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KOLL MILLS. 



The following illustrations will show the different styles of mills at 

 present iu use in the United States, adapted for horse, water, or steam 

 power. It is always advisable to have a mill at least a size larger than 

 appears to be necessary for the reraainiug apparatus, since the supply 

 of juice, for continuous work, must be maintained, and any excess 

 may be easily avoided. It is also a matter of economy to secure the 

 strongest mill of any given capacity ; for any break down may so 

 interrupt the work of the season as to imperil the entire crop. It is 

 desirable, also, that the power applied be in excess of what is really 

 demanded for regular work, since it often happens, through improper 

 feeding, that there is danger of choking the mill, and thus causing 

 delay, if not breakage of some of the parts. 



The object of the illustrations of mills, is to enable the farmer to see 

 their general character. Those who may desire mills of larger capacity 

 than these represented, need only to be informed that they may be 

 secured of any capacity up to several hundred tons daily, and are, in 

 all respects, identical with those in use upon the large sugar planta- 

 tions of Cuba and Louisiana. 



These illustrations are inserted solely for the purpose of information 

 to the reader, and not as advertisements of those Avho have kindly fur- 

 nished the plates for use. There are, doubtless, other manufacturers 

 of mills aud other apparatus similar to these represented in this 

 volume, but whose models do not appear. The general fact, however, 

 is one that should be had in mind, viz.: that it is true economy to 

 buy a mill of somewhat greater capacity than that which is thought 

 necessary ; also, that extra weight and extra strength will far more 

 than compensate for a little additional cost. 



