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economy in processes of management that are wasteful in coun- 

 tries more thickly populated, where the value is greater. We 

 certainly ought to employ to the fullest available extent the 

 powers of nature for the restoration of the soil, as we are depen- 

 dent on unmanured land to-day, notwithstanding all the " modern 

 improvements," for more than two-thirds of our annual national 

 sustenance. If our agriculture were entirely contingent on tlie 

 use of manures, we should within three years perish from the 

 face of the earth. 

 AMERICAN AGEICULTURAL MACHINES IN AUSTRIA. 



[Translated by F. W. Geissenhainer, Jr., for the Farmers' Club.] 



Commission warehouse of all kinds of American agricultural im- 

 plements and machines of C. H. Warrens, by Alexander 

 ScHOELLER, Vienna. Leopold^s city.) Schoeller court.) JYo. 4, 

 Magazine JVo. 22. 

 American thrashing machines for 1 and 2 



horses. No. 1, 180 florens. $87 30 



do do for 2 horses, No. 2, 200 97 00 



do do for 3 horses, No. 3, 230 11155 



do do for 4 horses. No. 4, 275 133 37^ 

 Thrashing and cleaning machines for 3 and 4 



horses, 500 242 50 



Barrett's thrashing machine with horse 



power, 1,000 485 00 



Emery's American treading . horse power, 



for 1 horse, 450 218 25 



do do do for 2 horses, 475 230 37| 

 Warren's draw horse power, with wooden 



teeth, for 2 and 4 horses, 450 218 25 



American iron cbaw horse power, for 2 



horses, 400 194 00 



do do do for 4 horses, 450 218 25 



American straw cutting machines. No. 2,. . 45 21 82^ 



No. 4,.. 55 26 67^ 



No. 5,.. 60 29 10 



100 to 125 48 50 to 60 62^ 



125 60 62^ 



100 to 200 48 50 to 97 00 



American carrot cutting machines, 40 19 40 



Kukumtz's American revolving machine, 



single, 35 16 97 



do do do double, 50 24 25^ 



