INVENTIONS AND APPLIANCES

Otago Witness, Issue 3524, 27 September 1921, Page 55

INVENTIONS AND APPLIANCES

OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURE.

C. J. LYNDE, MACDONALD COLLEGE, QUE. PKOV., CANADA. CALF WEAN EH. The calf weaner shown here is easily made and easily adjusted to the head and neck of any calf. It prevents him from

drawing milk from the mother cow, but does not prevent him from feeding.—John Freeman, Glenwood, lowa. (U.S. Patent, 1,372,806.) EXTENSION GARDEN RAKE. The new feature of this rake is that the head can be adjusted to the width of the row to be cultivated. It is ad-

justed and clamped in any position by means of the sliding wing bolt illustrated. —Henry Saxl, Cave Dale, Cal. (U.S. Patent, 1,372,558.) GARDEN MULCH. This mulch is simply a piece of tar paper with holes cut where the seeds aro to be planted. It is put in place when the giound is wet, and the holes are covered until the weed seeds have germinated and died, then the holes are uncovered and the seeds planted. It allows rain to enter the soil between strips, but

decreases evaporation and keeps the soil warm.—Charles F. Lckliait, Olaa, Hawaii. (U.S. Patent, 1,3v2, 995.) LANTERN BAIL. The advantage of this bail is that it can be used to hand the lantern almost anywhere. It is made of twisted wire, and slides in guides which hold it in its

central position and limits its lateral swin° - .—John FT. Aloltnan, Aloville Faim, lowa. (U.S. Patent, 1,372,185.) TRACTION ENGINE. The new feature of this two-v.heeled tractor is a device for stopping it when the turn is so sharp as to endanger the trailing equipment. This device consists of twcT bars shown just beneath the draw

bars. These, when depressed, throw out the drive clutches and slop the tractor.