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THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



The beat corn and pulse bruiaer, worked by horse or steam 

 power, 2/., E. K. aiid F Turner, Ipswich. 



The best oil-cake crusher, for every description of cake, 1/., 

 E. H. Bentall, Heybridge. 



The best florae bruiser or chopper, 2/, Richmond and 

 Chandler, Salford, Manchester. 



The best and most eccnomical steaming apparatus for pre- 

 paring food for cattle, pigs, &c., 21., Richmond and Chandler, 

 Salford. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



The best churn, 1/., Hugh Bird, Cardiff, 



The best cheese press, 1/., Carson and Son, AVarminster. 



The best cooking apparatus for farm kitchens, 21., John 

 niiddon, Williton, Somerset. 



The best field-gate, not less than nine feet in length, fitted 

 with haagings and fastenings, II., Samuel Rousell, Buckland 

 St. Mary, Somerset. 



The best specimen of substantial fencing, calculated to resist 

 cattle of all kinds, constructed either of iron, wood, or a com- 

 bination of both materials, fixed or moveable, 11. No award. 



The best self-acting valve for the discharge of small streams 

 into tidal rivers. No merit. 



SPECIAL PRIZES. 



OFFERED BY CHARLES CROFT WILLIAMS, ESQ. 



The best and most useful collection of agricultural imple- 

 ments, hona fide the property of the exhibitor, first prize of 

 10/., Hugh Bird, Cardiff; second of IL, A. and T. Fry, 

 Bristol. 



OFFERED HY A MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY. 



The best machine for sowing grain of all kinds broadcast, 

 capable of beinjr worked by one horse, II., Holmes and Son, 

 Norwich, Norfolk. 



OFFERED BY JONATHAN GRAY, C. C. WILLIAMS, AND T. 

 D. ACLAND, ESaRS. 



The best specimen of 10 yards of real South Wales white 

 flannel, three-yards wide, 31., David Lewis, Pandy Machen ; 

 second, IZ., W. Smith, Toiiyrevail. Pontypridd. The prize de- 

 cided by texture and durability. 



The best specimen of 10 yards of blue and white, or red and 

 white striped flannel for gowns, woven in the national style of 

 South Wales, 3/., David Lewis, Paudy Machen; second, IZ., 

 Wra. Smith, Tonyrevail. The prize decided by quality, pat- 

 tern, and colours. 



The best specimen of 12 yards of Welsh fancy plaid flannel 

 adapted for ladie.i' dresses, 51., David Lewis, Paudy Machen ; 

 second, 1/., Wm. Smith, Tonyrevail. 



AWARDS OP CERTIFICATE OF MERIT. 



For single or double drag, Thomas Lyue, Malmesbury, 

 Wilts. 



For a spiked chain harrow, Thomas Lemon, Cardiff. 



SPECIAL AWARDS. 



For a paring plough, 21., William Woofe, Regent-street, 

 Gloucester. 



For lever harrows, IZ., Thomas Lyne, Malmesbury. 



For Chandlers' water drill, with Reeves' improvements, and 

 Chambers' drop, 5/., R. and J. Reeves, Westbury. 



For improvements in his corn screen, by which the wires can 

 be set fine or coarse, \l., Robt. Bohy, Bury St. Edmunds. 



For an improved horse hoe, II. , Garrett and Son, Sax- 

 mundham. 



For improved steam power portable cloverseed-drawiug 

 machine, 21, Holmes and Sons, Norwich. 



HIGHLY COMMENDED. 



A winnowing machine, Robert Roby, Bury St. Edmunds. 



A cultivator, grubber, and scarifier (wide), E. H. Bentall, 

 Ileybridge. 



A set of seel harrows, James Comins, South Molton' 

 Devon. 



Plough for general purposes, Thomas Lemon, Cardiff. 



Chaff-cutting machine, James Comes, Nautwich, Cheshire. 



COMMKNDED. 



A subsoil plough, John Eddy, Kennford, Devon. 

 A turnwrest plough, J. and K. Wright, Sandford. 

 A cultivator, grubber, and scarifier (wide), Hugh Carsou< 

 Warminster. 



A set of seed harrows, E. H. Bentall, Hey bridge. 



A set of harrows, Thomas Lyne, Malmesbury. 



A clod crusher or pulverizer, A. and T. Fry, Bristol. 



A cultivator, grubber, and scarifier (narrow), E. H. Bentall, 

 Heybridge. 



A single or double drag, John Eddy, Kennford. 



