116 THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. | FEBRUARY 13, 1858. 
tion to suck t} hi & ‘th the difiiculti shafts, one end of the boiler being “sup sported. “on this trame, | that in case the bite and resistance thus obtamsi soe 
Pants = Ta P CE. xq ae the other i upon its own travelling wheels. | insufficient for apeg deep work, a couple Pi ier «= pes soni 
in its way z neite Fowler’s istest emalning, has been to triur mph over one of | upon the drums of the e machine, and fasta nel d doma a G 
The wonderful rapidity with which m-threshing has the detect hitherto found in the coming of the ropes upon the | ends of the fiel a by shifting anchors, wou 
been accomplished is owing to the E Eer "e p dru he has aupecee’ with the man for regulating the ct 
was really nothing new to do; the engine had toturr sheav Pde on, and escaped the wear caused by the grinding and | the lerep bes ugh A travelling 
(to thresh a sheaf ) by means of a driving belt, ju v7 it was | sawing action of the coils of rope upon each other, by giv ing up | con: vapen ity. 
accustomed to do in thousands of factories, oniy i it had to be winding altogether and leading the rope round groo n the Cc 
made ble. Boi AN ree gts ‘eat an s the surface is thus enabled also to (Fua every orton of 
of a fiel an operation for the s teamen ine, ond the tho a rope sufficiently tight to be held off the ground b; 
mere application of cogwheels, shafting, belts and brasses, Jeen e friction- ae barrows, — the wear is amazingly 
there is culty enough in finding how to apply the roa ed. The tal length of also lessened = 
power at ail pats s of the surface in succession without staying one-third, and A now less er baa that aeania fr. 
to voy eel vam ARS more perfect tillage implements than field of grain g aves siz o ty tangular met thod. 
Manira Fisken angen te Bs rope is fixed, bes ing 
To aan ement such as the plough, which Bora oea fastened to kelta shifting Sealants Wh the ends of the 
tested, oreo a adapted throughout many centv and the windlass, with implements attached, winds hres! along 
simpler and readier problem than to contrive a Te doao the rope from en em to me motion being communicated fro: 
of tool for penforiiinie a hitherto unknown opiate’, fewer A the engine in one corner of the fie ld to the rigger, i x 
rha tem of cultivation altogether, and as and coil drums on , by an endless hemp cord 
s A i nt will doubtless be speedily Sechrest | m n frames with friction rollers, y that 
when once the new power has lied toit. Again, there | this cord máy be y light, it is driven locity. 
is no doubt that intelligent farmers everywhere are prepared to | There are man s points in this invention—the 
wo implements by steam, whenever they are con- | complete eae whic « man hi er the win nd im- 
vinced that the present ploughing, scarifying, &c., can be done | plements, so as to stop ge without signalling 
at less cost, all considered, than by horses. A steam- | of any kind, and the facility with which the tackle can be 
plough is capable ofinstant and universal adoption, while a new | removed from place to place being amo; ong the number, and it 
tilling machine would not only meet with mechanical difficul- is to be much reg rotted that we no longer find it in a practical 
ties, but be a long time in achieving practical and pecuniary | form before the 
success against customs and ppoe cherished for genera- he. Fowler er ree the sa ey of moving both 
tions. It will be wise to imitate those processes “pte are now dwn A the h adlan 
mu na ins — the best effects, even though this may not be engine an win paerau ~ es 
ost advantage of the power that is possible. 
