Getting Coal & Water for the Steam Engine
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- FARM EQUIPMENT
- Coal and water had to be hauled to the engine, which could be hard to manage. Each farmer furnished his own coal with a trip to the coal mine. One man furnished the water, which had to be pumped - from rivers, or creeks; windmills weren't sufficient to supply enough.