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Within the cylinder a series of helical guides, running 

 from end to end, carry the contents to the rear or 

 narrow end, where they are delivered through an open- 

 ing into a basket. It is necessary to pull the haulm, 

 and put it on one side, before commencing to raise 

 the crop. The machine has^ .not yet had an oppor- 

 tunity of coming into general use, but it has the 

 appearance of being well contrived for raising and 

 collecting the tubers at one operation, and if the cost 

 of collecting is materially lessened it should prove a 

 valuable addition to the potato grower's machinery. 

 Not having seen it work we cannot bear personal 

 testimony as to its efficiency, but though we should 

 hardly expect it to prove highly successful on wet or 

 sticky ground, we see no reason why it should not be 

 worked economically on dry, loose soils. 



Picking up Potatoes. 



Mr. W. J. Burgess has recently brought out an 

 ingenious contrivance for picking up potatoes, called 

 the Pioneer Potato Picker. A great advantage of this 

 is that it can be adapted to any of the existing potato 

 diggers. The collector takes the form of a large 

 revolving screen, the framework of which is carried on 

 two parallel wheels, one of which is stoutly made, so as 

 to support the weight of the attachment and to cause 

 the screen to revolve. The screening is effected 

 through wires, fixed longitudinally on the frame, and 

 these are embedded in india-rubber to prevent injury 

 to the tubers at the joints. They may be set at any 



