1850. 



THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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NEW RAILROAD HORSE POWER AND FEED MILL. 



Thk above cut represents a new Horse Power re- 

 cently brought into notice by Messrs. Emery &. Co., 

 of the Albany Agricultural Works. By reference to 

 the premium list, in another part of the paper, it will 

 be seen that it obtained the first premium at the State 

 Fair, as the best horse power on the endless chain 

 principle. It is on the general plan of the approved 

 endless chain powers sold by tlieni for several years 

 past. Tl>s principal difference is the manner of ob- 

 taining and applying the power and motion from the 

 revolving platform to the shaft of the driving pulley. 

 The following description is from the Albany Cul- 

 tivator : 



"This power, as will be readily seen in the cut, 

 has the revolving plank platform, traversing upon its 

 own friction wheels and iron railroad track. At the 

 forward end, iliis platform is supported by its small 

 shafts upon an iron reel about sixteen inches in diam- 

 eter — the shaft of this reel extending beyond the sides 

 of the frame work sufficiently to receive a strong 

 converge or internal gear, about twenty-four inches 

 in diameter, as seen in the cut. 



"The shaft of the driving pulley, (which pulley is 

 three feet in diameter,) is hung in like manner, with 

 the small gear upon one end, operating inside the 

 converge gear before described, and consequently re- 

 ceives an increased motion in the same direction, 

 and carries the driving pulley on the opposite side of 

 the power for driving the overshot thresher, without 

 crossing of bands or intermediate gearing. The 

 converge wheel is so arranged as to work on either 

 side of the power, as may be desirable. 



"This arrangement entirely removes all liability 

 of breakage and wear of links and pinions (heretofore 

 unavoidable,) as the direct stress upon the links 

 working over small pinions is wholly avoided ; and 

 they are acknowledged by those using them to run 

 with lighter friction, which it is said enables the 

 power to be operated at a less elevation than by the 

 former mode. The arrangement for tightening the 

 endless platform 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 ob- 

 ject, as it may be instantly done by a common wrench 



without stopping the machine. The platform is con- 

 siderably longer than usual, avoiding the liability of 

 large or unsteady horses stepping over or off at 

 either end." 



The cut also represents a valuable mill, capa- 

 ble of being driven with this power to good advan- 

 tage, for grinding food for stock. A considerable 

 number have been sold for several years past, and 

 answer a good purpose. They are cheap, costing 

 but S3o, with one extra set of grinding plates, (new 

 plates costing $2 per set,) and are capable of grind- 

 ing 600 to 800 bushels per set, according to the fine- 

 ness to which it is ground. This mill also obtained 

 the first premium as the best corn and cob crusher. 

 These are also made and sold by Emery &, Co. 



Remedy for Split Hoof. — Eds, Gen. Farmer : 

 I send you a remedy for split hoof, which may per- 

 haps be useful to some of your readers, if you choose 

 to publish it. I had a valuable young mare calked 

 in both fore feet the first time she was shod. In a 

 few weeks, and after her hoofs had grown down 

 about an inch, they cracked from the calks to the 

 hair, rendering her very lame and almost useless. I 

 tried the old practice of cutting across the top of the 

 split, using round shoes, Sic, without avail. The 

 round shoes contracted her feet and increased the 

 lameness. At length I went to a blacksmith and 

 ordered a pair of thin iron plates, about six inches 

 long and one and a half inches in width, (tapering 

 towards the ends,) to fit the surface of the hoof, 

 which I fastened on with very short screws, the 

 upper edge of the plate just covering the upper point 

 of the cleft. These I kept on, occasionally removing 

 them when the mare was shod, and using meanwhile 

 the " green ointment," to increase the growth and 

 pliancy of the hoofs, until they were grown out. 

 The experiment was successful, and I had no farther 

 trouble. D.—Caalle Creek, 1850. 



It is fully as important to take good care of ani- 

 mals as it is to procure those which are good. If 

 you can not attend to them yourself, see that those 

 who have to do with them are humane and intelligent. 



