THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



We found the forks of Parkes here, as also churns, &c. 



Milford had a two-horse waggon and one-horse cart, 

 cheap and good. 



Hugh Bird brought the largest and best assortment or 

 collection of implements in the yard ; for which he re- 

 ceived the prize, We found Howard's ploughs, harrows, 

 rakes, scarifiers, and horse-hoes on this stand in consider- 

 able variety, and in all their excellence ; the ploughs, to 

 our mind, still standing pre-eminent in form and manu- 

 facture. We often wonder why it is that they are not 

 more copied, having, like their respected competitors, 

 Ransomes, so long proved their capabilities for tlieir 

 practical and general utility, and their lightness of 

 draught. Their far-famed horse-rakes and their original 

 patent zig-zag harrows were also here. These we find 

 are essentially copied by most makers, in one form or 

 other ; but rot excelled by any. We noticed capital 

 whippletrees and good horse-hoes. On this stand were ex- 

 hibited many of Samuelson's im{)lements, amongst them, 

 of course, his famed Gardner's turnip-cutter, and we jiar- 

 ticularize this because he has effected a great alteration , and 

 to us it appeared a great improvement, in the adaptation of 

 it as a root pulper, combining the cutting of finger pieces 

 and slices of turnips in two-size slices, and the grating 

 of roots, as also mincing like Bentall's. The nibs for 

 grating are affixed in the hollow of the barrel in front of 

 the cutting-knives. Burgess and Key's reaper was 

 here with all its improvements, of which we need not 

 speak further than to say it worked admirably amongst 

 the green rye, and fully sustained its high standing. 

 Here were the chaff machines of Richmond and Chand- 

 ler; the drills of Hornsby, of Grantham, and Smith, of 

 Peasenhall ; with a great and superior selection from 

 our most popular makers, many of whom have stands, 

 which we shall endeavour to notice if our space will 

 permit, but it must be brief — a bare mention in most 

 cases. 



Brinsmead showed his straw-shaker and machine. 



Bradley his horse and pig food. 



Comins his usual assortment of implements ; his curved 

 cutters in his horse-hoe deserve especial notice. 



Carson had an excellent stand in great variety: amongst 

 them we observed several deserving especial notice. 

 His plough is much improved, and worked well in trial, 

 as did also his roller or clod crusher, of which more in 

 our trial report. It has a singular adaptation in alternate 

 nibbed or cross-cutting discs running in connexion with 

 the Cambridge discs, but independently. His wrought- 

 iron horse hoe is in the best form for hoeing green crops of 

 considerable growth and without injuring them, and has a 

 movement for adapting it to hill sides. It deservedly 

 received the prize. We did not admire the form of the 

 large pronged cutters. 



Moody's turnip cutter is well manufactured by Mr. 

 Carson. 



Powis showed his morticing machine. 



Cockey and Sons' cheese-making apparatus, garden 

 scats, pumps, fjrks, &c., in excellent variety. 



A. and T. Fry exhibited a large- collection of very 

 useful implements and machinery, including waggons, 

 carts, drills, distributors, ploughs, harrows, clod crush- 



ers (Paterson's), chain-harrows, rakes, chafF engines, 

 gralers, coulters, corn dressers, forks, &c., &c. 



We had our attention particularly directed to a plough 

 invented by Cousens, which was tried. It has many 

 points of excellence, but he has made a mistake in the 

 extraordinary length of mole-turner, 4 ft. 9in. : the long 

 turn-furrow is undoubtedly good, but it has its proper 

 limits; to exceed them increases the friction, which was 

 borne out in this instance by the dynamometer— more of 

 this in our trial report. The most remarkable thing on 

 this stand was a model of a coal-loading apparatus, 

 invented by Mr. Mackworth. 



Hole's expanding horse-hoe possesses merit. 



Lewis exhibited some useful implements. 



Lyne's harrows and field stile struck us as very novel 

 and very useful. We must give a short notice of the 

 harrows, which proved well on trial , of which more in our 

 report. The principle received especial commendation 

 from the judges under three phases, as shown by the 

 prize list. The set, &c., is composed of three four- 

 beam harrows (serpentine in form), not connected by 

 cross-bars, but each having a loop on the front end, 

 which is looped and works on a round draught bar, the 

 distance regulated by draught hooks and ferrules ; each 

 beam is independent in action, and is kept within limits 

 by couplings behind, without impairing its efficiency. A 

 strengthening bar is attached to one of the sets, which 

 is evidently an improvement. His field-stile excited 

 much attention. It is almost in shape like a lady's open 

 fan. Between the middle bars is a spring, which being 

 pressed, it opens, and closes immediately you pass 

 through. 



Milford and Sons showed their excellent prize carts ; 

 very strong and useful. Their waggons are good and 

 cheap ; the break is a great acquisition. 



Morgans shows what he calls hoop waggons. 



R. and J. Reeves, as usual, were successful with their 

 liquid-manure drills. They are now fitted with 

 Chambers' drop, and do exceedingly well in trial. The 

 new stirrers in No. 2 we did not like quite so well as 

 the bucket-lifters. They are very eflective, as is also 

 their dry-manure distributor, doing much work at a 

 cheap rate, and varying in quantity from 2 lbs. to 100 

 lbs. per acre. 



Pridmore and Son exhibited their corn-dressing 

 machine. 



Rowsell his very simple but most useful and cheapest 

 of horse-rakes. 



Smith and Ashby took the prize for their celebrated 

 haymaker. They had also their very popular and well- 

 appreciated chaff-cutters in excellent variety, as also 

 their horse-rakes. Their two-horse power steam 

 thrashing machine is useful for small occupations ; but 

 we question its utility in a general sense, particularly 

 in this country. But the engine can most usefully be 

 applied to all the chaiT-cutting and oil-cake breaking 

 of the farm. 



Tree exhibited his gauges, levels, &c. 



E. R. and F. Turner crushing mills and grinding 

 mills in great variety, as also their chalT-cutters, cake- 

 breakers, and steam two-horse thrashing machine. 



