IMPLEMENTS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1697, 28 October 1887, Page 3

IMPLEMENTS.

The .mow of Implements this year is an exceptionally good one, and not the least pleasing foature Is the number of Improvement whiob have been made by farmers themselvei. Messrs P, and D. Duncan had about sixteen e__Mt.lt', some of which bad been exhibited before, and •ome having hid imp-ovements mado which experience suggested as necessary. The dlio harrows manufactured by this Inn hare been altered slightly with a view to InoreMe efficiency. Thia firm also exhibited a wool press which haa had several improvements made to it. They showed, also, a broadcast seed tower on the English prino pal of spoonfeed, the advantage of which is that by adjusting the spoons anything may b_ ■own from turnips to beans without anything like thelncldent trouble on ohanalng the feed of other machines. A hancy little miohlne is also shown, the Invention we nnderstsnd of Mr Leadley, whfoh Is Intended to remove the straw of old stacks and scatter It over a paddock, to set as manure, instead of the etaw being burnt, at fa" at present, a prevailing practice. Messrs Booth and McDonald had a ■umber of exhibits on the ground. Th.tr model wind mill has been mnch improved and is now a handy and light contrivance, The* show also a new Invention a maohlne to remove hair grass and other seeds from grass seed. Among other novelties they Show a stripper with enlarged drum, Leyh's patent wool press with several i Improvements made since last year, a 9tw hay rake, and a twin barrel tnrnip cutter, with an elevator to raise the turnips into a dray or other vehio.e as might be required. Mews Held and Gray have hardly such a large number of exhibits on the ground as they had last veer, bat they made a very good display Among new exhibits are two wire strainers, the patents of Messrs Macfarlane and Hamilton. These will catoh up broken srlres and strain them and they J_»t_ the reputation of being as efficacious as they are sample. A garden efaair with bronjsad ends is also shown snd also some of Donahue's binding twine, a Dunedin mauofacture. This twine Ib rapidly making its way into favor and we j understand that a great deal was Bold m this distriot last year. Messrs Held and Gray also show two threshing mills with traction engines . The former, which have bean prooured to the order of Mr Mesclam, have been improved ln several particulars. The shakers have been extended and a third blast added ia order that the grain may be thoroughly cleaned of all dust or Impurities before it goes on to the screen.' The top dressing raddles have been made mnch wider and larger and the shakers considerably extended. These improvements have all been suggested by exS rlence, and Mr Walker and Mr eaclam are confident th»t they will work most satisfactorily. Messrs Reid and Gray show a reaper and binder of their own make which has been improved _- by all the shafting being made of a comblnatlon of iron and steel which has their affect to making the machine both higher and stronger than wonld be tbe case were only one of tbe meta's adhered to. Messrs Andrews and Beaven show a •haff cutter of which the specialty is th* low price ohain driving gear, which is teeommended as being preferable to the leather belting. 1 bey also show a grass cleaner with en arrangement for getting rid of hair grass, a nuisance that is becoming mo plentiful that steps have to be taken to deal with it effectually. Mr Ferriman exhibits one of his Racine mills, a speedy working machine, specially useful for separating cookie from wheat and for dressing rye grass. Mr Ferriman also showed an Anglo-American drill, which has been m nse for seven years and Is exhibited m preference to a new machine, In order that the staunch qualities of tha make might be recognised. He also exhibits Fords Soour and Lung Worm Mixtore, a farmer's Ifcvention, said to be highly efficacious, ln proof of which Mr Ford oan show a number of fluttering testimonials. Three reapers :— The Wood, MoOormlok and Deering are shown by Messrs Ferriman, Morrow, Bassett, and Mason Strut hers respectively. Several Improvements have been made to eaoh, and they retain their old admirers. Messrs J- R. Steel and Baker and Brown have each a collection of locally made vehicles, tbe palm being awarded to Mr Steel, who exhibited five nice vehicles together with wheels for carts and drays and specimens of vood used m carriage making. Mesßre Baker and Brown exhibit four vehicles very nicely made and finished. Mr Campbell, of Ashbnrton Forks, exhibits a hone-hoe and drill plough combined, a cleverly devised implement on whioh we purpose to notice at greater length next issue. Mr W. H. Collins exhibits the Triplex and Titan Wire Strainers, for either straining from posts or tieing and straining broken wires.