June 2, 1920.] 



Agricultural Gazette of NS.W. 



389 



The growing demand for millet seed suggests that millet heads might 

 equally well be kiln-dried, so that the grain coukl be stored permanently in 

 hermetically sealed tins or in tanks without danger of moulding and with a 

 minimum of danger from weevil. We have been shown by Mr. V. Murray, 

 of Pampooiah, fairly dry samples that he had kept in sealed kerosene tins 

 for seven months. Only slight mould could be seen, and in one tin (thought 

 to be not quite adequately sealed) were a few^ weevils. 



Description of a Kiln. 



The photograph accompanying this article shows at a glance the main 

 •features of a kiln erected by Messrs. Andrews and Shield at Mt. George. 

 It consists of a platform 17 feet x 13 feet carried 6 feet above the ground on 



Drying Kiln at Mt. George, on the Manning River. 



The platfoniT on whicii tiie maize is placed is just abo\ e tlie lieads of the 

 figures, and the log fire is lit in the middle of the earthen floor below. 



four posts. On this the husked maize cobs are stacked to a depth of about 

 3 feet. Surrounding the platform are 3-feet walls of horizontal boards. The 

 floor of the platform consists of round saplings 13 feet long and about 5 inches in 

 diameter, running diagonally; as these do not fit too closely together they 

 allow the heat from the tire below to rise through the maize cobs. Side walls are 

 •erected between the strong corner posts that support the platform, extending 



