AUCKLAND AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10414, 12 April 1897, Page 6

AUCKLAND AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.

TRIAL OP IMPLEMENTS. The public trial of agricultural implements, held on Mr. T Wyllie's paddock, near Papatoetoe, on Saturday afternoou, proved very successful, a large number of ploughs, scarifiers', etc., being at work, while the attendance was also satisfactory. The trial was held under the auspices of the Auckland Agricultural Association. Among the officials present were Messrs. W. McLaughlin (president), W. Westney (vice-president), A. H. Grainger (treasurer), and Edwin Hall (secretary), and among the spectators were Messrs. R. Hall, Onetree Hill; Rutherford, Bombay (vicepresident of the Franklin Association); Gavin and R. Wallace, Mangere; Bollard, Drury; W. Thomson, Pakurauga; and James Wallace of Papatoetoe. There were nine ploughs at work, and considerable interest was manifested in the trial by those present. Oα the whole, the work done was good. The ground was free and easily worked, but was very dirty in places, and this probably accounted for the fact that at first some of the ploughs did not work 0.3 well as was expected. The firms having implements on the field were Messrs. T. and S. Morrin, Messrs. Elder Bros., Messrs. John Burns and Co., Messrs. E. Porter and Co., Messrs. Absolum and Co., Otahuhn, and the Massey Harris Co. The last-named showed No. 4 A and long-handled ploughs. The first-men-tioned is suitable for all kinds of laud, while the second is particularly adapted for stubble. The cultivator, exhibited by the same firm attracted a good deal of attention. The teeth are strengthened by the addition of a patent helper. Messrs. T. and S, Morrin, had on exhibition an Oliver Crescent and the plough known as 99. Both wero fitted with skim coulter and skeath, and broke up the land exceedingly well. It is claimed that the ground ploughed by these implements is easily harrowed. Messrs. Morrin and Co. are the sole agents in New Zealand for the Oliver ploughs. Messrs. Elder Bros, showed a plough of new design calledthe diamond clipper, which is made on the American principle, and is fatted with all the latest improvements! The ploughs were not fitted with skims, but they left a good furrow. With the alteration above mentioned they would of course have done much better work. The Drury Gorse Extractor has a much broader shear than the ordinary implement. With the fin and plough the worst gorse fields can be ploughed, three horses being required tor this and two for ordinary work. On a scarifier of the *J mß $™ T M » Patent knife attachment, the idea of Mr. James Richardson, of Auckland. The substitution of knives for most ot the ordinary feet (three of which are left) ha. the effect of cutting the weedß , we ». »nd thoroughly cleaning the ground. The knives, which can be fitted to any Pcarifier, will soon come into general use. Mr. James Mclntyre, of OoeTiunga, showed one of his * oun & New Zander single-furrow ploughs, 'which are made of wrought iron, no castings being used. The mould t boards , are not so pointed as & f Oth ? r P louhs The plough weighs gewt, and can cut a furrow from $.... aJ! lo^ ' b y 12 to 16 inches. Wallace nrm) had a Young Colonial combined nlmlh had \ Y °™fsColonial combined Plough, winch can be fitted with ploughing « d'Rging mould'boards, and is therefore i *■?, usefal , machine. • Ii is of local manuint« f ' aDd V aid to-be gradually comin* thl•*?"■• MeM «- E. Porter .and Co. showed two of Deere and Oo.'a ploughs, toe,; called the New, Deal Sulky, wa & K-• novel K itß *»?' ' *• Tn^μ"? B P™«ded with a seat. Mr. JohnMudy, of Pakuranga, , worked the i implement, which did very fair work. The other was the plough known as the Texan

Banger, difficult soils. Th/y w SedrtSF beams and shares, and dLS* "N't r !ter, T. Me 2 Srß - J °, hn B»"» id Co lf?'l ■Flying Dutchman double furrow »?" had «'" ' but the work done was far from 1? Wo *. I This was probably due S : plough was very dirty, and hTd i\ i> .* prepared for the trial. The Dnf<s, Ot creoued with having done good &» « another opportunity will doubtW^ 4 afforded fanners of seeing the id? ■ k « ;; work. Sir. C. T. ren nt p* eDt at ■ exhibited several specimen's of fe^.l grass. The ploughs were tested bV ln ,» committee, consistinc of Messrs. W V BbDlmodi !i t MKe,,2ie - and the 252and the details are as follow! !.Ht Harris mode. ,4J cwt., furrow U 4. « ow., 13 by SJ: Absol,, Colonial, 4cwt., 11 by 51; McC, ■ ZeaUder, 4 cwt . 12 by % ; PorteA rM-'* ploußh.Bl cwt., 14 by V: l≤ '>! . crescent (Aim coulters) 4J cwt, lib While, strange to say, the plough with!! skims gave th same test; No -2- Vft § Elder's Diamond clipper, 4, 13 Vβ- iff , ,' 51 cwt., lo by 6: Wallace's doubl i'hH 5| cwt., furrow, 20 bvs}in. tarto »i