The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-09-06
THE PEERLESS PLOW.

THE PEERLESS PLOW.
Herewith take pleasure to offer to
the public an article which will interest
the most respectable class Of American
citizens-the farmer.
For some time I have pondered how
to make pillow which will fulfill all that
ought to be asked from such an imple-
ment. Employed in foundries and ma
chine shops since my early youth, I got
knowledge of the several faults and
shortcomings of the plows heretofore in
the market. My aim was to find out
these faults and try to avoid them and
in this I have been perfectly successful,
as succeeded in constructing pillow
which in perfectness cannot even be ap-
preached by any other pillow now in ex-
istence. I therefore call this pillow the
Peerless"
The main advantages of this pillow are:
1. Mould-board, point and Landslide
are thoroughly chilled, and therefore, as
steel, SO that they cannot be attacked
either by file or drill, but only by grind
ing while wet. These parts, therefore,
are more durable than those on any 9th
er pillow, and will last at least as long as
five common plows.
2. Mould-board aud point are finely
ground and polished like mirrors. The
advantage of this will be easily seen by
any farmer and does not require expla-
nation. Everyone knows that a smooth
pillow draws easier than rough one. But
the main advantage is that this smooth
ness will last, in consequence of the
chilling, and will not permit the forma-
ton of wire-like edges as they may be
seen on all steel plOws after some use
This metal is close, compact and of even
hardness while pieces of steel of the size
of mou.d-board are seldom of an even
compactness, and the metal sold as steel
very often does not prove to be better
and harder than common boiler iron, SO
that even the best manufacturer cannot
get an even piece of steel Of the size of a
mould-board.
3. A great advantage is that the beam
Is adjustable. 1t is immaterial whether
the farmer has to pillow light or heavy
ground, or if with one, two or three
horses. He can IN one minute adjust
his beam to suit his design, for furrow
wide or narrow, deep or shallow. This
arrangement is SO simple and easily un-
derstood that the pillow is under the con-
slant control of the plowman, and is of
such importance that no man, after some
experience with this pillow, win scarcely
be able to use another kind. Even if the
beam should be somewhat bent or crook
ed, that would be no obstacle, as it can
be so adjusted as to retain the center
draft.
4. Another advantage is that this pillow
will never clogg, which happens so often
with other plows, for the cut is not per-
pendlcular but inclining, SO that all OBJ
stacles viii be carried to the mould
board land not to the edge as on perpen-
dicuIarly cutting plows) ana be thus
turned under. Where the common pillow
in this respect will not work at all, this
one will make clean work.
5. Easiness of draft is an object which
no farmer will underrate, for a pillow on
" needing three quarters of the power
of another one is, although its cost may
be apparently higher, cheaper than the
other one If it costs nothing. Whoever
has used my chilled pillow, adjusted it
correctly and got used to it, will soon
throw away his common pillow, even if it
should be good yet for several years.
6. Let us mention the small cutter
used in grass and meadow land, to cut
the grass in advance and put it where it
will be turned the deepest in the furrow.
so that no grass is visible after blowing,
but only loose ground, while with other
plows the grass will show hand-high in
the furrow and grow again. The small
mould board Is thoroughly chilled like
the large one. This cutter must, how
ever, not be ESQ deeper than to just cut
the grass, ttree-qusrters of an inch, be-
cause if toe deep it will prevent or ag-
gravate the turning of the furrow.
Z. The adjustable wheel Is an advan-
tage not be found on q common pillow,
and by means of which straight and
regular move may be given to the pillow,
as it may be set as well sideways, as up
and down. This setting sideways is
great advantage in case the beam should
be bent, which is often the case from e1-
posure to rain and sunshine. In such
case the centre-draft can be regalped
through the adjustment OF the wheel.
Want Of room and time prevents me
to say more about the merits of this
pillow, but the merits enumerated will be
sufficient for every thinking farmer to
agree with me, and he will not be mis-
lead by rapacious agents who do not sell
my pillow. It is obvious that these agents
viii do everything in their power to
scofn my pillow, as am not Wiling 70
give them thirty per cent. or more. as
other manufacturers do, but shall give
this commission to the farmer by selling
to him directly, or through honest agents
who will be satisfied with less commits
sion.
shall furnish good article at low
price,
do not ask dollar of anyone who is
not convinced that he has ..os tie fun
value of his money, and l call your at
tention to the warranty printed below:
Herewith offering my pillow to the iar,
mer for his judgment and use, L feel
convinced that the Peerless will In due
time be an indispensable friend OF the
farmer. Respectfully,
A. G. DuMH.
Manitowoc. Wis, August. 1877.
WARRANT
I, the undersigned, hereby warrant
nv pillow, named the Peerless" to do
good work, to keep clean in all kinds OF
soil, and be of easier draft than any 9TH
er GLOW. I also warrant that mould
board, point, landslide and cutter are