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The boiler may. of course, be of any pattern that will 

 secure the economical generation of steam. A discarded 

 engine-boiler will answer every purpose if it is strong enough 

 to bear a pressure of, say, five or ten pounds to the inch a 

 slight pressure being necessary to force the steam through 

 the mass of hay. 



D. R. Prindle's Agricultural Boiler, which is shown in 

 the accompanying cut, is admirably adapted for this use. 



FIG. 1. 



Prindle's Agricultural Steamer and Cauldron (shown in 

 Figs. 1 and 2) is the invention of Mr. D. R. Prindle, of East 

 Bethany, New York, and is largely manufactured by Messrs. 

 Savery & Co. of Philadelphia. 



Its popularity seems to be rapidly increasing, and there is 

 no question that it is the best steaming apparatus for the use 



