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expressed as to the capabilities of the machine working bonusdan on 
a large scale. The stems were divided into two series as follows :— 
SERIES A.—Green stems : selected. 
No. of | Weight | Weight of Wet Wet Ribbons 
Series. | Condition. | Stems | in _ | Ribbons e Ma after shaking 
; ~ | grammes. | by ma 
| Satya, Serie cre Bere 
I. Stems with; 27 | 1,361 | 154 318 
leaves at- | | 
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Il. Stems — 29 1,134 567 319 
out lea 
SERIES B.—Green stems: rather woody. 
No. of | Weight bosay of Wet Wet Ribbons 
Series, Condition. St : in Ribbons delivered | after shaking 
ems. | grammes as hi 
g ; y machine. 
III Stems with ar Geese ee 907 459 
leaves | | 
IV. | Stems with- be | 22 2,268 | 1,021 599 
out leaves. | | 
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The Subra machine (in its present form) pikia about 3 to 4 cwts., 
and has the Saar of an ordinary chaff-cutter. The stems, 12 to 
20 in number, are fed at one end, coe pass qu niii through a i of 
crushers and oia ers, and are delivered on a revolv ving apron, from 
which they are taken by hand and wall shaken. The latter treatment 
gets rid of most of the adhering wood. The ribbons are then ready to 
be ang up to dry. The machine requires one-half “pe habit but 
was worked during the trial entirely by hand. The stems can be 
t ee either with « or without the leaves. There is no tae action 
sin most machi i 
s impossible to speak conclusively of a single trial, and 
with such a very limited number of stems. The following reports on 
the trial, furnished to the Subra Company by Messrs. Gross & Bevan, 
give, however, the results actually attained :— 
No.1. 
MESSRS. CROSS AND BEVAN to THE SUBRA COMPANY, LTD. 
Laboratory, 4, ste Court, Lincoln’s Inn, W.C., 
DEAR SIRS, October 16, 1895. 
HAVING been present at your request at a trial of the working 
of your dee eter en Macine (Subra, Eng. Pat. 23,642/94) we now 
beg to report as follow 
China Grass meik aei —The gone were supplied from Kew 
The results obtained on the machine were quite satisfactory. Th 
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