Show I I Rope o e Hopper 4 Does Doe Good Goo W Work 0 or orA rk I A simple rope bottomed hopper I for screening dirt rocks rocks an and small I from Crom rain the tho harvested hur crop I I tt v liou lion dropped II I- I d through through- scuttles B Into I farm story storage boosts has boon beon d de developed dc- dc I by hy A A. A D. D Edgar agricultural 1 engineer 0 of the United Sl States Department Department Department De De- F of or Agriculture The new hopper was designed lo to replace the tho racks now In fit l use use C Can an and to l lessen sen grade injuries to tubers tub tub- ers era It Il is easily casU made mado The device consists of or a 2 b by 4 1 I frame ratio over which three Inch ropo is stretched three inch filch apart on centers At the cn ends of the hopper the rope rop-o Is bent nr around 3 by hy Inch 2 iron pins driven rIven 1 J 44 inches M Mi i into nto drill holes hales in the e edges of or the I trots crot's members ie 1 10 0 ropo II i j I conduit conduit- continuous onn t ous slack Is la taken up at fio llO ends The hopper was used in connection connection tion Uon with a trough-bottomed trough conveyor convey convey- or Ol which handled handle bar barrels els- els elsor of or potatoes in the tho fall Call of or 1933 and removed re removed re- re moved more moro than barrels of oC dirt rocks and small potatoes Unless potatoes are screened be- be foro being beluS' dumped c through scuttles Into farm houses they thoy form Corm forma Corma a pyramid or wedge of very dirty potatoes under the tho scuttle holes Ventilation of this denso dense mass is difficult difficult difficult dif dif- and a good deal of or sprouting and rotting is likely to occur |