Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1898 — PLOWING MADE EASY. [ARTICLE]

PLOWING MADE EASY.

A New Invention— A “Stone Dodger** Plow. j (From the Farm Implement News.) The Fuller & Johnson Mfg. Co. of Madison, Wisconsin, hare brought ont a new Implement, namely, a ridhte plow, that Is Attracting much attention wherever R is •seen. Heretofore there has been eery serions objection to the riding plow where - there is stone. In striking a stone not only has there been danger of breaking the plow and harness, but the blow on the shoulders of the horses was very injurious, and worse than all, the driver was in danger of being thrown off and injured. These objections are overcome in this appropriately named “stone dodger” plow. When it strikes a stone the plow part only is,raised up and slides over the Stone and pulls itself into the ground again without any action on the part of the driver. ' The sulky part is not raised at all. X boy or an old man who can handle the team can thus readily do the plowing. So ’4uch interest has been taken in this Plov/wherever it has been shown that the mr >nufacturers have adopted a novel plan *'s aid in presenting its manifest advantages to the farming community. They are having a large number of models made and in any section where there is mo sample plow that can readily be seen, .•any reputable farmer can, by writing to ■the company, have a model sent to him iby express for inspection, without expense to him, the company paying expressage both ways. The farmer, after examination, simply returns it to the express office. The model is a nice piece of work. It weighs only ten pounds. The plow is made as a single plow for three horses and as a double or gang for four horses. A very effective potato planting attachment can be had with these plows at small extra cost.