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THE HARVESTING OP THE CANE.yoke is now parallel with the centre line of the shed; on being transferred bythe travelling crane over the cars it is capable of being turned through anangle of 90°. In other factories the position of the cars, with reference tothe centre line of the shed, is at right angles to the position shown in Fig. 97;the hopper into which the canes are damped is shown in the same illustration.A third modification also used by this Company dispenses with the hoistaltogether. Slings are placed in the car, as before. The cars are furnishedwith drop sides, so that a continuous platform to the hopper is provided. Theend of the sling, remote from the hopper, is attached to a wire rope passingover a pulley block fixed to the roof of the shed. The car is anchored to theground, and a pull on the hoisting rope rolls the load of cane into the hopper.In Fig 98 is a diagrammatic view of this arrangement; a is the hoisting ropereceiving power from the sprocket wheel g; 5 is the free end of the canesling; e is the counter-weight rope, and d the counter-weight box; /is theoperating platform; h the hopper; and * the anchor rope.In another method the cane conveyances are tilted, electric or hydraulicpower being used, the canes falling into a pit similar to that in Fig. 97; thissystem is illustrated in Fig. 99 (PLATE XV.). A view of a rake system ofunloading cane is seen in Fig. 100. The unloading appliance consists of anendless chain passing over a frame which is hinged at its base, and is capableof being raised and lowered. On the endless chain is arranged a series of anglepieces, the whole system of chain and angle pieces forming a continuous rake.167