FLEXIBLE HARROWS.
. A set,of flexible harrows-has been manufactured ■.;at>-Mr..S...Aitchison's. smithy, writes ournli'eath'erßton correspondent, to the order of .-Mr.' iiiW.l- Barton. .The set comprises , six leaves', made ; .of . mild steel; and a'. light. at-, tachment has been made; which provides a seat:-forithe driver.: The contrivance is attached itof the- harrow beam by, moans of shafts.' Slide -rests are furnished to carry, the'■• harrow beamj . making the implement light of draught. ; . In.being'floxible it enables.the •teethn;to clear, themselves of rubbish, 'without .'impbding the work, as well as doing as godd .work on rough ground as on smooth land: Light horses can be used with tho harrows, and ,the ground got over quickly. 'The harrows can bo:rolled up ■ and put in a •smallspace when , not in use: In tho Featherston. district four farmers are using flexible harrows; (one of which, with five leaves and four : :horses has covered thirty acres-a day. The' seat, attached to .the: implement does "away' With the trudging behind this ,necessary farm article when in use: ■ ' :
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 16, 14 October 1907, Page 2
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166FLEXIBLE HARROWS. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 16, 14 October 1907, Page 2
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