New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-15

- $500 .b,onghout the exp rsH,erfs, a. much 81
wrnd repr,s.r, re regh; = an .r'Ie oaJ ssaPP'
.reL E~OaId cary water 'o' '.ls' no 80, us.
E,rItk As q s,ati.nsry epg1e, he' lose1 va
80 a. por.-V,u where after J.esIng Up he! Tee
epd 20 tbs. he main drum TUNED eea q zee ~
bv spriyirg the po~er ci-ec. 20 ne - 81 VI
revoia;ious Of L were ootsrsd PEI e. 81 ~
ry ~. BET Of 50fcot Enc Of sbaitln over .ue .l
80 s-cir. nroo.ed one horse ih asher one coz
- all A. work G: The rae OF = ou.nel- = IouN
tvosuau ron corr. mills .rirc ng o-sAe-s 80 -
hour, ore weed moulding machine, 0le . :.
cuisr ssw Of feet diameter AID ssl-'-Ns iit1 "
biob sr..d al simultaneously ADJ WIN oniy IT. 10
Of team. From experience win cie9iAf tAN, "
e ate i s. cspsble CT running No OF 'he -
time. II e perfectly - ~ ~. ,v,o
b. employed ara n ore hour be lacked up sni ntisa
power 70 ssv those Of large axe.
Nah The fire box being within fourteen ineass o.
The grourd, the msehire wo1la IL. S.ao- - n,
through va:er twelve inches deep; Il wa rln oy Us
over grourd where by hand pressure an Wa i0'cr
downward fifteen inches, ard OF e1AIina-on We "sIe
Of the impression tina. the actGa couipac-son OF &c
surfsce ~ the machine was DO, more Than ote lcn
H-.es cfo..r this .louzh ssrk 20 their isOcks, oni
a. with The ercre the actual surface pressing fon ne
grourc is 81 al times si1 sqns'e ieel me anuity 20
tan weight j. much greater u 81 WIKI me wagon sti
.1srr v here the weigh. rests ou raTow bsses. LIE
f,ur WAGON vheels present surface width OF seven
incbe. in all but tie engine win i.s drum sci guid
ngxh,.s s slrfsce q IL. lrcnes. Inc weight o.
tie ergre Ten iul., is, Of wagon 1854 OF elaln
:
a. much; bu. the engine with drum ;iI Tee. IN dame
t~r at guide wheels three .rd h.t Zee, IL iiseef
gives much greater proportional contact with the
ground, ard lie load is prcporlonsoly ess haoe 70
nirIrg IL slouehs.
Tehh The difference Of power between running
the er re on plsk or hard road srd conmo, prsiTi7
would lie greA. bat tia; between running primary
.ro-rd su3 ground 30 ST. TIA; the drum would sink
Z U inches have means Of knowing. j, is evI-
dert however from the explanations in the preceif
answer tia. ground such condition that drum, SIX
feet in diameter sri SIX feet loug, would move 70 a.
depth would be entirely urt. TO pov and could not
be even crossed by horses.
Having thus il detail answered the interrogs.ories
propourdei 70 by the Executive Committee We de-
:iie 20 make some general remarks with reference -
lie prsc,icab.hiy Of employing s;esm for powrg sra
ether farm purposes. The experiments WIKI FsFkes
steam ploving CINE have demonstrated 20 cur salts
fao;ion ibs. Il : practicable thai, IN few years,
large portion Of the lsbo. performed by aIin..
power or the farm vii be superseded By steam
especially prairie countries, and on vel lmprov
farms whore but few stones othe! Ob.tuctions exist.
Tie engine here exhibited f Intended Only tor arse
operations beiIs capable Of breaking from - 70 40
scres ger cay but We Iesson why is slLe may
70: Re reduced very considerably say to ore-to1r;h
ard still successfully compete with snmsl power. A
skilled engineer sent witness this ts by the largest
usohiris II Ohio, mas reported favorsbly TO nis en-
yloyeI, ard contract has already been made by HIN
with Mr.. Fswkes 70 build small engine :or hls farm
Of = 0 scres.
We estms,e abe cost Of blowing BY il from the fol-
lowing very liberal data: