STEAMING FOOD FOR STOCK. 



of all farmers who do not employ steam-engines that has 

 yet been invented. 



It consists of a cauldron set over a furnace arranged to burn 

 either wood or coal, and furnished with a dome which fits 

 closely over it and is keyed down so as to make a steam-joint 

 It is provided with a test-cock to show when it needs the 

 addition of water, a safety-valve which is also a vacuum 

 valve, a funnel for filling, and one or more pipes to convey 

 the steam to the cooking-boxes. 



Aside from its use in steaming fodder for cattle, it may be 

 used to heat water to scald hogs, or for other purposes, to 

 warm buildings, to cook roots or meal for hogs or grain for 

 fowls, and for a variety of other purposes for which hot air, 

 hot water, or steam are useful. 



For farm use, especially when constant steam is not re- 

 quired, Prindle's steamer is much better than an engine- 

 boiler, as it works only at a very low pressure, and is conse- 

 quently quite safe, and is much cheaper when we consider 

 the cost of setting up the larger engine-boiler, and its more 

 expensive transportation. 



Full particulars concerning the Prindle steamer may be 

 obtained by application to the inventor. 



I have not determined, in my own case, what power to 

 adopt for the cutting of my long fodder. The question is 

 about evenly balanced between a small steam-engine, a wind- 

 mill, and a railway horse-power, for final use ; but as the first 

 cost will be less, I shall commence with the horse-power 



