A NEW USE FOR STRING BINDERS.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 40, 8 March 1884, Page 7

A NEW USE FOR STRING BINDERS.

Undeu the above heading the JBathnrst Tunes writes :— "' It appears probable that the string binder, now coining into such general favour, will be extensively used in hay-making. It is claimed that, by binding tne hay as it is cut, many advantages are secured. The use of the hoisor.k's is dispnol with, as the bim'er leaves notning behind it; the sheaves are easily handled and stacked, and the necessity for the elaborate management of windows and cocks is done away with. Probably the greatest advantage is the cleanliness with which the bin ling proces-* is conducted. Hay cut loosely and lett on t.io ground to be rake I and tossed about must, in the nature of things gat.ier a great deal of dust and dirt. No ono who has seen a hor.^'-rake at work on a dry day can doubt tuat in careless hands it is likely to gather almost as much dirt as hay. All this is ob\iatel by t.ie use of t.ie siring binder, wliU'ii tuts and gathers tic crop as> clean f*s it grows. ay in s leaves, wnen well &avrd, always fetches a high price, on account of it-* conrenience for chaff cutteis, and tlu s-taiks lying one way ready for feeding the machine, and ensuring a uniform length in the chaff. We recommend the new idea to the consideration of ou^ agricultural friends."