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Jf/rirn/hfral Gazpffr of N.S.JF. [Noc. 2, 1908. 



.•ukI hs farniors are priviloffcd to 

 luanut'acture white spii'it t'nr 

 power purposes, we tiiid tluit 

 alcnli(il en,yin('s are in Ni'ry 

 coiiiiiioii use. The necessary 

 spirit is distill<'(l from potatoes, 

 nuuze, and other siibstaiiees. 

 I*]v('ry fai'iiicr wiili a small 

 alcohol or other engine and 

 dynamo can n^t onl\' generate 

 his own electricity tor lighting, 

 but by running wires and using 

 small el(,:'ctric motors po\s('r can 

 be supplied anywhere within a 

 reasonable distance, ^\'ith an ac- 

 cumulator llie plant can be shut 

 down and [ ower be available 

 iiidepencient of the generator. 



Ill the case of a suction-gas 

 jjlant, either simple or with 

 dynamo, charcoal can l)e used as 

 fuel. The (|uanfit\" reijuii'ed is 

 very small, ;uid most fainiers 

 could make their own supply. 

 The majt)rity of our Australian 

 timbers are unequalled in their 

 suitability for making charcoal. 

 The suction gas-plant is the class 

 of engine previously referred to 

 as being used in connecti<ui with 

 the Thwaite electro-culture experiments at the Royal Botanic Gardens. .Vs 

 showing how it is regarded from an economical point of view, it may be 



Electric "Motor ccnnfcted with ccrn-crusher, at the 

 Hawkesbury Agricultural Colleg3, Richmond, N.S.W 



Small " Ruston " Sucticn GiS Plant, consisting of Gas Engine and Gas Producer; will work on small 

 quantity c( charcoal or coke.— From hlock kiudly lent by Messrs. Qibsoii, Battle, .V Co., Sydney. 



