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 INTERIOn FINISHING OF FARMERIES. 71 sent us a turnip-cutter of his invention, fig. 1291, for which he received a premium from the London Society of Arts. The most complete turnip or potato-cutter, or slicer, that has been hitherto made kno^vn, is that recently invented by Mr. Baird. It costs £4, and, with an extra- wheel to cut potatoes, £l additional. This machine, with a man and boy, will cut a cart-load of turnips or potatoes, in twenty minutes, into very small pieces. We have no doubt that this machine might be advantageously applied to the cutting of cabbage, in countries where sauer kraut is used. 1404. J portable Com- mill of a very superior description, manufactured by Mr. Tho- rold, and sold by him for £'250, is shown in fig. 1288. In this figure, " cast-iron hurst frames are represented, capable of being erected independently of any building, only requiring a solid foundation, and containing wheelwork, and two pairs of French stones, four feet in diameter. The iron spur-wheel and two pinions are shown, for giving :iie