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The illustrations used for explaining the method of con- 

 ducting the operation are taken from " L. Rougier " in the Progres 

 Agricole et Viticole. 



Fief. 1. Apparatus for extracting piquette from fermented skins. 



The apparatus consists of four disused barrels of even size, 

 with their heads taken off, and connected together by means of 

 either tin or indiarubber tubes. These barrels are provided with a 



Fig. 2. Sectional plan of the barrels. 



