NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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NEW STUBBLE PLOW. 



The many advantages of deep tillage and the nu- 

 merous benefits resulting from breaking and thor- 

 oughly pulverising the soil to a greater depth than 

 has usually been practised by the farmers of our 

 country, have now become so apparent, that plows 

 modelled and formed to work even twelve inches 

 deep, are often called for by our better informed 

 and scientific agriculturists. 



The plow here represented is of Messrs. Ruggles, 

 Nourse, Mason & Co.'s manufacture, and was one 

 of four used at the late Show of the Hampshire 

 County Society at Northampton ; after a closely 

 contested trial it was pronounced the best on the 

 ground, on account of the ease in holding and the 

 superior work which it performed. One of the con- 

 testants at that trial, who used Stubble Plow No. 

 38, of the same manufacturers, started his horses 

 at one side of the field, set the plow, and then let 

 it run to the end of the lot, a distance of 35 rods! 

 Just guided to the next furrow, it set itself, and 

 went through without being touched. This is cer- 

 tainly a most desirable point gained, and one that 

 will commend the implement to all good plowmen. 



The new Stubble Plows, Nos. 37 and 38, are of 

 shorter construction than any good Sod Plow, and 

 wider at the heel in proportion to the length, which 

 with their peculiar form of the mouldboard, gives 

 them great turning power, completely inverting the 

 furrow-slice, and covering completely all stubble, 

 weeds, long manure, &c., laying open a wide clear 

 farrow to receive the next furrow-slice and for ofi 

 side ox or horse to walk in. The beams are eigh- 

 teen inches high above the sole or base of the plow, 

 and are arching forward of the standard, both giv- 

 ing so wide a space as to entirely prevent all clog- 

 ging or choking by collecting sods, stubble or long 

 manures under the beam. The No. 37 works ad- 

 mirably at any depth from 6 to 10 inches, and the 

 No. 38 from 6 to 12 inches deep. 



U^ Truth is a hardy plant, and when once firm- 

 ly rooted, it covers the ground so that error can 

 scarce find root. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 



From Charles H. Perkins, Weathersfield, Yx., 

 Jackson and Henderson Pears. It had been sug- 

 gested that these pears were identical; and we are 

 requested to give our opinion on the subject. 



We have also received Jackson Pear of Mr. 

 Lucien Jackson, Claremont, N. H., and his state- 

 ment on the [subject will explain this affair. He 

 says: 



"The originals, (for there are two kinds united) 

 were a seedling grown on my place, and another 

 grown by H. P. Henderson, of this town also. 

 The former is a smallish pear, very juicy, and a 

 remarkable bearer. I have counted twenty touch- 

 ing each other on one limb. This is the stock upon 

 which the latter is grafted. The latter is a very 

 thin skinned, juicy pear, but no great bearer. 

 Upon grafting them together, the result was the 

 'Jackson Pear,' resembling both, but better than 

 either. I claim for it a superiority in sweetness, 

 thinness of skin, abundance of juice and great bear- 

 ing. In the last quality I will challenge the world 

 to beat them. They grow in bunches like the 

 stock on which they are grafted. I counted 90, 

 this year, on a limb four feet long and not more 

 than tliree-fourths of an inch in diameter. I am 

 obliged to tie up the limbs to prevent their break- 

 ing. They ripen best when picked quite green; 

 about the first of September, I think is the best 

 time. I can supply you with as many scions as 

 you wish for." 



The pears that Mr. Perkins sends, were procured 

 from Mr. Jackson; of course they are identical 

 with them. We find that the Jackson and Hen- 

 derson Pears are identical; and that the former are 

 fully equal to the latter in quality. And had they 

 been modified by grafting on each other, that mod- 

 ification would be of no importance, as it doubtless 

 would have been lost in propagating the fruit. 



The Henderson and Jackson Pears in color, tex- 

 ture ana quality are precisely the same as the St. 

 Michael; in shape they differ slightly from the 

 true type of the St. Michael, but we have seen the 

 St. Michael of the same shape; they are little 

 larger at the top, and taper more to the stem than 

 the St. Michael. We think these pears are the 

 St. Michael, or a slight modification of that cele- 



