The Farmer's Register Volume 5 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1838 Excerpt: ...pine stumps extracted from the ground with their roots. Curiosity led me to inquire by what power and machinery, the operation of extracting was performed. An obliging stranger phowed me one of the machines and explained the manner in which it was applied--and as I apprehend these machines may be used to great advantage in many parts of the United States, where they have not Been hoard of, I will endeavor, as far as I can recollect, to describe the machine, and explain the manner of using it. The machine consists of a very strong pair of wheels, say 18 feet in diameter; the axis is about 16 or 16 inches diameter. Near to, and the inside of one of the wheels, a tlrird wheel, something less than the others, is framed on the axis as a hub. A large rope or hawser, is fastened to the periphery of trie smalt wheel and coils upon it. To the end of this hawser are hitched four oxen--a large chain is made fast to the centre of the axis and round the slump. The oxen drawing upon the hawser, turn the small wheel and axis, while the two large wheels remain stationary, only supporting the operation. The stump when thus extracted borne of off, swinging under the axis, to the line where the fence is to be made. 11 may he necessary to add that where the stump is large, and holds a strong grasp upon the earth, the most prominent top roqts should be cut off three or lour feet from the stumps. The fence is constructed by throwing the stumps into line, and stopping in here and there a root to secure the widest openings. To those acquainted with the durability of white pine stumps, k is hardly necessary to observe that the. fence constructed of them will remain sound for at least one generation. The machine constructed as above and applied by four men and four oxen will extract...