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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Aug. 



Field's Horse-Po-wbr Machint?. 



For the ffew England Parmer. 

 FIELD'S HOHSE-POWEH MACHINE. 



Mr. Editor: — Knowing your deep interest 

 in everything pertaining to the farmer, and es- 

 pecially in improvements which tend directly to 

 lessen the labor of farming, I send for publica- 

 tion in your valuable periodical a few items in 

 regard to a horse-power machine which is manu- 

 factured by Mr. William Field of this city. This 

 machine is peculiarly adapted for doing the fol- 

 lowing kinds of work. — threshing, shelling corn, 

 sawing wood, grinding, pumping water, (fcc. 



It might be useful also, in materially lessen- 

 ing the labor which usually falls to the lot of fe- 

 males on large farms. With the aid of a rotary 

 washing machine a day's washing could be ac- 

 complished in an hour ; and by a very simple 

 and cheap arrangement the same power might be 

 made to do the churning. 



These machines are durable and compact, sim- 

 ple in their construction, and being made entire- 

 ly of iron and steel, are easily kept in order. 

 They can be operated by any number of horses, 

 from one to eight, according to their capacity ; 

 size adapted to one or two horses, weight about 

 eight hundred pounds ; measures a little more 

 than two by three feet square, and costs one 

 hundred dollars, including either the horizontal 

 or perpendicular connecting shaft and gear. The 

 upright power is preferable when it is to be used 



lin a building where there are timbers OTerhead 

 to which the shafting can be secured. For out- 

 door work the horizontal power is required. A 

 j space of twenty feet in diameter is required for 

 the sweep of the levers and a travelling space 

 'for the horse. A shed divided into several apart- 

 ments to accommodate the various kinds of 

 j work, and a horizontal shaft geared into the per- 

 pendicular shaft, (as shown in the cut above,) 

 extending through the building, and connected 

 by pulleys and belting with the machinery in 

 each room would be a convenient arrangement. 



Nearly every farmer cultivating twenty-five 

 or fifty acres would find the horse-power a 

 profitable investment, as he would be enabled by 

 !the above arrangement to accomplish in a single 

 'day the work of six days. This would enable the 

 farmer to get his produce to market much soon- 

 er, in better order, and cheaper than formerly. 



These last considerations have induced me {to 

 forward the above article. Yours, 



Providence, June 25, 1859. B. D. Bailey. 



To Correspondents.— Thanks for numerous 

 articles from correspondents. If some of them 

 are delayed a little, it may be because others are 

 upon subjects a little more applicable to the sea- 

 son. But most that are received will be forth- 

 coming in good time. 



