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Report on the Exldhition and 
Messrs. Hunt and Tawell, Earl's Colne, Essex, showed a 
combined Chaff-cutter and Oat-mill ; also a similar machine, but 
with a bean- or maize-mill as well. This is a most suitable 
machine for small stables ; and it is in these places that the 
prejudice Avhich coachmen and grooms have against giving horses 
chaff and bruised corn is most rife. These machines must 
reduce the trouble of doing this to a minimum, and are there- 
fore well worth the attention of those who keep even one horse. 
The chaff-cutter has two knives, either convex or concave, as 
required, fitted on to a suitable fly-wheel, the mouth being 
87} inches by 2f inches. The crushing part is fixed on the side 
of the machine, and has a double solid-steel roller ; the cutting- 
Fig. 13. — View of 3Iessrs. Hunt and TaweU's combined Chaff-cutter 
and Oal-mill. 
plates are made with a fluted strip of hardened steel dovetailed 
into the ordinary cast-iron back. The hopper has a division in 
it, which is turned to one side or the other, for beans or oats, as 
required. The knives are prevented from rubbing against the 
face when grinding by slacking a nut on the shaft, when a 
spring washer behind the wheel forces it outwards and so gives 
clearance. The makers state that the machine will crush from 
2i} to 3 bushels of corn, or cut 2 cwts. of chaff, per hour, and is 
specially designed for exportation. 
Messrs. Andreiv Handyside aiul Co., Derby, showed a new 
double-action root-stripper and slicer. The cutters are so 
arranged on the disc that when the machine is turned in one 
