. Descriptive catalogue of horticultural and agricultural implements and tools, and field and garden seeds : with brief directions for planting, sowing, and culture and rules for the application of guano, lime, plaster, bone-dust, and other manures. Also a choice list of fruit trees with directions for planting out and culture with a description of the best breed of domestic animals, and the best time and manner of transporting them south. Agricultural implements; Agricultural machinery; Farm equipment; Agriculture. HORTICULTURAL AND AGRICULTURAL TOOLS. Fountains.—(Fig. 111.) 51. These are mad
. Descriptive catalogue of horticultural and agricultural implements and tools, and field and garden seeds : with brief directions for planting, sowing, and culture and rules for the application of guano, lime, plaster, bone-dust, and other manures. Also a choice list of fruit trees with directions for planting out and culture with a description of the best breed of domestic animals, and the best time and manner of transporting them south. Agricultural implements; Agricultural machinery; Farm equipment; Agriculture. HORTICULTURAL AND AGRICULTURAL TOOLS. Fountains.—(Fig. 111.) 51. These are made highly ornamental for the garden and lawns. The one we introduce to our readers is of the composite order, embracing a great variety of figures, each of which might be taken for a single fountain. They are made in this city after any desirable pattern, and cost from $10 up to $1500. Raising Water by Horse Power. Having a pump of sufficient capacity for two horses, the same quan- tity of water can be raised in half the time that one can do it; but one horse can work the same pump as easily as a smaller one, if the stroke of the pump be shortened so as to bring the quantity within his power, which can be readily done by having the crank pin so fixed that it may be taken out and placed in a hole prepared for it nearer the centre, so as to give the requisite shortness to the stroke. Horse powers should be strong, and every part of the work well made, as all unnecessary friction is so much loss of power; and to work a pump, they should, in all cases, have a balance wheel to regulate the motion, as without one the draft is unequal, and the jerking movement produces unnecessary wear, both of horse and machinery—while une-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original A. B. Allen & Co. New York : A. B.
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