(bconomu 
every respect, testing the plows with reference 
to the condition in which the ground is left, 
greatest width and depth of furrow, ease of 
management, quality of workmanship, dyna¬ 
mometer tests, etc. 
A full report of the trial will bo published in 
the leading agricultural papers of the country, 
and also in the annual report of the Missouri 
State Board of Agriculture, of which over 10,000 
copies are distributed annually among the far¬ 
mers of the State. 
justing is done at the heel of the beam, which 
can be moved as much or little as desired, for 
one, two or tlireo horses, or for marsh plowing 
with both horses on the sod, and through all its 
changes the draft is through the center of the 
work. The adjustment is bo simple and complete 
that the plow is always under full control of the 
plowman. Even if the beam warps or springs, 
he can correct it. 
The beam and standard being placed inside 
the line on which the growth raises over the top 
HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS 
THE SOUTH BEND IRON WORKS 
It is a good plan to keep a box of plastor of 
Paris in the house. Be sure and set it where no 
water can bo spilt npon it. If the burner of a 
lamp becomes loosened, mix up a little with 
water and put it around the glass top of tho 
lamp, then put the brass on. 
The whole operation should 
__ be performed as quickly a3 
% possible, for the plaster hard¬ 
ens or sets almost instantly. 
A board or some dish you will 
not need to uso again, will ho 
^ the best thing to mix the plas- 
i 1 ' — ~ - ter on, as it is almost impossi¬ 
ble to remove it after it setB. 
Where there aro cracks or 
large, unsightly nail-holes in a 
plastered wall, plaster of Paris 
may he used to fill them up. 
A very inexpensive article 
for cleaning tin-ware, silver, 
or even brass, is common 
whiting. A pound of it only 
costs a few cents and will last 
a number of years. The arti¬ 
cles should he washed with hot 
soap-suds first, then rubbed 
with damp whiting, leaving 
some of it on to dry. When 
dry, rub with a dry cloth or 
soft paper. It gives a beauti¬ 
ful polish. It is excellent also 
Afl A A.Bc.. 
sums 
WOItKS, SOUTH UiUJN-LJ, 
Any communication in reference to the trial 
may bo addressed to the Secretary, louis, 
very respectfully, 
G. C. Swallow, Bean Agricultural College; J. 
P. McAffco, Master Boone Grange ; Wm. L. Vic¬ 
tor, Wm. T. Hickman, S. B. Spence, Committee 
of Arrangements. 
S. M. Tkapy, Secretary. 
Agricultural College, Columbia, Mo. 
folks aro not contemplating a general stampede 
of furniture and comfort from the house at that 
time. Wo do not turn everything, folks in¬ 
cluded, out of doors at semi-annual house-clean¬ 
ing, teaching tho men folks to hate the very 
mention of it, hut take one or two rooms at a 
time, remove tho furniture, tako up tho carpets, 
sweep, dust, wash the windows and paint, put 
clean straw under the carpets, tack them down 
nicely, refill the straw beds—we arc guilty of the 
great crime of sleeping on feathers beat up the 
feather bods w hich have bceu airing In the sun¬ 
shine. and have the rooms all right again on the 
same day. Wo commence with the chambers 
and work down so that we will not have tu go 
through the rooms which have been cleansed, to 
clean others. 
It is always best to look out for a good supply 
of brooms, carpet tacks, etc., before beginning 
such work; for if you do not live in town it may 
be difficult to obtain them just w’hcu they aro 
wanted. Wo always keep, at least, one room in 
order for the comfort of the family uml possible 
visitors. We brush coal oil over varnished 
furniture, making it look like new. Carpets 
should he ripped apart and the outside breadths 
turned into the middle of the room, before they 
show that they aro much worn, Uuiess a woman 
is very strong it does not pay for her to tiy to 
move stoves, to whitewash, end do such work. 
If tho men do grumble a little, why, lot them, 
but don’t break your back or your constitution 
for that is not so oasy to recover from. 
Mas. Loretta. E. Knait Turner. 
CHEAP SAW-MILLS. 
The history of all machinery is alike in one 
particular, rt begins with the cumbersome, 
awkward and unhandy mass of gearing and tools, 
which is lightened and improved till it bears 
very little resemblance to the original invention. 
