. Annual catalogue of the New England Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store, connected with the New England Farmer Office, No. 51 & 52 North Market Street, Boston. The most astonishing effects appear to have been produced by the invention of the above machine. It is a necessary accompani- ment to draining, and is also well calculated to make the most unproductive soil, fertile and profitable. By breaking the subsoil without bringing it to the surface, renders it pervious both to air and water, and after a few years, by a greater depth of ploughing, the subsoil is mixed with the upper and i
. Annual catalogue of the New England Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store, connected with the New England Farmer Office, No. 51 & 52 North Market Street, Boston. The most astonishing effects appear to have been produced by the invention of the above machine. It is a necessary accompani- ment to draining, and is also well calculated to make the most unproductive soil, fertile and profitable. By breaking the subsoil without bringing it to the surface, renders it pervious both to air and water, and after a few years, by a greater depth of ploughing, the subsoil is mixed with the upper and is found to be so com- pletely changed in its nature as to be capable of producing every species of grain. MAJOR WHEELER'S PARING PLOUGH, The object of this plough is to take'ofF the top of meadow and peat lands, for the purpose of reclaiming them. From one to two acres can be pared in a day, and in the course of two or three days, if the weather is pleasant, it will be dry enough to burn. In this way meadow or peat land may be made to produce large crops of hay, & Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Joseph Breck & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Boston, Mass. : Joseph Breck & Co.
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