The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-01-19

~ "a hei colton ana other crops,
because, said he, the East and North are
iorced to use their wits from sheer neces.
sity. With naturally inhospitable
cline, they were forced TO rely upon the
active cooperation of their minds for n
support.
implements Adapted to tho NecessIties os
the South.
Il new invention in the plow depart.
ment called the three. wheel plow. not
yet perfected, seems to cover the ground
In that line. Its equally adapted to the
preparation of the ground and the cult
Vation of the crop. Any sort of plow
can be worked on it, and by means of a
little wheel OH the end of the tongue the
piows will do their work to the end of
the row, although the horses may have
turned partially round. The course of
the plows is not varied a. once by the
turning Of the horses. The depth of the
piowing. can be regulated as in other
cu'tiVators. There were two and three
morse piows of every pattern, and many
OF them we'll adapted to the rough lands
OF the hills of the Piedmont belt. The
Avery two horse plow seemed to me equal
10 any. The exquisite polish and finish
OF SAID plow makes them equal to the
pest In draught and turning of soil. A
great variety of harrows on exhibition
every one of which possesses some ex.
ceilencc. The rotary harrow involves q
novel feature in having an inner reyoly.
ing harrow for pulverizing the soil.-
some doubted whether it could be used
on rough lands, but on such land il could
be easily removed, and the remainder of
the harrow is equal to any. The Thomas
narrow has many friends among Southern
farmers, and is not likely to be soon dis.
placed in their esteem. The harrow is
destined to play an important part in the
rcsuscitation ni ,outhern farming. both
IN preparation and cultivation of crops.
Corn and cotton planters of great va.
r'ety, but there was one called the Cleres
planter that seemed to us quite adapted
70 our country. On rough or hily land
NE think the one. horse planter the only
kind suitable for such lands. This plant.
er Will drop corn or cotton any required
distance in any quantity, dry or wet. It
is equally adapted to the drilling ;of
guano, costing 10 or IL dollars.
The one and two-horse manure distrib.
utors are another great invention for the
South. The coarsest kind of manure is
pulverized and scattered broadcast or
drilled as desired
Another valuable invention for the
farmer is an attachment to any common
hox wagon body, which will enable the
farmer in moment to spread his body
oa Top some two feet or more for
the hauling of forage crops or grain in
the sheaf. Ghe irons cost ten dollars,
and possesses strength equal to a
weight Of 1000 pounds.
Road scrapers Of various kinds and
sizes, of sheet iron, which might be made
valuable on the farm in scraping up ma
nures, if the Southern people should
ever go back to the good old plan of ma
nipulating their own manures.
The cotton seed huller is needed in
every neighborhood, and almost on every
farm, and would soon find its way there
were it not for the cost. 1t hulls the
| cotton seed, thus leaving the kernel in
the best condition fer fertiizing or to be
used for feeding purposes. 1t will also
! grind corn and cob meal with the shuck
for feeding stock.
The cotton seed cleaner will take the
dirtiest cotton with the hulls on and
clean it of the trash and gin it, making
good lint.
A cotton press, destined we think to
work revolution in the trade, was on
exhibition. 1t presses the cotton into
small bales of 125 pounds, dispenses with
cotton ties, except three wires, and bu,
f.tle bagging necessary. The cotton is
pressed SO compactly that the compress
is unnecessary. The machine is rather
cumbersome, but Yankee ingenuity will
soon relieve it of useless appurtenances
Cotton gins of the most elegant patterns,
but the one that attracted our attention
more than others was the invention of a
Massachusetts man. This machine dis
penses with the saws entirely, and sepa.
rates the seed from the lint by rubbing
1t is slower in operation, making 60O
pounds of lint in n day, but preserves
the lint unbroken, thus securing cent
or two more in the pound on the market
It manipulates long or short staple
This machine meets the requirements Of
Mr.. Atkinson, the prince of New Eng.
land manufacturers. With such lint the
American spinner can ask for nothing
more.
But time would fail us to enumerate
all we saw. Like tho Queen Of Sheba
! our expectations wera great, hut the hal
had not been told. The Glass He,
Matching the little chicks by machinery
the carp fish in pools of water, the spurt-
ing fountain in front of Judges Hall
throwing up continually q stream o.
living water, the various kinds of cottor
growing upon the grounds, the ribbon
cane, the luxuriaut oats-everything L
amuse and instruct. Engines of every
kind, all excellent, but the Traction en-
cine attracted more attention than all thu