Conquering the Great American Desert: NebraskaNebraska State Historical Society, 1975 - 456 Seiten |
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... wind , the other side burned slowly against the wind until it had merged with and extinguished the head fire . Thus was risky business and required not only skill but plenty of manpower to extinguish the beginning blaze before it became ...
... wind , the other side burned slowly against the wind until it had merged with and extinguished the head fire . Thus was risky business and required not only skill but plenty of manpower to extinguish the beginning blaze before it became ...
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... wind . As for the transmission of power , they used the rods , gears , journals , chains , and other usable salvage from an old dis- carded binder or mowing machine . The wind machines were made in the simplest manner possible and many ...
... wind . As for the transmission of power , they used the rods , gears , journals , chains , and other usable salvage from an old dis- carded binder or mowing machine . The wind machines were made in the simplest manner possible and many ...
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... wind on one side and prevented it from working against itself . As the wind changed direction , the hood had to be lifted with the veering of the wind . An ingenious feature of Videtto's mill was that he installed a large vane which ...
... wind on one side and prevented it from working against itself . As the wind changed direction , the hood had to be lifted with the veering of the wind . An ingenious feature of Videtto's mill was that he installed a large vane which ...
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Sod Construction | 21 |
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