Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Company · leaf 301
AN INGENIOUS WATER-WHEEL 285 of the wheel. At times may be seen two or three wheels close together along the banks of the river, and large quantities of water are raised during the day to irrigate the rice-fields. L … At one place in Kii I saw a curious implement used for weed¬ ing in rice-fields. It consisted of a long box without a bottom; inside the box were two shafts running from side to side, these shafts being studded with wooden pins; long arms or handles ran up from the box; and the machine was pushed…
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