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

Having attended all three OF tho
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 a passive injustice to the in-
vcntors, 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 an
improved plough, and some Of our black,
smiths aver, that they can make
plough that will turn under grass as
we'll as the expensive improved kind
Now have Collins, Brincy, Avery and
others been manufacturing and selling
for 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
pin there, and for next year invite
special competition from the pincy
woods shops for good round premium
in money, and appoint a committee that
have ploughed, (not sat on the fence
and looked on) with both, and all kinds,
to decide think it will tell. Another
r'atter-a lawn of sandy loan is no
pace to test any pl"ugh The agricul-
tural grounds here, afforded a tolerably
difficult field for this year, though only
in sandy soil, 6nt with go,d coat of
fallen crab grass-un fortunately no clay,
pea vines, Or tall broom sedye.
Preseut, the three senllcnanly
nsents, representing the Colli,ls, Brinley,
and Asery pioughs. Superintendent,
co1ns.,istees, aud several snnarn,in,s sr1 rios.
lssissa loake iit pl6uts ppeaiesi
sto he matter Of MT much iimportanca
4 y ~ gfti' . r .
Tae twoshorse pltushing. wont off
very well, with the exception of few
mistakes of the plouga,nan, Il co7orei
carpenter, who knows NJ more about
ploughipg then ase does about the use of
"a pen. helped by the different sugees.
tions of almost every one on the ground.
! The first furrow (of six) was turned
very well, Of course; 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 the plough. The pair
Of third furrow slices were left standing
on edge, ns 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 rs not to fall back, leaving
clean furrow for the othors.
The onehorae plonghing by Mr..
Carpenter, and coudjutor equally skill
ful. Mule walks in the far.ow where
he has been used to go plough follows
az The .fu,ro,o as matter OF course
Mule is hawed to the left on to the land
where ne is not ccustomcd to walk. by
dozen voices. Plough shoots to the
lett-shoots to the right -clogs is
jumped out by Carpenter, the way he
does with floppers, skipping few fee,
every time. Plough dips down again,
and is well shaken up from side to eide.
as would be done to one of the refrac.
tory little Carpenters who might m;sbc.
have the plough, of course, making
corresponding little p,tato hills for
every shake. At the close every on.
was satisfied, for every one had voice
in it, and there were specimens of all
kinds of ploughing. Supernumerary
No. l, is ambitious to plough. He walks
on the left of the plough supernpmer
ary No. 2, 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 NIL.
a word on tho coulter. A sharp
knife merely pressed against your fiue
cloth coat will not cur; but even dali
one, slightly drawn lengthwise, will 1t
is the 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 loan,
! it will either roll over or nroo. =; Al,