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BOOK VIII. 



in one direction it cuts broad slices for beasts, and in the other direction 

 narrow slips or fingers for beasts or sheep. Messrs. Samuelson make a 

 machine with twin-barrels which is a rapid worker. 



A very useful slicer, with the knives arranged like the gouges on a 

 nutmeg-grater, is made by Messrs. Carson & Toone (fig. 351), and cuts 

 small strips very suitable for lambs. The drum is made in conical form, 

 so that the roots fall more readily into the knives, and as the greater 



Fig. 353. Barford & Perkins's Combined Mill. 



part of the cutting is done near the axle, the work is accomplished more 

 easily than if it were done at a greater distance from it. 



An improved form of root pulper or grater is Bentall's patent un- 

 chokable grater (fig. 352), made by Messrs. Bentall & Co., Heybridge, 

 Essex. The arrangement for preventing choking is a great advantage. 

 All these root-cutting machines can be obtained for working either by 

 horses or by steam. 



Corn-grinding Mills. Great advances have recently been made in 



