EDIFYING ESSAYS.

Otaki Mail, 29 June 1923, Page 4

EDIFYING ESSAYS.

HOW '£o PLOUGH, f (By "KD.Q.'i) j Ploughing, as e\ eryono knows, is tfie J art of locating by mechanical means ■. any foreign substances in the ground, I such as stones, stu.up.3, and ompiy Mir- i dine tins, ft is generally carried out | with the aid of two horses, a few yards J of rope, and a tin of iiambuek ointment; some of me best ituown |jlougumen include a plough in their equip- ! went, but this is quite optional. 'l'jio j operator entails much physical oxer- j nuu, ui.a ilio use of a certain amount 01 bad language, the quantity oi either ! being determined by the frunic of iii-uu o.t iae operaloi, ike piui»ng po>ier ox ino noises, aim tuc numocr auu uatuie ol (lie obstructions met with in any given area, 'ilie pulling power of Ine .uuiuefc again depeuuJ w me >oea- , binary 01 tne piougnmun. U'ant of j space prevents me iroin gn mg eiaiupied j ui ike lernio coiniuuiny usi;U, but a li«t | Ul lUUAC BojjlUOOxUlUl J-Ol UcC in ulUei'- j ' geucy will be torwnrdcu on application, 'the main factor of successful J I ploughing ia the striking cut on the j ' meeuess ana precision wim which this ia uecompiianed everything depends, i and great care should be lulieu that no '. portion of iiie ploughman's anatomy j j buouiu come iino violent colitact with 1 any hard object such as the handle of ' tiij plough, or teiioud abrasions may be j tile result, 'fills is wnete the tin ui t 'i'.umbucK would come in handy, in fact I. liberal application to the point of the ( ploughshare before commencing the j ciuy's work, materially assists in de- . Stroyiiig any harmful bacteria in the soil, which might be mimical to the 1 growth of tne .voting plant, there aie )' several diliei'eui kinda of [doughs such a.- ordinary plough.: and the other kind, the last-named variety having au oss-j dilating beam opeiaied by a eontrifu-j gal crank, rotating on it.; own, or any j other axis. Lt was invented by the] miter and was originally intended to. be u.ed in laying the foundation stone • of lne local Soldiers' Memorial, but 1} don't suppose any of the picuenl gen-j eration of ploughmen remember that I ceiemouy, although they must all have seen the impressive column on the rest lesorl site \. iueli is a lasting testimoni- ■ aJ to the uork capable of being done, _ jii this direction. All plougns ate ai ' , any Urn.- l.ablo to drop a stitch, or j 'break a earning or something, under! ivluch cireuinsiances they automatical-j ly become distinguished from all other ■ [doughs, ami thai particular iinplemen! j is then known as a : (censored), j Iso one can claim to be a really eftici-j cut ploughman until lie has developed j the peculiarity kuouu as ••plodding'-' vide '-Gray's Uiegy." "'Hie plough-! man homeward plods his weary way,"! etc. A well ploughed field, viewed j from above, should present tiio appear-j ance of a Turkish carpet, with a de- f sign of wavy streaks of alternating _ black and green. It the above hints are carefully attended to the amateur jj will have no difficulty in ploughing j anything, but perhaps a better way | would be to pay someone else to do it \ for you. |