. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE JOURNAL (CANADA) 1921 pt. 1. nd while the small size of the farms mitigates against theemployment of the tractor, co-operative use is being advocated and some success isbeing experienced in their introduction. In general Canadian machines are not well known to Belgian farmers, and it isthe opinion of a director of the Societe Rationale des Agriculteurs here that manyof them would be very suitable for this market. Recently the Outillage Agricole, aweekly devoted to agricultural machinery, published a page of illustrations of Canadianstable equipment made at Fergus, Ont
. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE JOURNAL (CANADA) 1921 pt. 1. nd while the small size of the farms mitigates against theemployment of the tractor, co-operative use is being advocated and some success isbeing experienced in their introduction. In general Canadian machines are not well known to Belgian farmers, and it isthe opinion of a director of the Societe Rationale des Agriculteurs here that manyof them would be very suitable for this market. Recently the Outillage Agricole, aweekly devoted to agricultural machinery, published a page of illustrations of Canadianstable equipment made at Fergus, Ont. The same authority mentioned scales madein Renfrew, Ont., disc pulverizers made at Elora, Ont., and a certain clover thresher,a special plough and others. 310 TRADE AND COMMERCE No. 890—February 21, 1921 THE BRABANT PLOUGH Mention has been made of the fact that ploughs are largely supplied by the localindustry. One of these ploughs, called the Brabant Plough, of the double type isperhaps the most largely used. A cut of this plough is given Parts of a Brabant Plough. 1. bar. 21. ploughshare. 2. friction plate. 2i2. sub-ploughshare. 3. point. 23. middle collar. 4. mouldboard. 24. whip-holder. 5. inclination rod. 25. rein-holder. 6. catch lever. 26. screw with nut. 7. grip. 27. chignon. 8. handle. 28. ecamoussure. 9. handle socket. 29. top cap. 10, back collar. 30. Age Rond. 11. crossbar. 31. lever. 12. blade. 32. stirrup. 13. bar carrier. 33. joint pin. 14. bolt. 34. bucKle. 15. socket for bolt. 35. hook. 16. springs. 36. axle-tree. 17. slide bar. 37. ootogonal axle in 18. lock. 38. patent wheels. 19. fuse box. 39. grease cup. 20. yoke fastener. The special feature of this plough is the rigidity with which the working partsare supported, thus relieving the strain on the operator. In the double type the handlesare sometimes suppressed. The double feature of course permits of a furrow beingturned on either side. These ploughs are most suitable for a flat country like Fl
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