THE IMM ENSE SALES OF BINDER TWINE.
(Australasian and South American ) Una vi the greatest duma iu'b for twine cornea from thy format a ; who consume 35,000 tons annually upon the »elf>bli>din $ narvenferp, -Allowing 5 pounds to the M.ile. this woui'i bo equol to a string long f-nougb to go moe than "six times round the earth. It i-kea a ltsn^th of about 3 .t'eec of twine tn tie a bundle ot etraw. Ihe farmer aits on his machine, dr.ves alone through his grain field, and without any xasisiance cuts, bundles, and tiea 12 acres of wheat graM per day. To BUch perfection as th s has the American inventor reduced maohanism for doing farm labor. Tiie twine used on the eelf-biuder la generally madt> either of sisal or manilia hemp Trie sisal is the cheaper material, but is not an (strong or durable as the ina:nlla. lv aome twines a mix ure of the two is employed. For binder purposes the twine should have 16 turns to the foct, and a length of 3 feet would have a breaking strength of not less than 70 pounds. The average consumption of twine on a blader harvester is .2 pounda per acre. Abou<, 1,200 feet of t*ine per acre are required. Ie cos: 8 the faimar about 25 ceuta an acre for this twine.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1479, 10 February 1887, Page 2
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223THE IMMENSE SALES OF BINDER TWINE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1479, 10 February 1887, Page 2
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