INVENTIONS AND APPLIANCES

Otago Witness, Issue 3494, 22 February 1921, Page 58

INVENTIONS AND APPLIANCES

OP INTEREST TO AGRICULTURE. C. J. LYNDE, MACDONALD COLLEGE; QUE. PROV., CANADA. FRUIT PICKING BAG. The advantage claimed for this bag is that it hangs vertically and does not strike the wearer’s knees. It has a wire frame with a broad part to bear against

the abdomen, and it is supported partly by shoulder straps, and partly by a back strap.—A. W. Sharrard, Chelan Falls, Wash. (U.S. Patent, 1,354,220.) GANG PLOUGH. The new feature here is the device used to life the nine ploughs in succession. Each plough is raised by steam from the tractor by means of a cylinder and piston,

and since the steam passes from one cylinder to the next, the ploughs are raised one after another.—Avery Co., Peoria, 111. (U.S. Patent, 1,331,044.) ENSILAGE CUTTER. The support here is made of two discs of boiler plate which is stronger than cast iron. The knives are seated in notches in one disc and the fan blades in notches

in the other, and therefore they are more securely held thaw with bolts alone. —fi. W. Ross Co., Springfield, Ohio. (U.S. Patent, 1,353,261.) REIN SHORTENER. This device is simply a short strap with a buckle at each end. One is Used for each rein and enables the driver to

shorten it by approximately one half the loop.—E. Eh Johnson, Lamberton, Minn. (U.S. Patent, 1,352,812.) STEERING MECHANISM. This mechanism is used on tractors which have a pair of clutch and brake elements between the motor and tractor wheels. A pull on one rope slows the

wheel on this side, a pull on both stops both wheels, and a pull at an angle starts both.—People’s Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago, 111. (U.S. Patent, 1,353,606.)