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THE CULTIVATOR 
July 
Buckeye Rotating Harrow. 
Tbe above is a representation of the “ Buckeye Ro¬ 
tating Harrow,” recently patented by Wm. De Witt 
and 0. D. Barrett of Cleveland, 0. The toothed frame 
is made of suitable sized timber, halved together, and 
fastened by the teeth, which have shoulders that come 
against the lower side of the timbers and nuts on the 
upper side. The center-piece, 1, is made fast to the 
toothed frame by paeans of the cast plate, 3. The 
thimble, 2, has a flange on its lower end, by which it 
is firmly bolted to the draft-bar, 4. The weighted arm 
is held on either side by the draft-bar, and at right 
angles to it by means of a hook, as represented. A 
weight of twenty-five or thirty pounds is placed in the 
box on the weighted arm This weight causes the teeth 
under it to sink deeper into the ground than the rest. 
As the Harrow is drawn forward, they meet with more 
resistance, and consequently cause it to rotate horizon¬ 
tally, pulverizing the ground completely, requiring less 
force to draw it than it would did it not rotate. 
The advantages the patentees claim for this Harrow 
are as follows : 
1st. It will do twice as much as the common Harrow 
in pulverizing the soil, without any extra labor for the 
team. 
2d. It is the strongest Harrow built, and does not 
cost as much as the common jointed Harrow. 
3d. It is adapted to all kinds of soil, and can be op¬ 
erated like the common Harrow, by taking otf the 
weight. This is of advantage only in reference to 
newly turned up sod, requiring to be harrowed with the 
furrows. 
4th. By the rotating motion, the teeth are made to 
move in every conceivable direction. Consequently, 
they sharpen themselves. 
5th. This Harrow leaves the ground smooth and even, 
as it is impossible to clog it; consequently stones, roots, 
vines, or other things, cannot be dragged along by it, 
to leave the ground in furrows, as it frequently is by 
the common Harrow. For further information address 
Robinson & Co., 21 Bank street, Cleveland, Ohio. 
How to Obtain Water. 
Messrs. Editors —We have succeeded in obtaining 
a supply of pure running water by means of a well and 
syphon, (as recommended by your correspondent B. C. 
G-, on page 80 of the current vol. Co. Gent.,) and be¬ 
lieving that many of your subscribers may be so situa¬ 
ted as to obtain a supply in the same way, thus saving 
a vast amount of labor, I wish to say a few words on 
the subject. We have had ours in operation about a 
year, and are so well pleased with it that we would 
urge all those who intend to dig wells, to first look 
around, and see if there is not some spot within a con¬ 
venient distance, where they can find water by digging 
on higher ground than where they wish to use it. If 
they succeed in doing this, all they will have to do is 
to put in a pipe and exhaust the air which it contains, 
by means of an air pump*—(or what would answer 
just as well, have the pipe filled with water previous to 
putting it down)—and they will soon have the satisfac¬ 
tion of seeing the water running, provided there is no 
defect in the pipe. The theory of its action is sim¬ 
ple ; the pressure of the air on the water in both legs 
is equal, but as one leg is longer than the other, it con¬ 
sequently contains a longer column of water, which 
overcomes the resistance of the air, and falls towards 
the ground, leaving a vacuum which is immediately 
filled by the pressure of the air on the water in the 
shorter leg, thus keeping up a continuous flow of water. 
J. E. Bayne. Franklin , Delaware Co , N. Y. 
* It is best to keep a pump always at hand, as the water 
will no doubt stop occasionally in consequence of air get- 
ing into the pipe. We made one which answers every pur¬ 
pose out of a wooden tube, (made by boring through a 
block of wood.) and two leather valves opening upwards, 
one at the bottom, the other fast to a stick used as a piston. 
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A treadle attached to your grindstone will enable 
your man to grind his own knife, axe, scythe, or other 
implement. Attend to it now. 
