New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-08
lswDurk Daily Gribm,re
A FARMER IN THE CRYSTAL PALACE.


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SIR: An.r leaving the Agricultural department, We
NAV still find items OF agricultural Interest," Among
the machinery at the end Of the eat nave n Leot ards
taten, dypanomtter which may be used for testing
the draft Of plows, SC. II is the one described N
your correspondence from the State fair registering
the total smount OF force employed in performing any
given amount Of work.
Iii hard TO diyest ourselves Of old associations In
connection with names; and, If the word rigd~sA u
spoken We revert TO the ancient affairs which resd
OF being USED by semicvized races, or o. studding
the emba, kments of the stupid y hollsnders. Were
il not for ihs might perhaps be more open 10 con-
yc,ion on a review Of the subject; or, rather ws
would be more open TO the review and We shsula not
be the losers thereby.
windmill sixteen feet in diameter, with the wind
blowing seven lilies hour has about the power OF
one horse and the wind ncreases in velocity, the
rover augmenis the square OF that velocity 20 that
with the wind blowing fourteen miles an hour, the
power Of tie mill would be equal TO four horses. Ihe
Dutch mills are OF heavy construction, and, are NOT
attractive to 20 head people like ourselves; out
they do large amount of work very oheapiy-s
mill Of eleven horse power, requringa man TO attend
H. raising one hundred thousand sa ons oil water t~en
=, t,.t in one hour. The wind averages sufficiently
s;rcns TO drive the mill eight hours per day. Inc
roidtrs or iracs closed " the kes average ABOUT
or Thousand one hundred aIes in extent, and four
hundred and thirty six Of EN- are kept dry by eight
hundred ard fifteen windmills. The drying OF Har-
laem lake 10 lay bare its bed Of fifty thousand scres
and tit for cultivation, requires the removal OF three
roDs tuns OF WISER. MAC mus "nl no. ony MAKE 1a0
ffty.four millions tuI Of water. Truly, here poser
if we can manage It arlgbt, Inc Dh!ee mn,
AS was said, is clumsy affair and deserves all
our freers-but the windmill Is not necessarily so
The Obi, CT to be attained TO make II light enough to
suit our taste III strong enough to withstand our
GALES; or what is better to so arrange II that snals
present ess SUFFICE TO srapd WIND than 10 SLOW
wind Mr. Halliday of Ellington, Conn, came out
with a windmill whose amount OF surface was regu-
lated by forcing water against piston, mus turning
its fans at various angles to the breeze. TINS MN
seemed 10 be good one, but had no provision against
sudden gusts Since that tue at least two others have
been invented and they are both to be seen IN the
Palace. model Of one from BIatleeoro, VII may
he se, al the end Of Woodruhs selt opening gaze
The other invented by DIR. r q. johnson OF BROOK.
yn is ne ar the SIKH entrance at the le't ana
is o a work iDg size. The fans are al consuucteu %
turn in their sockets and are connected by means OF
fan.cogs 10 cogged Wheel, 10 which are ee'ach1"
three rocs having sliding weights near their ENDS.
ben the windmill runs too fact these weights ny
out II us turning tho wh ell and by It's means moving
the far 70 that they sha stano edgewise to tue Wind
Ii there comes sudden gust or pun, .he s;,;n
by il eItia ait CT the fails the same as when 1ey pss
toward the tangent. BY sliding the weights BACK or
forth the rods 10 which they are attached toe speed
of he mill may be H. or diniDisned. ny SIMPLY
ligh weight the cord which is attached TO
| the upper work The mill may be kept stationary
for any length OF time. DR.. johnson has made I'M
| proyenepts in his ma hibe siuce this one was made.
II ia a pity that this mill not so situated that sope
ration may be seen. II II will work at all II must
work we'll 1t need require no repairs OF consequence,
! ard once put up it may work night or Gay,
aud msnarng. With good mill on his barn, cost
ing say hundred dollars,D aud other machinery as
required farmer might thrash and winnow his grain
shell bis corn grind all that be feeds To his ANIMALS or
uses in ia fsmy cut feed for hi. stock churn turn
erindstone saw wood, and wafer his cat 10; and he
be of mechanical turn, IL will 30 the hardest work OF
| cart making &c. Let the farmers who attend tho
fair examine this n i'll and form an opinion as b s
use on their own fams Il has no mouth to eat oats.
hicks no children, away with no wagons, requires
10 fuel and bursts no boiler
This fair lie peculiarly fertile in gates, there being
no lees than five or SIX samples ON exhioinon.
As farmer, l could not help sdmring .
farm, gate manufactured II think In Vermont.
1t stands near The south nave on the west
side. Its cost need be but four or hve dollars
snd nothing in the shape OF gate could be more
durable. II always hangs by its center on q roller,
which passes back and forth on aiding bar Tho
gate may be securely fastened moves with great ease,
ana ia not obstructed by snow. can see no reason
why IL should not entirely obvists the necessity Of
bas-its cost would be equaled in short time by tha
time required TO let down and put up bars. Two or
three other farm ga'es are near II, but are NOT re-
mdfkdDe. oeu-OpcniuS Roeo ho' "ooA
described in your columns AND need not occupy much
space 1t set ms be of the leading features OF
attraction. II may be made quite ornamental for en-
frances and of simple character that IT cannot
well get out Of order, while it entirely obvistes
the necessity of leaving ones carr to open the gate,
and the da ger Of leaving ladies 10 themselves, while
the goodman gets down. In case Of heavy SHOWS, It
may be opened by hard easily as any other gaze.
Jefferson, VITO was quite agricultural mechanic, in:
vented gate for the same object, but cattle would
open |, well as carriages, AID consequently re-
suited less successfully than some OF his other enter
prizes Woodruff very ingeniousy prevents this
trouble by requiring the wheel TO press down two
edces at oDce these are TOO far apart 10 be touched
at the same time by a cows foot, and consequently
cam OF be 20 worked. small foot-gse made on the
same pnL cple as this must be excellent for parks a. t
ALWAYS closes az soon we have passed through.
Perhaps have not made the best selection Of sub.
ects for my COMMUNICATIONS but have described
what seemed TO me 10 be Of the most importance or In
erest II is hard to choose among so many subjects,
and would 90 wise every farmer near New York 70
spepd at least one day In the Crysta Palace, nom
motives of interest aloLe. farmer.