. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture, Jamaica. Jamaica. Dept. of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Jamaica. 224 seeds were finally held in an instrument resembling a nut-cracker with conical recesses on the inner sides which held the seeds and a hole passing through the apex of the cone, which guided the drill. These " clamps" were made of hard Indian wood in various sizes, and were arranged for drilling single or double holes through the edge, or side, or for drilling long seeds lengthways with speed and accuracy. The steel of knitting needles, piano wire, and old bicycle spokes we
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture, Jamaica. Jamaica. Dept. of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Jamaica. 224 seeds were finally held in an instrument resembling a nut-cracker with conical recesses on the inner sides which held the seeds and a hole passing through the apex of the cone, which guided the drill. These " clamps" were made of hard Indian wood in various sizes, and were arranged for drilling single or double holes through the edge, or side, or for drilling long seeds lengthways with speed and accuracy. The steel of knitting needles, piano wire, and old bicycle spokes were found to be of excellent quality for drills, and they furnished a cheap supply of material which is easily WMWjr-AsBrXR&wnm,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jamaica. Dept. of Agriculture; Fawcett, William, 1851-; Cousins, H. H. (Herbert Henry), b. 1869. Kingston, Dept. of Agriculture, Jamaica
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