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therefore to shut off a part of the granary with open lattice or wire-work, 
admitting a free current of air, but not altowing anything large enough ni 
contain corn to pass. At stated intervals the Fallowanes of corn may be 
taken out and kept in the other part of the granary till wanted. Here 
also should be fixed a corn-bruiser and chaff-cutter, and also a bin for oats, 
beans, and chaff. 
IN THE NEXT CHAPTER on stable management, I shall enter upon the 
advantages of chaff-cutters and oat-bruisers ; but at present I must beg 
my readers to take it for granted that they are essential to every well. 
conducted stable, and shall here only go into the room they occupy, and 
their prime cost. It is needless, also, to describe their appearance or 
mode of acting, as they are so generally used, that they may be seen in 
every stable, and the real thing is much more easily understood than 
either an engraving or a written description. Every agricultural imple- 
ment maker sells both, and most of the chief of these establishments 
have a pattern of their own, but in principle all are alike. I have ob- 
tained the price list of the St. Pancras Iron Works, where, I believe, these 
and other stable fittings may be obtained of the best quality, and at as 
reasonable rates as are consistent with this. The oat-bruisers may either 
be screwed to wooden pillars, or may stand upon iron frames. No. 1 
and 2 in the following list are on the former plan, and the remainder on 
the latter. Of course, the choice will depend upon circumstances ; but I 
may remark, that when a good strong wooden upright can be fixed to the 
floor and ceiling, or roof, the br uising-machine works more steadily than 
if standing on an iron frame. 
IpRovED OAT-BRUISERS, made at the St. Pancras Iron Works, Old 
St. Pancras (N.C.), London :— 
£ s. d. 
No. 1. 13 Bushe!s per hour—can be worked by a boy . 2 7 6 each 
No.2 2 ditto ditto ditto me ce alG nO) os, 
No. 3. 3 ditto ditto ditto 3) Ah kf FOR ee 
No.4. 43 ditto ditto by a man a) WA (or 
No. 5. 6 ditto ditto by a man and a boy ise, Gry es 
Horse or steam power can be applied to the two largest machines, with 
loose and fast pullies, at an extra cost of 30s. each. The machines will 
then be capable of crushing a bushel more per hour. 
THE CHAFF-MACHINES made at the same establishment, with two knives, 
are sold at the following prices :— 
sds 
No. 1. Cutting 13 trusses, or 84 lbs. per hour; the chaff 3 of 
an inch long—can be worked by aboy. . . . 215 O each 
No. 2. Cutting 2 trusses, or 112 Ibs. per hour ; the chaff : of 
an inch long—can be worked by a ‘boy . : oo ee Ones, 
No. 3. Large machine on Corne’s pr inciple, cutting 4 tr usses, 
or 224 Ibs. per hour, lengths oO 2 or = inches—can 
be worked byaman. . . ere tae te es KOO ROME ys 
If applied to horse power, with loose and fast pullies, 30s. extra. This 
will increase the quantity 1 truss, or 56 Ibs. per hour. 
BEST MATERIALS FOR WALLS, FLOORS, DOORS, 
AND WINDOWS. 
Tue watts of stables, if economy is studied, must be built of the 
material used in the district, whatever that may be. In some parts of 
England, bricks are plentiful and cheap ; but in others, where there is no 
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