THE TIMARU SHOW.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1653, 29 October 1887, Page 2

THE TIMARU SHOW.

Amongst the extra extra exhibits at the Timaru tjlion we noticed a large number of agricultural implements made by Messrs Booth aud Maedonald, of Christchurch. The following were the principal ones:— The lever double-furrow plough, which for strength, durability, quality of work, lightness of draught, economy of wearing parts, can be said to he second to none; legs and heads, are of wrought iron throughout, of solid contraction, and accu-. rately set and fitted, all swells, joints, etc., being made in special tools; the mouldboards are of good pattern gad of highest quality crqoible steel, ground and polished ’fco a fine surface ; the shares are llaosome’s R.N.F. pattern, and may be supplied in cast iion, wrought iron, or wrought steel ; the skeilhs are of steel of extra tempered quality, and are fitted with round, .flat, or swivel s'ems, as required ; the skeith centre or boss is of a conical shape, all gearing surfaces ar>> chilled, the fri'ctiou is very slight, and const quently; they are light running and durab'e ; all the wear is on the chilled cones, arid as these wear away tlia through bolt can be tighten d up, so that the can always be the pse of vfushjeya qjp pa king ; there is no wear yrha’eyer on the axle. The compound lever double-furrow p’ougb, which they have gateqted, will be foupd specially useful m ploughing round rddelinga or on downy land ; iho front wh'el slide is use las usual, and so prevents any spring or unsteadiness on the front wheel, wh'le the patented fulcrurn peniiits a very Urge range of motion to suit all kinds of work.

#00X9,-tibia' Bfn ;ip pr doqble-fijrcow plough is constructed on jd'o model of an ordinary lever doub'e furrow, but is so arranged that it cun be taken apart and lho back body used by itself as a singlefiiTow - the advant<g33 of such an aria gement being obvious. The C-uly:e dsc harrows are so well ipioyi q tiiMt Ijttie be aaid of thorn ; All flie disce aw equally tffocliye when in p}o|biuji j the gauge car* bo set at any angle

to suit the land or stylo of work ; the oou* cave dies are self-sharpaniog by use ; it loosens, crumbles, and lightens the soil, but does not harden it; it rolls and covers seed grain deeply and uniformly beneath the surface, and insures germination and growth by preparing a perfect so«d bed ; it covers broadcast seed peas to perfection ; it turns manure, old stubble, and straw below the surface. The old-fashioned cumbersome pole is done away with and replaced by leading wheels, to which the; team is bitched the same as to a plough, and a simple and convenient travelling carriage, on to which the barrows can be shipped for transport by one man Inside of three minutes, and they can bo unshipped and rearranged for working in an equally short space of time ; these travelling wheels may bo either removed when at work or turned up out of the way. The Carlyle disc harrow and seed-rower combined consists of two boxes, one on each gang of *he harrows; they can be attached or detached in two minutes; each box is driven independently of the other, and can be used either one without the other or both together, as required. This advantage is specially manifest where the plan of lapping over half the width of the barrow fur a second cut is followed. The grain has only about 6 inches to drop after leaving the box, consequently is unaffected by the wind. The latest improvement is called the patent tine harrows, which may be briefly described os follows:—The beams are of either grooved or flat iron, the heads of the tines being so shaped as to fit closely against them, and to grasp them top and bottom ; the beams are kept in their proper relative positions 1 by hollow tubes fitting between them, and the whole is held together by long bolts passing s completely from side to aide of the harrow, and through the beams tines, and tubes ; thus when the nuts on these bolts are screwed up tightly all the parts are held firmly together, and the harrows are quite rigid and capable of resisting any strain to which they may bo subjected while at work. The advantages secured by this improvement are! —lst. The angle of each tine is to the front, so that n sharp cutting edge is presented to the soil, 2nd. The tines are self-locking, and it is absolutely impossible that any one of tbsm should become loose or drop off (as is continually happening in barrows of the old style) except through breakage. 3rd. Each tine has a double bearing on the baatn, thus supplying the maximum of strength just where it is most required. 4th; The harrows are exceedingly simple, seeing that there is only one bolt to arch row s of four tines, or a only quarter the number usually employed. sth. They are of the greatest durability, owing to their extrema compactness and rigidity. 6th. Tho draught hooks being at the corners, enausos great steadiness in working; hooks are attached both back and front, so th»t tho harrows may be drawn either way. Each tine, cuts a separate track, and it is almost, impossible to force them, by fair means, out of truth, L>o the whole tlie Carlyle neyv patent.line harrow is stronger, more durab'e, more rigid, more economical, and more effective than any other tine harrow, either Colonial or imported. A new woil press and a good many other implements, including turnip cutters, small threshing machines, turnover horse rakes, etc,, attracted attention, and on the whole Messrs Sooth and Macdonald made a very creditable display.

We barn with much satisfaction that the firm is exporting to the other colonies a large number of ihsir implements, and that notwithstanding the extra duty Victoria is a far better customer than Now South Wales.