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A Report on Georgia's New Dewinger

During the 1955 cone collection season, the Georgia Forestry Commission installed a Crippen Model EP polisher in its seed extraction plant for dewinging purposes. The machine was described and illustrated in the September 1956 Journal of Forestry (54: 579-581), and this report is the result of inquiries from various organizations requesting further information. The majority of questions asked were concerned with the single thought, "Is the machine mechanically sound after prolonged use?"


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Author(s): Sanford P. Darby, Jr.

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 29 (1957)