A few years ago the expenditure of capital in 
buildings and apparatus necessary to equip a 
full-grown saw -mill was quite sufficient to fright¬ 
en anv ordinary capitalist at a place where the 
mill became a necessity, and in many instances 
no inconsiderable communities in new districts 
were compelled to submit to great incoiivcnienee 
for lack of means to erect and equip the saw¬ 
mill. Iu fact they were obliged to wait for the 
slow grow th of the district to bring them to the 
point where they could make rapid progress. 
All this has now bceu changed. Messrs. 
C handler A Taylor of Indianapolis, lud.. have 
put on tho market ft complete saw-mill which can 
bo hauled to any poiut on two farm wagons, 
there erected in a very short time, the owner 
having only to supply a piece of timber for 
foundation and to attach tho mam belt from his 
engine. They call it The Sidk-Cuttino Ml lay 
Saw-Mill, and claim for it. a capacity of from 
weight of the soil; adding increased strongtu to j 
the share, by giving it tw ice the usual length of 
bearing, and putting more metal into the nose— 
where it is needed. 
The plow is very light draft, and from the na¬ 
ture of the metal, of course, scours readily and 
satisfactorily. It turns its furrow completely, 
pulverizes and loosens the soil, and hides growth 
and foul trash in a manner lhat leaves nothing 
to be desired. J$y a system of changeable shares, 
it is claimed it can he adapted to ordinary spring 
plowing, heavy day, stony lands, dry, baked soils, 
Ac., and with their improved “marsh share,” 
marshes, wet prairies, willow roots, hazel roots, 
Ac., can be plowed with ease. Every piece is 
supplied in exact duplicates, fitted by machinery, 
and can be replaced by the man using it. It is 
simple, strong, and compact. The ’‘General 
Purpose” and “Junior (or sod) plows can be 
changed from Quo to the other by changing 
mold-boards, and they obligate every dealer sell¬ 
ing the plows, to keep on baud a full supply of 
shares and other repairs. 
” is an attach- 
wliioh, he says, “in so dense and compact m 
grain that it will receive and retain almost as 
high a polish as a mirror. An ordinary drill, 
file, or cutting instrument makes no more im¬ 
pression on it (hail on glass. It is impossible to 
raise a wiry edge on it. Bust will not eat into 
it. It is of uniform hardness all over. The 
tempering and forming being done at the same 
operation, there is no danger of soft spots. Its 
fiber does not ran parallel with tho surface of 
the casting, ns with east-iron and steel, hut its 
direction is through tho thickness of the mold- 
boards, thus bringing the friction of the soil on 
the end of the fiber or grain. This feature 
avoids all reasonable possibility of imperfections 
being hidden below tho surface. It cun be used 
in any kind of gravel, from the sharpest and flint¬ 
iest, to the finest alluvial, or mucky lauds, 
and pass from one to the other without cJog- 
Tbe “ Ollivor Improved Jointer 
meet, shaped similar to their plows, and is fast¬ 
ened to tho beam, forward of the plow standard 
by means of an iron clamp. In use, it skims ofT 
tho foul growth in a strip about four inches 
wide, and one and onc-half inches deep, and de¬ 
posits it. at the bottom of the previous furrow, 
where it is covered with earth turned over by the 
plow, and when rotted, enriches the soil. Tho 
seed bed, to a depth of five or six inches, contains 
nothing but well pulverized earth, the surface of 
which is left so smooth and mellow that one har¬ 
rowing after using Jointer, produces better re¬ 
sults than two w ill without it. The grassy edge 
left between furrow slices after plowing sod, is 
entirely avoided by use of the Jointer, which cuts 
and layB it at tho furrow bottom where 
it away, ■ 
it is covered so deep, that its future growth is 
impossible. This result is also secured by using 
the Jointer for turning under clover, long 
stubble, manure, straw, Ac. Its adjustment is 
as simple as a coulter. 
These plows are sold with a warranty, so lib¬ 
eral iu its terms, that nothing but the utmost 
confidence iu the product could sanction it, there¬ 
fore we say to our readers that it will be well to 
into the merits of these plows for them 
examine 
selves. 
EIELD TRIAL OF PLOWS. 
Dear Sir A field trial of plows, under tho 
joint auspices of the Missouri State Agricultural 
College and the Boone Grange, is to he held on 
the College Farm, commencing on Wednesday, 
May 16, 1877, and continuing as long as may he 
necessary. The trial will be a thorough one in 
Agricultural Implements of American 
manufacture have iu several instances lately 
received tho go-by from our European Cousins 
and in some cases upon prejudicial grounds. 
They will come to it in time. 
