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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Sept. 



when his time has come, he shall be laid by his 

 children. These are the feelings of the owners of 

 the soil. Words cannot paint them — gold can 

 not buy them; they flowout of the deepest foun 

 tains of the heart, they are the life-springs of a 

 fresh, healthy and generous national character. — 

 Edward Everett. 



For the New England Farmer. 



A NEW WIND-MILL. 



S. Brown, Esq.: — Dear Sir, — I send you here- 

 with a letter to me from an old friend, which if 

 you think best you, will please publish in the 

 Farmer. 1 know nothing of the newly-invented 

 wind-mill my friend describes more than you can 

 learn from his communication. He is of quite a 

 scientific turn of mind, and I think it quite prob- 

 able the invention may prove valuable to the com- 

 munity. F. HOLBROOK. 



Braitleboro', August 2, 1854. 



Mr. Holbrook : — Dear Sir, — Knowing the in 

 terest which you take in any new invention of 

 merit, particularly, such as directly benefits the 

 agricultural community, I am induced to write 

 you respecting a wind-mill of an entirely new con- 

 struction. Within the last few years I have no- 

 ticed many inquiries in the scientific and agricul- 

 tural papers of this country, respecting wind- 

 mills, stating, that if some ingenious mechanic 

 would invent machinery to bo carried by wind, 

 which could be regulated with but little difficulty, 

 and of a permanent, durable construction, not 

 likely to be destroyed by severe gales, he would 

 not only be doing the public a great service, but 

 would most assuredly acquire a fortune thereby. 

 For centuries, the civilized world has been looking 

 for something of this kind. In the retired village 

 of Ellington, Conn., Daxiel Haladay, a young 

 mechanic, has, after one year's trial, succeeded in 

 producing a wind-mill, or wind-engine, which reg- 

 ulates itself. When terrific gales strike it, the 

 broad wings swing back, presenting only their 

 thin edges to the wind, and when the extra pres- 

 sure has passed, the fans, of themselves, swing 

 back, presenting their surface to the wind, or such 

 a part of the surface as the pressure will admit 

 of. The mill we . have there in operation, has 

 been running since early last spring, proving by a 

 fair trial its utility and capability of regulating 

 itself throug'i severe storms. The wheel is ten 

 feet in diam-ter, having five foot fans ; they will 

 be enlarged as more power is required. 



This one draws water fi-om a well 28 feet deep, 

 and 100 feet distant, forcing it to supply a barn, 

 blacksmith's shop, and fish-pond, all of which 

 have been bo'intii nil}' supplied by it. Repeated 

 trials and tb. ir failure in producing a desirable 

 wind-power, nas nearly discouraged farmers from 

 attempting i;.; use. 1 recollect that when a boy, 

 1 was tending a four horse-poM'cr steam-engine in 

 your village, I'.nd for a moment detacheii the reg- 

 ulator : the movement became immediately so 

 rapid and violent, that, had I not quickly replaced 

 it, the increased speed would have torn it from 

 its foundation. N(jw,many times there is a pres- 

 sure in the air, as great as that upon the steam- 

 engine ; yet people, to some extent, are trying to 

 use this power with nothing to control it, and the 

 results are violent, irregular, motion, and frequent 



breaking of machinery. I now see but one objec- 

 tion which can possibly be raised to this power — 

 that is, the wind does not blow constantly. To 

 this I offer the following considerations : 



1st. You have a good working power, for one- 

 half the days, and nights also, during the year, 

 and at times a mill will run night and day for 

 two weeks in succession . 



2d. This mighty agent, of almost unbounded 

 power, costs nothing — the Creator makes it a free 

 gift to all. Many millions of horse power, go 

 sweeping through the heavens, over every man's 

 farm and work-shop, which the skill of man can 

 now control, using it to pump water for beautify- 

 ing grounds with ponds and fountains, supplyng 

 houses, watering stock, in-tgating land; and if ap- 

 plied to machinery, the extensive farmer will use 

 it to thresh grain, saw wood, cut hay, &c. In 

 using it to supply water, large reservoirs can be 

 built to draw from, in case the mill should be still 

 for a few days. It is very appropriate for irri- 

 gating land, making flowers, fruits and grains to 

 grow, where the mullen and sorrel, now scarcely 

 find n(jurishment, and where now the dismal croaK 

 of the frog is heard, the clear music of the scythe 

 and whetstone to ring ujjon the morning air. 



The inventor will soon commence the manufac- 

 ture of these mills on a large scale, and notify th e 

 public by advertising the same in the New Eng- 

 land Farmer. Very truly, your friend. 



New Haven, July 10, 1854. i. b. 



Remarks. — There is scarcely anything which 

 would prove of more substantial service to the 

 farmer, than the means of collecting and distrib- 

 uting water at his pleasure. On many farms large 

 quantities of pure water are collected by drainage, 

 which run idly by, while all the water needed 

 for a large family and a large stock of cattle,, 

 sheep and horses, has to be raised by human toil. 

 If a cheap, substantial, and permanent pow- 

 er were devised, all this laljor might be given 

 over to the sport of the winds, and thousands of 

 gardens and lawns and fields irrigated, so as to 

 add immensely to the beauty of the 1 mdseapo, 

 and untold profits to the labor of the husband- 

 man. We earnestly hope that the mill here spok- 

 en of, will meet the general wants of the people, 

 and that our friend will let us know more partic- 

 ularly about it. 



For the New England Farmer. 



BUDBINa 



In your paper of to-day, I saw a few remarks 

 on budding. You suggested the propriety of in- 

 serting buds two or three weeks earlier than 

 common, and for the two or three years past, I 

 have commenced budding as soon as I ascertained 

 that the bark would peel, inserting a few occa- 

 sionally, as I found time, as long as it would peel, 

 and I found that many of the early buds failed, 

 while most of the latter lived. Being desirous to 

 know which v,'ould do best, early or late budding, 

 I inserted buds in the same staiks with my first 

 budding, two or three weeks after the first bud- 

 ding, and found that the last buds mostly lived ; 

 whilst the first, but few survived, though some of 



