The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-01-17
FnoM THE RURAL CAnoLIN1AN.1
Ploughing at the Orangeburg
County Agricultural Fair.

A"''"E "'eouucu All tHTee OF TIC
Orangeburg Agricultural Fair plough
ing matches, so far, have noticed the
evident lack of preparation by the
agents of improved ploughs to show
fully their merits to the public. 1t IS
not only passive injustice 70 the iu-
ventors, owners aud statesmen but it is
actually giving the champions of the
country grasshoppcr ploughs (Floppers)
the opportunity TO crow.
Many intelligent, we'll educated,
successful planters, have never used ac
improved plough, and some Of our black
smiths aver, that they can make n
plough thFt will turn under grass as
we'll as the expensive improved kind.
Now have Collins, Brinlcy, Avery and
others been manufacturing and selling
Tor thirty or forty years at prices rang
Ing from five TO twenty five dollars.
when our knowing neighbor can make
articles that can do the work just as
we'll for two7 If it is so, it is time we
were convinced. If it is not so, then
will the Agricultural Societies stick II
pin there, and for next year iovite
special competition from the pincy
woods shops for good round premium
in money, and appoint committee that
have ploughed, (not sat on the fence
and looked on) with both, and all kinds
to dccidc--I think it will tell. Another
n'atter-a lawn of sandy loam is no
pace to test any plough The agricul.
tural grounds here. afforded a tolerably
difficult field for this year, though only
in sandy soil, out with gond coat of
fallen crab grass-un fortunately no clay,
pea vines, Or tall broom scd.e.
Preseut, the three penllenanly
agents, representing the Collins, Brinley,
and A.ery rioughs. Superintendent,
col,lss,itaees aud several lsnnarn,imer,ries
llaassd iookers of,st ne PIN aglisng ppeA red
2I to he q ;Iliattor OF MT much itaporGance
] The two-horye pl,uyhing. wont off
very well, with the exception of few
mistakes of the ploug4i,nan, n colored
carpenter, who knows ~ more about
Pioughing then 7ie daes about the use of
"a pen. helped by the different sugces.
tions of almost every one on the ground.
The first furrow (of six) was turned
very we'll, Of ceurse the second was
turned back against the first, tumbling
most of the first back where it came
from; the soil and clods of the second
falling in behind ttc plough. The pair
OF third furrow slices were left standing
on edge, as they could not well be turn
ed over the upheaved clods Of the second
The difficulty would have been over.
come if the first two slices had been
taken thin so as not to fall back, leaving
o clean furrow for the others.
The onehorse plonghing by Mr..
Carpenter, and coudjutor equally skill.
iul. Mule walks in the fur:ow where
he has been used to 60 plough follows
~ me .fu'ro,o as a matter Of course
Mule ls hawed to the left on to the land
where ne Is not accustomed to walk. by
dozen voices. Plough shoots to the
let'-shoots to the right-clogs is
jumped out by Carpenter, the way he
does with foppcrs, skipping few feet
every time. Plough dips down again,
and is we'll shaken up from side to eide,
as would be done to one of the refrac.
tory little Carpenters who might m;sbe,
have; the plough, of course, making
corresponding little p'tato hills for
every shake. At the close every one
was satisfied, for every one had voice
in it, and there were specimens of all
kinds of ploushing. Supernumerary
No /, is ambitious TO plough. He walks
on the left of the plough supernumer.
ary No. z, suggests that he should turn
over refractory soils with his foot :;
supernumerary No. 8, insist that plough.
man should walk in the furrow after
the plough supernumerary No 4, sug
gests that he straddIe his legs, go on
both sides, and SO comply with the
views Of al.
a word on tho coulter A sharp
knife merely pressed against your fiue
cloth coat will not cut, but even dull
one, slightly drawn leugthwise, will. 1t
is tho same with the coulter. In solid
sward, the revolving coulter will un
doubtedly. cut well but with cotton
like bed of crab-grass, on sandy loam,
it will either roll over or press in the