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THE CULTIVATOR. 
Aug. 
NEW RAILROAD HORSE POWER AND FEED MILL. 
The above cut represents a new Horse Power, re¬ 
cently brought into notice by Messrs. Emery & 
Co., of the Albany Agricultural Works. It is on 
the general plan of the approved endless chain pow¬ 
ers sold by them for several years past. The prin¬ 
cipal difference is in the manner of obtaining and 
applying the power and motion from the revolving 
platform to the shaft of the driving pulley. 
This Power, as will be readily seen in the cut, 
has the revolving plank platform, traversing upon 
its own friction wheels and iron Railroad Track. 
At the forward end, this platform is supported by 
its small shafts upon an iron reel, about sixteen in¬ 
ches in diameter—the shaft of this reel extending 
beyond the sides of the frame work sufficiently to 
receive a strong converge or internal gear, about 
twenty-four inches in diameter, as seen in the cut. 
The shaft of the driving pulley, (which pulley is 
three feet in diameter,) is hung in like manner, 
with the small gear upon one end, operating inside 
the converge gear before described, and consequent¬ 
ly receives an increased motion in the same direction, 
and. carries the driving pulley on the opposite side of 
the power for driving the Overshot Thresher, with¬ 
out crossing of bands or intermediate gearing. The 
converge wheel is so arranged as to work on either 
side of the power, as may be desirable. 
This arrangement entirely removes all liability of 
breakage and wear of links and pinions (heretofore 
unavoidable,) as the direct stress upon the links 
working over small pinions is wholly avoided; and 
they are acknowledged by those using them to run 
with lighter friction, which it is said enables the 
power to be operated at a less elevation than by the 
former mode. The arrangement for tightening the 
endless platform by means of a joint bolt eonnect- 
•ng with the bearings of the reel shaft, is new, and 
is a very simple and effectual mode of effecting this 
object, as it may be instantly done by a common 
wrench without stopping the machine. The plat¬ 
form is considerably longer than usual, avoiding the 
liability of large or unsteady horses stepping over or 
off at either end. 
The above cut also represents a valuable mill, ca¬ 
pable of being driven with this power to good ad¬ 
vantage, for grinding food for stock. A considera¬ 
ble number have been sold for several years past, 
and answer a good purpose. They are cheap, cost¬ 
ing but $35, with one extra set of grinding plates, 
—(new plates costing $2 per set.) and are capable 
of grinding 600 to 800 bushels per sett, according 
to the fineness to which it is ground. These are 
also made and sold by Emery & Co. * 
Kendall’s Cheese-Press. 
Patented, July 15, 1843. 
The above cut represents an approved cheese 
press for which the New-York State Ag. Society 
awarded the first premium in 1848, and is, we learn, 
generally used in the counties of Herkimer, Oneida, 
&c., in this state. Its construction is a combina¬ 
tion of levers working together, and so arranged as 
to give any desired amount of pressure. A suspend¬ 
ed weight of twenty pounds, being sufficient to give 
a pressure of ten tons. They can be had of Eme¬ 
ry & Co., of the Albany Agricultural Warehouse. 
Price $15. 
