The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-09
Gil COUNTY. MD. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9. 1888 NO So

as soon as the frost has disappeared,
and few dry windy days have left
! the soil in just the right condition.
A few more dry days will harden a
soil so much that it cannot be made
fine, hence the need of an implement
which will fit such soil for seeding
in the quickest manner. This rapid
work is just what the "Acme" Harrow
does, and it leaves a fall plowed CLAW
soil in an excellent condition for
spring planting in the shortest posi-.
BILE time. But the farmer should not
neglect the first opportunity of max.
ing the soil, with this implement
which makes cross blowing unnecces-
sary and does the work so much bet
ter than harrow, inasmuch as it
sm oothes, levels. breaks, pulverizes
and turns :er the surface. all at one
operation"
Son fall plowed sod it leaves the
burrows exactly as they were turnel,
pressing them down more closely ];
leaving loose the soil and the decom.
posed roots. filling every crevice ard
hollow, never turning up sod, which
it cannot possibly do, and it leaves the
sur ace as fresh and mellow as if the
land had been plowed only the day
before. In cultivating Sod with the
''Acme" Oarrow, this implement may
be used with the sod, or across it, or
quartering or diagonally over it in
any way that may be desired because
it cannot disturb the sod under the
surface but presses it down more
firmly"
"The draft, not much, if any more
than that of q common harrow, and is
not too heavy for even light ordi-
nary farm team. On heavy soil is ad-
visable TO use stout team, or even
three horses, and let the driver ride
! to make it work as deeply as possible"
"As it is made wholly of rolled
wrought iron and steel, with no wood
about it but the forward half of the
tongue and as the steel is thoroughly
we'll tempered and thousands Of them
are made every yesr. it is as strong
and durable as any implement can pos
sible be made. Five years constant
use has not left single blemish on
the implement l have used.''
"The manner of construction and
the steel coulters entirely prevent
clogging in any soil manure even
may be pulverized and spread with
it and some farmers make practice
of breaking up and spreading the
manure both upon meadows and
plowed ground with this implen t.
The depth to which it works is reg.
ulated by the elevation or dcpr, ,ssion
of the double bar, which is done in
stantly by means of a lover in front
of the driver. 1t will work two inches
deep or the coulters may be buried in
the soil so as to work it FIVE inches
in depth if necessary. 1t may he
used to cover the seed which it will
do much better than common har-
row, as the so / is turned completely
over upon the seed as if it had been
p'oved in light fu'Iov. Peas M d
oats are covered perfectly, and every
farmer who has tried to harrow peas,
knows how hard it is to cover them
tn a tooth harrow. 1t will 40 eN-
erything that harrow can Go. and
a great deal more. thus saving much
vauable time in the shortest season.
A s t" your last question, the answer
is plain: no farmer can afford to do
without it for ifonly ten acres are
worked with it and five bushels of
grain per acre gained by its nse or
the CROSS plowing of the ten acres is
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