. Charles V. Mapes'. Agricultural machinery. C. V. MAPES' ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. 77 CULTIVATORS. These are of various kinds, but all partaking of the same general principles, being intended to be drawn by one horse and to be used between the rows of cul- tivated crops, such as corn, potatoes, root-crops, cotton, etc., though it is frequently employed to pulverize the ground preparatory to seeding, and for this purpose is every,way superior to the harrow as to the result. The force is expended upward and outward instead of downward and outward, and therefore renders the soil light instead of co
. Charles V. Mapes'. Agricultural machinery. C. V. MAPES' ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. 77 CULTIVATORS. These are of various kinds, but all partaking of the same general principles, being intended to be drawn by one horse and to be used between the rows of cul- tivated crops, such as corn, potatoes, root-crops, cotton, etc., though it is frequently employed to pulverize the ground preparatory to seeding, and for this purpose is every,way superior to the harrow as to the result. The force is expended upward and outward instead of downward and outward, and therefore renders the soil light instead of compact. It is also used for covering the seeds of grain, and in such cases is sometimes made larger, to be drawn by two horses or oxen. When intended to work between rows of corn, cotton, etc., it is constructed so as to ex- pand or contract according to the width between the rows. It stirs the surface of the soil most thoroughly, and working as near the plants as may be desired, while it can be set so as not to run deep enough to injure the roots of the crop. In its various modifications the cultivator exterminates grass and weeds much more effectually than the hand-hoe, leaving them on the surface to be wilted by the sun, at the same time pulverizing the surface-soil, and rendering it light and friable, so as to admit dews, and rains, and atmospheric influences, giving to the water in the soil the power to dissolve much larger proportions of the inorganic elements of plants, thus promoting the growth and product of the crop while it saves hand labor. When the wheel is attached, it causes the implement to move steadily and at an even depth, facilitating its turning at the end of rows, passing stones, other obstructions, etc. The more recent and better class of cultivators are those known as Horse-Hoes, of which the following are the best kinds:. Fig. 111. Howe's Improved Expanding Horse-Hoe,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have bee
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