. Charles V. Mapes'. Agricultural machinery. 44 C. V. MAPES ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. inches wide, though this amount of work has often been accomplished with a pair of mules. It is a light, pretty sod or stubble plow, working to the depth of six inches. It is rigged as represented by Fig. 31; or with lock coulter, wheel, draft- rod, and dial clevis, as is Eagle No. 2, represented by Fig, 32 ; or with fin share, as is sward C, represented by Fig. Fig. 32. Eagle No. 2. With Lock Coulter, Wheel, Draft-Rod and Dial Clevis. Eagle No. 2 is a size larger than Eagle No. 1, and is a medium-sized two
. Charles V. Mapes'. Agricultural machinery. 44 C. V. MAPES ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. inches wide, though this amount of work has often been accomplished with a pair of mules. It is a light, pretty sod or stubble plow, working to the depth of six inches. It is rigged as represented by Fig. 31; or with lock coulter, wheel, draft- rod, and dial clevis, as is Eagle No. 2, represented by Fig, 32 ; or with fin share, as is sward C, represented by Fig. Fig. 32. Eagle No. 2. With Lock Coulter, Wheel, Draft-Rod and Dial Clevis. Eagle No. 2 is a size larger than Eagle No. 1, and is a medium-sized two-horse or cattle sod or stubble plow. It is adapted to turn sod furrows four to seven inches deep by twelve to fourteen inches wide, and will work somewhat deeper in stubble plowing. It is rigged with the lock coulter, wheel, draft-rod, and dial clevis, as represented by Fig. 32; and, with these fixtures, is a very strong and at the same time light plow for two cattle or horses, in plowing stony, stumpy, or rough uneven land. Or it is rigged with wheel and cutter, for flat furrows in smooth land, as is Eagle No. 1, represented by Fig. 31; and thus rigged it has competed triumph- antly with the flat furrow sod plows of the country, carrying off" the highest pre- miums at a great many plowing matches. It is also rigged with wheel and fin share, like sward C, represented by Fig. 33, which adapts it in the best manner for stubble 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 Mapes, Charles Victor, 1836-1916. [from old catalog]. New York, M'Crea & Miller
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