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Business Notices^ REID & GRAY'S (10,000 MADE. 10,000 MADE.) FAMOUS DOUBLE FURROW PLOUGHS ! ALSO THEIR EQUALLY FAMED CHAMPION CHILLED DIGGING PLOUGHS (SINGLE OR DOUBLE FURROW), . WITH reversible steel points, land edge, and front-lifting lever. These Digging Ploughs can be made convertible into ordinary double-furrows if desired. A large number of ttoßli ° wl " w CHAFFCIJTTBKB AND BAGGERS. ALL SIZES. OF BAGGERS ALONE 33 WERE MADE LAST YEAR. Noa. 1, 2, 2* 3 AND I CHAFFCUTTERS. STEEL Zia-ZAO XXAZfcItOWS. Same price as iron, and will last treble the time. REID AND GRATS HORSE GEARS (Over 1300 made). V*~ DISO HARROWS. **U In sizes from 6ft to 12ft wide. Fitted with patent adjustment for equalising the weight, bo that the discs cut uniformly deep ail over at any angle. The only really good disc harrow in the market. The bearings will not cut the axle, and hardly ever require renewing. • NEW SPADING DISC HARROW. Six feet, Bft, 10ft, and 12ft wide. On account of our superior facilities we can supply any demand that may arise for such. NEW POSITIVE FEED BROADCAST SEED SOWERS! THIS IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE ONLY GOOD BROADCAST SEED SOWER. COMBINED GRAIN, MANURE, & TURNIP DRILL. Greatly improved for this season. Made in all combinations and to sow grain or turnips at will, with or without manure as desired. This is the drill for the times. Made any size from four to 8 coulters, and from Win to 16in between the drills ; and for grain for 6in, 7in, or Bin. Fitted with new patent adjustable coulters. REID AND GRAY'S IMPROVED PATENT ROTATORY HARROW, For working foul land. An implement no farmer can do without. We have a great many at work. IMPROVED -WXCTX>XUEXI*X*S. Of the very best construction and material, and of any size and power. AMERICAN WOODEN HILLSIDE PLOUGHS, £3 10s EACH. TRIPOD HARROWS, GRUBBERS, DRAYS, CAMBRIDGE ROLLERS, TURNIP X V SLICERS, PULPERS, WIRE STRAINERS, BINDERS, OILS, HORSE NAILS, &c, &c. exception. C PLAIN AND BARBED FENCING WIRE 1 nrongTrVe°s W ( IRON FENCING STANDARDS I A X* Sole Agents and Makers of SMAILL'S PATENT SAFETY CARRIAGE ATTACHMENTS. Agents for CLAYTON fc SHUTTLEWORTH'S THRESHING MILLS & ENGINES. STILL FURTHER REDUCTION IN PRICE OF BAR IRON (For Quantities ove scwt) FROM Ist MAY. SHOEING IRON, L 9 10s PER TON (on rail m Dunedin). ORDINARY BARS, L 9 PER TON (on rail in Dunedin). SOLE AGENTS FOR THE "MERCER" NON-CANVAS BINDER. Pr New Illustrated Catalogues FEEE on Application. "•• TANGYES LIMITED ENGINEERS and Importers of Machinery Steam Engines and Boilers WutiSmM Crab Winches, Patent Lifting Blocks wHSSIg Saw Benches, Band Saws JHhlhl jONL^^ragk Hand Pumps' Engineers' Lathes <W|| jlHiffl^wHwM Hydraulic Jacks, Roots Blower HAY STREET, SYDNEY. A 810 WEEK'S CHAFF CUTTING. THE FOLLOWING IS A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF ONE WEEK'S CUTTING WITH ONE OF ANDREWS AND BEAVEN'S 12-INCH 3-KNIFE NEWEST PATTERN DOUBLE BAGGER " CANTERBURY " CHAFFCUTTERS, Driven with a four-horse power portable engine as given in Mr S Wilson's .(of Ashburfcon) own figures {— 41 STARTED at Mr Macdonald's farm on Monday, March 28, cut him 8 tons scwt lqr 121b; >O shifted about six miles to Mr Murphy's, cut him 4 tons 4ewt Oqr 141b ; then to Highland farm —about one mile— and cut 3 tons Ocwt 2qr 13lb ; then shifted about one mile to M* M'Dwire's and cut 4 tons 13cwt Oqr I41b ; thence to Mr Mark Stitt's and started on his stack at 6 o'clock o«* Wednesday morning, and at five minutes to five we had it finished, and .cut 22 tons lOcwt 3qr 41b. The distance we travelled from M'Dwire's to Stitt's was 21 miles. We shifted to Mr John O Grady'a, about seven milea, and cut 5 tons 17cwt 2qr 01b ; shifted a few chains to Mr W. O'Grady's, and cut him 1 ton 15cwt lqr lib ; then shifted about four miles and cut Mr Wilson 7 tons Bcwt 3qr 211b ; then shifted to Sir Johnstone's, about three miles, and cut him 7 tons llcwt Oqr 81b ; shifted again, about six miles, tc Mr Larie Markie's, and cut 8 tons lOcwt ; shifted a few chains and cut for Ashburfcon station master 1 ton 15c\vt 2qr 41b ; shifted about four miles to Mr Lewis', and cut 10 tons 6cwt2qr 221b •, shifted to Mr Eedmain^s, about four miles, and cut him 10 tons Bcwt Oqr 141b ; shifted again to Mr Twentyman's, about three miles, on the 2nd of April. This concluded our week's work." No. of Miles Travelled, 60 ; No. of Tons Cut, 96 Tons 7cwt O^r 251b. Pull Particular* ot all Sizes of Chaffcutters, for Hand, Horse and Steam, Horse Gears, Cora Crushers, and Seed Cleaners forwarded on Application. ANDREWS AND BEAVEN, OHRISTOHUROH.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1994, 12 May 1892, Page 2
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Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 Otago Witness, Issue 1994, 12 May 1892, Page 2
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