Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-06-21
PLows ANp PLowlha.
What a Farmer Can Accomplish with q
Good lmnlament.

inclined plane. Hence the resistance
offered to plows by the earth is in the
ratios of the quotients obtained by d.
ylding the right of the mold-board by
its length. The shorter the mold
board and the more abrupt its curve
the greater the draft When the pillow
has long, slender point the work
for the team is easier than when the
point is worn off till it is short and
thick; so plow with long line
drawn diagonally from the point, low
at the rear and gently curved, makes
easier work for the team. Our object
should be to get p.ow having. these
points in as marked degree as will adj
nit of the pillow doing good work For
if the mold-board has not enough
curve, it will not turn the ground
well.
Some want for blowing sod curve
so abrupt and high that the furrow
will be turned. or rather thrown, with
sufficient force to break the sod into
pieces. Some pieces are thrown cross
ways of the burrows and others are
turned with the turf up. Now this is
just what some want, because then the
harrow will tear the sod into bits.
Both blowing and narrowing are very
hard on the team. and this, think,
should be sufficient objection TO this
kind of blowing. Another objection
is that many bits of the sod are left
with the turf up, ready to grow. For
blowing sod l prefer low, gently
curved mold-board; this will turn the
sod upside down, but no more, and
will not break it into pieces. When
the field is plowed the surface is
smooth ami no sod is visible, and the
work for the team has been the mini
mum. Then with the harrow l can
cut and pulverize tho ground without
bringing turf to the surface.
For other ground, however,I prefer a
higher, more sharply curved mold
board; one that will turn the furrow
with sufficient force to break it into
bits. However, the pillow should not
throw the furrow with such force as to
bring part of the ground that was on
the surface before to the surface again.
this puts worse than needless increase
ON the work of the team. for it is bet
ter to have the surface, exposed to the
sun and atmosphere through the year
buried, and fresh earth brought on
top. Not few plows have mold.
boards to high and sharply-curyed for
any use. The curve of the mold-board
should be carefully considered in Sc.
lecting the pillow.
Much depends upon the way in
which the team is hitched. A straight
line drawn from the point where the
tugs are attached to the names to the
center of resistance should have the
point of the beam in the same plane,
otherwise the horses must use some
power simply to lift or pull down the
point of the plow. The result is in
creased draft, greater wear on the
pillow, harder work for the plowman
and poorer blowing. 1t is difficult for
us to locate the center of resistance
scientifically, but we can determine
whether or not the team is hitched
properly in this way: Select a spot OF
level ground. In this draw furrow
as deep rs you desire to pillow. Level
and smooth the bottom of the
flrrow Place your plow in the fur.
row and start the team along it. II
the point is raised from the furrow OF
pulled into it, the team is not properly
hitched.
Another fault is having the pillow
take too little or too much land. This
is easily remedied with apropcr clevis.
The part fastened to the beam should
have a row of holes, to regulate the
depth of the furrow. The horizontal
clevis working in this should have q
similar row of holes, by which to regu.
late the width of the furrow. Three
holes bored through the end of tn,
beam, to receive guide pin, do no
admit of sufficiently accurate regu
lation.
A majority of the blacksmths are in
competent or careless. Unless yo,
watch them, they will spoil the pillow
in sharpening it. A plow propcrl,
made will, when set on level floor
touch the floor at all points of edge o
the share; that is, every point of thu
: cutting edge and of the lower edge o
the land side is in the same plane
Also the side Of the land side is straight
A careless or incompetent blacksmith
will get the point out of place. ]
will curve up or down, or outward o
inward, or both. Then the plow mus
dip. push or wabble. The draft is in
creased and so is the wear. The bes
blowing is impossible, and the plow
man has a hard time of it. A goot
plow, properly attached, will run il
} light soil and smooth ground withou
t a hand being put to it. On Illinoi
: prairie land l have gone for eighty rod
through mellow stubble ground with
t out touching the plow.-John N
Stahi, in Philadelphia Press.