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1, the materials cost nothing, whereas any 

 iron machinery is expensive. 



2, here is no waste, for iron may be em- 

 ployed to more important purposes. 



3, this is capable of being raised higher or 

 lower according; as the heioht of the fire 

 may require, which an iron trivet can- 

 not. 



4, the iron trivet is troublesome to move 

 about, which this machine does not re- 

 quire. 



5, w^hen the trivet happens to lose one of 

 its feet, it is no longer of any use. 



6, the circular part of the iron trivet must 

 be proportioned to the size of the kettle 

 it is to support, but this machine will 

 hold any sized kettle. 



The fields in this part of the country are 

 excellent, being extensive and level, the 

 soil consisting of sandy and argillaceous 

 earth. The crops are abundant, provided 

 the corn be not injured by frost, as it had 



