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ured without difficulty, to a degree which renders his mill more constantly available than 



■ hitherto employed. The mill built by him baa five-feet wings; that is. the diameter 



of the wind-wheel is ten feet, and it baa been in operation for >i.\ months, without a band 



being touched to it to regulate the Bails. It is bo contrived that nothing but a squall of 



liiy falling upon it without a moment'a warning can produce dam >- 



The mill mentioned baa drawn water from a wall twenty-eight feet deep, one hundred :■ 



distant, and forced it into a small reservoir in the upper part of the barn, sufficient for all 



farm pi garden irrigation, and "lots to spare." The cost of such a mill will be |60, 



ami the pumpe and pipes about $26. It is elevated on a single oak post a foot square, the 



turn-circle being supported by iron braces. The wings are made of one longitudinal iron 



i>ar. through which run small rods ; upon these rods, narrow boards half an inch thick are 



fitted, hob-- being bored through from edge to edge, and Bcrewed together by nuts on the 



ends ol the rods. This makes BtrOUg, light sails, but. as will be seen, are fixture- not BO be 

 furled or dewed np; but they are thrown up edge to the wind by a very ingenious and 



simple arrangement <»f the machinery, which obviates the great objection to windmills fo* 

 1 11 111 u-u — the necessity of constant supervision of the sails to suit the Btrengtfa of the wind. 



A third plan for self-regulating windmills has also been invented during the psai year by 



A. P. Brown, of Brattleborough, Vermont. It is somewhat on the plan of Balliday's, above 



ribed, and is regulated by a weight attached to a lever in such a manner that when at 



rest it keeps the sails fiat, but as the breeze ; . the wings open by the force of the 



wind and lift the weight, which foils back to its place when the wind lulls. 



Wind ia undoubtedly the cheapest power that a tanner can use; and. notwithstanding its 



nstancy, if this improvement operates as well as it bids fair to in the mills already 



■ted. it will be applied to many valuable uses. 



Horse-Shoeing Apparatus. 



A i-\ii.'. i was recently granted to Noah Warliok, of Lafayette. Alabama, for the enrpl 

 ment of a peculiar adjustable rest for the support of the horse's foot during the* operation 

 of shoeing. The arrangement consists in a standard, sustaining a support, hollowed out to 



■ ive the horse's hoof Attached to this support is an adjustable serrated slide, held by 

 a screw, by which the slide may be maintained in any desired position] upon this, the hoi 



te during the operation of fitting the shoe, paring the hoof, and fastening the shoe to 

 the hoof, the serrated edge of the slide preventing the slipping of the hoof from the head- 



The use of this support is of importance to the operator, as, instead of holding the 

 l,.,i between bis knees and supporting Its entire weight, he is enabled t.. devote all 



hi^ attention to the adju-tiiunt of the shoe and the keeping of the horse quiet, 



Improvements in the Construction of Horse-Shoes. 



// S without NaUt.— Mr. Bewail short, of Hew London, Conn.. 1. try intro- 



duced, with success, a new Btyle of horse-shoe, invented by him, the object ol which i* to 



id the necessity of driving nails in the hooft of the animal : a n actios always more or 

 objectionable, and only submitted to from Imperious necessity, and which frequently, from 

 placing a nail, or splitting a hoof, renders ■ he t least for ■ time. Mr. Short 

 ot the first who has attempted to clamp the shoe to the fool without nails, but i- the first 

 t'. do it in this simple and effective manner. Be make- the whole in two p ploying, 

 in addition, two small screws to aid in screwing the pan- together. Both nre made of mal- 

 leable iron: the bno perl on, Of "sole," being very similar to the hOTSe-sh rdinarily 



employed, but with a groove around it- exterior, and without nail-holes. The upper portion, 

 or "vamp," ia thin, and baa a flange projecting inward from it- lower edge to match the 

 La These parti are so arranged ai to secure a tight end firm oonueotion; 

 and the whole i- made additionally secure by the aid of tfa before mentioned at 



the heel A -l f Qua kind oi fitted, the tamp may be made to wear out a great Dum- 

 ber i lot may be highly finished and plated with -ilver, which gives a ' 



