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subsoil plows. Different kinds were also presented by I 
Starbuck & Son, Troy, Rapalje & Briggs Rochester, 
E. J. Burrall, Geneva; and H. Delano, Mott.ville. 
Eddy &, Co., Union Village, Washington county, pre¬ 
sented a plow with wrought-iron beam; J. H. Culp, 
Drummondville, Canada West, presented several kinds 
of the Scotch plow, for heavy soil, and also the u Im¬ 
proved Canada plow/-’ for light soil. 
Stave Machine.-— An article under this head, which 
appeared to be very useful, was offered by Isaac Doo¬ 
little, of Rochester. It would make handsome 
staves from any kind of stuff, and at a very rapid rate. 
Corn-shellers. —In a country where Indian corn 
constitutes the most important staple of production, the 
most ready and expeditious way of preparing it for 
market should be adopted. Machines for this purpose, 
worked both by hand and horse power are in use. Of the 
former, Clinton’s, is well known, and operates well— 
being capable of shelling, with two hands, 100 bushels 
per day; it w T as offered at Buffalo, by H. L. Emery. 
A. H. Stevens, Geneva, presented a sheller calculated 
for shelling and cleaning the corn at the same opera¬ 
tion. It appeared to operate well. 
Of large machines, to be worked by horse or water¬ 
power, Smith’s, described in the Cultivator for 1844, p. 
381, is very expeditious in its operation. 
Hay and Manure Forks. —The contrast between 
implements of this kind in use thirty years gince, and 
the best made at the present day, is very great, and 
exhibits a striking improvement. It may be safely as¬ 
sumed that a man will accomplish a third more work 
in a given time, with one of our modern, light, spring- 
steel forks, than could have been done with the old 
clumsy articles used by our fathers. It is probable 
that the improvement in this article is attributable, in 
a greater degree to Henry Partridge, of Massachu¬ 
setts, than to any other man. 
Harvesting Machines. —The trials which have 
been made with various machines for cutting grain, 
have, we think, demonstrated the practicability of their 
success. They will, undoubtedly, be still further sim¬ 
plified and improved, and we confidently anticipate their 
being brought into extensive use on smooth lands, in 
the course of a few years. We are not prepared to 
decide which of the different kinds should have the pre¬ 
ference. Hussey’s, manufactured by O. Hussey, Balti¬ 
more, Md., has been more generally used than any 
with which we are acquainted, and we believe has 
worked very satisfactorily. McCormick’s, seems also 
to have succeeded. Esterly’s, described in the Culti¬ 
vator for 1845, p. 25, is said to have lately undergone 
considerable improvement, and we have noticed very fa¬ 
vorable recommendations of it in some of the western 
papers. We saw only Hussey’s at the State show. 
Mowing Machine. —The only article of this kind 
of which we have any knowledge, is that made by W. 
F. Ketchum, Buffalo. It was tried at the late show, 
and made very good work in second-crop clover. We 
well on a smooth surface, and where there is not fin© 
thick grass at the bottom; but is liable to elog except 
in straight grass, like timothy, &c. The machine is 
simple and strong, and we hope will yet be made to an¬ 
swer the purpose effectually. 
Fanning Mills— There has been a large competi¬ 
tion in the manufacture of these articles for several 
years, and the consequence is, that several have been 
brought very near to perfection. Grant’s, and Myers&. 
Bryan’s, were the only ones we saw at Buffalo. 
Churns. —Yankee ingenuity has been made no less 
conspicuous in the great variety of patent churns it has 
produced, than in bee-hives and washing-machines. It 
must be admitted, however, that for doing a large bu¬ 
siness, some improvement on the old-fashioned dash 
churn has been effected. At Buffalo, we noticed Ken¬ 
dalls’, and the u Thermometer churn,”—both offered 
by H. L. Emery, and the Atmospheric churn, offered 
by Peter Fraer, Lewiston. All these seem to be 
good implements for the purpose they are designed for. 
Cheese-presses. —There are many cheese-presses of 
comparatively late introduction, and, as with other ar¬ 
ticles, there is a diversity of opinion in regard to their 
relative advantages. The <£ self acting press,” Col¬ 
lins & Stone’s patent; Dix’s u Anti-friction press, 
and a press offered by W. G. Bkainerd, of Rome, 
were exhibited at Buffalo. The latter article, which 
operated by a lever and ratchet wheel, seemed to re¬ 
ceive much commendation from those who examined it. 
Straw and Corn-Stalk Cutters.—A distinction 
has latterly been made by several societies, in offering 
their premiums, between machines for cutting straw 
and those for cutting corn-stalks. Circular cutters, or 
those in which the knives are placed in the form of a 
cylinder, which is turned by a crank, and cutting by 
the edges of the knives being brought in contact with 
rollers made of hides, lead, paper, &c., are much more 
expeditious in their operation, and perform more work 
in proportion to the force applied than any other kind 
we have known; and for cutting straw and hay, w© 
think they are generally preferred by persons acquaint¬ 
ed with the different kinds. But for corn-stalks, which 
it is desirable to cut and mash fine, we should prefer a 
machine operating differently. Of the circular kind, 
Hovey’s, Steven’s, and Ruggles, Nourse &Mason’s, wer© 
presented at Buffalo. Of other kinds, we noticed 
Catehpole’s, and Richardson’s. 
Portable Mills. —There are many situations where 
these mills can be used advantageously. On large farms 
they may be worked by horse-power. We noticed 
1 Fitzgerald’s, offered by C. Ross, (which has been be¬ 
fore spoken of in our columns,) and one offered by E. T. 
Butler, Norfolk, Ct. 
Sheep and cattle should be sheltered from storms du¬ 
ring the month of November. Milch cows should be 
fed with a little hay on frosty mornings. 
