. Charles V. Mapes'. Agricultural machinery. C. V. MAPES ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. 43. Fig. 30; Double Plow, No. 33. flange by bolts and nuts. By means of the slots in the flange, the forward plow may be raised or lowered, according to the depth of plowing desired, and made fast at the requisite point to give the depth desired. The forward mould-board turns the sod-furrow as wide as the working of the whole plow, and the earth on top as- suming an arch-like shape, is naturally opened, while the effort of the rear mould- board brings up the deeper soil, placing it upon the sod and filling the chan
. Charles V. Mapes'. Agricultural machinery. C. V. MAPES ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. 43. Fig. 30; Double Plow, No. 33. flange by bolts and nuts. By means of the slots in the flange, the forward plow may be raised or lowered, according to the depth of plowing desired, and made fast at the requisite point to give the depth desired. The forward mould-board turns the sod-furrow as wide as the working of the whole plow, and the earth on top as- suming an arch-like shape, is naturally opened, while the effort of the rear mould- board brings up the deeper soil, placing it upon the sod and filling the channel, so that the sod-furrow is in no case liable to be brought to the surface by after-culti- vation, the cohesion of the soil is broken, and the plowed land lies light and mel- low, and almost as fine as if worked by the cultivator—indeed, in some free soils it renders the use of the cultivator unnecessary. We here subjoin cuts of a portion of the older patterns of Eagle Plows. They are very strongly made and especially well adapted to the plowing of stony lands, and lands of a rough and uneven surface. Plows of these patterns are spread abroad widely in the United States and in foreign countries, having been critically tested in various conditions of soil and cultivation; and for perfection of form, du- rability of material, and excellence of working properties, are regarded with much favor. The greatest commendation which can be paid to them is, that they have received over four hundred premiums, and have been imitated in degree by many plow makers, who have sold them as genuine Eagle 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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