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or in baflcet meafurcs, to the cart or waggon. 



Of a living kiln the drawing is generally 

 continued until red aihes begin to make their 

 appearance. 



But {landing kilns are fuffered to burn un- 

 difturbed until the fire go out ; except, per- 

 haps, when the fire is rifing toward the top, 

 and a frefli fupply of air is wanted, a few 

 Ihovelfulls are drawn at either eye, by which 

 means an internal hollownefs is formed, and 

 frelh vigour given to the fire. 



From thefe circumftances it is plain, that a 

 regular fupply of lime cannot be had fvc'ni 

 lefs than three {landing kilns : one filling ; 

 one burning; one drawing. The fmaller 

 burners, however, have frequently only twoj 

 and for a farmer, one, proportioned to his 

 farm, is fufficient *. 



3. Cost 



f About Brotherton and Ncttlngley, near Feiry- 

 BRiDGE, from whTice vaft f^uan'ities of lime are fent 

 to diftant parts of the Vale of York ; particularly to- 

 ward Eafingvvood ; the kUns arc very JJ^aV.n^M and 

 imde ; the ccvie of materials piled ahove the furface, be- 

 in^ to appearance equal to the contents of the kila. 

 This rende-G the emj'tying of the kila very eafy ; 

 ihe lime being all thrown from the furface, or through 

 a kind of door-way in the fide j not drav/n out of the 



eyes; 



