INVENTIONS AND APPLIANCES

Otago Witness, Issue 3672, 29 July 1924, Page 66

INVENTIONS AND APPLIANCES

OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURE. C. J. LYNDE, MACDONALD COLLEGE, QUE. PROV., CANADA. PULVERISER. The two gangs of this pulveriser are connected at their axles by a sliding arc which travels on rollers in the downward extending V arms of the end frames.

They easily follow the contours of the ground without altering the angle of the draft polo and maintain even contact with the soil and even draft. POULTRY PERCH. The two sections of this perch are held in three metal trap members mounted over the dropping board. They have grooves

in their upper surfaces which lead to the cut out sections at their ends wherein the lice are trapped. The trap members are removable for disinfection. POSTHOLE DIGGER. The drill shaft of this machine has a long key-seat which loosely engages a key in the horizontal bevel gear. It thus slides through the gear, which also turns

it. It carries a heavy cross-head, which slides between the uprights of the frame and presses the auger into the ground. It is raised by a winding pulley. BARBED WIRE GATE FASTENER. In this device the operating lever pivots at this upper end between the two arms of the bracket, and the double arm draw

hook pivots on The lever bight and straddles the bracket. The lever, being raised, relieves the tension so the hook can be disengeged from the loop on the dra w polo. HAY PUSHERS. This attachment is pivotally hinged on the prongs of any hay sweep. It is partly raised by operating the hand lever and comes back against the heel bar of the

sweep under pressure of the hay. In discharging to the stacker it is pushed forward and the whole chai’ge is delivered to the stacker. PLANT PROTECTOR. In this device the cylinder, which may be of metal, cardboard, or linoleum, is of such diameter that it and the burlap cover

fit snugly into the band. They may be detached and the band and standard left as a support for the growing plant.