The Plough, the loom and the anvil . griculturalist. It is admirably adaptedfor pressing hay, cotton, hemp, flax, hops, wool, pummace,linseed oil, cheese, etc. It is strong and effectual, simpleI in its construction and use, and with common care, one^ machine will last a life-time. The frame work is all securedv^together with joint bolts, only twelve of which are requiredto be removed in taking apart for shipment. When the timber is thoroughly seasoned, the hay press will weigh about llOOpounds, and is capable (with two men only) of pressing and baling betweenfive and six tons of herds grass h
The Plough, the loom and the anvil . griculturalist. It is admirably adaptedfor pressing hay, cotton, hemp, flax, hops, wool, pummace,linseed oil, cheese, etc. It is strong and effectual, simpleI in its construction and use, and with common care, one^ machine will last a life-time. The frame work is all securedv^together with joint bolts, only twelve of which are requiredto be removed in taking apart for shipment. When the timber is thoroughly seasoned, the hay press will weigh about llOOpounds, and is capable (with two men only) of pressing and baling betweenfive and six tons of herds grass hay, per day, the bundles averaging abotit 850^of straw 380 pounds, and compressed to 30 cubic feet, proportions of one balebeing 29 hj 31 inches, and five feet long. It is about 2100 pounds lighter thansome of the horse power hay pressess. It occupies but 7 by 3 feet, and oneperson can easily remove it to any desired place on a. floor. Its construction issuch that there is no violent flying of doors or breaking of hinges in removing. 568 American Patents. the door bars, nor any strain upon the hinges when the substance is being press-ed ; the doors swing open gently, but not until a slight assistance is afforded byhand. The hay press, shown in the margin, is adapted expressly for those who sendtheir hay and straw to market by vessel or railroad, where snug stowage is anobject. The bales are pressed (without additional labor) much more compactly,and being of medium size and weight are more easily and carefully size occupies 6 by 3 feet. It forms bales 26 by 29 inches, and 4 feet long,compressed to 20 cubic feet, averaging about 265, of straw 285 pounds. Thenumbers upon the index plates attached to each end of the press, denote as thepress beam approaches them, the number of cubic feet in the bale. Price, $95. Machine for tjiawing Fire Plugs.—Mr. Ogden, C. E. of the Philadelphiawater department, has contrived an effective plan for thawing out fire plugswhen frozen.
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