INVENTIONS AND APPLIANCES OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURE

Otago Witness, Issue 3509, 14 June 1921, Page 55

INVENTIONS AND APPLIANCES OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURE

C. J. LYMDE, MACDONALD COLLEGE, QUE. PROV., CANADA.

FARM GATE. Tlie special feature of this gate is that the pickets have grooves on the inside

which, prevent warping, lessen the weight, and decrease the decay due to moisture. They are used in pairs with the bars between. 3VHEELKD PLOUGH. The improvement in this plough lies in the power lift. It ts so constructed that it operates on all three wheels, works positively in either direction, locks eeeuiely

in its extreme positions, and is free from entanglement with weeds and stalks. Me well Sanders Plough Co.. Chattanooga, Teun. (C.S. Patent, 1,362,710.) DISC SHARPENER. This device consist- cf a wooden staff with a spike at the bottom and a holder for the sharpening device at the side, it

is used to sharpen discs which are revolved by power. —Henry C. Simons, Udeboit, lowa. (L’.S. Patent, 1,350,888. DRAG FOR, PLANTERS. These drags not only cover the seed, but also fill np the depressions left by the wheels. This latter feature is especially

valuabic on hillsides where the rain might run down the wheel tracks and wash out the grain. Joseph Caws, Delaware Township. lowa. (1 .S. Patent, 1,345,532.) HOF HOLDER. Hoes need to be sharpened often, hut the sharpening tools now in use are too cumbersome to be carried about. This tool

is portable and can be set up anywhere to hold the hoe for sharpening.—Harry E. 33’iggs, Mannford. Okla. (U.B. Patent, 1,349,178.