April 2, 1908.] Ayricultural Gazette of N.S. W. 



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■edges, the ends of the bunch of fibre being reversed from time to time during 

 the process. 



In ;i properly arranged scutcliing mill there is a series of stalls foi- the 

 •operators, in each of whicli the scutch wlieels revolve upon a power shaft. 



A Belgian scutching mill, showing the position of the operator with reference to the scutching wheels and 



sorting stalls. 



From Bulletin No. 27i, U.S. Department of Asricultwre. 



There are twelve paddles to the wheel, and the wheels revolve at the rate of 

 .150 revolutions per minute. The paddles thus strike regularly upon the fibre 

 at the rate of 1,.S00 times per minute. Because of this regularity of action 



