The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-07-17

REPORT OF THE MACHINERY COMMITTEE OF THE
| GUNPowDER AGRICULTURAL CLUB ON CORN WORK
ING IMpLEMENTs.-The Machinery Committee
| appointed by the Gunpowder Agricultural Club
made the following report at the last meeting
of the Club: #
Requirements agreed upon By Consnsittee and
Accepted By the Clu6-Durability non-hability
to get out of order performing as well onhilly
as on level or rolling land doing most work
with easiest draft and least labor.
| To the Gunpoaoder Agricultural Club:-The
trial of corn working implements, the arrange
| ment and conduct of which was confded to US,
| came off on the 18th of june on the farm OF D..
Gorsuch. Thirteen implements were entered.
The drag, single and double shovels, are with
| separate reversible cast points, manufactured
| by Evan Davis, are so we'll known and in such
general use among US that any commentator
of their efficiency on cur part would be super
fuous.
John knight, of Hereford, entered an iron
drag and double shovel pillow. Both worked
we'll, especially the drag, which is constructed
on a new plan like the iron double shovel with
curved legs and steel shovels; seems to be
durable and is offered at cheap rate.
Griffith & Turner, of Baltimore, entered an
| iron double shovel pillow which, however, pos
sesses no advantages over those in common use.
WooLsey HurroD.-This plement was intro
| duced among us by S. M. Price, member Of
the Club, who first saw it on the farm OF VIM.
| Woolsey, the well known grazier Of Hartford
county. 1t has thirteen teeth, square at top,
| hattened below the frame and curved forward.
1t is drawn by one horse. 1t scarifes the
| ground thoroughly and its use is admissible at
| an early stage of the corn's growth, being pre-
ceeded in order only by the Thomas harrow and
when the employment of the drag or cultivator
would be out of the question. 1t is weu adapt
| ed to drilled corn.
| The Malta cultivator Cfor two horses) entered
| by Thos. Norris Son, of Baltimore. The con-
| struction of this implement is entirely new and
| novel to us. 1t is provided with wheels and
| two double shovels playing from an axle. 1t
| straddles the row and completes It's working.
| It's examination was too imperfect, for want OF
| time, to justify a conclusive opinion concerning
its merits. 1t was therefore left with our chair
man for a more extended trial.
Thls Implement was Iorwaitfea t,r~O, hr~ses -
editors of the american Farmer. Like the
Malta it is constructed by combining two dou-
BILE shovels as to straddle the row and COM
| plete its working as it proceeds. In forming
| Judgement of its value we found ourselves in
the same dilemma in which the Malta placed
| us, and we have gotten rid of it by the same
process, in both cases with the consent of our
| chairman, whose report is herewith appended.
Signed, DICKINSON GoRSUCH,
EDWARD SCoTT,
S. NJ PRICE,
EDWARD II. MATTHEW'S
The Malta is not adapted to billy land, but
works well on level and rolling land. Its draft
is very light, the horses carrying it with ease
in the hottest weather. and with a rapidty as
tonshing to those who are accustomed to using
the ordinary double shovel. A hand of ordna-
ny diligence will work ten day with it.
1t is easily controlled and being provided with
tenders requires no following, while at the same
MI ha fin fro nnh nd fho
steps. 1t was worked in drilled corn only.
The Granger | found useless on billy land,
but it puts the work ahead rapidly on level
land. l should not be willing to put it into the
hands of any other than the most intelligent
class of farm laborers. DICKINSON GoRsUcH
Badge CeNrRAoTs AwARDEn.-On Wednes-
day 14th the proposals for building five bridges
at the points designated, were opened by the
County Commissioners, and the contract for
each bridge was awarded as follows:
No. l, an open wooden bridge over Grave
Run, 9th District, at Abram Hare's Mill, of the
following dimensions: Length of span 35 feet;
IA feet wide in the clear, abutments feet high
above the bed of the stream with wing walls
on each side.
For this bridge there were twelve bidders,
and the contract was awarded to Lysander
Mccullough, for $4,000.
No. 2, an open wooden bridge over the stream
that crosses the public road leading from Pho
nix and intersectng a road that leads from
Sweet Air by Hoffman's Paper Mill length of
span so feet IA feet wide in the clear; height
Of abutments from the surface of the water
feet; wing walls on the upper end feet.
For this bridge there were nine bidders
Awarded to II. A. Maggie, for $425.OO.
No. 3, an open wooden bridge over the Little
Falls of the npowder, on the public road
leading past John j. Abrams Paper Mill
length Of span 81 feet IA feet wide in the clear;
height Of abutments s feet.
For this bridge there were ten bidders
Awarded to E. Matthews, for $271.O0.
No. 4, an open wooden bridge over Piney
Run, on the Black Rock Road, near the Meth
odist church at Dover length of span 80 feet
Ia feet wide in the clear; height of the abut
ments feet from low water mark
For this bridge there were seven bidders
Awarded to John H. Millendor, for $4,000.
No. 5, an open wooden bridge over stream
called ellis Run, at Dover, on the road leading
to st. Johns church length of span 20 feet
IA feet wide in the clear; height of abutments
feet.
For this bridge there were seven bidders
Awarded to H. A. Maggie, for $224.OO.
Proposals were also offered by L. w. Finley,
agent of the Wrought Iron Bridge Company, of
Canton, Ohio, for iron bridges over each of the
streams above named.