dangers the broom corn. | 
Trays are provided on which to place the green brush as soon . 
thrashed. These trays consist of frames with wire bottoms, which 
telescope into each other, forming tiers as high as desired. They 
are filled about 4 inches akep and placed one on top of the othent 
on a truck, which is then rolled into the drying chamber. This — 
process is continued until the entire chamber is filled. There is 
room in the drier for 28 trucks of trays each of which when filled — 
contains about 200 to 400 pounds, depending on the dryness of the | 
brush. The capacity of the drier is from 4 to 6 tons of broom corn. — 
When the hot air has been applied from 6 to 12 hours the brush is. 
ready for baling, whereas it takes from 12 to 15 days to dry broom — 
corn in open sheds by the open-air method of curing. 
Fic. 3—Thrashing broom corn with power thrasher. Note the waste underfoot and the — 
poorly shelved broom corn at the extreme left. 
The operators claim that the following advantages besides others 
are procured through using a kiln for drying the corn: Delivery — 
about 15 days sartier than with open-shed drying; better color be-_ 
cause of ability to dry in wet weather, thereby saving crops that other- | 
wise would spoil; elimination of sine brush; and he production of 
a tougher fiber. They also claim that tees will pay from $25 to” 
$35 per ton more for the kiln-dried brush. The average cost of kiln . i: 
drying brush at the plant described is estimated to be about ole 
per ton. 
wesley wlenien cane 
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BALING. # 
Better prices are obtained for well-baled broom corn than for brush ~ 4 
of the same kind and grade that is poorly baled. The baler is filled 
with brush by hand. Small armfuls are placed alternately against a 
each end until the baler is full (see Pl. IV, fig. 1). A crew of nine 
men with a horsepower baler can bale about 50 bales a day. The bale 
should be firmly packed, square with smooth ends devoid of protrud- 
