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should be given to this point when choosing a machine. 

 An implement that has been very successful when ex- 

 hibited in operation at agricultural shows is, the Cale- 

 donian potato raiser made by Messrs. A. Jack and Sons, 

 May bole, N.B. This is simple and strong in construction, 

 and is of light draught, two horses drawing, it easily on 

 any soil. A curved share at the rear 01 the machine passes 

 underneath and loosens the roots, which are immediately 

 caught up by revolving forked tines. The potatoes are 

 deposited on the surface of the ground without being 

 spread much, so that they' are handy for gathering. The 

 land is left almost level, and it is not easy for any tubers 

 to get buried. The share can be lowered to any required 

 depth, or raised so as to clear the ground. A somewhat 

 similar machine is the patent rotary digger made by 

 Messrs. Ransomes, Sims, and Jefferies, Orwell Works, Ips- 

 wich. This can be fitted with feathering or self-clearing 

 tines. These are well hooked to pass under and raise the 

 roots, and on coming out of the soil gradually turn down 

 and backwards, so that the potatoes are delivered on the 

 surface of the soil, and the tines freed from haulm. A 

 machine of different construction from the foregoing is the 

 potato digger, made by Messrs. A. Newlands and Son, 

 Linlithgow, N.B. This differs from the others in not hav- 

 ing a rotary action. The potatoes are raised by a flat 

 share, and pass over some steel tines on to the surface 

 of the ground, without being scattered widely. It is 

 claimed for this machine that the tubers are not bruised 

 or rubbed, and that therefore it is very suitable for raising 

 early crops of green potatoes. 



Potato Ploughs. Where the acreage grown is not 

 sufficient to warrant the purchase of one of the potato 

 diggers described above, an ordinary potato plough is 

 often employed. The best known of these is that made 

 by Messrs. J. and F. Howard, Britannia Works, Bedford. 

 In appearance it is much like an ordinary plough, except 

 that two sets of steel tines are substituted for the breast, 



