, 1874-02-21
TIE FARM AND GARDEN.

] A41 AlAAAiA kAAAA< MA A@Ass
Lnud.RolIers-.Hoxv TO make Vinegar
Observation-Disclosures nnd Tife.Tub-
inE-.L.nnd-Plastcr for the Prairtea--
AWntch for s4-.Fnrm-Fencca OF the
White yFiIIoxv--A List OF Winter APP
p1cs--The Open Understanding OF
Drying OF Fruit md Vcgctnolcs--
Now fnventions--A He'd Of unr1.
From Our Agricultural Correspondent.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill, Feb. IL, 1874.
! LAsp-RoLLEns.
Manufacturers Of farn-imp1ements are con-
| tinua1lv seeking new things; that is all right,
and yet they should not pass by those that are
old, simply from their age. We are led to this
remark more particularly by efforts to produce
| something new in the way OF land-rouer,-
something on which to hang patent, or some-
| thing new that shall attract attention. These
! men forget that farmers are becoming rather
| practical; they meet SO often, in these days Df
| Grangers and Farmers Clubs, that they arequite
liable to talk over all the new ideas sent forth in
circulars or advertised in the industrial journals.
J Those men may, therefore, expect that the new
! thing will be looked ut somewhat critically.
| The average farmer may be supposed to look
back At least twenty years. At that date, the
! wooden lanl-rol1er WAS used to limited extent,
This was an oak log some to 1Qfeet long and
| 20 to q inches in diameter, and Was q rather
| primitive mode Of rolling the rough clods get
| it's uso gave promise Of value, and something
better was sought for, and some New-England
genius sent ont cast-iron roller cast in three
| hollow sections; but, unfortunately, ho attached
tha ,power in such manner as to destroy its
value. It waB about feet long and 80 inches in
diameter. have seen nothing that would COM
pare With it 80 horse-killer. ! persuaded
ncighbor to take of tue old frame. and attach
one direct to tho line Of draught; when it be-
came useful implement, not requiring half the
power to haul it. This effort discouraged cast
iron rollers, and tho next effort was for
large hollow roller, made OF na1Tow. Sec
tions OF oak-p1ank, bound together
with iron hoops; and many Of these are nov in
use. In 1860, man by the name OF Isaac P. At
water advertised *ta cast-iron land-roller ~
inches in diameter, in 13-inch sections; six SEQ
tons, $45 seven sections. $50; eight sections,
$55; ali hung ready for l1se-' I ordered one of
these, Of sir sections, aud have had it in >uso
ev cry season since; and It has rolled hundreds
OF acres for others. This roller may be drawn
by a light team, ia easily turned at the ends. of
tile land, aud does the best kind Of work; and I
would not exchange it for any t1o iron land
rollers that have seen, and especially for one
moro curious than useful Mr. Atwater
1'' 1ouno A''le saie 1ol n's ioness' "a aua'
tue war lo'lowlls, tne 1u.u 1!.4 5aneo,
anu NJ 1ounu sIase ,' IN sonne ols.an1 ue1a; out
ne mas le1. oenlno u1n tne oest P4sn o1 CAST
field. The rows Of corn are usually planted 8
feet and 10 inches, aud the roller should be just
long enough to cover two roWR; consequently
feet inches long, or rather feet; and these
should bs in seven sections OF Is inches; and,
as there is half-inch play between each section,
it would be tho proper length. think the roller
with the frame weighs about 500 pounds. Some
cnterprislng manufacturer ought to get up q
good practical roller like this even without
patent; but should not be surprised to
hear OF some enterprlslng genius taxing out
vent, like the sliding-gate: little judicious
swearing Tohld accomplish it. 1t would be bet
ter to load it with sham patent than not have
the roller put on sale at areasonable price. Our
Observation-Disclosures think they must have
their goods protected WITH patent IN order to
secure monopoly, and some OF them have
yesz after year, we are shown new patent-rollers.
some OF wood and some Of cast-iron, but none OF
them to meet the demand.
4 roller need not be very heavy. norto exceed
Y inches IN diameter; and it ls a question Il
one OF q, inches IS not quite aa good+ as small
roller will grind the clods while very large one
SIMPLY presses them into the yieldng SOL.
nelghbor has roller cast IN three sections, that
Is only 10 inches IN diameter, that does GOOD
work, and 6tVes satlsi action.
a good cast-iron roller ought to be nad Tor S4o
or $oo at the ahop. and A. those pr1css could be
sold- -.----..-
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ttars =, ~ st ~ ~
vnu tsnt Of Them 11':' '''''te J. N. 4
W. ~ thinl ~ +h,+ nth two onnc.a ~ oooa
c.na ,ioas xet n,,1,ar;1ad "o5 ,nt ~ 80 5ae
~ " could "r 1naae good V,'ne1ar R;ttsre @ hnt
not being fond Of aioes Is medicine. have
narar ;n{1;cted such hjt,ers m INV family Thev
49, ~ dewitt raafrl ~ verv vooderuta dosoa
5:..L. 80 49, s, L.. 49, s;t1 =; ttn'
Ploslulue LII ypo ~ un'o estoos ~" ~ tnen
1of. WITHOUT 1alsn' aA sueu 1enaeo1eS nA7o very
little value.
wEL1-AuaERs.
This subject continues to attract attention I
baye lattern fron, parties who hayo patents to
.e,j Int th;s ia of m intarest ,o tha gane1,l
sen o. ous 5 ~ - 80 - - iI ~ 1st;a ~ - ~ Elst E.s
teaue', onu sueJ anouo ~ g s.eo 80 10 ooAoo'
OF those VINO WISH 60 invest N eucn tMn9s:
a., Aae .ne .uea ~ sne u. t ~ W uase 1
!he aashusasa y, " ou.ao1.s M ~ 4east aua lusn
me wafer W. pe ao.o ~ Ee: ~ oe'Vgrn S1t' 1ne
JOINTS: - III une case VI 11e.o.Anls. mne:aei
tnls klna Of toone eoula DC maze enecsuA n
stratum OF qulcksana can on1y % aeterminea py
experiment. Saoolo II sueceen, II must Dc the