THE MEHRING MILKER.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 72, 21 March 1912, Page 5

THE MEHRING MILKER.

SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION YESTERDAY. AT MR. T., WEBB’S FARM. There was ia numerously attended ] gathering of farmers and others interested at Mr. T. Webb’s farm cn ‘ tne Warwick Road yesterday, to wit- 1 ness an exposition of the merits of t the Mohring foot power milker. < Mr. S. M. Pcrritt, the Taranaki , agent for the machine, was in attendance, and gave a very concise and lu- ! miaous explanation of its various i parts, before proceeding to the milking operations in the milking;- shed. The machine itself is a light, com- ‘ pact affair, easily handled, and very simple in its parts. The operator sits i in a low seat and works the pump : by means of two treadles, the right ] making the vacuum, the left releasing it, and thus giving a pulsating move- 1 raent to the teat cups. Those present proceeded to the milking sued to view the’ Mehriiig , milker in actual operation. Two cows ’ were quickly bailed up, leg-roped, and the machine was soon at actual work, i Mr. Webb, juu., being in the seat. The time of milking the cows by the machine was about minutes, a very ! good record considering the unusual conditions under which the cows were milked. ; The Mohring milker seems to be an ideal machine for the small farmer, whose herd will not allow of the expense of a power driven milking machine, and there is no doubt that mow will be heard of it in the future, Mr Henry Ycale, Dunedin, the patentee of the Mohring milker for New Zealand and Australia, is a brother of Mr. J. B. Veale, late secretary and manager, of the Midhirst Dairy Co. Those present were hospitably entertained by Mrs. Webb, and a con- 1 sidorable number seized the opportunity of inspecting Air. Webb’s prize stock, and the various up-to-date improvements which he has been effecting on his farm. Although Mr. Webb has only occupied Fairview farm for about eight een months, he has carried out many improvements in the time. The commodious pig-styes, with concrete flooring, in which lie houses his prize Berks hire pigs, are quite beyond what one usually sees. He lias in course of erection a fine cowshed of about 24ft by 18ft, with a 80ft race and spacious yard attached. The Ayrshire bull Sir Joe, which has won two prizes at the local A and P. Shows, and the purebred and grade Ayrshire cows wore greatly admired by the "visitors. Mr. Webb intends to import a purebred Berkshire hoar from another district. The vegetable gardens looked remarkably well, the produce being fully up to the standard which has gained Mr. Webb so many prizes at the local shows.