INVENTIONS AND APPLIANCES OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURE.

Otago Witness, Issue 3518, 16 August 1921, Page 55

INVENTIONS AND APPLIANCES OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURE.

C. J.LYNDE, MACDONALD COLLEGE, QCE. PROV., CANADA. HOG-RING. The common single hog-ring does not always prevent rooting because it does not always hurt the hog. 'These double rings do, because the pointed ends pro-

ject over the snout and bear against the tender parts when the. hog roots. —Louis Nlvg, Keystone, lowa. (U.S. Patent, 1,361,541.) ” FARM GATE. The special feature of this gate is that the front end can he elevated to permit small animals to pass while stopping | large animals. It is elevated by raising

the front end until a catch engages theproper notch in the hinged bar. It is lowered by- pulling the rope to release the catch.— fra i). Rate, West Jefferson, Ohio. (U.S. [Patent, 1,367,226.) P()WER-EIFT PLO l Gif. The power-lift mechanism here moves the land wheel and furrow wheel vertically in unison and thereby- raises and lowers the ploughs vertically. It has also levers

which adjust the wheels individually without affecting its action. It is controlled from the tractor by a cable as usual. — Emerson .Brabtingham Co.. Rockford, 111. (U.S. Patent-, 1,349,028.) GARDEN TOOL. It is claimed that this fulcrum attachment saves a great deal of the labour of digging because it enables the gardener to lift and discharge the forkfuls of soil

by- first bearing down on the handle and then revolving it through a quarter turn. ■lames Bartholomew, London, England. 'C.S. Patent, 1,353,459.) SPRAY ER. This spraying machine has two nozzles, one of the usual kind for sending a coneshaped spray straight- ahead; and the other with the opening at the side for

spraying under foliage. 1 he- one not in use is screwed to the air calve for sale keeping. —E. O. Brown Co., Rochester, N.Y. (C.S. Patent, 1,359,485.)