ENGLISH OPINIONS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2200, 30 April 1896, Page 12

ENGLISH OPINIONS.

When we introduced tha DUX PLOUGHS laßt Season we had only a few namplo3 to distribute, and these, on account of their lightness, were accepted with somo misgiving by purchasers. Actual work in tha tussock soon changed the opinion of the owners, and now we are meeting with a considerable demand. It will be remembered that the First Doublefurrow Dux sold in the colony was sent to John Fletcher, of Kyeburn, who wrote us that he was turning 2£ acres of tussock lt>nd per day, nsing only two horses. The Single Furrow showed equally good results. This is the Plough that Beat All Comers for the Scottish Championship at the Dumfries and Kirkcudbrightshire Trials, gaining First and B«cond Prizes, beating Ransom?, Howard, Oliver, Storey, and all ooroers. Messrs Jack and Son, of M»ybole, took up the agenoy, and Bold2oooto3oooofthtse Ploughs in tbe most conservative country in the world.

• The makers of the Dux (Cocksbutb and Co.) write as 1—"1 — " There were six matcheß in all held in this province/at whioh we won five firsts and a good number of seconds and thirds. In the sixth the Pield considered we were entitled to flrar, although the judges awarded it to another maker. tee it was the last trial of tbe Beason, and our compatilots had to do something to beat us." At the Hamilton Ploughing Matob, November 6, 1E95, where the MasseyHarris Company were competing (and where they had evidently given the prizes — a custom ire objected to so stropgly iv connection with the Invercargill Binder Trial some years- ago), the Cookthutfe ploughs won first and third in the Champion Class — money prizes and a fclaaaey-Hsrris (verily) plough ; first and second in the next class (money prizes and a MasseyHarris plough), and first and second in the Jointer Class.

This will show intending buyers the record of the Cockshubt Ploughs at Home and in | Canada, and the following news clipping from the New Zr aland Herald of January 23, 1896, will be of iutera»9 to farmers who want to economise in horse flosh f>nd first cost of implemeDt» without any sacrifice of efficiency :—: — " Thd Dux Plough appears to be a decided •uccts*, upwards of a thousand having been sold during the first season. Not long since tha •gents m the old country wrote "to Professor M'Connell, On?ar Park Hall, Essex, asking hiai to try one of the Dux Ploughs on the stiff cUy lands of Essex. To this request tho author of the 'Agricultural Notebook? replied as follows:— 'A few years ago I mads a trial of gome* nine ploughs "here to tsy and find one which would do better work than the old Essex wooden plough, both iyb to work and draught; (with thedynamometer test). ' I wa« not quite satisfied with any of these ploughs,, 'and am looking out lor a better one.; but, l certainly do not care to purchase until I have made an exhaustive trial of ife. The land here is like sticky soap, and one half of the ploughs made woutd b« of no nee on it.' On receiving the above letter Messrs Jack and Son forwarded a Duz Plough to the professor for trial, and the following ia a copy of tha professor's report, which is dated Novembar 14, 1895 :— '"The Dux Plough is doing better work than I have ever been able to get done on thin land before, and" it i* the tenth plough I have tried, all by different makers. Please send another of the same immediately.' "