Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering (1861)
Appleton, firm, publishers, New York. (1852, D. Appleton & Co.) · New York : D. Appleton · leaf 306
isvaries from 100 to 125 bushels of coke from 100 bushels of coal; it is not often less than 110 bushels. The coke yard ought to be level throughout, and dug, or ploughed over, so as to remove all stonesand damp places within two feet of the surface, and uniformly covered by a loose and light soil.… … 300 COKE. this is to impart by these means a certain degree of dampness, but not too much, to the whole yard. Inthe course of the operation the yard is covered by coke dust, which, when mixed with soil, is very suit-able to retain moisture ; but the presence of water around the yard, enables us…
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