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opens the feed rolls and reverses the piece of 

 husk, so that the portion previously held in the 

 hand is combed out. He again withdraws the 

 piece and passes it to the workman at the finish- 

 ing machine, which removes all the fibre left, 

 except the coarse fibre called " bristle fibre," 

 which, after drying, is combed, cleaned, sorted 

 into qualities, and bundled for sale. 



FIG. 6. 



The separated fibre from the finishing extractor 

 is cleaned from dirt, hard bits, and embedding 

 matter by means of a willowing machine (Fig. 7), 

 which consists of an inclined revolving screen, 

 in which beaters are rapidly rotated to " beat " 

 the material on to the screen, through which the 

 dirt, etc., passes. 



The cleaned fibre may then be dried and 

 formed into bales by means of a bailing press 

 for market. 



