AN IMPROVED MODE OF COMPRESSING ENSILAGE BY MEANS OF ROLLING AND DEVICE THEREFOR
Year: 1885

page_text: and Device therefor.
THOMAS PEARSON (of Thomas Pearson & Co, Wolverhampton) Agricultural
Engineer, 193 West Princes St. Glasgow and Midland Works, Wolverhampton does
hereby declare the nature of his invention for AN IMPROVED MODE OF COMPRESSING
ENSILAGE BY MEANS OF ROLLING AND DEVICE THEREFOR to be as follows:--
To this end, I, Thomas Pearson, use a roller, which may be rolled to and fro
simply by hand, or driving gear may be rigged to it, or a frame attached for
steam, water, air, horse or hand power-For greater convenience and economy,
I make the roller hollow and fill it with water, sand, gravel, or other substance, or
the roller may be solid or otherwise formed and weighted-The roller may be used
either in Silos or not, as may be found convenient in preserving the Ensilage-The
roller may be traversed to and fro over the naked surface of the grasses or cereals,
or it may be rolled to and fro over planks laid on said surface-The roller is
provided with an inlet or screw plug for filling and emptying contents.

page_text: Improved Mode of Pressing Ensilage by Means of Rolling, and
Device therefor.
I, THOMAS PEARSON, sole member of the firm of Thomas Pearson and Company,
Midland Iron Works, Wolverhampton, Agricultural Engineers, do hereby declare
the nature of my invention for IMPROVED MODE OF PRESSING ENSILAGE BY
MEANS OF ROLLING AND DEVICE THEREFOR and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in, and by the following
statement:—
In pressing to make Ensilage it has been usual to employ dead weights on
boards laid above the materials to be compressed; also, spiral springs, screw or
hydraulic jacks, levers, chains & screws, and other mechanical appliances, which
my invention is intended to supersede.
To this end, I use a roller, which may be rolled or pushed to and fro simply by
hand, Fig. 1 (in annexed drawings), or driving or haulage gear may be rigged to
it, Fig. 2; or a frame or handle attached to it Fig. 3, for hand, horse, steam, air or
water power.
For greater convenience and economy I make the roller hollow and fill it with
water, sand, gravel or other ballast, or the roller may be solid, or otherwise formed,
and in one or more pieces or sections, fixed or unfixed, Fig. 4.
The roller may be used either in Silos or not, as may be found convenient for
preserving or making Ensilage.
The roller may be traversed to & fro over the naked surface of the ensilage, or it
may be rolled to and fro over planks laid on said surface.
The roller is provided with an inlet and plug for filling or emptying contents.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. In pressing to manufacture Ensilage in Silos or Stacks, I obtain the necessary
pressure by means of roller, substantially as described in respect to Figs. 1 to 4,
inclusive, of the annexed drawings.
2. In pressing to manufacture Ensilage, the use of a roller in one or more pieces
or sections, fixed or unfixed, substantially as described, on annexed drawings Fig. 4.
Dated this 30th day of November 1885