INVENTIONS AND APPLIANCES OF INTEREST 70 AGRICULTURE.

Otago Witness, Issue 3523, 20 September 1921, Page 55

INVENTIONS AND APPLIANCES OF INTEREST 70 AGRICULTURE.

C. J. LYNDE, MACDONALD COLLEGE, QL'E. PR GY., CANADA. HOG HOLDER. This device restrains a hog, but permits him to move slowly. It consists of three wooden bars attached to the hog by straps around the neck and belly and with

a loop in the belly strap to hold one leg in an elevated position.—Alley M. Johnson. Belle Center, Ohio (U.S. .Patent, 1,372,952). HOG YOKE. This yoke is made of iron in two parts, and is secured to the neck of the hog by means of bolts above and below. It engages the wires or rails of a fence and

prevents the hog from going through or under.—Tillman 1). Ricks, Lyons, Georgia, (U.S. Patent, 1,347,352). MUD GUARD. The object of this device is to prevent mud or sand from working into the axle at the inner end of the hub. It is simply

a felt pad attached to the axle hv metal brackets, which can he tightened as the pad wears down. —Ralpn Ing:aham, 111. (U.S. Patent, 1,574,917). AUTO E XTRACTOR. The wooden blocks of this tread are fastened together by metal links, and are attached to the tire by chains at each end. They give the car increased traction

and enable it to climb out of the mud under its own power. —Erastus L. Hotchkiss, Edinboro, Penn (U.S. Patent, 1,374,920). WEAKER. The improvement here lies in the larger outer plate. This slides freely on the support rods, and always hangs be-

tween the mouth of the calf and the cow's udder, no matter how he may turn or twist his head.—Walter R. Barger, Benkelmann, Neb. (U.S. Patent, l,37o,0ol).