The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-02-06
AQriituttural.
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III N''s 'N'SH ''''''NS WV f,S'S |H'S
views OF how mich Of our present
excessive demand Upon manuel la
Dor might be ,esseneA ny thorough
rlowing, done 1T the right time,
an! promised to point ont in this
Issue The means BY which plovin-
might be done so us to make the
p.ow itself u Still greater labuy
saving machine.
The amount Of pioving which
can be done in day by one hand
is lmiH'! Only hy the power he can
!rontrn! and guide. IL s,:;inal pow
rr lii, E.nst he limited to lie nun
i,e,. Of animals which rar, be mana.
Ell III Il team. Tcur large oxen, o.;
mules, will not be beyond s:,ci. (,
limit; Trey may he below it. lot ua
see what may be accomplished
with them. ....e
1t is not difficult to construct or
have constructed by any ordinary
mechanic, Il combined gang pIow,
cii'ivator, OF harrow to vf,l"l, may
ne attached any hi,,:l Of piow, sub-
soi.rr or cui ator, and in any nun
Der suitable to the woll, and
strength Of the team. -Four large
oxen attached 20 such vehicle,
with gang Of two ten inch p'ows,
ut Il gait o.! one ard a half miles PER
hour wnnid readily turn under three
.orns o' green crop per d., /; With
u gang 81 two subscribers one foo,
apart, they woUit: sni,3oil i.rer
acrrs per day to tie depth Of IL 81,
IS inches With =" gang Of two srv-
en- incl, turning r.ows they won'u
p.OW !Wo acres Of this land, to .he
depth q! 4 or G inr',os AMI throw it
into beds Of any desired width, and
IN ,ci,e'iing nl'h u gang Of .wo ten
Inch farming pow would p'ou'
thee acres per day. ilnH mnch
',nd might be thus prepared hy one
'au,l Aah team from the FIRST Q! DE-
.oj,er 10 h" l1t.s CT March. or ,sl
af April, may be ALT; estimated
i,y any one. Even making q large
allowance f,r bad Gays AID wet
weather. to,ty acres would be q
very moderate estimate. Forty
acres ,hn> prepared would produce
more than l.J prepared with fonr
:ulTows; as usual, anl which, form
rather IA excuse for planting in,
stead Ct beiu" ti'ly prepared.
BIT oar labor saving does not
step here. This n.""Ai::r ;;Iay be
50 adjusted AID l.r tenn so ayran:..,
"a a. is cui'iya:in. to make the
water!ur"ovs 70 ii,: p'ow what the
guides Of ;.lr ;,iAner in 'ha nl"cI};nc
Shop are to h" toui which >!rrs ilc
work. While the vehicle always
ru:i., IN tut <H,Jp ci,nnnr', the too.
i, mo:rfl AMI ~ j;:,:cd to cat Any
portion OF The s:lriac" to be p.Aurd
IS ii.,n nuv vehicle AID teams r::o IN
tie ualcl.iilgn"., az grooves, tn,
YioHs Hay be a'ju*su,l 10 .llp>; any
tarsivn 81 He bed H.3'trt'o, with
accuracy, and il the
the paut.u. has been done VIII,
Axe accuracy w:le'. t.1e pants are
large cIOn..i to De WORKED; tn.
,,.os,> and c,'!..yator, c;:n he ahil.5!-
III tD ,,i0H tnril ~, clos" ana deep
rs nlay he desired, without ga,
danger 70 :ne plants. 1t it is &c
ii able 20 also "U:... the surface OF
The bed, small sc!i la"c pluHs or c,li
t.v"torS ,Hay I,s n't:icl."t! On ii"
i,rI.cs Of the deeper oues, 50 rs t.
WORT. tn" entire surface at uti"-siiiIr.
%. AZ ii i, usual. :, expressed! il Il.
riru.tnraI style, Al single !n;ro".
MI til, wlii depend nrnn he form
Of tn. too! uv i...,;:uulri:, mScl and
uot upon tie driver ot tie tea;u.
From, SIX to eI-'l: acres per day
wouid be Il moderate task thor
nu.lly prepared u, "e !ave de
ScviJetl aiit worked mDr"act:ilrlt~.
allt' mpre Thoroughly t.an it is pos,
s;oIe 70 10 i, H., TIE present nioGr
of p!oWins. The working NAY b.
done VITA this gang cultiyator
uu,il the plant, are ino and u h..,i
feet high, anl We know OF no plant
in ti,ie, section which i, not injured;
by blowing o" any !.:.d AFTER that
pv.iod. But this question is u'"
:;ilsonw the hundreds which he
n.aniS he best study Of the a1ri-
,a..,ariSt. and if uiH editorial c;l,