Twine-Binder Trials in South Australia.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 181, 4 December 1886, Page 2

Twine-Binder Trials in South Australia.

Messrs. Harrold Brothers, the agents foi Howard's Royal Prize Twinebinder, gave a tuccessful exhibition trial of this machine on September 29, at Mr H. Klopper's farm, Hope Valley, S. A.; the Buckeye Light Folding Binder was tried at Cross Keys on Oct. 7 ; the Hornsby and the W. A. Wood, run by the Australasian Implement Co., at Magill on October 8 ; the McCoimick at Payneham on October 11 ; and at Laura on October 14, the McCormich, Orborne, and Johnston twitibinders competed and came out in the order in which they are mentioned. But the event of the month has been a grand competitive trial under the auspices of the Royal Agricultural and lioiticultural Society of South Australia, ■it West Theburton on October 14. This Mm test had been arranged at the lequestof blie implement judges at the September show, who weie Messrs W. Smith of O'Halloran Hill ; Adam Adain&on, Collegetoun ; and G. W. Sudholx, Gillies Plains. The crop was a poor one, about three quarters of a ton to an acre, the stiaw thin and spindty, and the best of it about 13 inches high It was divided into 2 acre poil ions and each machine had to complete its woik in 3 hours. The machines competed on almost equal terms a-, all parts of Ihe crop were uninvoiuablc to good work rime wa" not taken into account by the (inlgos, but the lloinsbj completed its work m I hi. 40 mm , I low aid in 1 hr. 35 mm., McCoimick in 2 hn*. 7 mm., O&borne in 2 his. '25 mm., Buckeye in 2 his. 25 mm. L'he John-ton Continental Harvester did not reach the ground. Mew* J. B Ham--ay & Co competed with the ISSIS Aultman Miller Buckeye, withdraw In tr the ISSS nuc'ke\e. ihcEsceiley, enteiedby D. and \V. Mm ray, met with an accident to the wheel, which prevented its entering the iielcl, and the Walter A. Wood broke the -piocket wheel of it-< binder after going lound twice The following is the scile of points set faith and awaided by the ludgeb:—

The silver medal of the society, therefore, fall-, to the Hoint-by " lloyal :"' fir^t prize light sti ing binding harvester, entered by the agency, the Austialasian Implement Com2>'Uiy ; and their bronco medal fall* to the Aultman Miller "Buckeye" li^ht ?tring binding harvester, enteied by the agents, Messrs ,T. G. l'amsfiy and Co. A ti ail of Self Delivciy Sweeprake reapers was held at the same time, ior pii/es of £3 and £1. The hist was. awarded to Me&brs J. Colton and Co.'s *' Osbomo" Automatic Sweepiako leaper, the second to Messrs I), and W. Murray, for the Ad\ance "Buckeye" Automatic Sweeprako Reaper. The judges requested the Hornsby and the Esterley to run two rounds on other pieces of land, and aro of opinion that the Esterley would have equalled the work of the piize machine if ifc had been placed on the last named block of land. The Hvu sti iug-binder tested cat Thebarton met again, in competition, at Gaoler, on October 1(>, undei the auspices of the Gawler Agiicultural Society. As before, each machine had two acres to cut, but the crop was heavier; oats, 2 feet high, and about 2,") cwt. to the acre. The times were— Homsby, 1 hr. 225 mm.; Buckeje, 1 hr. 24 h mm. ; McCormick, 1 hr. 27 mm. : Howard, 1 hr. 37 mm. ; Osborne, 2 hr. G mm. The total points obtainable weie UoO, and were awaided as follow^ :— Horn.sby, 5G4 ; Buckeye, 538 ; McCormick, j:W; Howard, 407.5; Osborne, 415. The JTornsby therefore took the silver medal. Many on the field thought the Buckeye, for lightness of construction and ea*e of management, excelled all on tlie ground, and ought to have had the prize. There was also a competition between side delivery mowers, for which the Johnstone, Howard, Osborne, and Wood machines entered. The first prize was aw aided to the Johnstone, but the judges state that all the machines made good work and it was dilncult to decide between the Johnstone and the Woods.— Autirala&ian lionniuit'jcr.

A New Sheep Dip.— Experiments have recently been made in this colony with a new dip to destroy the parasites that are liable to infest sheep. In one of the trials, the dipping composition was placed in an ordinary 50ft dip, about 3ft in depth, and 500 hoggets were put through it. Lice we. o to be been on the animals, one or two of which seemed to have been infected somewhat badly. As the sheep emerged from their bath they were examined by those present, who were at once satisfied with the eiheacy ot the composition by the death of the parasites. A moie earelul examination atterward Mith a magnifying gins* of hijrh power ga\ e complete evidence of the result of the trial. The composition of the dip is said to consist of carbolic acid and arsenic dissolved ,„ potash, the latter reducing the acrid agency of the former without affecting the potency, and incorporated thereSi * * \ a W° Propo^ion of 6o ffc soap. The effect of the latter mainly assists the thorough incorporation of the other properties of the dip with the water, and tho completo impregnation of the fleece & o that no part of it escapes the action of those properties m the liquid which prove fatal to the insect. It is claimed that the wool is improved, and the constitution of the sheep is ln no wise i D j uriousJy affected A here was no sense of smell left by tho dipping composition, and the experts present reported that the fleeces were nowise discoloured. It is also said that <h e dip i,» question is mo&t lasting in its effocts.

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