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THE CULTIVATOR 
Sept. 
ings, is high and arching, giving a clear space of 
eighteen inches between the beam and the sole of the 
castings. When the plow is at work in the furrow, 
the extra space left between the surface of the ground 
and the plow-beam, in consequence of the increased 
height of the latter, effectually prevents the wadding 
up of stubble, coarse manure, or other impediments, 
immediately forward of the standard 5 and thus are 
avoided those vexations so frequently experienced 
when plows of the common construction are used. 
In June last, for the 
express purpose of 
testing this plow in 
regard to its ability 
to keep itself clear 
from clogging, 1 
spread a dressing of 
the coarsest kind of 
long manure over an 
acre of corn-stub¬ 
ble land, and set the 
plow at work in fur¬ 
rows 8 inches deep. 
The acre was plow¬ 
ed, and the manure 
all covered, without 
once stopping the 
plow to clear it, and 
without any effort on 
my part to prevent its clogging. With this im¬ 
plement, the plowman may choose any furrow he 
pleases from five to twelve inches deep. The 
small size of the stubble plow is intended to meet 
the wants of those farmers who work their stubble 
lands with light teams. The largest size is easily 
drawn in sandy or gravelly loams by a pair of 
stout horses or oxen, if the furrow is not more than 
eight inches deep. 
The green-sward 
plow is of quite dif¬ 
ferent construction 
from that of the stub¬ 
bie plow. Its point 
is long, rising very 
gradually toward the 
standard, with a 
share gradually wid¬ 
ening to its full 
breadth and cut.— 
The plow enters the 
ground in the form, 
so to speak, of along 
tapering wedge, lift¬ 
ing the furrow-slice 
in a gentle and easy manner, laying it smoothly 
over into its proper place, with an easy draught 
by the team, and with little assistance from the 
plowman. It has also a space of eighteen inches 
between the beam and the sole of the castings, 
which prevents all clogging. The roller is attached 
to the side of the beam, instead of being placed 
under it, and consequently, it can be made ten to 
twelve inches in diameter, thus avoiding that con¬ 
stant groaning and laboring upon the axis which is 
liable to occur where small rollers are used. The 
dial-clevis and draft-rod, by which the team is at¬ 
tached to the plow, is an impro.vem.ent, I think, 
upon the common clevis. Besides being a stronger 
and more durable attachment,, it enables one to set 
his plow with entire accuracy in any desired furrow, 
from the shallowest and narrowest to the deepest 
and widest, that it is capable of taking. 
The largest size of the green-sward plow is in¬ 
tended for the draught of four cattle. I have used 
it, and it works well in furrows all the way from 
six to twelve inches deep, but it delights especially 
in deep furrows. When set for plowing a foot 
deep, the most proper width for it to take is sixteen 
to seventeen inches; and the width of course lessens 
with the lessening of the depth. The next size is 
a three cattle plow, to be used in furrows not ex¬ 
ceeding nine or ten inches in depth, The smallest 
size is a two cattle plow, designed for furrows not 
exceeding seven or eight inches in depth. The 
height of beam is the same in all the sizes, and the 
general form and principles of working are the same • 
the variations being in the amount of work done, 
and the force of team necessary to do it. 
The accompanying cuts show the general form of 
these plows. 
F Holbrook. 
Brattleboro\ Ang. 12, I 8 . 1 O 
Drilling Wheat.-— The Michigan Farmer states 
that the two portions of a wheat field were sown 
at the same time, one with a drill, and the other 
broadcast - the drilled portion presented a far more 
vigorous and luxuriant appearance, and although 
the wheat had not been cut, the difference was es¬ 
timated at one-third increase. The broadcast por¬ 
tion consumed a bushel and a half per acre,- the 
drilled, but half a bushel. 
Etherization of Bee.s. —-Prof. Depays, of the 
veterinary school at Brussels, has successfully ap¬ 
plied the vapor of ether to bees, in order to deprive 
them of their honey without taking their lives. The 
vapor was blown into the hive through a glass tube, 
and the bees were soon made entirely torpid, in 
in which condition they remained for some time, 
but subsequently revived, and were as lively and 
healthy as ever. 
Haggles, Nouns, Mason # Co's NeU> Stubble Pima 
