Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-10-28
For the Essex County ilcrall.
PfITApEIPuIN. Oct, l9.h. 1876.

lIliLApELfiilA. OCL. lJSl, 100 U.
There are many things here to interest
and instruct the farming portion of the
community, particularly in their own
line. Agricultural hall is filed with that
with which farmers have to do. Farm
implements from all nations, all here dis
played, and the comparison shows our
higher civilization, and progress in me-
chanical genius and labor saving ma
chimes. The Australian plough is a huge
affair according to our notions. The
beam is supported by parallel beam
running on two wheels, one at each end,
where the draft is attached. The iron
running through the beam supports a
double point, to which is attached round
rods or bars of iron two inches in diam
eter, which run back on each side Of the
beam. 1t is more of machine to lift
and pulverize the land, as it would be
impossible to, turn it over. The Swecd-
ish and the Russian ploughs are vastly
different from ours. The Russian SNOW
plough would be good thing for our
difting roads. Our own progress in
ploughs is nicely shown by contrasting
the present with the youthful days of
Daniel Webster. The huge old plough
that he held on his fathers farm, is here
on exhibition, heavy and strong enough
to plough through the mountains. Be
side it on beautiful carpets are our mod
ern ploughs of all kiuds and of all de-
greeS of strength, with steel polished to
dazzling brightness, and with wood
work ornamcnted with paint and varnish
in the highest style of art. All varieties
of hay cutting and reaping machines in
motion, which interested the western
more than the eastern farmers.
There are several varieties of hay load
ers, two of which attract particular at
tcntion. One is operated with the hay in
the windrOw, the other as it is scattered
on the ground. A general description OF
the latter is, it consists of a horse rake
with longer teeth, which is attached to
the rear of the hay cart o. wagon, just in
front of the teeth, and coming down
within foot Of the ground is q revolv-
in rack, which operates like the separator
of threshing machine and is just as
wide as the rake is long. On this rack
are Stats running the entire WIDTH with
teeth six inches long, and as the rake be
gins to accumulate the hay these teeth
catch it and carry it up over the cart,
and all the man has to do is to drive and
load. 1t looks like a good thing on
smooth ground Here are the rudcr ma
chimes Of the hardly civilized nations.
The plough used in bible times and by
some nations to-day, which can do moth.
ing but root the ground little.
The post hole digger is another simple
machine, but of great value to the far.
mer, by which round hole can be easily
dug, Of any size and to a depth of foul
feet, easily lifting the dirt out. Many
farmers purchase them here.
Although visitors are very much en-.
crossed by the exhibition still the politi
cal situation is not forgotten. Politics
bubbles up in all quarters, and probably
there never was an election to take place
when both parties were so sanguinc as
now. Each are doing their utmost, no
alone in the 1ational contest, but in The
congressional and State elections.