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of either of these cereals is of much less value than the same would be 

 if the grown kernels were not present, even though they may be very 

 few in number ; for, in addition to the objections mentioned, the buyer 

 is suspicious of their sweetness, and will not pay the full value for them. 

 If there is one thing more important than another in preparing a sample 

 for market it is that grown kernels should all be taken out. We are 

 glad to notice that Messrs. Cooeh & Son, of Northampton, still adhere 

 to the type of machine (fig. 345) which made their reputation many years 



since. 



Another point to which we would draw attention is that convenience 

 has been sacrificed to meet a show-yard requirement as to the height of 

 the hopper from the ground. It is an advantage to keep the hopper 

 low, as it makes the filling easier; but in working the machine it is 

 found to be in reality one of the least important matters, for if the lad 



Fig. 345. Cooch's Dressing Machine. 



or man who fills is short it is very easy for him to place a step so 

 that he can keep the machine as full as is necessary, no matter what 

 the rate of working. The place where it is necessary to have the 

 greatest convenience is behind the machine, so that the man who fills 

 the bushel or sack by means of the putting-up sieve is not hindered. 

 Yet in this endeavour to lower the height of the hopper it is rendered 

 absolutely impossible for a man to put up 7 quarters of corn per hour, 

 while with proper conveniences 10 quarters are well within the capacity 

 of a good hand. The mistakes are made by making the delivery board 

 so low that it is impossible to get a sieve under it so that it may be nearly 

 filled of its own accord, and the whole of the corn has to be scooped into 

 it by the man who is putting-up. 



The other mistake is in having the concave portion of the machine, 

 in which the fan turns, bulging out so that the man cannot get under 



