T rials of Artificial and Farmyard Manure Distributors. 1 7 9 
Description op the “Universal” Distributor. 
This machine possesses a property peculiar to itself, that is, 
an entire absence of the stirring principle in the hopper, or, 
in other words, there is no mechanism in the hopper moving 
through inert material in the shape of manures. 
Many fertilisers if stirred at all become pasty and difficult 
to distribute, so that one is safe to say that the machine which 
stirs least will distribute best. 
In this machine the bottom of the hopper is a platform 
moving circumferentially at a slow rate carrying round the 
material to the openings. It is surmounted by a star or finger 
wheel, which moves in conjunction and with it forms an 
effective conveyor. This finger wheel is also effective in 
crushing against the fixed scrapers any lumps which may be 
amongst the material to be distributed. 
The machine has a tilting device, so as to vary the angle at 
which the hopper and discs stand, for distributing the manure 
when working either on the flat, up, or down hill. 
The wheels can be adjusted to fit varying widths, when 
sowing ridged land. 
ALEXANDER JACK & SONS. LTD.. NEW PATENT “EMPIRE” DISTRIBUTOR 
AWARDED THE BRONZE MEDAL. 
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