. Catalogue of agricultural and horticultural implements ... 12 AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICUl^TURAL TOOLS. Sward D. For Reclaiming Meadows. A strong four-horse plow, same size and form as sward B, with the addition of a wrought lock-coulter as attached to fig. 4. To this plow is affixed, when required, a sharp steel-edged share or point, cutting very wide, and a reversed or dras;-cutter for the purpose of plowing and completely turning over the sur- face of wet meadows, when drained by ditching. A crane or dial-clevis ia attached to the end of the beam, which enables the off ox or horse to keep cl
. Catalogue of agricultural and horticultural implements ... 12 AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICUl^TURAL TOOLS. Sward D. For Reclaiming Meadows. A strong four-horse plow, same size and form as sward B, with the addition of a wrought lock-coulter as attached to fig. 4. To this plow is affixed, when required, a sharp steel-edged share or point, cutting very wide, and a reversed or dras;-cutter for the purpose of plowing and completely turning over the sur- face of wet meadows, when drained by ditching. A crane or dial-clevis ia attached to the end of the beam, which enables the off ox or horse to keep clear of the miry open furrow, so very fatiguing to him, and tread on the unbroken ground, thus making it comparatively easy work for the team, and obviating the great objection to breaking up wet meadows or swampy ground The newly invented dial-cievis and draught-rod, as before described, will enable the off horse to tread on solid ground in plowing wet meadows, nearly as well as the crane-clevis. This is an admirable plow for the wet lands on the Missis- sippi, and for the prairie lands of the West. When the for meadow plowing are removed, and the original point or share is replaced, the plow is again adapted to the rugged upland soils, thus answering tlie double purpose of an upland and meadow-plow. EAGLE SELF-SHARPENING AND ADJUSTABLE STEEL-POINTED Fig. 5. These have the same superior form and general construction as the celebrated Eagle-Plows, with the exception that the point and share consist of two pieces, which are made on an improved self-sliarpening principle The point, as shown detached at No. 1, fig. 5, is simply a bar of wrought- steel, about twenty inches long, which passes upward into the body of the plow, where it is confined with one bolt. As it becomes shorter, and worn on the under side, it is readily moved forward and the under side turned up, thus always presenting a sharp point oi full length and proper shape ; when on« end is worn oft'fi
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