. The American farmer. A hand-book of agriculture for the farm and garden ... Agriculture. RURAL ARCHITECTURE. 539 even in the fiands of the most inexperienced person. This boiler may be made to supply warm water for other purposes in the farmery, the water being drawn off by a cock in the lower part of it. It is supplied with water Fig. from a cistern, B, placed at the height of five or six feet above it. When filled, the cistern requires no further attention, as the boiler regulates its supply of water by means of a float inside, attached to the valve in the cistern. Two casks, c and d
. The American farmer. A hand-book of agriculture for the farm and garden ... Agriculture. RURAL ARCHITECTURE. 539 even in the fiands of the most inexperienced person. This boiler may be made to supply warm water for other purposes in the farmery, the water being drawn off by a cock in the lower part of it. It is supplied with water Fig. from a cistern, B, placed at the height of five or six feet above it. When filled, the cistern requires no further attention, as the boiler regulates its supply of water by means of a float inside, attached to the valve in the cistern. Two casks, c and d, are intended to hold the potatoes, turnips, or other matters to be steamed. The steam is conducted to these from the boiler by a pipe branching off to each by stopcocks. As many casks as mav be necessary for the supply of food may be attached in the same way These, it has been said, are furnished with sliding hatches in the botton for taking out the food when ready, and are raised as far from the grouna as will admit a barrow or trough to be introduced under them, to receive the contents when they are ready to be withdrawn. For boiling grain, the cask for holding it differs from those used in steaming roots only by not having a hatch in the bottom, as the hatch could not be easily made tight, which is necessary in this case, as water must be mixed with the grain in the same quantity, or nearly, as if it were to be boiled in a boiler in the common way. It may be added, that the hatch not being tight in boiling potatoes is an advantage, and even necessary for allowing the con- densed steam to run out, and also all the earthy matters from the skins of the potatoes. In the figure, one of the casks is represented with the lid pressed down by means of the vertical bar, which is employed for this pur-. 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 p
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