. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. 608 SUGAR-CANE SUGAR-CANE the mill in wooden flumes carrying a stream several inches deep, the distant flumes being V-shaped and of two boards, the mill flumes larger and of three boards. Machine loaders are coming into use for trans- ferring the bundles of cane from the primary car- riers to those on the permanent ways. Chains or wire cords of the requisite length are provided, and these are fastened about the bundles of cane as they are assembled on the primary carriers. When these latter reach the permanent-way car- riers, mechanical lo
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. 608 SUGAR-CANE SUGAR-CANE the mill in wooden flumes carrying a stream several inches deep, the distant flumes being V-shaped and of two boards, the mill flumes larger and of three boards. Machine loaders are coming into use for trans- ferring the bundles of cane from the primary car- riers to those on the permanent ways. Chains or wire cords of the requisite length are provided, and these are fastened about the bundles of cane as they are assembled on the primary carriers. When these latter reach the permanent-way car- riers, mechanical loaders attach their tackle to the bundles and lift them to the trucks, trolleys, or punts, as the case may be. These loaders are usu- ally portable derricks. Where plantation railways are in use, they often have portable derricks attached to trucks. These are run on to sidings and from thence the trucks of the main train are loaded in succession. Naturally, all the mechanical contrivances are in use just in proportion to the price of efficient labor. Where labor is high they are in more common use than where it is cheap. In some countries that produce much sugar the modern labor-saving machines and implements are almost unknown. That they will be further per- fected and come into wider use is certain. There are more patterns of unloaders than of loaders, as might be expected from the fact that the problem is simpler. One of the commonest unloaders is a series of sprocket chains arranged on a frame and carrying at intervals perpendicular steel fingers a foot in length. The moving chains are lowered over the truck of cane and the motion of the steel fingers slides the cane off on to the mill carriers. As these fingers can be raised or lowered at will, the cane can be unloaded to accommodate the speed of the crushers. Another unloader consists of a fif- teen-foot mechanical finger with a universal move- ment. The end is forked and hooked downward, so that the cane can be raked off
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