Tools and Conveniences of the Year. 



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A second separator is shown in Fig. 3, which works after the 

 manner of a gold-washing trough. The trough is "18 inches 



wide and 6 inch- 

 es deep ; place 

 cross partitions 

 every 1 5 inches. 

 These should be 

 3 inches high. 

 The length of the 

 trough is 16 ft. " 

 The pomace and 

 water are turned 

 on this trough. 

 The seeds will 

 lodge behind the 

 partitions. — T. 

 S. Russell, in Ru- 

 ral New- Yorker, 

 1888. 



Cook's Apple 

 Picker. — ( Fig. 

 25.) This de- 

 vice has been in 



^ X( ; use in some sec- 



FlG - 2 4- tions for two or 



three years, and is now attracting general attention. It is un- 

 doubtedly the best implement of the kind yet perfected. 



Potato Sorter. — (Fig. 26, 

 page 184.) A screen upon 

 which the potatoes are poured 

 slowly, for the purpose of siz- 

 ing them. — Orange Judd 

 Farmer. 



Adams' Ventilated Bar- 

 rel. — (Fig. 27, page 184.) 

 This is a patent barrel, made 

 of splints, designed for the 

 shipment of green fruits and 

 vegetables in warm weather. — 

 Scientific A m erica n . 