Aer o eit is found ee, that aie staple of the | various ploughing and PA deri in use ye 
land should be occasionally rted—to b rme woe tesi wer We to his remarks on— tj 
a h eai Hn fertiline’ and so ap root weeds fo w Da Machines actua iy sche nt ae Traction.—The idea of Mr. Ki eae of the di blades on entering and 
mechanical effects which follow both the posu h | Hos por fpi that a cyindor 0 p Spot tyres, or cutters anoue, bse t of the soil, ing a uit tig it 
tha: in long buried, and the burial of that which has been | #ttached behind a locom engine, and driven at a Gin hes wide, with the t T noh 15 inches hs ot 
long treated by rains, dews, winds, frosts, and sunshine. This less rapid speed by te Soure e power, notwithstanding ihe Sa or a aN peu ai ti g th ra 
inverting, indeed, may be said to constitute the heaviest labour | Success of steam traction implements, never promised better th ir ed es, so as toact as ppo i i for ea 
of tillage ; if we can perform this, we can ily master any | than it does now. I do not know what has become of M r. John the E AtA thie Whol S Aa p The A 
stori tirring or eration. Mer i cratching ethell’s revolving forker; but at any rate Mr. Romaes dia its aie uaiGenithe ole gro the ciel th ne 
or rasping, mingling rather than turning over the mass so com- machine, in the hands of Mr. Alfred Crosskill, has at last es etn yen aee a at P each other “an, ey describe» 
minuted, has bee roposed as the ideal tion we should achieved considerable success. A digging cylinder 6 feet wide in sockets d'O. when: requira to int the 
uv h, but, however useful it ma; Vi me | is attached behind a 14- prees ARE mounted on a pair of very fo the Aedd dots. anm p © other mg 
cases, I cannot regard it as calculated to meet all the nera large Bpad felloed wheels, with two steerage wheels on castors Size of the wheel by which the di is dri 
ties of o È pra in which find that r certain | in front. he machine is + feat ctly independent of horses p hi relier y sger a 
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crops an ous pu s, the soil must be cut or broken | for travelling Rr sermon place over mod ly level 3 ; 
inh plogas ety gual tenaelons to be tarned body | Ur, wora akaet tu, ‘ofan ava’ ex et Wcbiews, j 
we o o t E a AAY DOIA AE E Parallel connecting wie nee hose coupling the eels 
and, at the same time, securing a more or l lete | Of a railway locomotiv io DA ‘digger Chemistry of Agriculture. The Foo i ra 
inversion—and the plough itself is in some climates a mere | 7 wit i 7 a aoran e phi revolutions por Home, Tre ek cluding the on meni Properties, a 
grubbing or ribbing tool, but with our moist soils and weeping Eee bolts and screws upon the plate-iron cylin tion 2 Manur By C. A. Cameron, MD. ‘co 
atmosphere, our principal implements for performin, e | fi y bolt pe Pp. cylinder, 
fan pein aa Paa tivat f necessity the resemble scarifier paring-shares in form, and as the engine Mar: Co. 
plough that turns a furrow slice, and the spade that cuts and ae reigned seep, pe Br T Faxing. boon tie WOIE me direct attention to this little volume as conis 
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ape: Mee they pint beso ri se ae cobras i dts done, I can be ness thas. tenacious soil is thoroughly | W8 e course of a few oe = pe treatiy a 
adaptation to deep, shallow, light, strong, or stony land. Of | broken be sa subdiv ided, surface-stubble, &c., buried the chemistry of agricaltur rse of which ie | 
those belo: implements thé ploug! K can bó sore easily ciated mider val ge the saben largely airing and inter- Aree a os field ES hamiri research i 
the spade, all hand tools being worked min; with the top staple—in fact, the work has much poe KEL dwelt upon. Ta 
& Eri intermittent and q | th Es f that of the di ing ce ork. The ; successive oS cad We extract si 
haniem to imitate their action, | Operations of ploughing, sand wing stro rong | 9 of ‘the T chapters a By on 
while peck Me implements, moving with a continuous recti- | land are equalled by a singl at men of the work Dr. Camata tol for 
linear motion, have simpl to be be drawn along, and with but ra yap. PA cost, See “amount i the et done being from 4 | adulterations in Peruvi: > aaa F ; 
e modification n resent form, hence “1. Peruvian guano, when pure, is of an 
depth of work, at = exp of 5. 08. guano, pu 
cont in stanna seam, culturo "potter DENTARA acre. The price, T believe, is saat? 7000. tot 9e or 1 por gray colour, and contains small lumps, w! 
He pe tee to ly th ioth rience to determine how far the weight may prove in- | broken, f a lighter iaee 
ders first how to apply the power im- juriously Consolidating a stiff cma; and whether the farmer | of 9 oy stalline structure., When the guano i is 
pleiènt, gn then the best construction of implement | can keep in ardar ai 10,3 any w ee meaning. h bearings, and | >} care i 
lo wor wating cylinder, ho 
to be emplo, become all that the farmer ec re only, Fa Poring” on Deron of water. The amount 
f this useless con® i 
As the material to be cut and turned ot be “ fed” z 
a ~ mai =~ ito eene hee inair raha saat of —_— NR age or c = ated, on sre A 2 tuent of guano may B determined by the follo 
ae be hoked abe clay soils, I a be foun at by Take 25 
7 Gop a Shining on otn act ine bambas of ig 
- ns g e Eim r digging or | purpose 0: 
pean aaa sailia pei pashai a O. he Sy i deeply ly (eigen re Bs idea concinded thas that the simplast alet, hat tain, add one or two drops of sulphuric acid, place! 
