Wolseley Sheep-Shearing Machines

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1452, 2 November 1911, Page 5

Wolseley Sheep-Shearing Machines

A GREAT'SHOW GROUND

ATTRACTION,

ELECTRICITY ON THE FARM. J

[ Unquestionably a great 'feature nf the outdoor Attractions at the present show is r the open air shearing stand of the Wolseley Sheep Shearing Oompanv (or which Messrs Da]sfpty and 00., Ltd,, are .the agents. It was surrounded by interested farmers bll yesterday who were quite eager to be shown the various improvements that are being continually made in shearing 'plant by thin famous nnrapauv which nioneered the machine,shearing hue-ines 1 ! And has fcppt ,in the van 6ver sinoe. The machines are being shown in operation on n raised platform bv experts so that there is the very best opportunity for seeing their effect. Mr A, M. Hayman Is in cha'ee, and his expert staff includes Messrs R. Nichnlls, E. Card, aurf Oollin, all of whom are kept busv'deinonstrating and explaining jußt the steps in advance that have been taken in 1911. A WUNDEE WORKER. r The Premier the other day and after him the Minister for Works drew a elowiug'piijfcnre of. the near fntnre with electricity turned to nil the work of the.farm The Wols°ley firm is showing it" special applies* tlon and adaptability to shearing and the present exhibition shows exactly how it has' been applied and linw mnelTcheaper. cleaner and better it is than the older methods great advance rs thpv in their tnrn were unou thosi still ol'ler. W"or the past thirtv years th« Wolspley Company hns been devoting its energies and the skill of its scientific and mechanical experts to imp. perfection of it' shearing nmohinps «nd that meantime Australia alone "where Wols°]ey plant? are everywhere" totalled 2iiflo new Woleley machines last year is evidence that there hns been no slacking off rf activities while the improvements were going on. In fact there nre o?er 54,000 Wnlselev machines in nse at the present timp shearing the enormous number of eightv millions of sheep every vear and shearing them so well that the intiodnution of the Wolseley roised'the status of Anstralian wool. APPLIED ELECTRICITY.

Unquestionably ss one watches the eleotrieal plant at work on this showground stand it is evident that it most before very long bi In nuiversalose. It is quits simple and so well thought ont that anv ordinarily intelligent man should be able to we it irrespective of whether he has any electrieal knowledge or not. As anyone who has to nse delicate machinery knows, tbo electrical drive is so much steadier and so ranch more controllable that it mvariablv eives Vtcitt results than any ether and go much is this the case the up-to-date factories nowadays transform all their nower into electricitv and have small motors everywhere. With fln electrical plant friction is reduced to a mioiranm, nd'e is eliminated, anil the eeneial smoothness of running enables the men to get b"ttnr tollies and saves wear and tear on both machinpß and sheen. Part of the present plant is driven fbv a Tangve benzine engine and the adan.tabilitv und reliabilitv of these is evidenced bv the fact that there are 1000 of them in ufo in the Dominirn alone. IMPROVED MACHINES. Not only is there the electrical interest in this installation but r thi shearing machines themselves have befn improved, rune more in the 1911 model. A feature of thin model .is the new "design band-piece adopted after »*ery severe tests and claimed to be a great advance 'on anything yet placed on the market, in general dfsig'i and jinpcbanicalprineipk It stnnglv appeals to shearers in ba'anoe, and it' perfect ontt'ng a"d wnning qualities. It contains six less wearing putts than the famous "Id modpl which has been ro widelv imitit ; d. 'The new flexible tnbe allows the fitting of the standard Wnlfelev gear in ]nw Bl:eds without alteration r f either machinery or fdH. All Wols-'le'v comb o end patented culters are now hind finished aid made on a new iranroved model, and are ready for immedinta use. Arannp tlie other improvements aie the screwlpss b»ck-.im"nt, 0 sprine f"r top tnbe, reinforoed fork of a higher grade steel than forniprlv, and new flexible stepl opre, Thpse sp°cial features aie attractively set I not on a well arranged show case for inspection.

A FARMER'S STAND. Tho Wolselev two-stano", petrnl-dnven shearing plant forms part of this pft'ective exhibit. Thpsn handy machines have proved themselves inst the ideal ontfit for the small farmer and cntract shpn'or, cevral owners having shorn 10,000 sheep each with thfir's last year. Tho portability of the ontb't is one of its Rood features- Messrs Daleetv and Co., agents, liav« fitted tip their new premise in Wellington with the most up-to-date workshop of its bind iu the Dominion, and extend a I'eartv invitation to all sheep owners, their sons, or handy men, who rFC|"ire thorough technical and practical knowledge iu the erection and running of shflop shearing machinery, to spend a tew days there under the staff of experts to be thoroughly instructed "giatis in the best methods of'getting the best wort ont of the world-famous machines.