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to use a separate press for baling it ; this is not 

 necessary, however. 



Many millers apply a stream of water to the 

 fibre as it is passing through the stripper. Others 

 use a wet scutcher immediately after stripping. 

 One or the other of these methods is of service 

 in particular cases, but that depends on the 

 character of the leaf and sometimes on the supply 

 or quality of the water. In either case a centri- 

 fugal pump, about 3- or 4-inch, is usually needed. 



For a single stripper mill, where power is re- 

 quired for driving, one stripper, one 2-man 

 scutcher, and possibly a low-lift centrifugal pump, 

 about 50 brake-horse-power, is required. 



Water-power, steam, and suction gas are 

 variously used. 



Buildings are usually of the simplest descrip- 

 tion, being merely cover for the machinery and 

 storage space for fibre awaiting scutching or 

 dispatch. 



The prices in the following table may be taken 

 as a rough approximation of the cost of a single 

 stripper milling plant. 



Such a plant should be easily capable of putting 

 through 10 tons of green leaf per day, equal to, 

 say, 20 to 22 cwt. of finished fibre. 



