58 BROOM-CORN CULTURE 
Figure 22 is the rear view of a power stitcher 
which has a capacity of from four to seven dozen 
brooms per hour, according to the skill of the 
operator and the style and the size of the broom 
being sewed. All sizes and shapes of brooms may 
be stitched on this machine by simply changing the 
shaping jaws which clamp the broom in position. 
In addition to these machines a factory should 
have a hurl cutter and sizer, broom clippers (Fig- 
ure 23), and a power scraper for removing the seed 
from the brush that has been carelessly handled 
before shipment. The power scraper shown in Fig- 
ure 24 is provided with a fan for carrying away the 
seeds and dust. The fan should be connected with 
a chute leading outside of the room in which the 
scraper is being operated. 
Fig. 24. Small power scraper with fan for car- 
rying away the seeds and dust. 
