THE WHEAT CULTUKIST. 



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Cast Cast-steel Ploughs. 



The figure herewith given represents a plough that 

 has become exceedingly popular, and is gaining favor 

 every year. The entire mouldboard, land-side, and 

 share, are made of cast cast-steel. The metal is run in 

 a mould somewhat as ploughs of cast-iron are made. 



Fig. 51— Steel Ploughs. 



This style of ploughs is a perfect paragon of neatness 

 and practical utility. Everybody likes them, when they 

 are made right, with a hard temper. They are manu- 

 factm-ed by Collins & Co., 212 Water street, l^ew York 

 city, and J. B. Skinner, Rockford, Illinois. 'No other 

 plough will excel this implement for working in the 

 liglit prairie soils of the West. When tempered hard, 

 they never clog ; but when the steel is soft as iron, so 

 that it can be cut with the point of a jack-knife, fine 

 soil will adhere to the surface and give as much trouble 

 as is frequently experienced with cast-iron ploughs. 



