WORTH OF A TRIAL.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3104, 9 June 1881, Page 4

WORTH OF A TRIAL.

The Queenslander says that all farrnei'9 engaged in ploughing new ground should use the spring link, first made public in the Age by Mr J. Ridley, of Albury :—" Take a piece of octagon steel (such as chisels or punchee are made of) fin thick, flatten and draw out each end to a tapering point ; then bond to almost tho shape of a common link, or moro correctly, to that of a link cut in two at ono end. If properly done the two endj should just meet. For use, the link is placed in the ehackle where the draught-chain is fixed ; the S hook of the swingle trees is hooked in the link, and the draught is thus from the link. Tho draught chain of the plough should also be caught in the same S hood of the swingle-troes, but the chain ought to be some 12in. longer than the spring link. As soon as the plough strikes a root tho S hook pulls through the spring-link, and so saves a breakage, and the loose chain fastened to it hinders the swingle-trees from reaching the horses' heels." We adopted this suggestion •when it was first made public, and found it, after breakiug up ten acres of rooty land, to be a great saving of little accidents. We also used it on a grubber and cultivator, and so saved twisting the tines.