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one into the chamber and one above, the draught-stack for the furnace forming 
a natural draught. The under side of the roof is so contrived as to form a 
vapour conductor. The moisture that forms is collected in spouts, which 
find their way into a conductor with a syphon-spout filled with water, and thus 
the escape of heat is prevented. The sieves holding the fruit are placed on 
frames, which run on wheels, and are thus readily removed when the process 
is completed, or they can be shifted from storey to storey by an elevator. 
Another large apparatus was shown by Jones Brothers, Sturges, Michigan ; 
the special feature of which is a double-action fan, worked by horse-power, the 
degree of heat being regulated by a shutter. The screens are in ten sections, 
and the fruit is passed forwards according to its condition. It is said that, 
owing to the action of the fan, the fruit can be dried more rapidly and at less 
cost than in any other machine. 
George A. Deitz, of Chico, California, exhibited the largest machine of any, 
having 420 feet of drying surface. The arrangements for regulating the 
temperature and procuring a thorough circulation of hot air are very perfect. 
Temperature can be varied from 70° to 200°, and fruit can be dried in 
1$ hour. The travs are run upon rollers and easily removed. 
The Cider manufacture is also a considerable interest in some 
of the States, consequently machinery for both power and 
manual labour was shown by several makers. 
The lead was taken in large machinery by Messrs. Boomer and Boschert, 
Press Co., Syracuse. The Apple-mill comprises a cylinder furnished with a 
number of knives ; the section of these knives is adjustable by two screws. 
The fruit is kept up to the cylinder by means of a spring-jaw, which is 
adjustable ; and, after passing through the mill, it falls into an open box 
divided into two compartments by a movable door, so that the pulp can be 
delivered from either end of the machine to the press. The press is of a very 
powerful description, consisting of a cross screw with double leverage threads. 
The downward motion is slow, so as to secure the full action of the press. 
The screw is automatic, stops itself, and rises five times as rapidly as it 
falls. Smaller presses for hand-power are shown by this firm, but I preferred 
the mills made by the Keystone Manufactory Company, P. P. Mast and Co., 
and Messrs. Ludlow and Rodgers. In the former, the hopper is provided with 
an adjustable jaw, and small roller to regulate the feed. The mill consists of 
two horizontal rollers, with conical sections fitting into each other, and covered 
with numerous small projections on the surface, which greatly increase the 
pressing surface. Another important feature of efficiency is the fact that one 
roller revolves three times as rapidly as the other. All the bearings are 
adjustable to compensate for wear. The press is powerful and efficient. The 
other machines are of very similar construction, differing only in details. 
One of the most ingenious inventions in the Agricultural Hall was 
C. H. Dana's (West Lebanon, New Hampshire) Sheep-Label Machine, which 
can be worked by a boy, and turns out 1000 labels, numbered and initialed in 
15 minutes. The material (label wire), tougher than steel, is fed in. The 
proper quantity for the label is cut, then numbered, the figures being on a 
revolving press ; next the initials are stamped, and lastly, the label is bent in 
the proper form for insertion in the animal's ear. Different sized labels are made, 
suitable for cattle and sheep. Mr. Dana is the author of an excellent Breeding 
Ewes Piegister, which is sold for 50 cents. The price of the labels, with 
numbers and name, is 3 dollars a hundred. The only disadvantage in this 
method of marking, is the fear that the ring might become caught in some 
obstacle, in which case there would be risk of the ear being injured. 
P. P. Flournoy, of Bethesda, Maryland, is the inventor of a Pruning Imple- 
