Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-07-08
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lug heated iron or steel, is not known o
thought ofby blacksmiths; and when sew
eral forks or branches are TO be formet
from one stock, even If the branches ar,
required to remain eventually, nearly il
contact, and parallel to each ofner, th,
usual method is 10 split the end Of lh,
iron with an awkward cold.cbissel. there
by deforming the edges Of each branch
on which account, The branches must be
bent asunder for The purpose of hammer.
ing, squaring and shaping the edges o
each; after which they are brought To-
gether as well as may be, usually;retain.
Ling roughness of form, If not deficiency
of size and strength, .noar the jhnclure o
the branches. Instead Of This tedious pro.
cess, the iron when heated may bo put
into wise, and the end may be readily
slit with a suitable saw, which would save
much labor in bammering and fling.-A
saw for this purpose should be made thick
er at the edge than at the back, and with
Uniform teeth ebout one twelfth Of al inch
apart The saw when used, must be Of.
ten dipped 10 water, 10 prevent its becon-
Ing too much healed: There is also a
method of saving or cutting: q hardened
steel, which ID DOT so generally known as
itshould be. A circular piece Of common
Thin iron plate, or sheet iron; being adjust
ed in lathe, or by other means put into
a violent rotary motion, will readily cut of
a file, cutting tool, or tempered steel
spring, without drawing or reducing thu
temper. There is much. mystery IN The
wonderful effect of this bnz, ahd-ils curing
property is attributed to electricity. 1t
answers very convenient purpose how
ever, wilenthe shape and form Of articles
are .reqniredto be altered, without effect
ing their temper. 1t furnishes a conye-
nieut method for cutting teeth 10 large
saws, out is Objectionable OIL account Of
the newly cut surfaces being left so hard
thatt cannot be readily iledby com.
mon file. Connectsd with he subject OF
MYSTERIOUS effects il may be;sIated that
a bar, r,of iron of almost any eize, inay.be
Instantly sundered while hot. by the sim
pie application Off piece Of common roll
I5rinsIgH zs-KHr,SyrStfii55r THIS raCCwTt.
be useful, when some piece Of iron work
is required to be severed, bnl which, as is
sometimes the, case, is so constructed and
situated that no ordinary chisei or cutting
tool can be brought 10 apply. Holes may
be instantly perforated through bars Or
! plates of heated iron, by the application OF
poiuled pieces Of birthstone. This phe-
npmenon is scurious although it seldom af-
1 fords much practical utility.
| PRoDCcTI0Ns, &c. OF THE STATES.
Mr.. Fleet.--I should like to see the
following statistics Of Agriculture, fur
nished by the General Government. put
on record in the page Of the F armer and
Mechanic -
LIST. That wheat, oats. rye, Indie corn,
potatoes, hay and tobacco, are raised in
every State and Territory in the Union.
2. That barley is raised in all except
Louisiana. =:
3D.. That buckwheat is raised in all ex-
cept Louisiana and Florida.
9TH. That New England, New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan,
Ohio and Wisconsin do not raise cotton.
9Th. Thstrhe States that do not raise
COTTON, together with Delaware, Maryland
and Indiana, do not raise rice.
9Th. That every Stale except Della
ware, makes sugar.
New York raises the most barley, viz
1,S02 9S2 bushels.
New York also, raised the most oats
"a, ,907 553 bushels.
New York the most potatoes, viz 26,-
553 36 bushels. u,
New York the most hay, viz: 1926,
536 tons. -
Ohio the most wheat, viz: 1876 705
bushels.
Pennsylvania the most rye, viz: S,429'
627 bushels.
Pennsylvania also the most buckwheat,
viz: 2.40S 500 bushels.
Tennessee The most Indian corn. viz :
67,S3S Az bushels.
Virginia the most lax and hemp, viz
3l,72S pounds. -
Kentucky The most tobacco, viz: 52,.
322 sd pounds. =
Georgia the most cotton, 7iz: lS5, l7s
l2S pounds.
South Carolina the most rice, viz: 66,
S92 S07 pounds. r..
Connecticut the most silk. viz: l40,97l
pounds. = =
Louisiana the most sugar, viz: 37,l72,'
500 pounds. =
North Carolina the most wine, viz: H.,
347 gallons.
These are curious facts, as showing tht
variety of agriculture predictions and tEit
vast amount 10 those produc,ions.--M Y
Farmer & Mechanic.
Translated from The Petersburg, Va., Rep
-eoErHE's. CRITICISM OF HAMLET.
You have Prince whose father die
suddenly. Ambition and the passion 70
governing are not his characteristics; h
was satisfied win his condition as King