Power-farming Interest High at Bath Show
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THE major agricultural shows are led 1 in point of date by the Bath and West, which is being held this week (May 26-29) at Trowbridge, Wilts, in the centre of an excellent agricultural district. The show is well supported by machinery exhibitors and those handling equipment and supplies.
The Rubber Growers' Association has an excellent composite exhibit,. Where, among others, there is an International F12 tractor shod with the new Firestone 9.00 by 36 tyres for row-crop work.' The Roadless Traction Co.'s track for the Ransome • garden tractor, which is rubber jointed, illustrates another phase of its usefulness.
Firestone Display Impressive.
The Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., is making a big display of tyres and wheels for agricultural purposes, featuring the new-type deeptread equipment.
The Dunlop Co. displays its standard range of tyres for all farm purposes, including tractors and binders, as well as a set of strakes for attachment to tractor wheels.
There is a representative collection of tractors shown by makers and dealers. Both Ferguson and Marshall machines are exhibited by the makers, whilst a local concern—Auto-Mower Engineering Co., Norton St. Philip—has on view its Auto Tractor for timber haulage, and a steel-framed timber tug.
A prominent stand is that of the Ford Motor Co,, Ltd., where a diverse range of lorries, cars and tractors can be seen. A newcomer is the modified rowcrop-type Ford.son, with Stanhay's pneumatic tool-bar lift. The power for this is provided by an air compressor driven off the fan belt.
.Case tractors are featured by a firm of distributors—Messrs. Treloggen and Veitch, of Southampton — whilst Massey-Harris machines shown by the manufacturers number three in all— the 25-40, the Challenger and the Pacemaker. The first of these is operating one of the maker's combine harvesters.
Two distributors combine to show Allis Chalmers tractors, these being Mr. I. A. Bennett, Hungerford, and Tractors and Motors (Southern), Ltd., Brockenhurst. The models displayed include the M., the W.C. and the U., as well as the successful All Crop combine harvester.
There is a comprehensive range of International tractors shown by the company, including the W30 with direct-attached No. 30 mower—a new product—a T20 track-layer, a 10-20 and an F12. One of the Cletrac range is displayed on the stand of Ransomes. Sims and Jefferies, Ltd.
Two members of the Caterpillar range —the RD4 and the 22. oil and paraffin track-layers respectively—are shown on the stand of Jack Olding, Ltd., with two John Deere wheeled machines. The Fishleigh rotary cultivator is seen behind a Fordson.
Several exhibitors combine to give a fairly representative display of farm transport vehicles for the road. To show the Counner range, Bath Auto Services, Ltd., Cathedral Garage, Ltd., Bristol, Messrs. Fore Street Garages, Trowbridge, and Messrs, W. G. Green and Son, Swindon, have co-operated.
Bedfords on Three Stands.
The Bedford exhibit is in the hands of three dealers, Welch and Co., Ltd., Bristol, Messrs. Skurrays, Swindon, and C. Allen and Son, Ltd., Taunton, Here a 3-ton long-wheelbase cattle truck with a one-man-operated ramp, is the principal feature of farming interest. Dodge vehicles are represented by Messrs. Sparshafts, of Southampton.
One of the lessons to be learned from the Austin range, shown by Stringer and Co., Melksham, is the high publicity value of a light van that is suitably decorated and finished.
The stand of Messrs. Vincents, of Reading, is outstanding for the horseowner. Here two horseboxes embody Bedford chassis, these being the Favourite Two and Favourite Three.