ILLUSTRATIONS 



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Map showing yield of broom-corn in the United 

 States Frontispiece 



1. Characteristic heads of sorghums 7 



2. Desirable seed heads of the dwarf and standard 



types 8 



3. Good and poor heads of broom-corn 10 



4. Coarse imported brush and good domestic heads 9 



5. A good sample of broom-corn from Kentucky 11 



6. Sorghum, broom-corn and a cross between the two 21 



7. Undesirable brush 23 



8. Tabling broom-corn in advance of the cutters 30 



9. The tabled broom-corn ready for cutting 32 



10. The brush cut and laid on the table 34 



11. Dump wagon for hauling the brush from the field 36 



12. Small power scraper for removing the seed from the 



brush 37 



13. Threshing broom-cofn with a large power scraper__ 38 



14. Curing shed for broom-corn 40' 



15. Interior of a shed in which light poles are used for 



shelves 41 



16. Baling the crop 42: 



17. A well-constructed bale of broom-corn as it was 



received at the factory 44 



18. Dwarf broom-corn in the shock 46 



19. Tread-power machine for the manufacture of brooms 



by hand 51 



20. Broom-corn sizer for assorting the brush according 



to length 52" 



21. Broom-winding machine used in large factories 54 



22. Broom-stitcher 56 



23. Clipper for trimming the ends of the brooms 57 



24. Small power scraper with fan for carrying away the 



seeds and dust 58: 



