No. 105.1 99 



PLOWS, 



The committee on the trial of plows, report : A very large num- 

 ber of plows was entered for trial, and the committee hazard the 

 assertion that no such display of this important farm implement was 

 ever before made in any country. 



The Dynamometer furnished by the society, proved defective, but 

 we availed ourselves of the offer of Mr. Burrall's instrument, which 

 worked to our satisfaction. 



We tested the amount of power required to turn a furrow twelve 

 inches in width, and six in depth of common "green sward," by 

 drawing the several plows with the Dynamometer, by horse power, 

 and then verified the results by the use of a windlass, and are con- 

 fident that we have arrived so nearly at the power required, as to do 

 justice to the competitors. 



Required* 

 The plow entered by Howard Delano of Mottville, Onon- 

 daga Co., New-York, as the Diamond improved, 350 lbs. 



By Thomas D. Burrall,of Geneva, shell-wheel plow, No. 3, 375 

 By Brainard & Comstock, of Rome N. Y., Diamond No. 5, 375 



By E. Wilson, of Verona, N. Y., Diamond, No. 5, 400 



By Miner, Horton & Co., of Peekskill, N. Y. No. 22, 400 



By John B. Gaylord, of Auburn, N. Y., No. 6, 475 



By Baily, Whitler, Wheeler & Co, Utica, N. Y., No. 3, . . 475 



By Asa Beebe, of Oswego, plow "Black Hawk," 475 



By Wm. Frater, of Burlington. Otsego co. N. Y. Scotch plow 500 

 We award the first premium of $15.00 to Howard Delano. 



The second would have been awarded to Mr. Burrall, but that his 

 plow was ineligible, from having received that premium last year. 



The plows presented by Messrs. Brainard and Comstock, and E. 

 Wilson, were also ineligible, being the same that received the first 

 premium last year. 



The second premium, a silver medal, is awarded to Miner, Horton 



&Co. 



The third, a diploma, to John B. Gaylord. 



The plows presented by Messrs Brainard & Comstock, John B. 

 Gaylord and E. Wilson, were of such splendid finish, that the com- 

 mittee cannot forbear expressing their admiration of them. 



Alva Jefferson, of Darien, New-York, presented what he called 

 the "Michigan subsoil plow," or more properly a trench plow. The 

 plan of this implement is certainly novel, it being in fact, two plows 

 attached to the same beam, the forward one cutting about three inches 

 deep, and reversing the sod ; the second following about four inches 

 deeper, and bringing up the subsoil, and placing it upon the furrow 

 slice, made by the first. We award to him the premium of $10.00. 



