soil adhering to the roots or tubers which may have been lifted from heavy land or in wet conditions Roots in such a condition may be refused by the processor as not complying with the contractual quality specification by which the grower is bound but, if accepted, some deduction in weight for excess soil might be imposed, as an alternative to refusing the load The produce then passes to the factory-based destoner. This is essentially a vertical screw elevator into which the vegetables are fed via the bottom hopper then lifted upward through a column of water, discharging at the top, any stones or grit falling to the bottom of the machine, from where ey are remo Preparation Plant for Beans a Pneumatic Separator is an aspirator specifically designed for beans (and peas) flow all extraneous ch as skin, leaf haulm etc Cluster cutters are installed specifically when beans have been mechanically harvested and clusters of beans are not separated entirely into separate pods. Such a machine is not required when beans have been iman Vibratory feed to the Shippers is essential to give a controlled flow to however many shippers are in the line. The vibrating conveyor gives a gentle feed which precludes the snipper drums becoming overloaded a bean washer is essential, especially for harvested beans and this is usually located after the pneumatic separator a vibratory Feeder to the bean slicer (already described under the heading of cutters)is necessary, again to give an even flow to the slicing machines, so as not to over or underfeed them Preparation Plant for Onions a grader is essential (a)to discard bulbs under 50mm in diameter (b) to grade the balance in the range 50mm-60mm and those at plus 60mm. A dry cleaner is used to remove the loose skin and dry tops, and also any sand or grit brought in from the fields A rod washer is installed with a sparge pipe and a good flow of fr water An Autocore topping and tailing machine with a Shufflo feed may be installed-only if the onions are full globe in shape. This machine will not handle half globe or flat onions This latter type of onion will have to be topped and tailed (a)manually, or(b)by a Hydrout manually fed machine. These machines have a revolvingsoil adhering to the roots or tubers which may have been lifted from heavy land or in wet conditions. Roots in such a condition may be refused by the processor as not complying with the contractual quality specification by which the grower is bound but, if accepted, some deduction in weight for excess soil might be imposed, as an alternative to refusing the load. The produce then passes to the factory-based destoner. This is essentially a vertical screw elevator into which the vegetables are fed via the bottom hopper, then lifted upward through a column of water, discharging at the top, any stones or grit falling to the bottom of the machine, from where they are removed. Preparation Plant for Beans A Pneumatic Separator is an aspirator specifically designed for beans (and peas) to remove by air flow all extraneous matter, such as skin, leaf, haulm, etc. Cluster cutters are installed specifically when beans have been mechanically harvested and clusters of beans are not separated entirely into separate pods. Such a machine is not required when beans have been manually picked. Vibratory feed to the Snippers is essential to give a controlled flow to however many snippers are in the line. The vibrating conveyor gives a gentle feed which precludes the snipper drums becoming overloaded. A bean washer is essential, especially for harvested beans and this is usually located after the pneumatic separator. A vibratory Feeder to the bean slicer (already described under the heading of cutters) is necessary, again to give an even flow to the slicing machines, so as not to over or underfeed them. Preparation Plant for Onions A grader is essential (a) to discard bulbs under 50mm in diameter (b) to grade the balance in the range 50mm - 60mm and those at plus 60mm. A dry cleaner is used to =move the loose skin and dry tops, and also any sand or grit brought in from the fields. A rod washer is installed with a sparge pipe and a good flow of fresh water. An Autocore topping and tailing machine with a Shufflo feed may be installed - only if the onions are full globe in shape. This machine will not handle half globe or flat onions. This latter type of onion will have to be topped and tailed (a) manually, or (b) by a Hydrout manually fed machine. These machines have a revolving 56