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material is at hand than when it must be hauled from a dis- 

 tance. It is also more often possible to get the kind of tim- 

 ber needed and in the right sizes. 



176. The small No. 0, or Pony, saw mill is sometimes 

 recommended for farm use. It is cheap, and when properly 

 handled does satisfactory work with small and medium logs. 

 But the No. 1 mill can turn out more lumber in a day, is less 

 liable to get out of order, and can handle larger logs; so that 

 it may be cheaper in the end to get the No. 1 mill. The cost 

 of some of the articles varies with the different dealers, some 

 charging more for one article and less for another, but an 

 outfit of standard make foots up nearly the same with all of 

 the dealers. The following is about the average cost;— 



No. 1 mill $355 



50-inch saw 75 



Belts 45 



Cant hooks and sundries 20 



$ 495 



177. A shingle mill is a useful adjunct to the saw mill, 

 since there is often a call for shingles to cover farm build- 

 ings. A shingle mill costs about $85. 



178. The steam engine is better adapted to driving a 

 saw mill than the gasoline engine. The load is an irregular 

 one, and the steam engine accommodates itself more readily 

 to an irregular load. And it is simpler and easier to run. 

 For farm use the portable type, with engine on the boiler, is 

 best; for the engine is needed on different parts of the farm 

 to run gins, shredders, feed choppers, and syrup mills. A 

 15-horse power engine will pull a No. 1 mill satisfactorily. 

 It costs about $850. 



179. The mill and engine should have a good roof over 



