Who invented the iron plow?
At a meeting of the Farmers Club, held in this city last week, Mr. Nicholas Lands, of N. J. a venerable farmer, confirmed all that we have already stated in regard to the inventor of the Cast Iron Plough. He stated that the first cast iron plough which he saw was in 1800, in this city and it was manufactured by Charles Newbold and sold for $10. It was cast all in one piece, mould board and share together. This was an evil in them as they sometimes broke and were difficult to repair If any man should have been rewarded for his invention, it was Mr. Newbold, but he was unfortunate, and alas, died insolvent and in a madhousethe fate of not a few poor inventors. The first cast iron mould board was invented in 1740 by James Small, of Berwickshire, Scotland, and was good. Mr. Sands stated to the Club that he had found one of the ploughs before mentioned, in Orange county, and brought it to this city, depositing it in the well known Agricultural Warehouse of Mr. Allen, by whom it was again pr
