The Osier, its Culture, Profits and Machine for Peeling. 199 



with hand labor for peeling Osiers, in which laudable undertak- 

 ing he has finally achieved success. He sends iis, for publication, 

 the subjoined description, together with his method of growing 

 and cutting Osiers for market. In order to better explain his 

 remarks, we have engraved appropriate illustrations. Ed.) 



Machine for Peeling the Willoiv. 



This machine consists of a frame about eight feet long, and tv/o 

 and a half high. Upon one end of which are hung two rollers, 

 each seven inches in diameter, and of any required length, from 

 one to four feet — as upon the length of the rollers depends the 

 amount of work that the machine is able to perform. One of these 

 rollers is made of India Eubber, and the other of wood or iron. 



They are so hung that they roll together, one over the other, so 

 as to draw the willows through between them, and at the same 

 time, have an endwise or vibrating motion of an inch on each one, in 

 contrary directions, so as to roll the willows back and forth side- 

 wise about two inches, as they pass through, thus loosening 

 the bark and tearing it to pieces This vibrating motion is very 

 quick, given by the lever attached to one end of each roller, with 

 a fulcrum in the centre between them, and operated with a crank 

 under the machine, as shown in the figure. One of the rollers 

 being of India Rubber, will allow different sized willows to pass 

 through at the same time, and no willow however large or small, 

 can pass through without being rubbed, and the pressure of the 

 rubber is not suflBcicnt to break or injure them, while it will rub 

 the bark loose, if the willow is in proper condition to peel. 



On the other end of the frame are hung two rollers, like the 

 first, only they have no vibrating motion, and are both made of 



