58 BROOM-CORN CULTURE 



Figure 22 is the rear view of a power stitcher 

 which has a capacity of from four to seven dozen 

 brooms per hour, according to the skill of the 

 operator and the style and the size of the broom 

 being sewed. All sizes and shapes of brooms may 

 be stitched on this machine by simply changing the 

 shaping jaws which clamp the broom in position. 



In addition to these machines a factory should 

 have a hurl cutter and sizer, broom clippers (Fig- 

 ure 23), and a power scraper for removing the seed 

 from the brush that has been carelessly handled 

 before shipment. The power scraper shown in Fig- 

 ure 24 is provided with a fan for carrying away the 

 seeds and dust. The fan should be connected with 

 a chute leading outside of the room in which the 

 scraper is being operated. 



Fig. 24. Small power scraper with fan for car- 

 rying away the seeds and dust. 



