TRIAL OF HOWARD'S PCLVERISING PLOUGH.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1919, 20 July 1889, Page 2

TRIAL OF HOWARD'S PCLVERISING PLOUGH.

T A public trial of this plough took plsce at Mr A. McKenzie's farm, Geraldioe Road, on Wednesday. OwiDg to the day bring sale day a large number of the principal farmers in the district visited the paddock during the day. The plough was horsed by Mr McK?nzie with a team of four. Mr H. 0. Ranger, the travelling agent for Howard's imple- >-- menis of every description was present to give the piibic'every information. The quality of the work done waferonounced by all present to be excellent. The paddock chosen for the trial was one which Mr McKenzie stated usually required 'wo Btrokes with the disc harrows after ploughing to sufficiently pulverise it to make a good seed bed. The work done by Howard's plough pulverised the ground so thoroughly that a single stroke with the tine harrows would make it ready for the drill, a fact which recommends the plough very much to farmers, as disc harrowing requires a large amount of horse power, and likewise turns up the grass, etc., of the ploughed land to the surface. In disc harrowing, too, only the surface is dealt with, while the Howard plough breaks ud the furrow completely. The plough was on Wednesday turning over a llin x 6in furrow, but a furrow 16in wide or 12in deep can be turned if desired. The peculiarities \ of the plough are that the share point is f practically unbreakable, being nade of i Howard's patent diamond chilled steel. X The firm have never known one to break, As the under part wears down they can be reversed, and thus they can be-used till worn completely away. 'lhe cost of these is 6<J. Two skim shares are attached in front of the coulter, and the turf is taken off by these and thrown to the bottom of the furrow, and the pulverised earth is than laid on the top of it. The patent " skim piece " which acts as a coulter is also made of diamond chilled steel and is rbversible, thus ensuring more than double the ordinary wear. The ploughs are made either single or double, the former being £B, and the latter £l7. The opinion of most of those present was that the Howard plough would in time take the place to a great extent of the ordinary plough, and thus do away with the present system of disc harrowing, which is both expensive an J tedious. Messrs N, Dunlop and Co, are the agents for tha plough at Geraldine, and will be quite willing to give intending purchasers every information.