Arizona republican., 1900-07-27
THE FARM TOOL TRADE
An Opening Market in South
 Africa
British Manufacturers Are Warned Against the Superiority and Pop ularity of Agricultural Imple- ments of American Make.

Washington. July 26.- CSpeciaI)- The possibility of attending our mar ket for agricultural implements in South Africa is suggested by the fol- lowing article written by a prominent merchant of the Orange River colony, and published in a recent number of the British Trade Journal, just received at the treasury bureau of statistics. Commenting upon prospective trade opportunities in, South Africa. the writer says:
 T think all are agreed that now the British flag is hoisted in Pretoria, de- claring enthusiastically to the world Britains supremacy from Cape Town to Zambssia, symboli2ing security, jus tice and equality, that that country will soon enjoy an unprecedented era of to Zambesi, symbolizing security, jus facturers. especially agricultural i'm plement makers, and those iu kindred trades. to be first in the market. It aD- pears som what invidious to single out particular articles for special mention. 50 great will be the demand for all
 
 perative in the interests of agriculture and agricultural implement makers to state a few facts that have come within my personal experience. It has been too much the custom to send out to South Africa the same class of inn plement that is selling in this country Such policy is stupid and ruinous.
 To begin with blows. The sale of these is practically unlimited. yet go to any store in the Orange River col ony and y.u will find for every Eng fish made blow three or more from American and other foreign makers. Farmers declare in favor Of the Amer ican blows because they are lighter. yet equally strong. less complicated lending themselves more readily to the undulating nature of the land. They are better designed than the average English blow. The American blow does not get out of order so readily as the English made blow. for the simple reason that it is less complicated. and II has not so many springs. It is very possible that under new conditions there will be an opening for steam blowing.
 With the exception of disc roller, harrdWs and rollers are not much used yet I think there should be a future TOT h. disc roller in breaking up newIy plOwed land: and there is q great extent of new land broken up every year for maize, on which the disc roller should be very eff cjive. The few I nave seen were O. American make Drills and sowing machines should be cheapentd and simplified as much as possible There can be but little doubt apout the future demand for these because great and rapid improvements VIII De made in the methods of farm. Ing out there one the country is sci. tied down to it's normal self, and after thlS war there is bornd to be a larcs influx of new blood.
 For reapiag and binding machines there is d large market. SO far scarcely entered upon by the manufacturers for up to the present time the,- ba,-, Deen supplied almost exclusively bv American Ilakers. The potential mar kel Tor these machines is very great. Makers should give machines a e,-o5 uhishlng off with paint. Paint goes 2 i'tS way III South Africa in helping tO sell anything. Above all. they must not forget to provide duplicate parts at reasonable prices, procurabIe at con Venient stores.
 -.IeSh4AS machines are mostly of British manufactur=. Yet here again thefe Is room for vigilance. for have heard that one or two American Chfeshing machines have bzen intro "uced- The advice offered as to light l.Sz and compactness of reapers and binders applies with even greater force Tn the case of threshers.
 Ihs demand for portable engines has
 e-H great Tn ths past, but I think the 1tl, l'ia-iu Ill the future will put into the shade that of the past. not alone foT. threshing. but in every otb-r dirac.ior Whzre engines are necessary for tba developing of new country. Ii is tSo Guty If our manufacturers to praner. TOT the great thrush of trade that m,,st follow the war.