Improvements in and relating to the Drying and Housing of Corn, Hay, or other Cut Crops.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 30th June, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 29th Mar., 1899-Accepted, 6th May, 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to the Drying and Housing of Corn,
Hay, or other Cut Crops.
I, PETER MCLEAN, of 69, South Methven Street, in the Town and County of
Perth, Confectioner, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as
follows;
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to the drying and
housing of corn, hay, or other cut crops, and whereby damage by rain or wet
weather to the crops after being cut will be obviated, while no stacking in the
usual stackyard will be necessary.
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According to my improvements I erect parallel rows of vertical standard at
spaced distances apart, and each pair of these would be connected or braced together
by horizontal bars at vertical spaced distances apart. Two pair of parallel long-
tudinal lines of wire or rope would pass over each of these bars, each to carry
stooks or bundles of cut crop, while a longitudinal free space will be left between
the pairs for ventilating purposes between the ends of the adjacent rows.
An open
longitudinal space, such as about six feet would be left between the lines of cach
double set of standards for the farm attendants to walk through in placing the
sheaves on and removing them from the wires. A raising and lowering platform
or gangway would be fitted in each of these walking spaces so as to carry and
elevate the sheaves or cut crops for the attendants to place them on the wires at
the higher levels, and this platform may be operated by a windlass and ropes and
pulleys, and be adjustable to be placed at any angle.
These sectional crop carriers may be repeated in any number of parallel numbers
to cover the space of a whole stackyard, and be covered on top with a corrugated
iron thatched or other roof.
When used for drying and housing loose hay, a series of close parallel wires
would be used at each of the levels.
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W. R. M. THOMSON. & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow,
Agents.
Improvements in and relating to the Drying and Housing of Coru.
Hay, or other Cut Crops.
I, PETER MCLEAN, of 69, South Methven Street, in the Town and County of
Perth, Confectioner, do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in what
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page_text: manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement, that is to say:―
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to the drying and
housing of corn, hay, or other cut crops, whereby damage by rain or wet
weather to the crops after being cut will be obviated, while no stacking in the
usual stackyard will be necessary.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of carrying same into
practice may be properly understood I have hereunto appended a sheet of drawings
in which Figure 1 is a front elevation and Figure 2 an end view illustrating my
improvements in housing cut crops.
Referring to these drawings:-
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According to my improvements I erect parallel rows of vertical standards A at
spaced distances apart, and each pair of these would be connected or braced
together by horizontal bars a at vertical spaced distances apart. Two pair or more
of parallel longitudinal lines of wire or rope b would pass over each of these bars a
cach to carry stooks or bundles of cut crops S while a longitudinal free space =
will be left between the pairs for ventilating purposes between the ends of the
adjacent rows. An open longitudinal space Z such as from three to six feet would
be left between the lines of each double set of standards A for the farm attendants
to walk through in placing the sheaves on and removing them from the wires b.
A raising and lowering platform or gangway B would be fitted in each of these
walking spaces Z so as to carry and elevate the sheaves' or cut crops S for the
attendants to place them on the wires at the higher levels, and this platform B
may be operated by a hand windlass 13 and ropes B2 and pulleys B3 movable on
the rod and be adjustable to be placed at any angle.
These sectional crop carriers may be repeated in any number of parallel num-
bers to cover the space of a whole stackyard, and be covered on top with a corru-
gated iron thatched or other roof X; and diagonal stays C and horizontal stays (1
be fitted for strengthening purposes. Supporting boards as indicated at may be
used to keep the wires raised while the sheaves are being built in.
When used for drying and housing loose hay, a series of close parallel wires b
would be used at each of the levels. The whole erection is supported above ground
so as to leave ventilating spaces Y beneath.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
First. The improved open structures for drying and housing corn, hay, or other
erops, substantially as herein described in reference to and shown in the accom-
panying drawings.
Second. In open structures for drying and housing cut crops, the method of
clevating the crops on platforms to the wires at the higher levels, substantially
as set forth.
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