444 Rej^ort on the Exhibition and Trial of Implements 



sides regulated for liill-sides. Its drawiug up and clean-raking were equal to 

 any. Prize, 3?. Mr. Thompson's rake drew up the grass well in large rows. 

 It has a peculiar combination of levers so as to insure a receding motion of the 

 teeth when raised ; its arrangements are good. Mr. Woodburne's rake is 

 smaller ; too light for drawing up gniss •, did very well in clean-raking. The 

 teeth are confined by links. It has a sim])le plan for holding it safe when 

 travelling. Mr. Urry's rake is well arranged without complexity. The teetii 

 are made to rake more or less on their points by Avinch, worm, and pinion. 

 Its excellence in construction, work, and price {iSl. 15.s.), led the judges to 

 award it a prize of 2/. Mr. Silcock's rake worked freely in clean-raking ; its 

 bar is somewhat detrimental, and it cannot draw up grass. Mr. Eowsell's 

 American rake is chiefiy adapted for wind-rows or barley raking. Its principal 

 adaptation is to draw up hay into large wind-rows for cocking, which it 

 does admirably. The long teeth are fixed into a large head or beam through a 

 mortice, to be taken out at pleasure, or added for barley-raking, and it is 

 guided by two handles nipping two of the tines, which all ]iroject equally from 

 either side of the beam. When full, the workman just lifts the hinder teeth, 

 this causes the front teeth to catch the soil, the rake is then thrown over, and 

 leaves the load clear. Price 28s. and lOs. respectively. Silver Medal. 



We would observe that the rake-teeth were all of iron or steel, except Row- 

 sell's, and for the most part sickle-shaped. It was clearly manifest that the 

 larger and heavier teeth had the advantage in our trial, and those having the 

 best regulating adjustment to lower or depress the teeth in work met our high 

 approval. The wiiole class of horse-rakes was a credit to our makers, and a 

 boon to the farming public. 



William Owen. 



John Clarke. 



PiEAPiNG Machines. 



The trial of reaping machines commenced on the evening of Saturday, 

 July 18, in a field of rye, a very moderate crop and very foul. 



The different portions of ground were marked out by the Stewards, and the 

 lines dividing the ])ortions Avere cut out by Mr. Crosskill's machine in a most 

 eiScient manner ; for this work it has a decided superiority over the other 

 machines exhiliitcd, but which superiority was counterbalanced by the very 

 easy and excellent work of Messrs. Burgess and Key's machine, which was 

 brought out witlr the new addition of a spiral screw on the side of the machine 

 next'the standing corn, which caused all the corn it touched to be brought in- 

 Avards, and thus conducted it to the platform, so that the swathe Avas laid in a 

 most regular form, and perfected the side delivery. The horses walked at a 

 moderate pace, and the only person attending the machine Avas the driver. 

 To this machine the Judges unanimously allotted the First Prize. The other 

 machine of Messrs. Burgess and Key Ave highly commended for very efficient 

 Avork. 



Mr. Crosskill's Avork Avas Avell done, but the SAA-athe Avas not so Avell laid, nor 

 so good and even a stubble left, as by Messrs. Burgess, and this Ave believe Avas 

 caused by its not being Avell adapted to cut across furroAvs to make perfect 

 Avork ; and the scattered straAvs left on the SAvathe Ave think oAvintr to a fault 

 in the construction of the endless band for the side delivery. This machine 

 has two men to Avork it, but cuts fast, though the pOAver required is more than 

 that Avhich is consumed by Messrs. Burgess and Key's machine. We gave 

 it the Second PriKc. 



The Tliird Prize v.e allotted to the machine exhibited by Lord Kinnaird, 

 Avhicli Avorked Avell ; but avc thought the horses Avere driven too fast for farm 

 horses, and the machine, although cheaper than those spoken of above, Avasnot 



