THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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[From the Xew Enirlaml Karmcr.] 



A NEW WIXD-MILL. 



vS. Brown, J]sq. — Dear Sir : — I send you herewith 

 a letter to me from an old iVieiid, which if you think 

 best you will pleas-e publish in the Fanr,tr. I know 

 nothing of the newly-invented wind-mill my friend 

 describes more than you can leai-n from his commu- 

 nication. He is of quite a scientitic turn of mind, 

 and I thiuk it quite probable the invention nuiy prove 

 valualile to the community. F. Holurook. 



Brattleboro', August "2, 1854. 



Mr. HoLBROOK — Dear Sir : — Knowing the interest 

 which you take in any new invention of merit, parti- 

 cularly, such as directly benefits the agricultural com- 

 munity, I am in<iuced to write you respecting a wind- 

 mill of an entirely new construction. Within the 

 last few j-ears I have noticed many inquiries in the 

 scientitic and agricultural papers of this country, re- 

 specting wind-mills, stating, that if some ingenious 

 mechanic would invent machinery to be carried by 

 wind, which could be regulated with but little dith- 

 ciilty, and of a permanent, durable construction, not 

 likely to be destroyed by severe gales, he would not 

 only be doimr the public a great service, but would 

 most assuredly acquire a fortune thereby. For cen- 

 turies, the civilized world has been looking for some- 

 tliing of this kind. In the retired village of FJling- 

 ton. Conn., Daniel Haladay, a young mechanic, has, 

 after one year's trial, succeeded in producing a wind- 

 mill, or wiud<Higine which regulates itself. When 

 terrific gales stike it, the broad wings swing back, 

 presenting only their thin edges to the wind, and 

 when the extra pressure has passed, the fans, of them- 

 selves, 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, jjroving by a 

 fair trial its utility and capability of regulating itself 

 tlirough severe storms. The wheel is ten feet in dia- 

 metei', having live foot fans; they will be enlarged 

 as more power is required. 



This one draws water fiom a well 28 feet deep, 

 aiid 100 leet distant, forcing it to supply a barn, 

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

 been bountifully supplied by it. Eepeated trials and 

 their failure in pruducing a desirable wind-power, 

 has nearly discouraged farmers from attempting its 

 use. I recollect that when a boy, I was tending a 

 four horse-power steam-engine in your village, and 

 for a moment detached the regulator: the movement 

 became immediatefy so rapid and violent, that, had I 

 not quickly replaced it, the increased speed w >uld 

 have torn it from its foundation. Now, many tines 

 there is a pressure 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 fre- 

 quent breaking ol machinery. I now see but one 

 objection which can possibly be raised to this pow- 

 er — that is, the ^ind does not blow constantly. To 

 tills 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 pow- 

 er, 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 beautifying grounds with 

 ponds and fountains, supplying houses, watering stock, 

 irrigating land; and if applied to machinery, the ex- 

 tensive farmer will use it to thresh grain, saw wood, 

 cut hay, itc. In using it to supply water, large reser- 

 voirs can be built to draw from, in case the mill 

 should be still lor a few days. It is veiy appropriate 

 for irrigating land, making flowei-s, fruits and grains 

 to grow, where the nmllen and sorrel, now scarcely 

 find nourishment, and where now the dismal croak of 

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

 whetstone to ring upon the morning air. 



The inventor will soon connnence the manufacture 

 of these mills on a large scale, and notify the public 

 by advertising the same in the IXeiv England Far- 

 mer. ^ ci'y truly, your friend, I. B. 



New Haven,' July li), lSo4. 



[Remarks.— There is scarcely anythingwhich would 

 prove af more substantial service to the farmer, than 

 the means of collecting and distributing 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 humsn toil. If a cheap, substantial, and 

 permanent po^^er were devised, all his labor might 

 be given over to the sport of the winds, and thou- 

 sands of gardens and lawns and fields irrigated, so 

 as to add immensely to the beauty of the landscape,- 

 and untold profits to the labor of the husband-man. 

 We earnestly hope that the mill here spoken of, will 

 meet the general wants of the people, and that our 

 friend M'ill let us know more particularly about it. — 

 Ed. .T. E. Farmer.] 



Fire Kindlers. — We have seen an article made 

 from the following recipe, tried and pronounced ex- 

 cellent for kindling wood-fires, but it is of little use 

 where coal is used — at least, we have never been 

 able to " make it work" without the usual amount of 

 wood kindling : 



Take a quart of tar and three pounds of rosin, 

 melt them, bring to a cooling temperature, mix with 

 as much saw-dust, with a little charcoal added, as 

 can be worked in ; spread out while hot upon a 

 board ; when cold, break up into lumps of the size 

 of a large hickory nut, and you have, at a small ex- 

 pense, kindling material enough for a household for 

 one year. They will easily ignite from a match, and 

 burn with a strong blaze, long enough to start any 

 wood that is fit to burn. Try it. 



Thirty pure short-horned cattle, the property of 

 the Clark County Importing Company, were sold at 

 auction at Springfield, Ohio, lately. A bull, two years 

 old, brought !ir4,000 ; ore eighteen months old, ^^2,- 

 500; and another 81,900, besides others at prices 

 ranging from ??625 down to $300. Cows sold at $1,- 

 42.5; 81,300, $1,000, down to $205 each. So says 

 an Ohio paper. 



