An Improved Machine for Watering Turnips and other similar Growing Crops.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 7th May, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 7th Feb., 1898-Accepted, 23rd Apr.,
1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Machine for Watering Turnips and other similar
Growing Crops.
I, ALEXANDER GORDON STEPHEN, The Lodge, Milltimber, in the County of
Aberdeen, N.B., Surveyor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to an improved machine for watering turnips and other
similar growing crops, and has for its object to provide a simple, efficient and
inexpensive machine capable of watering two three four or more drills or rows
at a time.
In carrying out my invention I employ an ordinary wooden barrel of a size to
hold say 30 or 40 gallons, mounted on two carrying wheels. To the rear or under-
side of the said barrel I secure a stationary pipe which may be provided with a
regulating cock or valve and to the said pipe I connect by means of a screw collar
or other similar means the distributing pipes which are composed of a pipe having
two branches somewhat after the shape of a Y. one or both of the legs of which
may be made removable so that one or more of the legs may be removed and the
aperture closed by a plug or cap to enable the crowns of different numbers of drills
to be watered at one time.
The ends of each of the distributing pipes is provided with a rose which may
either be attached permanently thereto or made removable for cleaning purposes.
The said distributing pipes may be supported by suitable stay rods or any other
convenient means.
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JOHNSONS,
Petitioner's Agents, 115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Machine for Watering Turnips and other similar
Growing Crops.
I, ALEXANDER GORDON STEPHEN, The Lodge, Milltimber, in the County of
Aberdeen, N.B., Surveyor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to he performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to an improved machine for watering turnips and other
similar growing crops and has for its object to provide a simple, efficient and
inexpensive machine capable of watering two, three, four or more drills or rows
at a time.
In carrying out my invention, I employ an ordinary wooden barrel of a size to
hold say 40, 50 or 60 gallons, mounted on two carrying wheels. To the rear or

page_text: underside of the said barrel I secure the distributing pipes, sprays and regulating
cock.
But in order that my said invention may be more readily understood and easily.
carried into effect I will proceed to describe the same with reference to the accom-
panying drawings in which
Fig. 1 is an elevation
Fig. a plan and
Fig. 3 a rear view of a machine constructed in accordance with my said
invention.
Referring to the said drawings I employ a barrel A mounted upon the axle b
of the carrying wheels B by means of the iron hoops or bands C. The said hoops C
are split at c, to allow them to be tightened to firmly embrace the ends of the
barrel and are connected to the wooden or other blocks D by means of the bolts
which connect the blocks to the axle.
The hoops may be connected together at the rear by a strap E and at the forward
end by a similar strap E behind the mounting e of the shafts of the machine, said
strap being connected to the blocks by o one of the bolts which tighten the
hoops C viz. that nearest the barrel A.
Secured below the barrel A is the stationary pipe F having the regulating tap
or cock f. To the said pipe F are connected, by the coupling, the distributing
pipes which consist of a pipe G having two branches G1 G2 shaped, as shewn, some-
what after a Y but with the arms curved. These pipes are supported upon the
frame H of the machine and may be further steadied by the stays and h¹. The
roses or sprayers J may be single or double as shewn and are screwed or otherwise
attached to the pipes 'G1, G2 so that they can be removed at will for cleaning pur-
poses or when say a machine constructed to water four drills is only required to
water say two or three drills, in which case the pipes not required may be fitted
with a screwed or other cap to stop the supply of liquid.
The front end of the framing H of the machine is provided with a number of
holes to enable the shafts of the machine to be adjusted without altering the
balance of the machine or the level of the pipes in the rear.
I have described the foregoing as an example but I desire it to be understood
that I do not limit myself to the precise details therein referred to as it is obvious
that they may be varied without departing from the scope of my invention as for
instance I may employ a plain length of piping, running across the rear of the
machine to which the sprayer or sprayers may be connected.
Also the legs of the distributing pipes may be made permanent or removable
to enable the crowns of different numbers of drills to be watered at one time.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
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1. The machine for watering turnips, and other; similar growing drill crops,
substantially as hereinbefore described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
2. The arrangement and construction of branched distributing pipes G, G¹ G³
and sprayers J. substantially as hereinbefore described and shewn in the accom-
panying drawings.