Data relating to the Machin 

 Henequen Fibre, taking 

 mecates of Hemp under C 



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The clean fibre of the machine of Stephens or Thebaud obtains in the 

 Dinted States from £ c. to 1 c. more per pound than the fibre obtained 

 up to present time from the other machines. 



The mixed or badly cleaned fibre is worth from 25 per cent, to 50 per 

 cent, less in value according to class ; this class from the Stephens' 

 machine is worth less than like class from the Prieto. Red hemp comes 

 from the well cleaned grade, being stained or dirty, and is sold in this 

 market from 1| c. to 2 C " 

 badly cleaned, is of very ] 

 rope making or other native 



Other machines for fibre cleaning are spoken of, some recently patented, 

 such ms Uaden, AH.ce Smith, and II. A. Keene, all of American make. 

 Up to the present the firsc two named have ben tii.-d here, but have not 

 given satisfactory results. It is said that the improvements made in 

 them have been of little account, hence it is not considered that in present 

 form they can compete with the machines mentioned in the present notes. 



Leaf cutter, one man, 200 leaves per day, is paid 25 c. per day. 



For carting leaves from plantation to cleaning machinery, done either 

 by tramway or on mule back, it being rare to find farms who do same 

 by carts, as experience has shown that by mules it is more economical, 

 and still more so I j v on farms of great size. 



Four men paid each 50 c. per day of 10 hours can move 120,000 

 feftves by tramway. One mule can draw one waggon with 3,000 leaves, 

 and make five trip-, according to distance, in 10 hours. The mule 

 require* in corn and green food 20 c daily. 



For 10,000 leaves by mules are required 1 driv 

 daily ; .", mules, costing each 20 c. daily. 



Each mule carries 200 leaves each trip, so t 

 leaves 10 trips are made. 



r, whose pay is 37£ c. 

 at for a task of 10,000 



