MASON, STRUTHERS AND CO., LTD.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20084, 13 November 1930, Page 16

MASON, STRUTHERS AND CO., LTD.

Mason, Struthers and Co., Ltd., dairy machinery specialists, are again to be found on their usual location on the main avenue leading to the Oval, opposite the W.C.T.U. Their exhibit is of special interest to farmers of all classes owing to the varied types of machinery on view. It is generally conceded that the year 1930 will cause many farmers to endeavour to put up their production and to keep down their costs. In this connexion the dairy farmer will be keenly interested in the n.ew model ' 'Alfa Laval" Separators. The manufacturers of the "Alfa Laval" Separator have always believed in the old saying "To stand still is to stagnate," and consequently the company has, during its fifty years' from time to time issued improved models embodying the latest scientific developments in separator construction. Some of the improved features ill the 1930 Model "Alfa Laval" Separators are: —Rust-proof bowl and discs; cleaner skimming, equalling results obtainable with large factory separators; trailing skim-milk discharge from bowl; reducing froth, also power required to drive; Tinware of new design giving added strength. , Perhaps the greatest improvement is in regard to the larger capacity "Alfa Laval" Separators, which from the 70 gallon and larger sizes are fitted with a patent ball-bearing bowl' spindle, which enables the manufacturer to do away with steel points, lower bushings, and neck-bearing springs. The ballbearing races are totally enclosed in the bowl spindle housing, and are oiled by a simple device which protects the ball races from dirty oil, water, or milk, which may accumulate in the oil reservoir.

"Alfa Laval" Separators can be fitted with driving devices for electric power or belt driven from countershaft. To shecpfarmers the world over the Cooper Shearing Plants are recognised for their de£endability, mechanical efficiency, and low-running costs. For the large station-owner or small sheepfarmer there is a plant to suit requirements, either in the overhead "silent driven," up to ten stands, or the wellknown "Little Wonder" improved type, complete with engine, while the "Ideal" plants, where electricity is available, are specially designed to suit the requirements of owners of small flocks.

The "Mastruther" Electric Sheep Shearer and Horse Clipper will be of interest to all farmers owing to its simplicity and low-running costs. Although only introduced two years ago, large numbers of these units have been sold all over New Zealand, and users are more than satisfied with the results they have obtained. Copeland Household Electric Refrigerators: Day by day, year after 5 ®ar, Copeland dependable electric refrigeration contributes astoundingly in the convenience and economy of modern house-keeping. Eminent health authorities have agreed that a constant temperature below 50 degrees must be maintained if food is to be properly preserved. Copeland keeps the temperature of the refrigerator well below 50 degrees constantly. This assures you that the family foods are fresh and untainted by the assiduous bacteria growths that make improperly-coolel food unfitted for human consumption, even before it becomes apparent that it is spoiled. The Copeland supplies an abundance of ice cubes of known purity for table use. These may bo attractively coloured for parties and special occasions. There is little need to remind farmers of their great difficulty in summer time, when, having killed a sheep, they wish to keep it fresh and fit for human consumption. The Copeland Household Refrigerator was designed to give the farmer the necessary assistance at a remarkably cheap running cost. "Sodastream" —This is the first occasion that these plants have been demonstrated at an Agricultural and Pastoral Show in New Zealand, and are sure to attract a great deal of favourable attention. As the name implies, streams of sodawater can be made, and at the exceptionally low cost of approximately Id per dozen 1002 bottles. To the manufactured sodawater a cube of essence, in whatevor flavour you require, is placed "in the bottle, and the result is an excellent sparkling cordial of absolute purity. In a hotel, club, or restaurant, "Sodastream" will pay for itself over and over again in a year, and for the private hotrie it provides the boon of freshly made sodawater or soft drinks at low cost and comparatively small capital outlay. ..■,*• Everyone is cordially invited to inspect the exhibit and sample the beverages. . , As well as the foregoing, there is also a wide range of exhibits interesting Generally to the farming community, and MASON, STRUTHERS and CO.'S Sales Staff will be pleased to demonstrate to all interested visitors. —1