THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



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I'oti'i^s, hiyhUj commended — V. .1 . Sadler, Heutham Calciitt, 

 Cricklade (Berkshire), aad T. Crisp (fcjutfolk). Commended — 

 C. Burrell, Walthamstow (Essex), S. Marjoribanka (Bushey), 

 and W. M. Barber (Middlesex). 



THE IMPLEMENT DEPARTMENT. 



In consequence of the great demand for implements, 

 lessening the labour upon our farm, every facility should 

 be afforded to manufacturers for exhibition. The space 

 at present allotted is not sufficient for the purpose. 

 Most of the machines are only within reach of the eye, 

 and many upon the floor are so cramped and wedged in 

 amongst others as to be quite immovable. Some, 

 again, are to be judged of only by sections and models 

 from the sheer impossibility of finding room for them. 

 This state of things is unsatisfactory, and especially 

 so when the fault admits of a remedy, that must suggest 

 itself to everybody. Surely in London, the centre of 

 civilization, where the possible seems to have no limit, 

 and the spirit of enterprise is perpetually urging men to 

 the gratification of wants that are daily increasing in 

 magnitude and grandeur — surely in London, the capital 

 of a country that has exalted agriculture as a grand 

 particular star amongst the sciences, we should possess 

 a better theatre in which to display the very implements 

 to which we are mainly indebted for our proud su- 

 premacy. 



The comfort of the public and the interests of the 

 Club would be very much consulted by the establish- 

 ment of five shilling and half-crown days, as well as 

 the one shilling days now in vogue. This arrangement 

 would please those who could afford the extra fee, and 

 present no hardship to such as could not. 



The show itself seems a fair one, with but few new 

 objects of especial interest. Those deserving most at- 

 tention are Child's Grain Separator, an American 

 invention, displaying wonderful ingenuity, and a quite 

 original principle; Allen's Grass Mower, an 

 American invention, brought out under the auspices of 

 Messrs. Burgess and Key ; and Samuelson's Reaper, 

 with self-acting bunching rake. These with a groat 

 number of improvements introduced in machines al- 

 ready known to our readers, will be consecutively de- 

 tailed in our category. 



First, we come to Mr. Gibbs's Stand (of Half-moon- 

 street), and find there a splendid collection of specimens 

 from the cereal and root crops. The mangolds are 

 specially good, and are exhibited in very heavy weights. 

 He fully maintains the reputation he has established, 

 and merits the confidence he has inspired. 



Biggs shows his usual Dipping Apparatus, consisting 

 of cradle and crane ; but the cradle is now of galvanized 

 iron. 



Garrett and Sons show a one-horse-power, with 

 horse-works, complete, for £32; a dressing machine ; 

 their excellent improved wheat and spring-corn horse- 

 hoe ; a turnip hoe, with good lever arrangement ; a 

 fair sample of drills, and Chambers' excellent manure 

 distributor. 



Geo. Gibbs shows a carefully-selected assortment of 

 roots, some of the largest of which are from the farm of 

 the Prince Consort. There are mangolds weighing from 

 27 to 30 Ihs., and cabbages of 30 lbs. weight. 



Busby, of Bedale, — carts, with his usually strong 

 workmanship ; good ploughs, and a useful-looking 

 horse-hoe. We were disappointed not to observe Cuth- 

 bert's reaper on his stand. 



Sutton & Son., Reading, — a famous variety of roots 

 and seeds. The roots struck us as being very beautifully 

 grown, and indicating specially good quality. There 

 were some specimens of long-red and globe mangolds 

 weighing 30 lbs. The new Chinese potato, a long tap 



root, much like a badly-grown carrot, and some sugar- 

 cane from the same country, are to be observed also. 



Nicholson, Newark, — the haymaker, without per- 

 ceptible improvement. 



Clayton & Suuttleworth, — a fixed steam- 

 engine. 



Peter Lawson & Son, Edinburgh,— a splendid as- 

 sortment of corn seeds, grass, and roots. Many roots 

 grown by the aid of the liquid manure drill attained the 

 weight of 40 lbs. There was also an instrument for 

 testing the specific gravity of roots. 



Dray and Co. — a large collection of corn mills, 

 chaff-cutters (Richmond and Chandler), steel forks, 

 and the celebrated prize reaper, with tipping platform, 

 from the introduction of which into this country so 

 many improvements have taken place in such machines. 



Gardner, of Banbury, — chaff-cutters, &c. 



Whitmee & Co., London, — an array of corn-crushers 

 and griding mills. A single grinder can be obtained for 

 £2 15s. 



Turner, of Ipswich, — a double mill for crushing 

 oats and splitting beans at one time ; for hand or steam- 

 power ; simple, effective and cheap. 



Ward— the famous cattle gauge, which from cer- 

 tain measurements determines with tolerable accuracy 

 the weight of an animal. 



James, of Cheltenham, — a liquid manure distributor, 

 which has won unto itself a good name, being very 

 much upon the principle of the street water-carts. 

 Upon meadows and pastures such implements are in- 

 valuable, and many a crop of swedes or mangolds might 

 be saved by their use. 



Priest and Woolnaugh — a horse-hoe, very similar 

 to Garrett's ; drills, and Rowley's blast drill. 



Richmond and Chandler — very good double- 

 action turnip cutter, made entirely of iron. In the cen ■ 

 tre of the hopper there is a wing which shuts off either 

 side, and then the motion of the knives being reversed, 

 the turnip is either cut for sheep or beast as desired. 

 The price, £b IDs., for a machine so well got up, and 

 apparently effective, is not great. The chaff machine is 

 very much simplified, and the bearings reduced by 

 doing away with one wheel and shaft. The workman- 

 ship of all these machines struck us as especially 

 superior. 



Clayton— his patent brick-dresser, so justly cele- 

 brated ; together with the "Eagle" reaper, concerning 

 which enough was said at Chester. 



Holmes and Son— a large variety of drills, corn- 

 dressing machines, and scissor turnip-cutter, slicing a 

 turnip at one stroke. Price £2 10s. 



Page and Toogood, Southampton, — a very credit- 

 able assortment of roots. 



Warwick Smith, London,— a nice-tasting cattle- 

 food, found in close proximity with a sack of locust- 

 beans, to which it bears a great affinity. Yet the 

 locust-beans are priced at £7 10s. per ton ; run through 

 a mill, and presented in a chopped or bruised condition, 

 they are priced at ,€15 per ton; while in the shape of 

 fine dust, they are offered for £"30 per ton. This grind- 

 ing seems an expensive process 



Ruston, Proctor, and Co. — saw and grist mills, 

 of vei'y excellent workmanship. 



Burgess and Key — Allen's patent American grass- 

 mower ; a machine which has, it appears, been tested in 

 this country, and found to work well, A little more 

 experience of its adaptability to varieties of crops is 

 necessary before we can report upon it with confidence. 

 The horses walk beside the standing grass, drawing the 

 machine after them. The cutting arm, furnished with 

 knives moving in the same manner as Burgess and Key's 

 reaper, is thrown out from one side to a distance of three 

 feet, terminated by a sort of wooden breast, which pre- 



