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apparatus simple and inexpensive, and v/e think that something 

 may be made of this novel application. 



Mr. William Creasy, of Bull's Hall, Bedfield, Wickham 

 Market, exhibits another drying and cleaning machine. The 

 object being to pass heated air through a uniform thickness of 

 grain, Avhilst the latter is being gently agitated to dry it quickly 

 at a moderate temperature ; this is particularly important in the 

 case of barley, The machine consists of an inner and outer 

 cylinder, covered with perforated material such as zinc or iron. 

 The inner one is fixed to a hollow tube which runs through it, 

 this tube is supported at each end by stands. The outer cylinder 

 revolves on this fixed tube by the aid of friction rollers, leaving 

 a space between the two cylinders at the sides and ends of from 

 6 to 9 inches. The corn is fed into this space by a pipe which 

 runs from the outside hopper through the tube (which carries 

 the cylinder) in a diagonal direction, dropping the grain between 

 the ends of the cylinder, it is then carried round by the outer one 

 so as to fill up the space between them ; the corn being regulated 

 at the discharge end, the space is kept constantly full. The corn 

 is gradually drawn along from one end of the machine to the 

 other by blades which project from the outer cylinder in an 

 angular direction. The discharge is arranged in a similar 

 manner to the feed, viz. — by running a pipe through the tube in a 

 diagonal direction from the inside to the outside of the machine. 

 The heat is thus produced, the fire is contained in an inner 

 vertical cylinder, surrounded by an outer cylinder, leaving an 

 annular space between them of 5 or 6 inches, a passage is made 

 from the outer to the inner cylinder through this space to supply 

 fuel. The outer cylinder is connected with a fan on one side, 

 and with the tube which runs through the machine at the other. 

 The radiate heat in the outer chamber greatly assists the process. 

 The heated air is forced through the perforations of the tube 

 into the inner cylinder, and so through the corn which surrounds 

 it into the air, carrying with it the moisture arising therefrom. 

 The temperature of the heated air is regulated by a valve opening 

 in the lower part of the cylinder containing the fire through 

 Avhicli a small portion of the blast can be directed, and the heat 

 rendered more or less intense. 



In the second machine exhibited for drying malt, brewer's 

 grains, &c., the cylinders are covered with sheet iron, and are 

 both made to revolve in one direction by gear work, though at 

 slightly different speeds, fitted with hollow perforated blades 

 which agitate the material to be dried, and also allow the hot air 

 to circulate. The corn machine is said to be capable of drying 

 70 or 80 bushels of corn daily at a temperature varying from 



