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travelling. It is intended to be propelled by horses or otherwise, and the power 
for harvesting is provided by a motor carried on the main frame; but the 
means of traction and of distributing the power to the various operating parts 
are not particularised. The forward part has aforked guide leading the base of 
the canes to stumpy, scythe-like cutters revolving on a vertical axis past fixed 
fingers ; at each side are spiked travelling chains and guide-bars which gather the 
canes and guide them over the body of the machine into a horizontal position 
and carry the longest canes past a first topping-knife (rotating on a horizontal 
axis) which removes the tops of the longest canes; the canes then slide down a 
mould-board (assisted by three travelling chains and. rollers) whereby the tops 
are brought adjacent to a second topping-knife on a horizontal axis; the topped 
canes fall on a friction-controlled rotating collector, which drops them in suitable 
bundles, when the accumulated weight causes slipping. An additional travelling 
‘chain rake at the front may be used for trashing. (8 claims.) 
*  Untoapine SuGar-cangz —Classes 30, 60—(8 Figures) —6219: William 
Cephas Gregg, of 108 Washington avenue north, Minneapolis, Hennepin, 
Minnesota, United States of America, wholesale merchant. “‘ Improvements in 
Machines for Unloading Sugar-cane and the like.” Dated 20th September, 
1901. (Drawings, 30s. ; specification, 11s. 6d.) The trucks are run alongside 
the travelling conveyor which leads to the mill, and a ramp is provided from the 
car floors tothe conveyor. From the roof a triangular frame (pivoted at one 
corner on a driving wall-shaft) carries a pair of travelling rake chains which 
move round sprocket. wheels at the corners of the triangle. The free end of the 
triangle is nearly counterbalanced by a rope and weight; another rope and 
winch are provided for lifting the rake above the load on the cars; the rakes 
move transversely to the trucks and drag the cane off the truck down the ramp 
and on to the conveyor ; in its lowest position the lower side of the triangle is 
parallel to the truck floor. The corners of the triangle are provided with 
necessary adjustments for tightening the chain and maintaining the parallelism 
to the truck bottom. (7 claims.) 
GurtLoTiInE Canu-currer.—Class 30—(3 Figures)—6125: James 
Augustus Edwards, of Mackay, Queensland, Australia, cane-farmer. “An 
Improved Cane-cutter.” Dated 22nd July, 1901. (Drawings, 17s. 6d.; 
specification, 4s. 6d.) The guillotine knife moves nearly horizontally on a flat 
late provided with a front comb and suspended to a wheeled carriage. In 
"ge 1 and 2 there are two wheels, side-handles at the rear being provided for 
human propulsion ; the knife-plate is coupled to a hand-lever on the axle and is 
impelled forwards by a compression spring; the operator pushes the cart 
against the cane, then pulls and suddenly releases the knife-handle. Fig. 3 
shows a cam-wheel that may be employed for retracting the knife in a machine 
for power. (2 claims.) : 
DOES SUGAR-CANE AFFECT HORSES’ TEETH ? 
Mr. R. J. Wilson, of Logan Water, writes :— 
Re the question of sugar-cane giving horses toothache, I cannot, of course, 
assert that it does not, but I lived for over three years with the late Mr. 
Robert, of Eagle Farm. He grew cane and sweet potatoes in large quantities 
to feed his cows and horses. — 
The cane was chaffed and mixed with pulped potatoes. This was fed to 
the animals, and they never showed, either by refusing their food or by restless- 
ness, that anything was wrong with their teeth. Both cattle and horses showed 
by their condition that the food suited them. The only thing noticeable was 
this—the more sweet potatoes the cattle got, the more milk they gave. I 
think the chaffed sugar-cane was meant for putting on flesh. 
