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at the lower portion of each huller. Huller No. 2 not being 

 provided with the polisher costs less (about Rs. 900 instead 

 of Rs. 1,100). The price of a separate polisher capable 

 of cleaning 2,400 to 3,600 Ibs. of rice per hour is 300 

 dollars (about Rs. 1,000). For a large mill Huller No. 2, and 

 a separate polisher for each series of 12 hullers, are the 

 best to have. 



306. The winnowing machine supplied by the Engelberg 

 Company is priced 30 dollars, i. e., it would cost about 

 Rs. 125 brought out to India. It is scarcely distinguishable 

 from Dell's Winnower. 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



(TRITICUM SATIVUM). 



"IT7HEATS are divided into two main classes, soft and 

 hard. The latter are more glutinous rendering the grain 

 more suitable for making semolina (suji\ while the soft 

 starchy grains are especially suitable for the production of fine 

 flour or maidd. Wheats are also divided according to the 

 colour of the grain into white and red. The following races 

 or strains of wheat are recognised in Bengal : 



(1) Dudhid wheat especially suitable for making fine 

 flour ; grain, white, soft, plump and rounded ; leaves, usually 

 broader than those of other varieties. 



(2) Jdmali wheat, grain fairly large, soft, pale-red ; 

 leaves, narrow, 