‘ ing from ae P aces tideally whole on a sheet of p: paper, and expose it to a degti 
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or nearly so, with the circle it describes, which eitethie the | heat p he water, but not is 
wnwards, shall ¢ € e until the 
m. ridiculous to harness an engine to 
pies ten strength, like that of a horse, lay in its legs, 
i ve the example ofthe rpa locomotive, which exerts ul 
its power gs ccs jer ry) 1 yokes aeo mamsine in 
carriage, and pulls with traces, as a orse doe orking on a 
level “i o h roadway, the the locomoti sapea a train o! 
p allowing for S station nary engine can haul every of the ‘pieces o soil rom a AEPS mall kaucèr oe 
wal 
laced iK 
and | 
vance at right angles to the direction of their revolution, = = Pe: “To ascertain the amount of organie m: 
site peog oodiindinal matok of teaiersran, just as sree ote Layman he ‘nel p 
Potato digger, and Huckvale’s Turnip ‘inner. Eep |in msi pa ù inn pi À e, heat th 4 
ts transi iced the eat 
roceeds sideways, as it were, along the trench, sli fF able, vaduall on the bes oa a4 ite on 
rugged su and so the question arises, m the face or edge as a Fondat oes wit ai pa Ek Sea Reo asa d heal p ;k it at 
employ a poeunate e re e? i i z ag: 
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In 1839 Mr. Henry Pinkus patented a most ingenious method | cutting blade is attached acts as a coulter to divide the portion | Colour first assumed by the guano has OSSDP a ia: 
a es a aua Sales blades te be of 9 one haces then | nothing remains but ashes. To a the i 
eling r ? e 5 or every 9 inches travelled by | being cracked by a sudden change ©: 
pro ope of la own. air main-pipes about ‘an’ estate, and the machine; and with eh six Mare ard he, knives ing one ra it to cool Pa adas Multiply the eae 
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distributing power (as Mr. Mechi does manure) from’ 3 Parner) € after the manner set td a= 
lan for 
p per minute for progression of a mile oe = our. The “bite” | acid added i ae e first operation, t the result wy 
exible 
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mps at the ce te hom might * we not take his 
ecting a ep * nd ammonia 
is a foot ; thus, for a single agai disc, the extent of percentage of ini matter and am: 
i pon en sale Ses the f 1 Sate anid Lsth wee ie Ba, vo “ By burning, the most valuable se ion ig 
onse arm ap several diggers on the — — is removed ; by drying, most a : 
saig Saera tn depth te speed might be inpreneed. ing | together, the Toss in the weigh 
eep, the need not be fs gohan ter | q i] 
d | diameter than say 3, or at most 4 feet. And it is to be n noted : foror, or it base 
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half that le soe Pipe, 2 and as Lone coy i laid down 
rolled u weer from friction is in 
This, i on perm consideration is condemned, 
and Mr. Clarke eeds to discuss the merits of Boy- 
dell’s engine and Halkett’s contrivance for enabling 
action 
und up as it approaches. y, passing and re-passing 
steam-en sa a length of 200 sari may pua era with only 
fndereed..; 
works 
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same shaft to drive it. I proj that the machine should id importance ; 
traverse up and down the field, ——— turning at the ar, colour of the residue 3 Q hilst the ash i the # 
the disc always remaining in the trench and revolving | guano is oan white, w brown o 
the same way. The only chango nocossary i to point th e cut- | terated B. sag ns is generally f a bro 
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describes the several plans of are ionary engines | the reverse way, and this is done by setting each arm orstem in 
and apap s for dragging ploug soe < cultivators to | # 80cket, and connecting the six arms so that they are turned 3. The a Mai step 
and fro o say whole surface of a 
r. Smi a of Woolston, adheres to the perience 
iene; ; for though it priae s the use and wear of wire-rope | But 
laid all round the field instead of once opang downit, andlossof | volving upon a transverse shaft or cylinder ae Romaine’s, a not be he asd ure guan 
ing th any P s | Motion may be communi d ba 
instead of only one, it enables him to ken plo a very ways. It may be affixed to a locomotive corte But I Prete l 
winding-mac ine vi eni rope, supported upon viole: n obir 
et wae of moving the heavy machinery along the head | rollers, in connection with a statio onary en or served in the mixing of a split pe or math 
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D, aare s alae on w 
operai a sub-pulveriser, breaking up the hard residue, havi 
om, and, as th poh goog adapted to a po dey: 2 miles on Ha shest of paper, supported op t wis 
the windlass frame, mounted on large wheels, being 
work it. I would suggest, however, | paper, and dried on the hob in an 
ucted as to embrace an ordinary engine like a pair of | per hour, 
