The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-08-15

life before he can realize the benefits of
his labors
The combined harvester and thresher
is the result of many improvements up
on the methods of our fathers Science
and invention have in one generation
improved their methods beyond any
thing they would have believed. With
in forty years more has been accom-
plished in the way of invention and per-
lection of farming apparatus than had
been accomplished in all the previous
ages since man began to till the soil,
following the building of railroads into
the vast undeveloped West and the ST.
multaneous opening up of half dozen
states ready for settlement and imme-
date cultivation. The by-hand farm
methods were here found to be wholly
and hopelessly inadequate. The emer-
fency furnished the stimulus for expert
mentation, ingenuity and invention
which resulted in so many simple ana
practical labor-saving devices and econ
omies that the world has wondered ever
since why, for ages, agriculturists en-
dured the relentless toll and unnecessary
waste.
Another emergency exists today here
in the Puget Sound section, where up
wards of 100000 people have made their
homes in the timber, for even the c1tles
are still in the densest growth of tim
Der occurring on this continent. Great
cities are here growing up with WONDER
ful rapidlty; commerce I'm 4shares in,
dustrieS are being developed at ire
mendous pace, and unprecedented urban
activity is present in all the centers Oh
population, while the agricultural indus
try is, comparatively, at a standstlll pc
cause of the obstacles left by the logger
in the way of the farmer.
An emergency exists, and better
means and methods for accomplishing
better Roadway, lower costs, larger saw
ings in our land-clearing operations ana
the early occupation and cult1Vatlon OF
our logged-off areas is now the most
vital factor in the future and permanent
development of Western Washington. Il
is to be hoped that this emergency WIZ
furnish a stimulus for another cam
paign of agitation, experimentation ana
invention that will place land-clearlng
operations upon an advanced OASIS ALONG
with land-tilling operations.
We introduce herewith an outline OF
mechanical device calculated to reduce
costs and increase the savings IN lano and
clearing operations. Explosives and
steam power are economically used and
savings of by-products are contemplated
which make use of nearly all materla1
of the original turpentine plant removed
to the field in other words, lnsteau "
moving stumps to the plant, we move
the retort to the field, extract tne ch ttiat,
icals, transport them to the plant Wnlcn
would then become a refinery. Inc saw
mill attachment could be used TO cut
and prepare the lumber from smaIl I'M
Der and rejected logs left by the lum-
bermen; thus the waste timber could be
utilized for erecting small buildings and
fences. - ,, a.
up with powder; then with donkey pull
it out and haul the pieces to the retort,
where they will be prepared Win the
saw for charging the retorts. Inc re-
fuse that is poor in chemical values can
be used for fuel in the furnace: Inc III ~.
tie saw can take care of any t1mper, ieIl
ON the ground, and thus can De u'iiizeu
every particle of timber
Another important point Worthy OF
consideration is the preservation, OF tne
natural fertility of the SOIL Inc tiin-
q i,1c q
avoid the destructive burning caused by
the old method of several years anu
much cultivation is required to restore
to it's natural product1veness SOIL once
burned by excessive heat. -,
The illustration herewith will convey
the idea of working this plant me
the numbers here given. No ! is an
upright boiler of the donkey engine type,
and of sufficient capacity to turhlsh
power for the operating or the plant.
No. 2 is the engine and geared drum
The engine is reversible as well as the
drums and can be operated in either dl-
rection The spolls are loose on the
shafts. and are set up WITH nah1a ir Inder
perfect control of the engineer.
No. 8 is the saw and frame used for
saving timbers, and stump roots. Two
saws are to be provided one Tor TIMBER
and the other for stumps.
No. is the carriage on which the logs
or stumps Gas the case may be- are fas-
tened for cutting. The headblocks are
movable, and can be placed near to-
gether so as to hold the stump roots
which are placed crosswise AND sawed
into blocks or chunks, suitable for han
ding to the car which conveys them
into the retort.
No. is the retort in which the blocks
are treated. This consists OF an ar
tight cylinder set in brickWork with nre-
box underneath, and of sufficient size
to receive the car loaded with blocks to
be treated.
No. is the car on which the blocks
or chunks are loaded and made ready Tor
treatment in the retort After the chem
tools are extracted the car is run out