Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-13

Some eegsnt albums are also to be seen in the
Hous htons collection which, as a whole, is one of
the :foicest shown here 1t does credit TO the firm
making it. and who are known Throughout, the in.
terror through the medium Of widespread jobbins
and retail trade.
The Oliver Chilled Piows and ahe Casa.iay
Gang and sulky Plow.
In the department OF agricultural implements and
machinery at the Park the display of the Oliver
chilled plows and of the Casaday gang and sulky
piows is noteworthy. These implements on exhibit.
ton are as finely finished as the most costly piano,
and at once suggest to the observer the couplet,
Too GOOD for use, for earth too dear"
Their quality, however, has become so well and
thoroughly established that the touches OF fine art
employed upon them is worthily bestowed The
Casaday gang or suky pillow is like nothing that has
preceded 1t. It's inventor early discovered that
many OF the most serious defects Of the sulky pillow
arose from the use OF single part and that part
that does no work-the bar, or Landslide After re.
peated but vain attempts to modify the defects aris-
ing from the Of this part he at last hit on the
happy expediency OF doing away with entirely The
working parts OF Casaday sulky pillow (the suky and
gang are alike in principle) simply moldboard
and share. To take the place and perform the duty
OF the cast-of Landslide, the furrow wheel OF the
carriage is inclined inward at the bottom upon an
angie OF about 80, its rim revolving In the corner
formed by the side and bottom Of the furrow. This
Is all there is of Mr. Casadays invention but the
results arising from this bold stroke surprising
How to overcome or reduce the grinding friction Of
the Landslide on the side and bottom Of the furrow
has been the stumblng-block Of all sulky plow-
makers.
Many profess in theory to carry the weight and
side pressure producing this friction on the wheels
In practice they fail to do it.
1t requires no hair splitting argument to show
that the Casaday carries the weight of pillow,
frame, earth and driver on its wheels. 1, must do
it; there is nothing but the wheels to put this
weight and pressure on the pillow proper having
neither side nor bottom to rest on nothing touches
the side or bottom of the furrow but the edge of
the share.
again, IL needs no argument TO prove that given
weight can be rolled over the ground on wheels
with much less power than it can be dragged or
that the weight and side.pressure Of lifting and
turning furrow can be overcome with less labor if
put on wheels running on fabricated axle spindles
than II rested on bar of metal dragging and grind
ing against the side and bottom OF a furrow there
fore is obvious that the friction has been greatly
reduced aud the draft proportionatey frightened bv
changing the side pressure from the Landslide 70 thu
wheel.
AT hrst designed to tighten draft only, it was soon
found that the removal of the Landslide relieved the
suky piow OF other serious defects and gave to the
Casaday number of valuable working features
Among them may be mentioned first that the p!ow
guides Itself. By this is meant that once adjusted
TO the work, as long the furrow horse walks IN
the furrow, it will turn whatever width 1t is Sc,
for, no more nor less and keep doing il until IL is
changed to take more or less land whetber there
driver on the seat not. The reason is apparent
Having no Landslide to resist it, the pressure ON the
noldboard causes the pIow to draw iuto land. If
there was nothing to stop this tendency it would
continue to pull sideways. This is what occurs
when starting at the end of furrow il the inclined
wheel is away from the Landslide corner. As soon as
the weight oil the earth comes on the modboard
the pillow draws towards Gland" and continues to
10 30 until the furrow wheel meets the angle Of the
furrow. There 1t rests, the side pressure on the
piow holding it snugly in place, and the pillow
moves straight ahead, turning whatever
ground there is between the edge of the
modboard and the furrow wheel, the result being
that the p!ow turns burrows of the same width from
one end of the field to the other 1t will turn
square corners with the pillow in the ground The
Landslide being out of the way, the pillow comes
round on the pivot formed by the edge Of the share
with so little strain that the tongue for the gang is
made with joint which allows the wheel horses to
come SQUARE around, thus saving great deal of
time at the corner. The Casaday is easier handled
than the Landslide sulky. There being no Landslide
pressure against the side of the furrow to overcome
II hits with remarkable ease. Owing TO the facility
with which il turns corners, lifting is seldom neces.
sary, but when required slight pressure on the
lever throws the pow out. 1t will pillow rough, un.
even ground at a uniform depth. Having no heel
to rest on, the pow follows the wheels down into a
hollow or deadfurrow and plows it out st full
depth-a feature not found in any other pillow, hand
or sulky. Where the Landslide sulky will cut
through knoll at twice the required depth, and
miss the little hollow beyond entirely, the Casaday
goes over the same ground, cutting out the slice as
deep in the one place as in the other
Another entirely new and valuable feature In the
Casaday" is the adjustable modboard. The for.
ward head of the standard is pivoted under the
beam, the lear head slotted crosswise by looser
ing the bolts the pillow can be turned on the pivot
the character of the work requires With the same
pillow the operator can give the furrow sharp pitch.
ing movement, slow easy roll In short. he
can adjust the pillow SO it will do its work as he him
self thinks it should be done-an advantage every
practical farmer will appreciate.
Increased wear of shares is another If the strong
points of the Casaday. By the aid of slotted Joint
connecting the tongue and BEAM the aryer adjusts
the bottom suction OF the share to the required pitch
In any kind of work. from the lghtest to the hard.
est and can correct any tendency of the pillow to run
too deep or too shallow. While the share ia new
and sharp or the ground is in easy blowing condi
ton, the bottom suction can be reduced: as the
share becomes duh or the ground hard the suction
may be increased gradually This feature being
under the control of the plowman. he need
give the p'ow only the degree Of suction re-
quired. This gives the share greater durabil.
ity by preventing tine quick rounding up Of
the edge resulting from too much suction, or from
the pillow running on its nose while on the other
hand 1t enables the plowman to obtain the required
pitch in hard ground, which will pull the pillow in
the moment the lever is opened. The absence of a
Landslide, by relieving the pillow from strains or
twists, prolongs the life Of frame and plow
The above are some of the claims put forth for
this implement by its manufacturers of the Oliver
Chilled Plow Works, and if they are based on facts
it must be apparent to every thinking farmer that
the Casaday pillow is destined to mark a new era in
the histors of pillow making. To those who are &C.
quainted with the position they occupy as the lead
ing manufacturers of hand plows in the world. we
need scarcely say that sef-interest alone would
deter them from erdangering their reputation they
arNiA ra1n
which they could not support in the field.
They are the manufacturers Of the world.
wide celebrated Oliver Chilled Hand Pillow. which
ten Years ago was an uncertain experiment, derded
and laughed at by plow-makers and regarded with
suspicion and distrust by farmers To-day it is in
use on half a million farms Over five hundred
men, three-quarters of million dollars in money
and acres of buildings an machinery are constantly
engaged in Its production /; its name has become
household word among the farmers OF twenty
States and its superiority is acknowledged
by number of weak limitations OF its shane and
material fatherei by the same p,ow-makers who one
short decade back sneeringly pronounced it "a
fraud and humbug." In durability lghtness of
draft, ease of management range and quality Of
work, economy in repairs and all that goes to make
up perfect general purpose pillow it retains the
same degree Of superiority which has made It the
most successful pillow of the age" No farmer or
person interested viii tail to see for himself the va
rious kinds on exhibition and draw his own conclu
sions.
Imported Fowls.
K c. Head, OF Napa, has on exhibition at Agri.
cultural Park, some Of the finest fowls in the State
hr. Head for many years has been engaged in i'm.
porting and breeding poultry. His exhibit consists
OF eight eoops, containing the following fowls
Three bright Brahmas, large and healthy specimens