INVENTIONS AND APPLIANCES OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURE.

Otago Witness, Issue 3662, 20 May 1924, Page 68

INVENTIONS AND APPLIANCES OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURE.

C. J. LYXDE, MACDONALD COLLEGE. OLE. PROV., CANADA. SEED CORN SHELLER. The diamond shaped shelling prongs “ Cle al ’ e held fa.-,t on the tapered enlargement of the stem by welding or

soldering. They quickly remove the small undesirable kernels from the e:id of tha ear and leave only those suitable for seed. SEED PLANTER. This attachment is designed for the planting of pumpkin, squash or beans between the hills of corn at the same operation. Each section of the funnel

clamps between the handle bars of an ordinary planter, the lower one being in the seed tube. They may be adjusted to any desired length or slope.

SEED CORN DRIER. The ears of com on this rack are stuck on pins carried by bars which lit into staggered slots on the uprights. They are protected from the weather by the cover

and from rodents by the metal guards at the foot of the standards. Brackets may be bolted to the uprights, and, in place of bars, shelves may be used for drying fruit or seed in trays.

POULTRY FOUNTAIN. A rubber gasket inside the threaded cap of this fountain excludes the air and thereby stops the flow of water when the level outside readies the outlet. To refill ’ the tank, the operator removes the

1 cap, draws the disk up against the outlet, and holds it by catching the chain on a hook inside the neck. He then pours in the water and reverses these operations.

HOG HOLDER. The spring pawl on the handle of this holder keeps the teeth engaged on the face of the opening and prevents the rod from being drawn back. The operator

may place the handle behind his leg or behind a post or tie it, and thus leave both hands free for ringing or for other operations.

NOSE RING. A twisted loop at. the middle of this ring forms an eye through which the wire for the pricker is passed, and then

twisted into a loop about one side of the ring. This keeps the pricker in such a position that it pucks the snout as soon as the hog begins to root.