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causing it to coil ronnd the barrel). It is also suited for crops 
which are over ripe, and the seeds easily shaken out. 
Strawso7is, Limited, of London and Newbury, were awarded 
a Silver Medal for the " Strawsonizer " (Art. 3242), anew kind 
of distributor for seeds, fertilisers, dressings and insecticides, 
either solids or liquids. 
The principle consists in creating a strong blast of air by 
means of a fan, and of spreading the blast by means of directing- 
pipes or plates, and allowing the substance which is to be dis- 
tributed, if in the solid form , to fall into the blast and be carried 
away with it, or, if in the liquid state, to be drawn into the 
current of air and pulverised into a fine spray. 
The body of the machine is mounted on a frame resting on 
a pair of iron wheels 4 feet in diameter by 3 inches wide, and is 
attached to a pair of shafts arranged for a single horse, with 
provision for a second one placed tandem. 
The fan is secured to the body, and is driven by a spur- 
wheel about 18 inches diameter, keyed on to the road-wheel axle, 
to which the wheels are attached by the ordinary ratchet-gear. 
This spur-wheel actuates a pinion fitted to a second motion- 
shaft — a spur-wheel, on which actuates a pinion keyed on to a 
third motion-shaft, which carries a pulley about 14 inches 
diameter by 2 inches wide, which, by means of a short belt, 
drives a small pulley on the fan-spindle. The fan, which is 
about 9 inches diameter, has close sides, the inlets are 4^ inches 
diameter, and the delivery-pipe, 3 inches wide and discharging to 
the rear, is controlled by a sliding-pinion on the second motion- 
shaft, thrown in and out of gear by a lever placed conveniently 
to the driver's hand. 
In the case of Art. 3240, intended for broadcasting corn, 
clover, and other seeds, a wooden hopper is arranged over the 
delivery-pipe of the fan, and the seeds are fed down by means 
of a stirrer and one smooth-roller, which are actuated by pitched 
chains driven off the road-wheels axle and controlled by a clutch 
and lever placed by the driver's side. The slot or opening in 
the bottom of the hopper is regulated by a slide, which can be 
closed by means of a lever also placed by the driver's side. The 
seeds as they fall into the blast strike against an adjustable fan- 
shaped plate, about 11 inches radius, fitted with six radiating 
distributing ribs or partitions, about 1 inch high, and are thus 
carried upwards and backwards in the form of a magnified fan, 
so as to fall on the ground in a shower about 7 yards wide. 
If the machine is required to sow nitrates or fertilisers of a 
similar nature, the feed is eff'ected by means of a serrated roller 
instead of a smooth one, on account of the sticky nature of the 
salt. 
