PURPOSE: To prevent damage of stem, by arranging plural drawing and selecting devices in parallel and making the drawing speed of these devices higher with approach to the end part.
CONSTITUTION: A sandwiching and transporting device 1 to hold the top of stem of reaped rush and plural independent drawing devices 2, 3 and 4 acting on rush foot side of stem in transportation are arranged in parallel. Each drawing device has low drawing rate at the starting end part and higher drawing rate with approach to the finishing end. Since at first the stem is slowly treated by drawing lugs 9 of the drawing devices 2, 3 and 4 when the stem layer is thick, the stem is not damaged. When the drawing device of the stem reaches the finishing end, the drawing lugs 9 are rapidly rotated, the stem is put in order in a state of the stem approximately perpendicular to the sandwiching and transporting device 1. Then the stem is regularly sent to a knotting device 6.
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WATABE ICHIRO