Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-11-01

ab ut Mr.. Jamieson's thrashing machines
therefore saull now communicate some par.
liculars concerning that noble Implement
1 impaired by my friend Fairbrain. TO whom
the sole direction and superintcndence OF It
is entrusted. The machine is wrought gen.
erally by water, but has six horse impeli-
ing power also added, which prevents in.
convenience in the driest season |; though,
except in the summer months, and some.
times in autumn. a full supply of water Is
rarely wanting. The ou'er wheel Is large,
and placed on it gentle declivity. afording
the impe!ling power its full weight, and
throwing off the water cleverly, without
hanging on or obstruc,ing the volicity OF
the wheel by remaining in the tail dam -
The barn or house in which the corn
,hrashed is Of dimensions, being fifty feet
in length, twen,y.four 10 breadth, and twen-
1 ty feet in height Of side.wafIs above The
lower floor, which gvesa large slownse for
th,ashing corn and offal, iill time Is allowed
for cleaning the whole by hand.farmcfs Tor
the market. This is convenience am
told, too much neglected in all The original
houses; and owing TO the want OF it, thrash.
ing must often be given up, till The ofd or
broke is arranged and put in less bulk.
| am informed that with wind machines, the
| want Of barn ro IN has been found n serious
disadvantage, as often the imrellIng power
is lost before matters can be put ~ order ior
using it. But to return from this digression'
The drum Of Mr.. Jamieson's machine IS
three feet in diameter, five feet in length,
armed with four scu,chers or beaters, and
moves with the velocity Of 2400 feet per
| minute. To work this machine in n conn.,.
pIete style, two men are required to feed the
rollers; three girls or boys to open the
sheayrs, and hand them 10 the thrashing
board; the same number ofwomcn 20 riddle
he grain in the under apartment, and four
men to remove and stack the straw. Gen.
orally woman also is employed to clean
the ch IF house and keep the offal in order.
The corn is brought to the barn as wanted,
by two ono. horse carts closely boarded. -
These usually have full employment; and
as man is required to cast or take down
the stack, altogether sixteen hands and two
horses are employed; though, in point OF
fact. the wages oftwo men.and three girls
can only be charged agninst the machine,
because The work Of the others would have
becn equally called for, had tie gran been
thrashrd in,he old way by fails. =
The saving to he owner, when such ma.
chi es are employed, mus, even in the first
instance, be considerable; and, when the
perfect way in which the grain is separated
from the straw is taken into account, per.
haps il may be equal 10 one-fifih or one SIKH
f lhegross proiuce. Fairbairn maintains
hat the saving is greater upon what,
which formerly. when hai.d fails were used.
was with every attention seldom thrashed
clean. especially in cold raw seasons. He
adds, that one hundred bolls, or fifty quar-.
'ers Of wtea, may BIZ lhras'led in day of
eight hours, unless the grain has been
sloon'ed nr nildrwed; and that with oas
still grerie. guan!iy may be turned out. AS
the machn" Is provided with two pair Of
tanners, the grain is, 10 many cases, fit for
market after being once rdlled but tho
u,ua! custom is to run it again through hand
tanners, NJ. Jameson being very nice in
dressing OF his grain that is to be marketed.
May 20. Yesterday and to day ten acres
of the turnp breuk were sown with rula
baga or Swedish turnip for late spring food.
The heaviest part ofthe break was selec-
ted for this purpose, Mr.. Jamieson being of
opirion, lhaia srong loan, if incumbent on
Il dry bottom, is better calculated for r,Ita
baga than lighter soils. The ground. had
got three pIoughings, was narrowed, rolled
hand picked, til it was perfectly reduced,
and free of roo, weeds, when II was formed
into drills with 81 inch intervals by bout
of the plough. Into the interval of these
drills plenty Of dung was deposited. (Mr.
Jameson says that ruta baga requires al.
most double the quantity OF dung that is
sufficient for common iurnips y after which
the drills were split, and the dung complete.
ly covered, when The seed. barrow was run
upon the top. which finished the operation.
Mr.. Jamison mentioned two particulars
which deserve attention when ruta baga is
sown. Isl, Thai in forming drills, the.
plough out to 60 deeperthan when common
'uruips are inlended, so US proper bed may
he made for the extra quantity Of dung
given otherwise il will no, be sufficiently
covered. 2d!y, That early sowing is nd.
vnnlageous, SO as the root may have time
to arrive at maturity. He added, that ru,a
baga is dull growing plant, making slow
progress 10 its passage; md that, if tha
field yellow turnIp maIntan its charactcr,
he is not sure but he will abandon the cul.
ture of rura baga altogether.
The reminder of the break intended for
rurni s go acres) is IN forward State of
preparation, and is now narrowed down so
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