. The universal assistant, and complete mechanic : containing over one million industrial facts, calculations, receipts, processes, trade secrets, rules, business forms, legal items, etc., in every occupation, from the household to the manufactory. ginerith 6 inch cylinder ; of steam 45 lbs. per bquare , revo-ations 140 i)er minute, L.^s tltreshed, under f?. surroundings,.20 bushels per dav of 10 hours, coal consumed 3 c>vt. Another engine)f 5 horse power thrashed 400 bushels, coal consumed. 4 c^<t. Ano-dier of 6 horse power, threshed 480 bushel*, coal cwer thresh
. The universal assistant, and complete mechanic : containing over one million industrial facts, calculations, receipts, processes, trade secrets, rules, business forms, legal items, etc., in every occupation, from the household to the manufactory. ginerith 6 inch cylinder ; of steam 45 lbs. per bquare , revo-ations 140 i)er minute, L.^s tltreshed, under f?. surroundings,.20 bushels per dav of 10 hours, coal consumed 3 c>vt. Another engine)f 5 horse power thrashed 400 bushels, coal consumed. 4 c^<t. Ano-dier of 6 horse power, threshed 480 bushel*, coal cwer threshed 800 bushels day, coal c<miume^6 cwt. Tlie economy of these pci-foiroances c^ evident at a glance, 56 FAEMEBS EECEIPTS. and even if much less work than the above were effected, it is e-ridentthat such an engine as the one represented above, ■would, if mountedon wheels, prove a most valuable acquisition to any neighlx)rhoodcomposed of thrifty might, by an equitable arrTngetrent,become both the owners and beneficiaries of the same. Manj porta-. We engines are kno-wn to be performing excellent service, not only inthreshing grain, but in chaffing rtniw. bav, & ^ir rattle, cnttini:•wood for fiel,and sawii■we have on« as novel ing engine, ri^^^ farmers receipts. 57 ■ywthCT, togetlier with the necessary fuel and water, without tits aidof horses. An excellent view of this most useful invention is pre-sented in the cut. ExcELSioK Axle Grease.—Tallow, 8 lbs.; palm oil, 10 lbs.; plum-bago, 1 lb. J heat aud mix ;0GHiNG Table.—SHOwma the dtstancb travelled by a HoBSE IN Plowing an Acre of Land; and the quantity OF Land Cultivated per Day, Computed at the bate of 16 AND 18 Miles per Dai of 9 Hours. Tupow•lice. Suuce travel-led in Plough-ing an Acre. Extent Ploughedper Day. Furrowslice. .Space travel-led iu Plough-ing an Acre. Extent Ploughedper tiche*. Miles. IS 3files. IG Jkiles. Inches. Jliles. 18 Miles. 16 Mile*. 7 14 1-2 1 1-4
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