A single or double drag, J. and R. Wright, Saudford. 



A set of harrows, E. H. Bentall, Heybridge. 



Plough for general purposes, Hugh Carson, Warminster. 



Plough for general purposes, John Eddy, Kennford. 



Plough for general purposes, Reubiu Lewis, Wliitchurch, 

 Cardiflr. 



Clod crusher or pulverizer, Hugh Carson, Warminster. 



Clod crusher or pulverizer, John Eddy, Kennford. 



Oilcftke crusher, Smith and Ashby, Stamford. 



Chaff-cutting machine, Richmond and Chandler, Salford. 



Patent safety chaff-cutter. Smith and Ashby, Stamford. 



Double ridge horsehoe, E. H. Bentall, Heybridge. 



A winnowing machine, George Wreford, Newport, Barn- 

 staple. 



THE DINNER 



Took place on the Thursday afternoon, in a well arranged and 

 ventilated marquee, within the Show ground. Lord Courtney 

 again presided, with Messrs. SiUifant and Newman as his Vice- 

 Presidents, and the following gentlemen as stewards of tables: — 

 John Gray, Knollys, Acland, Pitman, Jonathan Gray, Gillett, 

 Farraut, Widdicombe, Maule, Hussey, and Gordon. There 

 were also present the Mayor of Cardiff, Lord James Stuart, 

 M.P., Col. Stuart, M.P., H. A. Bruce, Esq., M.P., H. H. 

 Vivian, Esq., M.P., H. Thomas, Esq., the Rev. J. Evans, jun., 

 and about three hundred other gentlemen, either locally in- 

 terested, or more directly identified with the cause of agricul- 

 ture. 



After the customary loyal toasts, the Chairman gave the 

 " Army and Navy," Colonel Stuart replying for the former, 

 and Captain Scobcll in a long tedious oration for the Navy. 



The healths of "The Lord liieutenant," "The Mayor," 

 "Lady Bute," and "The Chairman" folloii'ed. Mr. Sillifant 

 gave "The Local Committee," and Mr. Knollys "The 

 Judges." 



Mr. Caldwell in replying said: My Lord and Gentlemen, 

 I rise to respond to the toast just proposed by Mr, Knollys in 

 so complimentary a manner, and so far beyond oiir deservings, 

 though I know we have all fearlessly and conscientiously tried 

 to do our duty. If I now venture to make a few remarks on some 

 of the trials which I have had to do with, I trust I shall be 

 pardoned if I omit any thing really of consequence; for, having 

 had no intimation of having to respond to this toast, I have 

 no notes by me. First, I must congratulate the Society upon 

 the very excellent show of implements in the yard ; next, on the 

 great assistance rendered to the judges by the stewards ; and 

 further, to thercadincss with whicli the implement makers came 

 to their trials ; but I must add, how sorry I am that we had 

 not more competition with the thrashing machines, for finish- 

 ing corn for market. We put two (Mr. Humphries, and Mr. 

 Cambridge's) to severe trials, and they did their work well, 

 and we proved the quality of their work by passing some of 

 their dressed corn throus^h Mr. Boby's very excellent screen ; 

 even then we had great diflSculty in deciding on the superior 

 merit of one machine over the other, and it was only when we 

 put all things together which as judges we had to consider, 

 that we could but award the prize to Mr. Humphries. For 

 our own satisfaction, and also that of the farmer, we made 

 furthertrials. Taking the saraequautity of dressed corn from the 

 hand-power dressing machines, that is, from a sample of the 

 best dressed given to us by the judges of those implements, 

 we passed it through Mr. Boby'a screen, and had the same 

 result as from the corn which was dressed by the finishing 

 thrashing machines — that is, while we had a difference of 4 

 and Slbs. of light corn taken from ] i cwt. of the thrashing 

 machine samples, we had 4.^1b3. from that of the hand-power 

 dressing machines. This we considered a great triumph for 

 the finishing thrashing machines ; and I do not hesitate to 

 say, that if the prize machine goes to Chester, it will be 

 something very superior that beats it, though I shall be de- 

 lighted, for the benefit of the farmer, if such a thing takes 

 place ; and if after three years' lull, such is not the case, all I 

 can say is, it ought to be. We also had some corn thrashed 

 by a machine driven by its own steam-engine, both belonging 

 to a steward of the society. We took a sample nf what we 

 considered his very best dressed corn, and the result was the 

 same as all the other trials, when it had been passed through 



