. An encyclopædia of agriculture : comprising the theory and practice of the valuation, transfer, laying out, improvement, and management of landed property, and of the cultivation and economy of the animal and vegetable productions of agriculture. ould take place, and another object would be gained, that of cooling the limestone in iiln, which frequently retards the drawing out of the burnt limestone tor some hours, „>one is so cold as not to burn the wooden structure of carts 866. In working,, kiln with narrow circular mouths, the stone and coal should be carefully measured that the workm


. An encyclopædia of agriculture : comprising the theory and practice of the valuation, transfer, laying out, improvement, and management of landed property, and of the cultivation and economy of the animal and vegetable productions of agriculture. ould take place, and another object would be gained, that of cooling the limestone in iiln, which frequently retards the drawing out of the burnt limestone tor some hours, „>one is so cold as not to burn the wooden structure of carts 866. In working,, kiln with narrow circular mouths, the stone and coal should be carefully measured that the workmen can proportion the fuel employed to the quantity of stones ; and * »^ous,Jtbat so that the workmen can ^ ...... *....,..-.,— -, ., the quantity of coal to be used must depend upon its relative quality, and the hardness of the stone to beburnt. If this measure were adopted in kilns of any construction, the lime shells would be lound betterburnt 3867. Tivo furnace <the burnt shells [or :and facilitates the dr<i« the kiln. The lower door is for drawing out the lime ashes, which is a clear gain to the lime-burnerIn the long oval kiln, which admits of being made of any length, the eyes or fire-places are opposite-oe


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