NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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Overshot Threshing Machine and Vibrating Separator, in operation. 



EMERY'S LATEST IMPROVED HOEjSE 

 POWER. 



The attention of the proprietors has recently been 

 directed to the late improvements made in the Rail- 

 road and Endless-Chain Horse Power, and they do 

 not hesitate to pronounce them valuable acquisitions 

 to that machine. The manufacturers say: 



The arrangement removes all liability of break- 

 ages and wear of link and pinions (heretofore una- 

 voidable,) as the direct stress upon the links work- 

 ing over small pinions is wholly avoided; they are 

 acknowledged by those using them to run with 

 lighter friction, and enables the power to be opera- 

 ted at a less elevation than heretofore. Thereby 

 combining greater strength and durability 

 with LIGHTER FRICTION, without the liability of 

 breakage of links or the wearing of links and pin- 

 ions. The farmer or mechanic is enabled to per- 

 form a greater amount of work, or to operate with 

 less power, or elevation, as best suits his wishes. 



The arrangement for tightening the endless plat- 

 form by means of a joint bolt connecting with the 

 bearings of the reel shaft, is new, and is a very 

 simple and effectual mode of effecting this object, 

 as it may be instantly done with a common wrench 

 without stopping the machine. The platform is 

 considerably longer than usual, — avoiding the lia- 

 bility of large or unsteady horses stepping over 

 or off at either end. 



The Overshot Thresher, (represented in the cut,) 

 and A''ibrating Separators, with improvements, have 

 been sold with like success as the powers. They 

 admit of a level feeding table, thus avoiding acci- 

 dents (which often occur with the inclined feeding 

 board,) by preventing hard substances, sticks and 

 »^nes from getting into the machine and breaking 



spikes, endangering those engaged with them. The 

 grain by this motion is thrown on the floor within 

 three feet of the machine, and admits a separator 

 to be attached sufficiently high to allow the grain 

 and fine chaff to fall through it, while the straw is 

 thrown off without being cut, and in fit condition 

 for binding. 



The Two Horse Power Thresher and Separator 

 is capable, with three or four men, of threshing from 

 one hundred and fifty to two hundred bushels of 

 wheat or rye, and the single one from sixty to one 

 hundred bushels, or double that quantity of oats, 

 per day. 



CENTRAL BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



A meeting of this Association was held at the 

 State House, on Wednesday last. Every Agri- 

 cultural Society in the State was represented, ex- 

 cepting the Housatonic. Col. M P. Wilder was 

 elected chairman, and E. K. Whitaker Secretary. 

 After a general and animated discussion upon the 

 various topics connected with Agriculture, a com- 

 mittee was appointed to prepai-e a summary of busi- 

 ness, who reported that a committee of three per- 

 sons be appointed upon each of the following sub- 

 jects, viz: — upon Ploughing — upon Milch Cows — 

 upon all other Live Stock — on Farms — on Agri- 

 cultural Implements — and Manuflictures. 



A committee was also appointed to propose to 

 the several Agricultural Societies of the State, an 

 arrangement of the times of holding their shows, 

 so as to afford members an opportunity of inter- 

 changing visits with each other. This committee 

 made a report which was adopted by the Board. 



On motion of the Hon. J. M. Proctor, a commit- 

 tee of three persons was appointed to report on the 



