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DRAINING FOR PROFIT 
AND 
DRAINING FOR HEALTH. 
FARM IMPLEMENTS 
AND 
FARM MACHIJOTfRY 9 
AND THE 
Principles of their Construction and Use: 
with 
SIMPLE AND PRACTICAL EXPLANATIONS 
OF THE 
LAWS OF MOTION AND FORCE 
AS APPLIED 
ON THE FARM. 
With 287 Illustrations. 
BY 
JOHN J. THOMAS. 
The hasis of this admirable work was an essay 
published in 1850, in the Transactions of the N. Y. Stato 
Agricultural Society, which was enlarged, and in 1854 
published by the Xlarpcrs. 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, are systematically discussed as 
applied to the operations of tho farm. 
The work lias now been most carefully rovlsed by tho 
author. It is much enlarged, and a great part has been 
re-written, whilo tho illustrations, before abundant, now 
number two hundred and eighty-seven. A large 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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schools. Every farmers son should carefully study this 
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implements he uses. The chapter on plowing is of great 
valuo to all plowmen, whether old or young, and is worth 
more than the cost of tho book. Chicago Tribune. 
We welcome this new and re-written edition of an old 
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tions and useful information. Salem Observer. 
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start, to the laws which govern tho shapo of tho working 
parts of the plow, and the construction of tho steam 
engine, or tho radiation of heat causing tho phenomena 
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A Manual of Instructions 
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INTRODUCTION. 
Connection of Trapping with other Trades.—Observa¬ 
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THE TRAPPER’S ART. 
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II. CAPTURE OF ANIMALS. 
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NOTES ON TRAPPING AND WOOD-GRAFT. 
PLAN OF A TRAPPING CAMPAIGN. 
BOAT BUILDING. 
SNOW-SHOES. 
NARRATIVES. 
An Evening with an old Trapper.—A Young Trapper’s 
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An Expedition to the Laurentian Hills. 
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CONTENTS. 
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