. Catalogue of agricultural and horticultural implements ... 14 AGRICULTJRAL AND HORTICULTURAL TOOLS, CORN, COTTON, AND RICE-PLOWS, &C. No. 1 i.—A light single one-horse or mule-plow, designed for carrying a wide furrow in a light or sandy soil, and well adapted to Northern and Southern cul- ture. The mould-board is longer and more curved than other kinds of plows, and works and pulverizes the soil admirably. No. 15.—A single horse or mule-plow of same construction as above, but one size larger. No. A 1.—A light one-horse or mule-plow better calculated /or a loamy or clayey soil. It is muc
. Catalogue of agricultural and horticultural implements ... 14 AGRICULTJRAL AND HORTICULTURAL TOOLS, CORN, COTTON, AND RICE-PLOWS, &C. No. 1 i.—A light single one-horse or mule-plow, designed for carrying a wide furrow in a light or sandy soil, and well adapted to Northern and Southern cul- ture. The mould-board is longer and more curved than other kinds of plows, and works and pulverizes the soil admirably. No. 15.—A single horse or mule-plow of same construction as above, but one size larger. No. A 1.—A light one-horse or mule-plow better calculated /or a loamy or clayey soil. It is much used among cotton and corn, as well as for furrowing out or drilling. No. A 2.—A single horse or mule-plow, same construction £is the above but one size larger. No. A 3.—A two-horse stubble-plow—much used at the North for gene- ral plowing ; and is highly approved for breaking up rice and cotton-lands of the South. No. B 1.—A large one-horse plow ; is frequently used with two horses, and' for the same purposes as No. A 3. No. B 2.—A small two-horse plow, same as the above, but one size larger. It is much used both in the North and South. Davis 6 Inch.—A light one horse or mule-plow, particularly designed for the South. Davis 7 Inch.—Of nearly the same construction, but a size larger than the above. Rice Trenching-Plow. This plow is made from a pattern furni-shed by an eminent Southern planter In trenching a field for the rice-crop, it will do the work of many hands with hoes, and will be found a great labor-saving implement for this purpose. It is an excellent implement, also, for opening drills for corn or cotton, and for various root-crops. Ridging or Double Mould-Board Plows. jjo. 1 —Double-MoiUd Board. A light one-horse plow, used for opening drills to plant potatoes, corn, &c. In plowing out between narrow rows, it throws the dirt both ways to the plant, and thus does the work of two plows. It is also very useful in dig- ging potatoes. It is a
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