. The complete farmer and rural economist : containing a compendious epitome of the most important branches of agricultural and rural economy. Agriculture. AND RURAL ECONOMIST. 529 best proportion, viz.: The rollers to be six feet in length and five feet in in diameter, placed on an iron axle of the same length by one inch and a half in diameter; the roller to be made of oak or any hard wood plank, each plank to be about four inches wide and two and a half thick ; the roller is made in two parts, of three feet each; each end of the axle is secured in a frame which is made of joist, of a suitab
. The complete farmer and rural economist : containing a compendious epitome of the most important branches of agricultural and rural economy. Agriculture. AND RURAL ECONOMIST. 529 best proportion, viz.: The rollers to be six feet in length and five feet in in diameter, placed on an iron axle of the same length by one inch and a half in diameter; the roller to be made of oak or any hard wood plank, each plank to be about four inches wide and two and a half thick ; the roller is made in two parts, of three feet each; each end of the axle is secured in a frame which is made of joist, of a suitable size to receive the end of the axle ; to this frame is attached the shafts in which the horse is, or a tongue to which the oxen are attached, which completes the rollers. Mr. Phinney says, this sized roller presents the following among other advantages, viz.: If the ground is very mellow, the large sized roller presses the small stones more directly into the ground and renders the surface more regular and even ; the large roller also moves easier, and the weight falling more directly upon the small stones, they are, as he has before observed, better pressed into the earth, the lumps of earth more finely broken, and the surface left much smoother. For garden rollers or gravel walks the stone or iron rollers are prepared, of different Com Sheller. A corn sheller is one of the most convenient and labor- saving implements that the practical farmer has in use. Various ma- chines for this purpose have been invented. The most improved and 28*. 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 Fessenden, Thomas Green, 1771-1837. Boston : American Stationers' Co.
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