THE DUX. VICTORY EVERYWHERE

Otago Witness, Issue 2206, 11 June 1896, Page 13

THE DUX. VICTORY EVERYWHERE

SIX PLOUGHING MATCHES IN ' CANADA. Yields Five First FrizeSa ENGLISH OPINIONS.

"When wo introduced the DUX PLOUGHS last Season we had only a few samples to distribute, and these, on account of their lightteas, were accepted with some misgiving by purchasers. Actual work in the tussock aoon 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 Kyebum, who wrote us that be was turning 2} acres of tussock ltrnd per day, using 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 Second Prizes, beating Kansomp, Howard, Oliver, Storey, and all comers. Messrs Jack and' Son, of Maybole, took up the agency, and g01d, 2000 to 3000 of these Ploughs in the most conservative oountry in the world. The makers of the Dux (Cockshntb and Co.) mite us :—": — " There were six matches in all held in this province, at which we won five firsts and a good number of seconds and thirds. In the sixth the Field considered we were entitled to firat, although the judges awarded it to another maker. You tee it was the last trial of the Betson, and our competitors had to do something to beat us." At the Hamilton Ploughing Match, November 6, 1895, where the MasseyHarris Company were competing (and where they had evidently given the prizes— a ciißtom we objected to so atroogly in connection with the luvercargill Binder Trial some years ago), the Cockrhutt ploughs won first and third in the -Champion Class — money prizes and a Massey- Harris (verily) plough ; first and second in the next class (money prizes and a MasseyHatris plough), and first and' second in the Jointer Class. This will show intending buyers the record of the Cockshutt Ploughs at Home aud in Canada, and the following news clipping from the New Zealand Herald of January 23, 1896, will be of interest to farmers wbo want to economise in horse flesh and first cost of implements without any sacrifice of efficiency : — ' " The Dux Plough appeapa to be a decided success, upwards of a thousand having been sold dniing the first season. Not long since the agents in the old, country wrote to Professor M'Connel), Ongar Park Hall, Essex, asking him to try one of the Dux Ploughs on the. stiff cky lands of Essex. To this request the autbor of the •Agricultural Notebook ' replied as follows : — ' A few years ago .1 made a trial of some Dine ploughs here to try ■ and find one which would do better work than the old E?stx wooden plough, both as to work and draught (with the dynamometer test). I was no 1 ; quite -satisfied with any of these ploughs, and am looking out for a bettor one ; but I certainly do not care to purchase until I have made an exhaustive trial of it. The land here is like sticky soap, and one half of the ploughs made would be of no use on it.' On receiving tbe above letter Messrs Jack and Son forwarded a Dux Plough to the professor for trial, and the following is a copy of' lha professor's report, which is dated November 14, 1895 :— "•The Dux Plough is doing better work than I have ever been able to get done on thin land before, aud it is the tenth plough I have tried, all by different makers. Please send another of the same immediately.' " CALL AND SEE SAMPLES. Tho Double-furrow Dux is essentially a twohorse steel plough, and is sold at £10 10s, free on rail Dunedin. It will save you a lot of money in repairs, draught, and general efficiency ; and early application is necessary to secure them. BUCKEYE HARVESTER CO., » Dunedin.