INVENTIONS & APPLIANCES

Otago Witness, Issue 3889, 25 September 1928, Page 76

INVENTIONS & APPLIANCES

OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURE, DOUBLE SICKLE MOWER. It is claimed for this arrangement that double the usual work can be done by one man, and that there is absolutely no side draft. The diagram illustrates th? progressive order of rutting—A,

B, C. In the first cut all four horses travel in standing grass, in all subsequent cuts one pair is in grass and one on stubble. The space between cutters must be twice the length of each cutter. APPARATUS FOR TREATING SOIL. The plough or cultivator point has inside. its curve a branched nozzle connected to two tanks on the vehicle. One tank contains liquid fertiliser or insect poison, and the larger one is an air reservoir, receiving air from a com-

pressor mounted behind the tractor motor. It is claimed the aeration of the soil prevents surface baking, and subsoil drying out—removes acidity, hastens decomposition, -or dries waterlogged soil sufficiently for seeding. BEET HARVESTER. The augurs of this machine are power driven through sprockets, chain, and bevel gears. Parallel rods on each side hold the beets upright, and the endless belt above prevents it jumping out, while

the stroking action of the threads removes earth. The threads on the augurs are narrow, but well rounded, and form a particular claim inasmuch as they operate without bruising or smearing. CULTIVATOR ATTACHMENT. This attachment, as clearly illustrated, consists of two offset bars bolted or riveted to the inside members of the cultivator frames, and carrying a scries

of bent prongs with flattened end and sharpened bottom. The object is to raise leaves of corn stalks, place soil around hills, and remove weeds. SWEET CLOVER BEATER. ’ Power is transmitted from the tractor by belt and pulley (not shown) to the sprocket shaft, whence a chain drives the beater. Seeds falling to the pan below

are removed through the end flap. The machine is claimed to effectually remove the seeds without the necessity of cutting and threshing. TRACTOR-DISC HARROW. The object of this invention is to provide definite control of the disc gangs by the tractor. The latter can either positively angle the gangs by backing,

or can back without angling the gangs, in which case, however, it is arranged that the next forward movement of the tractor will bring the gangs into working position