Steam Power and Thrashiiifj Macliines. 
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enjjine, was dug and bricked round with common mortar for 
about GZ. The tank liolds 4000 gallons, or would do so if" full ; 
but a waste-drain, laid nearly a foot below the surface, as is de- 
sirable, of course diminishes its capacity. When full, the tank 
contains enough Avatcr to keep the engine going from 12 to 15 
days. Practically it has never been nearly empty, as a good fall 
of rain for 24 hours makes it run over. Soft water is far preferable 
to common spring water in many respects, and a supply is gene- 
rally thus more cheaply obtained than by sinking a well. I have 
already estimated the cost of preparing common farm-buildings 
for the reception of fixed thrashing-machinery at 100/. : such, 
was my own experience. 
The annexed sketch shows the size and position of my bams, 
as now subdivided. A brick partition, one brick thick, has been 
made between the corn-barn and the compartment for unthrashed 
corn : a wooden partition runs at right angles to this to divide 
the lower part of the corn-barn into two divisions, one for chaflf 
and the other for dressed corn ; it also serves as a support for the 
floor above. This floor consists of 8-feet battens, laid without 
joists or beams, but resting on the aforesaid wooden partition, 
near the centre, and at either end on a footing of brickwork added 
to the walls. The thrashing-drum is placed near to the insertion 
of the brick and wooden partition, and the weight resting on 
other parts of the loft is not considerable. 
The following are the details of the additions and alterations, 
as made by the landlord : — 
Details of Buildiiigs for Engine and Thrashing-machine. 
£. s. d. 
Chimnej' 40 feet high, about 7000 bricks, and lalioiir .. .. 20 0 0 
Engine-house, ] 3 feet by 15, including fixing of boiler outside 30 0 0 
Corn barn-floor, 21 by 11 feet = 231 square feet, at Gd. .. 5 15 6 
Loft wliere machine is placed, &c., 21 by 18 feet = 378 feet, 
at 9fi 14 3 G 
Chaff-house floor, below, 21 by 7 feet = 147 feet, at M. .. 3 13 6 
Wooden partition between corn-barn and chafi', 21 by 8 feet, 
= 168 feet, at ' 4 4 0 
Brick partition between corn-barn and xuitlirashed-corn 
compartment, 18 by 8 feet = 144 feet, at Gd 3 12 0 
Building one brick thick, inside barn, on two sides, to receive 
• the bearing of the battens for loft above, instead of beams, 
two sides, 21 by 8 feet each = 336 square feet, at 6(/. . . 8 8 0 
Soft-water tank, 9 feet diameter, 9 feet deep ; digging out 
and building with bricks and mortar, at 4s. per square yard 
(capacity ot tank about 4000 gallons) 6 0 0 
Doors, window in corn-barn, drains, &c., about 5 0 0 
£100 16 6 
I likewise had a granary built over the engine-house, 13 by 15 
