A NEW SORT OF CHAIN HARROW
South Australian contemporary, Gardtn and Field, says a Mr T. 11. Tapley, a farmer upon Thistle Island, has made a substitute for harrows which acts excellently upon light sandy boil, and as it will cover more land and fcake only ono horse (in place of three with tined harrows) it is likely to be appreciated by farmers who own land of this class. He takes an ordinary fiveharrow swingle-tree, and attaches a long heavy chain to each end, forming a loop. At a foot or more inside of each end of this chain he attaches the ends of a lighter chain, and aerain within these two bows or loops he affixes still another chain. These three chains form three bows behind the swingle-trees or bars, and being dragged over the field they completely cover the grain, without dragging up the rubbish that ha? been buried by the plough. Ife breaks the clods, if any, and makes a smooth surface, does not get choked with straw, and a child can drive ifc. Of course it would not act where there are stumps or rock, because the loops would catch.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 285, 28 July 1888, Page 5
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194A NEW SORT OF CHAIN HARROW Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 285, 28 July 1888, Page 5
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