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Page 157
... wheel . To improve our condition in life we must seize opportunities as they occur , and to do this we must have prepared ourselves by the faithful and honest discharge of our ordinary duties . In the early stages of a man's life — I ON ...
... wheel . To improve our condition in life we must seize opportunities as they occur , and to do this we must have prepared ourselves by the faithful and honest discharge of our ordinary duties . In the early stages of a man's life — I ON ...
Page 168
... wheels in front , and are drawn by two or sometimes three horses . This system requires an additional driver , and it is very questionable if the work is so well done as by a good 1 ploughman and pair of horses with the Scotch form of ...
... wheels in front , and are drawn by two or sometimes three horses . This system requires an additional driver , and it is very questionable if the work is so well done as by a good 1 ploughman and pair of horses with the Scotch form of ...
Page 171
... wheel and spindle , and the produce was limited to what could be effected with such an instrument by the human hand . Now the number of spindles employed are counted by hundreds of thousands instead of by thousands as then , and instead ...
... wheel and spindle , and the produce was limited to what could be effected with such an instrument by the human hand . Now the number of spindles employed are counted by hundreds of thousands instead of by thousands as then , and instead ...
Page 172
... wheel , which were moved forward by the engine on the solid unbroken ground at a rate of speed due to the action of the spades : these were suspended on a frame on one side of the machine , and turned over the cuts as they were ...
... wheel , which were moved forward by the engine on the solid unbroken ground at a rate of speed due to the action of the spades : these were suspended on a frame on one side of the machine , and turned over the cuts as they were ...
Page 174
... wheels , susceptible of being guided in a straight line at a uniform depth from the surface over which it is moved . A machine of this sort with the ploughs tilting upon a centre and ploughing both ways is 174 AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS .
... wheels , susceptible of being guided in a straight line at a uniform depth from the surface over which it is moved . A machine of this sort with the ploughs tilting upon a centre and ploughing both ways is 174 AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS .
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