of the most important Il
bors Of the farm. 1t is what often NIKE
or causes serious loss thereon,