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suffers it to deliver at its own regular stroke, or 

 varies its movement to suit the fluctuating bulk of the 

 crop. The motions are effected in a singular manner. 

 The shaft which carries the mitre-wheel for driving the 

 cutter crank-shaft, and is itself driven directly from the 

 main travelling-wheel, has another short spindle con- 

 nected with it, at its inner end, by means of a Hook's 

 universal joint, which allows of the spindle revolving 

 when in any angular position. At the end of this spin- 

 dle is a pinion working along a continuous toothed rack, 

 inside a curved quadrant of cast-iron, fixed upon the 

 platform, the pinion traversing horizontally one way 

 along the top of the rack, and back again underneath it ; 

 and by proper connections with the rake-stem, the rake 

 is thus reciprocated to and fro. As the pinion passes 

 round the ends of the rack, it rises or falls (like the 

 pinion in the well-known movement upon an old- 

 fashioned " patent mangle "") ; and this motion of the 

 pinion is made to turn the rake-stem partially round by 



a rack-piuion : thus effecting the lifting and dropping 

 of the rake-head. A " clutch " intervenes between the 

 first driving-shaft and the universal joint, it being this 

 which is thrown in or out of gear by a lever under the 

 driver's foot. 



Though our attempted description is rather tedious 

 and unintelligible, the mechanism itself is, as it were, 

 " in a nutshell ;" and we think that it is capable of still 

 further simplification. 



We need only add that the price of this machine, at 

 the works, is £32 10s. Of course reaping and raking- 

 off makes harder work for the horses than reaping only; 

 but no lakeman, or rakemen, have to be carried upon 

 the platform ; and if two horses find a heavy crop too 

 much for their strength, three may be employed. We 

 are not among those who consider the expense of an 

 extra horse or man of any account, compared with the 

 advantages arising from the use of a good reaping ma- 

 chine. 



AWARDS TO EXHIBITERS OF IMPLEMENTS AT THE MANCHESTER 

 AND LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The following were the awards in the implement class : 

 Messrs. Richmond, Ctiandler, and Norton, for their collec- 

 tion of chaff-cutters, 3/.; coru-crushers, 2/. : their hay-making 

 machine, Nicholson's patent, and their oue or two horse 

 driving gear, for chaff-cutters, &c., were highly commended. 

 Mr. II. Gough, Albert-street, Manchester, for a patent double- 

 blast thrashing, shaking, nddliuif, hoeiug, winnowing, and 

 sacking machine, for finishing grain for market, 21. Messrs. 

 Picksley, Sims, and Co., Leigh, for a patent chaff-cutting ma- 

 chine, li.; registered malt mill, II. ; and their improved tur- 

 nip-slicer was commended. Mr. W. L. Fisher, Thrapston, 

 Northamptonshire, for an improved steerage corn mill, 11. ; 

 double cake mill, 1/. Mr. W. Hall, Diresbury, for a machine 

 by which corn is cleaned, dressed, and delivered into sacks 

 ready for market, 21. Mr. J. Whitehead, Preston, for a cheese 

 press, 11.; and a silver medal for a patent wheel plough. 

 Messrs. Greening and Co., Oxford-street, for an iron-wire 

 sheepfold fence, 11. Mr. W. Sawney, Beverley, for winnowing 

 machines, 1/. Mr. W. Wood, Knutsford, and Altrincham, for 

 a laud roller, 1/. ; liorse hoe with screw expansions, 1^. Mr. 

 F. L. llancock, Spa, near Gloucester, for a patent prize parer 

 of turf and stubbles, 1/. Mr. J. II. Wmder. Sheffield, for 

 patent rotary fountains, lifts and force pinups, with cisterns, 

 21. Mr. W. Jouston, Fishpool, near Bury, for a double 

 plouj;h, 1/. Mr. W. Harkes, Knutsford, for a patent im- 

 proved plough and pulverizer, 3/. : his improved lever cheese- 

 press was commended. Mr. J. Payne, Ducie-street, for 

 Bower's patent national gas apparatus for private residences, 

 &c.,2l.: hij economic chaff machine was commended. Mr. 

 R. Tinkler, Penrith, for prize barrel-churns, 1/. Mr. W. C.S. 

 Percy, Charles-street, for a double-action pugging and screen- 

 ing mill, for the economic manufacture of draining pipes and 

 tiles, 1/. ; patent revolving brick-making i»nd pressing machine, 

 11. Mr. J. Cameron, Egertou-street, Hidme, for an independent 

 Bteam-cngiue, designed to suit the requirements of tenant- 

 farmers who wish to avoid the expense of masonry for sta- 

 tionary power, 11. Mr. J. Whitaker, Bedford Mill Iron Works 

 near Leigh, for turuip-cuttiug machines, lOs. Mr. H. Inmau 

 Huddeisfield, for ornamental work in tables, sofa, vases, chairs, 

 &c., for gardens, 10s. and a silver medal. 



Silver medals were awarded to the following exhihiters, for 

 the articles mentioned after the exhibiter's name : 



Mr. T. Standing, Preston, sun and planet motion churn. 

 Messrs. F. and .^.. Dickson, Corporation-street, collection of 

 grasses, wheats, and implements. Messrs. J. Eastwood and 

 Co., Blackburn, patent compound-action churiis. Messrs. S. 

 Briggs and Co., Keighley, washing, wringing, and mangling 

 machines. Mr. J. Banks, Derby-square, Liverpool, collection 

 of iron and wire hurdles and fences. Messrs. J. Dickson, and 

 Co., Market-place, collection of grasses, wheats, and imple- 

 ments. Messrs. R. B. Lee and Co., Market-place, collection 

 of gates, pig-troughs, netting, &c. Messrs. J. Knight and 

 Co., Widness, near Warrington, nitrogcnised bone manure for 

 wheat. Mr. W. II. Peake, Wood-street, Liverpool, collection 

 of iron hurdles and field gates. Mr. J. Johnson, Cook-street, 

 Stretford New Road, machine for washing and churning. Mr. 

 W. Routledge, Salford, self-contained horizontal steam-en- 

 gine, double-action pumping engine, valves, and stand-cock 

 with hose. Messrs. Smith and Ashby, Stamford, Lincoln- 

 shire, hand-power chaff-cutter; their haymaking machine was 

 commended. Mr. D. Ilarkes, Mere, near Knutsford, horse 

 hoe or turnip thinner ; his cheese press was highly commended. 

 Mr. J. Cornes, Barbridge AVorks, near Nantwich, registered 

 chaff-cutting machine. Mr. C. Royston, PadJiugton Chemical 

 Works, near Warrington, superphosphate of lime, and bone 

 manures. Mr. E. Archer, Russcll-place, near North Road, 

 London, patent high-pressure water-tap. Messrs. R. Ormerod, 

 and Son, Hulme, twelve-horae power patent non-ccndensing 

 statio'iary engine. Messrs. G. Turner and Co., Great Dover- 

 street, London, collection of flour mills for family use, sausage- 

 making machine, a whisk for eggs, &c., knife- cleaning 

 machine, and churn. Messrs. Davy Brothers, Sheffield, port- 

 able steam-engine. 



The following were commended : Mr. R. Postlethwaite, 

 London- road, Liverpool, shaft and leading gears, double plough 

 gears, and dray collar. Mr. S. Perkin, Sheffield, filters (highly 

 commended). Mr. J. Nicholson, Market-street, harness for 

 agricultural purposes. Messrs. W. Harrison and Co., Salford, 

 vertical and horizontal high-pressure steam-engines (highly 

 commended). 



