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easier ; and should the pomace be allowed to stand a short time a 

 large portion of the cider will run off without pressing. Both 

 the upper and lower rollers are adjustable, and can be set to mash 

 grapes for wine without breaking the seeds. It is peculiarly 

 adapted to grinding the wine plant, mashing it without sepa- 



Fig. 72. 



rating the fibre. The hopper is adjustable, and can be removed 

 in an instant for cleaning the mill. The follower is brought up 

 out of the tub by simply raising the screw. Several sizes of this 

 mill are manufactured. 



In the equipment of a first-class modern cider mill nothing gives 

 better satisfaction for the money expended than an apple ele- 

 vator. The expense is a small matter compared with the con- 

 venience of having the mill so arranged that apples may be 

 brought from any part by a perfect working elevator and carrier. 

 Fig. 73 shows a section of an elevator manufactured by the G. 

 H. Bushnell Company, of Thompsonville, Connecticut. The 

 chain runs over and is operated by a sprocket gear at the head 

 with fast and loose pulleys. The scrapers are of wood, 3 inches 



