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green stems, and in order to make them still more applicable to field 
operations te of the stems were supplied freshly cut with leaves and 
some without leaves. 
The following six machines and one process were submitted to the 
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. E. Armand— Paul Barbier, 46, Boulevard Richard-Lenoir, Paris. 
z P. A. Favier— Société la Ramie Française—14, Rue Saint-Fiacre, 
Paris [for treatment of dry Ramie stems]. 
P. A. Favier— Société la Ramie dest mia Rue Saint-Fiacre, 
Paris [for treatment of green Ramie s 
Norbert de Landtsheer, 2, Place des "Batignolles, Paris [large 
con ee 
Norbert de Landtsheer, 2, Place des Batignolles, Paris [small 
machine]. 
. Félicien Michotte, 43, [i de Saintonge, Paris 
. Ch. Crozat de Fleury et A. Moriceau, Villiers-le-Bel, Seine-et- 
Oise [process for ch ‘eine of green Ramie stems in the 
field]. 
“TIS 
BARBIER MACHINE. 
The machine of M. E. Armand, PERA by Barbier, p more 
generally known as the Serbie | machine, was in every respect the same 
as that tried in 1888, and described in [5a previous report. It is con- 
structed to be worked by hand or by steam power. It weighs 625 kilos., 
and the price is 48/. The construction of the machine is comparatively 
simple, and consists of a number of cylinders and beaters with a reverse 
action attached. This latter, allows the stalks to be withdrawn when 
about five-sevenths cleaned, and of the other ends being put in to com- 
plete the operation. ‘The disady antage of this method, as regards time 
and output of ribbons, is more fully lisenssed under the De Landtsheer 
(small) machine. During the trials this machine caused a considerable 
oss als 
quality. This would be at the rate of 130 kilos. of wet ribbons per day 
of 10 hours; or of 96 pounds (avoir.) of dry ribbons for the same 
period. 
In the second trials 24 kilos. of stems with leaves were put through 
the machine in 101- minutes. The result was 1° d ee Hd wet 
ribbons of moderate quality. This would be at the 
kilos. of wet ribbons per day of 10 hours; or of 50 founded iae ) ru as 
ribbons for the same period 
Taking into consideration the cost of this machine and the power 
necessary to drive it, the out-turn of ribbons is much too small to prove 
remunerative, and the machine in its present form is useless. Better 
results than these have been obtained by decorticating Ramie by hand. 
FAVIER MACHINE. 
Two machines were shown by M. P. A. Favier, whose name is well 
known in connexion with the Ramie vite he Machine No. 1 was 
designed for the decortication of green Ramie stems, while ESEE 
No. 3 was designed for the Gextsiont of dry stems. In this r aor 
remarks apply only to Machine No. l. This machine was 2 m. lon ag. 
80 cm. broad, and weighed 800 kilos. The price was not stated. It 
