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-IE ILLINOIS FA.RMEII. 



Kflf-Acling Farm Wrll. 



I'l'is invention can be rendered of 

 great service to stock raisers, on our 

 ■western prairies, where rcliiincc must 

 be upon wells for water. Cattle by 

 moans of it, can supply themselves 

 with more water than they c:;n use. 

 It is simple, effective and cannot get 

 out of order. There is no necessity 

 of saying tliat it is a great labor- 

 saving contrivance. Tiiat niu:;t be 

 obviuus to all. 



These "Self-Acting" machines 

 will soon be for sale in this county. 



The iS'cicntiJie A7nerir(ni &n\s: The 

 utility of a device which can enable an 

 animal by slightly depressing the 

 platform on which it approaclics 

 draw up from a well a plentiful sup- 

 ply of drink, is too obvious to requn-e 

 remark. The labor of pumping a suf- 

 ficient quantity daily to supply a l;ii-gc 

 amount of stock is very consider;ible, 

 and may frequently prevent the loca- 

 tion of AVells in many pastures, n-licve 

 witk a self-actinnr device for raiiintr 





tlie fluid by the weight of the animals ' the plaifonn P, The opposite edge of 

 themselves, such supplies of water would , this platform is hinged, so that it may 

 be highly servicable. rise and fall, to some extent, and the 



The accompanying cut graphically do- weight of the bucket is sufficient, by its 

 lin(ato; the general arrangement of a descent, to raise the platform when un- 

 sell-ac.ing water elevator for this pur- loaded, but Avhen a large animal steps on 

 pose, ''esignodby J. A. xVyrc?, of llart- , T, its weight is sufficient to revolve the 

 ford, Con.n., and its operation will be wheel and raise the bucket, bringmg up 

 reacily un 'erstood from a brief dcscrip- ; considerably more water than it can con- 

 sume, and keeping the trough always 

 full and running over, unless sheep or 

 other very light animals are supplied in 

 addition. 



tion. 



ThebucketjB, steadied by light gui Ics, 

 r r, is suspended bp the io,ic e, which 

 latter is coiled on the large whee', A, — 

 On tl e same shaft with A are mounted 



By this simple device all the ends to 



smaVer Pulleys, C C, on which ropes are be desired are effectually attained, so far 

 coiled, which arj attached to one edge of as certainty of action by the weight of 



heavy animals can do this; and it will bo 

 seen, on a little further thought, that 

 even an animal too light to raise the full 

 bucket, will, by inducing a considerable 

 pull on the bucket, and by consequently 

 raising it a trifle in the water, induce the 

 contents to escape freely through the open 

 hole until it becomes light enough to rise 

 rapidly to the top. 



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Tile Land Bill. 



No definite action has been had on 

 Gov. Morrill's Land Bill. There is yet 

 time to reach Congress by memorials in 

 behalf of this measure, and our members 

 by letters, urging them to make efforts 

 to secure its success in the two Houses. 



The propriety of the passage of the 

 bill, does not admit of a question. Con- 

 gress has been prodigal in grants to all 

 other than the farming interests. Eve- 

 ry dollar thus given to the people by 

 this bill which is to be used for the edu- 

 cation of the masses, will in a limited 

 time pay a thousand fold back into the 

 Treasury. 



It has been for many years a matter 

 of serious complaint, that in Congress, 

 the great agricultural interests of the 

 country, were neglected to advance otk- 

 cr interests. Commerce, and manufac- 

 tures, though of far less importance to 

 the nation than agriculture, have had 

 the support of government. Within a 

 few kite years a single bureau of a de- 

 partment at Washington, has given some 

 attention to agriculture — a few clerks 

 who have had no experience in the busi- 

 ness of which they have the care, haVe 

 had it under their control- — some few 

 thousand dollars worth of seed have been 

 distributed, generally selected without 

 the necess.iry knowledge for such a du- 

 ty — and this is about all that the gov- 

 ernment has done, and is doing for the 

 great {igriculturul interests of the nation. 



What we now want are schools, de- 

 voted to agriculture, in every State of 

 this Union. We want that the profes- 

 sion should receive all the aids of science 

 and knowledge. In the duties of the 

 farm, we Avant the intelligent mind to 

 dictate, and energetic hands to work. — 

 We want agriculture to be elevated 

 among the professions, to the rank where 

 it justly belongs. We want our young 

 farmers to feel that they belong to a pro- 

 fession which requires as much mind for 

 its best success, as any other, and that 

 instead of its being regarded as a pro- 



