James Small, a Scotchman, con
structed a Cast Iron Plow on true
mechanical princfples as early as
17-10, and was the first inventor of
tho cast iron mould board. Robert
Ilansom, of England, invented the
cast iron share in 1783. An Eng.
' lisli fanner, in the county of Suffolk,
invented the cast iron land-side
shortly after, so that as early as 1790,
tho Cast Iron Plow complete in three
distinct parts, was well known and
in use inGreatBrttain,and figured and
described in nearly every work of any
value since published on the sub
ject of Plows and agricultural imple
ments. Without any knowledge of
these improvements of the Cast Iron
Plow in England, Charles Newbold
of New Jersey, about the year 1790
took the plow with a view of im
proving it in tho United States. On
tho 17th of June, 1797, he obtained
a patent for the Cast Iron Plow skel
eton, in one piece complete. Sub
sequently he made his plows with a
cast iron mould-board and land-side,
and attached a wrought iron share to
it. Shortly after this ho often spoke
of still farther improving his plow,
by substituting tho cast iron share.
But having spent upwards of $ 30,
000 iu his improvements and efforts
to introduce it into use into the U
nitcd States and elsewhere, he got
discouraged and gave up tho busi
ness. Peter T. Curtenius, as stated a
bove, kept the Cast Iron Plow for
sale in this City, the share and
mould-board in separate parts, as
early as 1800. Who was the manu-
facturer of these I am unablo to
luarn.
