Combined Furrower and Sub-Soiler.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 169, 11 September 1886, Page 4

Combined Furrower and SubSoiler.

E**xiftifictfi& haVeproved that the yield of 'any' erop'feu'cli 3 as ' potatoes f planted in '»fbfrows ii'greatiy incroitpcd by stirring the rail at the Irottona of tl.o furrow after it has beet» Sen«id for the reception of the seedL The vantages of this method of preparing th» soil is especially noticeable upon stiff- clay toils, although it is found to be beneficial in almost any> soil. For performing this work hand' tools are out of the question except in the case of small plantations, and we therefore, supply readers of The FarAer with an illustration of an ingenious implement, 1 devised by^a « correspondent of .an American .farming journal, which' enables the work- tatoe iione, by ,-3rH» inventor tells iU« that, this; furrower should be drawn<by,4wo horses and is similar to one used byihim for opening celery trenchet with the addition that the subsoilers, which are placed in the. centre of the furrows, as

''i I ! shown in the sketch, run deeper and looses* up the soil in the bottom of the furrows as they are opened. . . . ( . The' implement should be ,made of oak stuff (any* hard New Zealand wood would do as well), strongly bolted, together. , Any pood black femith can make the subsqilers. They, are shaped like a, scuffle hoe, and have a strong shank. The points incline .downward somewhat, and the rear, should have a lift of about 1 i inch. , They may be $Bfc to run-li to 3 inches deeper than the furrowers. The f urrowers :ire V-shaped, as shown, four feet, long, the re«ar end being eight inches wide. For stiff, heavy soils, .they should be somewhat shorter. The driver will ride on the implement as in> marking celery trenches. Isv removing the subs.qiU ers the furrower will do fbi^ marking celery trenches or drills for maize.