DEVICE FOR BREEDING EARTHWORMS Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: device has earthworm breeding house. Frame with hollow perforated membranes made movable in vertical plane is hung inside breeding house, which is connected with a stock space by means of a window. Manure conveyer provided with turning yoke having the form of a pipe is set up in the window. Guiding ways are placed on lateral sides of a frame and endless rolled chains provided with scrapers are mounted inside them. Timer is engaged with chain drives, manure conveyer drives and illuminating lamps. Earthworm breeding house walls are made hermetic. The house may be mounted on supports and provided with discharging holes. EFFECT: improved design. 2 cl, 5 dwg