MAIZE WEEDER
gisborne invention weeds an acre an hour REDUCES LABOUR COSTS Farmers in the Gisborne district will be very interested in a local invention, a handy maize-weeder. which has been patented by Mr Al.f, Poison, of Hakauri, ay ha lias had
many years' experience in growing maize on the Gisborne flats, states the Gisborne Herald.
The implement comprises a double row of long spring steel teeth that taper to a gradual point. These teeth scratch along the two rows of maize with a chattering action and iwced the crop in a most efficient manner. It is designed to handle the weeding of maize from the twoleaf stage until the crop is approximately one fdot high. The depth or penetration of the teeth can be altered to suit varying conditions by adjustable wheels. The draught is light, one horse easily pulling the machine, and one man can efficientlv deal with an acre an hour.
Many farmers who have seen the weeder have expressed the unanimous opinion that it will be of great service to maize growers, and as well as doing the work efficiently, will reducc greatly the labour cost of bringing a maize crop to proolit.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 120, 7 February 1940, Page 7
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197MAIZE WEEDER Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 120, 7 February 1940, Page 7
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