. Catalogue of garden, flower, field and grass seeds, &c. ... Agriculture; Horticulture Catalogs. 22 D. PROUTY AND CO.'S CATALOGUE and finish. They are admirably adapted to the eradication of weeds and pulverization of the soil. For working the land betwee n the rows of corn, they will be found the cheapest ploughs in the market. iPROUTY & MEARS' IMPROVED MEADOW PLOUGH, Nos. 25, Eagle C. These are strong four cattle Ploughs, with the addition of a wrought iron lock coulter. To these ploughs there is affixed, when required, a steel-edged share or point, cutting very wide, and a reve
. Catalogue of garden, flower, field and grass seeds, &c. ... Agriculture; Horticulture Catalogs. 22 D. PROUTY AND CO.'S CATALOGUE and finish. They are admirably adapted to the eradication of weeds and pulverization of the soil. For working the land betwee n the rows of corn, they will be found the cheapest ploughs in the market. iPROUTY & MEARS' IMPROVED MEADOW PLOUGH, Nos. 25, Eagle C. These are strong four cattle Ploughs, with the addition of a wrought iron lock coulter. To these ploughs there is affixed, when required, a steel-edged share or point, cutting very wide, and a reverse, or drag cutter, for the purpose of cutting and completely turning over the surface of wet meadows, where drained by ditching. A crane clevis is attached to the end of the beam, which enables the team to travel on the unbroken ground, and thereby keep clear of the miry furrow, which would otherwise be very fatiguing, if not wholly impracticable, thus making it comparatively ea-y work for the team, and obviating the great objection to breaking up wet meadows or swampy lands. When the steel-edged share is removed, and a strong cast iron one replaced, and the forward or drag cutter removed, the plough is adapted to rugged upland and hills, it being the strongest cast iron plough ever made for such purposes, thus rendering it fit both for up- land and meadow ploughing. It may be well to explain the terms used here, as Lock Coulter and Gut- ter, which are too often used as synonymous. The Cutter is of wrought iron, edged with steel. It passes through the beam, and is confined by a key or wedge, or is sometimes clasped on the side of the beam by a strong band of iron passing round the whole beam and cutter, and reaches down nearly to the point of the share. It can be raised or lowered at pleasure, or taken out entirely. The Lock Coulter, is also made of wrought iron and edged with steel. It passes up through the beam, and is fastened by a screw nut, and also connects with the sha
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