The Exhibition

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 26, 11 August 1885, Page 3

The Exhibition

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY.

Messrs Reid and Gray, Dunedin, hare a grand display of their special lines. The machines are nicely, painted and lettered, whilst some of the ploughs are shewn just us they cam" from the workmen's hands. There are ever 7000; double- furrow ploughs now in use, the following extract from the jurors' report at the Melbourne Exhibition being a sufficieat testimonr as to their Talue : — " In ploughs, there is one exhibit to which we wish to draw special attention as being the best, and that is the double-furrow of Reid and Gray, of Duaedin, New Zealand. In finish and construction it is far superior to aay other." They exhibit a combined double- furrow and suhjsoiler,' made in suck a way that the front wheel holder is put as close into the plough as possible, a screw aa the chain regulating the depth, of the share as required. The double-furrow plough, fitted with swirel circular coulter, is well adapted for ploughing rough land ; whilst the hillside plough appears to be light, durable, and of easy draught, the share being changed from right to left by a single lever, which at the same time pats the coulter in proper position. The New Zealand twine biader, with Gray's patent knotter and other improvements, is a very fine machine. It has the advantage over the imported article that duplicates of any | portion* which may be broken can be obtained at any of the branches of the firm or from their agents, thus saving a great deal of valaable time. A large quantity of colonial made twine has been used in there machines, of which there are now 150 in use. At a reaper and binder contest at Oamaru, at which twelve machines competed, including all the leading American ones, Acid and Gray's took second place. Chaff-cutler, force-feed seed-sower, fitted with turnip attachment/cham harrows, grass, grain and manure drill, horse- power, & , are exhibited, all reflecting very great credit oa the firm. When Messrs Eeid and Gray commenced business in Dunedin, about fifteen years ago, they employed twenty hands. Now they give work all the year round to 250 men, and distribute £20.000 per annum in wages. All the woodwork and painting is done at the firm's premises, as. well the iroa and steel portions,