SELF-BINDERS TYPING WITH WIRE.

Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 425, 14 May 1879, Page 2

SELF-BINDERS TYPING WITH WIRE.

We recommend the following communication from Messrs Redwood Brothers, of the Spring Creek mills, the carefulattention of the agricultural interest*: — ‘‘We desire through -the medium of your paper to call the attention, of farmers using self-binders which tie with wire to the fact, that by allowing a wire to pass through the threshing machine it is broken ito small pieces which remain in the grain. With wheat this is most injurious, as we find that particles of wire passing through the stones in grinding are flattened and rendered so sharp that they cut the silk dressing: machinery, and not only cause much loss from stoppage for repairs, but prevent us turning out a fine sample of flour. This to us is a most serious .matter, and we wish to point out that by not carefully taking out the wire bands when threshing, farmers are depreciating the value of. their wheat, as no miller will' give the same price for grain. On our own farm we have had no difficulty in taking out the wire by using the nippers made by the manufacturer for the purpose. These implements cut the wire with ease and hold it firmly afterwards, so that the band can be easily pulled out and put aside. We noticed in some American papers that ■the millers there were very much against

machines, using wire, and were in fact combining to prevent their use amongst farmers, but we were inclined to think 'that they were doing so from other motives ; but" when we accidently found : some of the pieces of wire in the meal, and then examined the" silk dresser, we found the complaints of our Yankee friends were well grounded. We have •several of the pieces of wire at our mill, and shall be glad to show them to •anyone : interested, when, we are certain it will be seen that we are not without •good reason for what we say.”—Mal(borough Times.