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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
79 
FARM IMPLEMENTS 
FARM MACHINERY, 
AXD THE 
Principles of their Construction and Use : 
"WITH 
SIMPLE AND PRACTICAL EXPLANATIONS 
OF THE 
LAWS OP MOTION AND FORCE 
AS APPLIED 
OIST THE FARM. 
With 3S7 Illustrations. 
BY 
JLOHN J. THOMAS. 
The basis of this admirable work was an essay 
published in 1S50, in the Transactions of the N. Y. State 
Agricultural Society, which was enlarged, and in 1854 
published by the Harpers. It has been, and remains, the 
only work in which the principles of Natural Philoso- 
phy, namely, the mechanical powers, and the powers of 
water, wind, and heat, arc systematically discussed as 
applied to the operations cf the farm. 
The work has now been most carefully revised by the 
author. It is much enlarged, and a great part has been 
re-written, while the illustrations, before abundant, now 
number two hundred and eighty-seven. A largo number 
of new implements are described, with the heavier farm 
machinery ; and the use of steam, both in cooking and as 
power on tho farm, is clearly discussed, 
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The great value of this work is theapplicalion of nirnral 
philosophy tn farm Inbor, in the use of power, and it will 
supply one of the best test-books in our agricultural 
schools. Every farmer's son should carefully study this 
book, and he will be saved much hard labor, accom- 
plish more work, and have less wear and breakage in the 
implements ho uses. The chapter on plowing is of great 
value to all plowmen, whether old or young, and is worth 
more than the cost of the book. Chicago Tribune. 
"We welcome this new and re-written edition of an old 
and very valuable work. The six pages on road-making are 
worth more than the price of tho book to every highway 
surveyor in Vermont. Farmers need to study the me- 
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and how to supply that want. Burlington Free Press. 
The volume is one of great value, and should bo in 
every Farmer's Library, for it is full of practical sugges- 
tions and useful information. Salem Observe}; 
Mr. Thomas' illustrations arc largely drawn from ob- 
jects with which the farmer is familiar, and any one of 
ordinary intelligence can readily grasp the whole, follow- 
ing the author step by rtcp, from the inertia of the load- 
ed wagon which snaps the harness traces on a sudden 
start, to the laws which govern tho shape of the working 
parts of the plow, and the construction of the steam 
engine, or the* radiation of heat causing the phenomena 
of dew and frost. Cultivator and Country Gentleman. 
Those who arc acquainted with Mr. Thomas' previous 
works need not to bo told that it is written in a clear, 
concise, practical style, and though eminently scientific, 
the language is so free from all unecessary technicalities, 
and so pleasingly familiar, and at the same timo so well 
illustrated and enlivened by appropriate incident, anec- 
dotes, experiments, etc., aa to excite and repay the con- 
tinued attcntiou of the reader. Galesburg Free Press. 
The whole work is of a thoroughly practical char- 
acter, and tho application of the principles taught to 
the farmer's daily work makes its instructions of very 
great value. There is not an agricultural writer that 
could be named more respected than Mr. Thomas, or 
one whose judgment and freedom from personal bias 
in discussing new implements could be more implicitly 
relied upou. Hartford Daily Times. 
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A Manual of Instructions 
For capturing all kinds of fur-bearing 
animals and curing their skins ; with 
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INT&ODUCTIGH. 
Connection of Trapping with other Trades. — Observa- 
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PLAN OF A TRAPPING CAMPAIGN. 
BOAT BUILDING. 
SNOW-SHOES. 
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