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automatically records the fluctuations in heat and moisture con- 

 tent, just as a barograph records barometric variations. These 

 sheets are kept as a permanent record of each day's operations. 



It requires from 20 to 24 hours to "dry" green cones, from 7 to 

 9 hours for ripe cones. The seed released from the cones, sifts 

 through the perforations of the cylinder and falls down the chute 

 (see Fig. i) into the bag suspended at (h). When all the seeds 





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are out, the engine (a 12 H. P. alcohol-gas engine (g) costing 'j\ 

 cents an hour to operate) is stopped and the door of each com- 

 partment opened. Then the engine is started again and the 

 empty cones automatically drop down the adjustable chute (j) 

 into the bins (k) whence they are loaded directly by elevators into 

 cars on sidetracks (a) or (a'). 



Operations are usually suspended at night but during rush times 

 the Darre can work all night. Kerosene lamps are used for 

 illumination ; of course electric light would be far preferable, but 

 Annaburg is a small town. 



The bags of seed from (h) are taken to the Winging Machine. 

 This is a smaller fine wire mesh cylinder with revolving stiff 

 brushes inside. These brushes remove the wings without harm 

 to the seed. From the cylinder the good seeds drop to the final 



