rice with husk falls inside a blower whence the rice comes 

 out fairly clean. The price of the machine is Rs. 520. 



FIG. 55. ENGELBERG HULLER. 



299. The "Engelberg" Rice Huller (Fig. 55) an 

 American machine sold by Messrs. Macbeth Brothers & Co., of 

 2, Pollock Street, Calcutta, and which has been recently exhibit- 

 ed at work at Manicktala". yields 300 Ibs. of cleaned rice per 

 hour. It is capable of dealing with fine as well as coarse varie- 

 ties of paddy, both unsteamed and steamed, and the husking 

 is done completely in one operation. The machine itself, with- 

 out the oil or steam engine required to drive it, weighs only 

 500 Ibs. and it occupies a superficial space of 3 ft. square. 

 The power required to drive it is about 4 H. P., and with a 16 

 H.P. engine a set of 4 machines can be worked. For a single 

 machine an oil-engine without a boiler is quite sufficient, 

 and being driven direct by a belt from the engine, the 

 arrangement is very simple to manage. If a special mechanic 



