Hartin

The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia · 1910 · p. 71
( Min.) A white, tastele resin, extracted from the brown-coal of Oberhart; sp. gr. 1·115. Comp. Carbon 78-51, hydrogen 9-05, oxygen 12-44. Har'tite, n. (Min.) A white, tastele resin, from a species of fo il pine found in the brown-coal beds of Oberhart, near Vienna. It occurs in clefts in the coal, and in the ti ues of the wood. Comp. Carbon 87-8, hydrogen 12-2. Hart'land Point. in England, a lofty promontory at the S. entrance of the Bristol Channel: Lat. 51° 1' N., Lon. 4° 31' W. Hart land, in Connecticut , a post-township of Hartford co., about 20 m. N.W. of Hartford. Hart land, in Illinois , a vill. and twp. of McHenry co., abt. 55 m. N.W. of Chicago. Hart'land, in Iowa, a post-township of Worth coun ty. Hart'land, in Minnesota , a post-township of Freeborn county. Hart'land, in New York , a post-town and township of Niagara co. Pop . (1897) about 3,000. Hart'land, in Ohio , a post-township of Huron co. Hart'land, in Vermont , a post-town and township of Windsor co. Pop . (1897) 1,410. wide range and including fire-arms, bicycles, silver- Hart'land, in Wisconsin , a township of Pierce co. plated ware, silks, woollens, carriages, railroad equip--A township of Shawano co. Harrowing, n. ( Agric .) The proce of drawing a harrow over the soil for the purpose of reducing it to a level, of covering seed, or of turning up weeds in ploughed ground, or mo in gra -lands. In agricul- ture the harrow is driven by horses; and in market- gardening, where a light harrow is sometimes used, by men. In either case, the more rapid the motion of the harrow, up to a certain point, the more efficient will be its operation. For meadow-lands, the object of H. is to disperse the little heaps of earth raised during winter and early spring by moles and worms. For this purpose the harrows are sometimes turned upside-down; while, at other times, thorn branches are tucked into a frame - A village of Cherokee co. resembling a harrow, and dragged over the surface for the purpose of effecting the same object. This is called bush-harrowing. A chain-harrow is also used for the same purpose.
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