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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1720, 26 November 1887, Page 2

ALBEET ROBERTS EAS FOR SALE,— Clovers,— BED, WHITE, COWGBASB, ALSYKE, and TREFOIL. BYEGRASS, COCKSFOOT, and RAPE. Golden Tares, Cape Barley, BEBD; PEAB, SEED OATb (various kinde), CRASHED BEANS PLOUGH SHARES, COOPER'S SHEEP DIP, Ackncvled^d to bo THE LEST IN THE MARKET PICKFORD AND UNDRILL TjnjRNITURB WAREHOUSE, OABJNETMAKERB AND UNDERTAKERS I? TANCRED STREET, Opposite Union Bank. NEW GOODS —Chairs of all kinds, Toilet Ware, Pier and Toilet Glasses Mattresses and Palliases, Couchoß, Che&p Perambulators. FORNITURB TO ANY DESIGN MADE TO ORDBR, Having procured a very superior HEARSE and MOURNING COACH, with Plumes and complete fittinps, they are now prepared to undertake FUNERALS IN TOWN OR COUNTRY With Despatch and Economy, combined with reasonable charges. 11J51

THE MONAKCH OF> THEJIARVEST FIELD. THE HOBNSBY LIGHT-DBATTGHT STEEL SHEAF-BINDING HARVESTER THE SIMPLEST, THE STRONGEST, THE MOST RELIABLE, THE EASIEST TO MANAGE, akd THE LIGHTEST IN DRAUGHT op any BINDER IN THE MARKET 1 THE HORNS BY HOLD8 __ The Three Largest Frizes ever offered m the World 1 And an unequalled record of Colonial Honors. R. BOBNSBY & SONB, LIMITED, constructed their first Sheaf Binder m 1876, and have fjone on ttendily improving them, profiting by every year's experience, and by the failure of other Machines, until they have now no hesitation m recommending their Binder as tbe most practical aud perfect Machine m the market. ANGLO-AMERICAN^ SF.ED DRILLST FARMERS wishing for the above MACHINES for uee NEXT SEASON will oblige by forwarding particulars of their OBDEBS before 30th November next, as only a limited number will be imported. A good supply of FITTINGS and EXTRAS always kept m stock, GEO, JAMESON, WEST STREET. Sole Agent lor Ashburton District. STILL AHEAD OF ALL OTHERS,' | AND THIS IS ENDORSED BY THE BUYING PUBLIC. SALES FOR 1886, 45,557 MACHINES.

fT^BIS record stands unparalied. It is laid before the pnblic as the beat evidence X of the merit of the WALTER A. WOOD BINDERS and REAPERS. This exhibit of Pales showing at once their volume and their marvellous growth, has always had, and roußt continue to have, en irreiiatable Influence upon the judgment of the farmer In determining what make of machine it is practically and economically his Interest to own. The beat possible test of the merit of machinery is comparison, This is the test opon whloh we are aatlified to rest the claims of the WALTER A. WOOD HAR. VESTING MACHINES. Each year's addition to the record of sales contributes to the value of the test. It will be aeen that more than 45,000 machlnea have been placed In the hands of the farmers daring last season, and it is everywhere known that these farmers unite m tbe verdlot that the harvesters, bindera, mowers and reapers that do the best work In the grain field and hay field, that are.moßt readily understood and operated by the driver, that are most easily drawn by the team, end that last the longeet, are thoie that bear the name of WAL T R JL. WOOD, ft name which theee machfneß.have long madejfamlliar inatyolvilisedjparts of the world. DURABILITY OF THE WOOD MACHINES Sales of repairs leas than for any other Machines. It I* s fact attested by. agents who sell them, and by farmers who pee them, thai Wood'a Machines requires far Iran repairs than any other machines Id nee. TSi other harvesting maohinea are *s durable and free from breakages, F. FEBEIMANrAshbui-toii, Agent. AGAIN VICTOKTOUSJ rPfIE latest Honors-— first pr'aa— G«!d Medal and 500 franca awarded to the - 1 - Walter A. Wood Binder, after a thru© dj»yo' (roveroment trial, at Melon, lv France. MoOormlck Wood- frame 2nd, Hornaby3ro\ The " Cultivator and Country Gentleman " eaya :—•• The trial at Melon win a grand success. It wag attended by the Frenoh Cabinet Minister of Agrlcalture, and he Department Director, aa well as n?«oy other Frenoh Government oflioiala.' M asßillore, laipactor-Geaeral of Agriculture, haying peraooal direotiou." Tbe result has been published In the leading American dailies— east— westnorth and south — In the following cable despatch, which waß /Clipped from tbe 11 New York Tribune," of 11th A gnat, 1887 :— "A Gorernmen,t Harventer end Binder Contest was held near Melon July 00, 3£, the moßt imp.prtant Enroooan conteafc since 1885. The WALTER A. WOOD Machine received #r H t prize— gold medal and 500 francs. MoCormlck Wood-frame, sejooad ; Hornaby, third M,oOormlok « eW^ m « Wtchlna, •»••> t. hneton p, 8f <\ Ackboret's cojppeted Id hp