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* Three machines were entered for trial as follows :—The Kauffman 
machine, by the Kauffman Fibre Company of New Orleans, La.; - 
* 
aia i y. 
“ The Kauffman machine.—According to the entry of this machine 
it requires 15-horse power; it works upon green stalks stripped of 
leaves and upon dried stalks. Four iapa g are required to run it; 
oor space occupied 6 by 14 feet. The machine is termed a decorticator 
for ramie, jute and hemp. . . . .. 
“The Fremerey machine.—In the entry of this machine about 
5-horse power is state he machine is arranged to work - green 
stalks, bays stripped. or with the leaves and upon dry stalks. It 
occupies a floor space of about 5 by 18 feet. The machine requires five 
attendants, three of whom may be boys. . . . . .. 
* The J. J. Green — —Ten-horse power is named as the power 
required to drive this machine. The entry states that it works upon 
dried stalks (but it is eg expeeted to work green stalks wish or with- 
out leaves). Five attendants are required for full vise three of 
whom may be boys; it occupies a floor space of 8 by 12 fee 
TRIALS ON GREEN STRIPPED RAMIE. 
» The first trial was with the Kauffman machine, wd pounds of green 
i ght 
the machine clogged. The result in wet ribbons was 88 pounds, and 
168 pounds of stalks remained unworked, owing to the inability of the 
urt 
“'The second trial was with the J. J. Green machine, 500 pounds of 
green stripped ramie stalks having been weighed out fer the test. Of 
this quantity 225 pounds of stalks had been delignated in 1 hour and 
35 minutes, producing 57} wet ribbons, 275 pounds of green stulks 
remaining unworked, owing to the inability of the machine to proceed 
further. 
** Mr. Fremery declined to enter this trial after 500 pounds of green 
stripped ramie stalks had been weighed out, claiming that the stalks were 
too un even in size, the construction of his machine requiring medium 
stalks.” 
CONCLUSIONS. 
In a review of the results of these trials, Mr. Charles — "m, 
special agent in charge of fibre investigations, reports as follows 
“ While the figures for a diy e: work, based on the ila ob. short | 
of the Kauffman machine, during the 42 minutes of continuous work 
t 
Td 10 hours, turniug oat ribbons at the rate of speed shown when in 
actual operation (that is, dedueting the 67 minutes spent in cleaning 
and re-adjustment) the output would have shown a capacity of 4,821 
