Joiirual of Agriculture. 



[8 August, 1907. 



wheel on the opposite side to the blades, and the whole is cased in. In 

 the other makes, the blower is separate. The trial which was held at the 

 farm of Mr. F. Wimpole, Preston, showed the advantages as well as 

 demonstrating some of the drawbacks of the machine. It cut green maize 

 well and quickly up to the rate of 20 tons per hour, and elevated it 

 without trouble into the silo. It took approximately 10 horse power to run 

 it, the greater part of the power being needed for the blower. Con- 

 siderable strength, beyond that of the ordinary farmer, is required to 

 cut, cart in, and feed as much fodder as the machine can handle. It is 

 not. in short, suitable for the average farmer, though well adapted for 

 a large one or for cutting bv contract with a complete travelling plant, 

 engine, waggons and teams. ^lessrs. H. V. ]\IcKay & Co., the local 

 agents for the " Climax Cutter," are experimenting in the construction 

 of a machine which will cut both chaff and silage, and blow up the cut 

 stuff. It Avill cut about 4 tons per hour and should be driven by the 

 ordinary motive power at a farmer's disposal. It is understood also that the 



CHAFFCUTTER FITTED TO CHAIN ELEVATOR. 



" Ohio Cutter " representatives, Messrs. Welch, Perrin & Co., are getting 

 out a small sized cutter and blower which will be free to a great extent 

 from the objections to the larger sized machines. Meanwhile it is well 

 to know that the chain and slat elevator is effective; is cheap; and 

 requires but little power to drive it. The method of connecting it to 

 the chaffcutter is simple and easily contrived. The accompanving illus- 

 tration gives a good idea of how to do it. 



What is probablv a record in silage for Australia, if not for the 

 world, has been experienced at Euronyhareenyha Station, near Wagga. 

 This station is owned by the Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance 

 Co.. and during the past three months 19,000 sheep and 400 head of 

 cattle have been fed almost entirely on silage. During the past four 

 good seasons, reserves of silage were accumulated on the station, and 

 when the drought set in at the .end of last summer a quantity of 3,000 

 tons was available. The silage was made chiefly from the mixture of barley, 

 grass and lucerne, which forms the first growth each season on the irri- 



