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The medal was awarded to the Eev. E. A. Ferryman. The principal 

 feature in this churn is that the beaters thoroughly press or knead »out the 

 buttermilk, thus rendering it less likely to turn rancid, and in a measure 

 superseding the necessity of handling it. These are great desiderata, especi- 

 ally in hot weather. The butter produced was of first-rate quality, but the 

 churn was not very nicely made, as a good deal of cream sprayed out from 

 under the lid. , Mr. Johnstone's churn produced good butter, was neatly 

 manufactured, easily cleaned, and in every respect well earned, its high com- 

 mendation. We could not say much for the American Hydro-Thermal churn. 

 It produced less butter than the other two, and that of a very inferior descrip- 

 tion. It is furnished with hollow metal beaters, to be filled with hot or cold 

 water to raise or lower the temperature of the cream. This is an ingenious 

 contrivance, but we prefer a churn whose interior is composed entirely of 

 wood. 



Hanson's Potato-Digger, exhibited by Mr. Coleman, must be a very useful 

 implement Avhere a large breadth of potatoes is grown and labour is scarce. 

 A great share, something like a shovel, passes imder the row of tubers, while 

 a set of revolving forks throws them on the surface. 



We now come to the High Commendations. Foremost we must mention the 

 American platform beehive which will form a useful and interesting addition 

 to every apiary. This contained a lively swarm of bees, and was thus ex- 

 hibited, in full work. The various contrivances for removing the honey, 

 transferring the bees, feeding them in cold weather, and removing the filth, 

 seemed to us to fully merit a high commendation, which was all we could 

 do for it, our medals being distributed among articles more closely connected 

 with agriculture. 



That fruitful land of invention (America) furnished us with another subject 

 for high commendation in \t^ floating-ball luashing-machine. It appears cal- 

 culated to save labour, and it cleaned some very dirty collars in less than a 

 minute, and does not appear liable to tear or damage the linen. This machine 

 was shown by Mr. Weir. 



Mr. Kichards' circular-jtointed cooking ranges present a large available 

 space for all culinary operations. Everything was well ]jlanned with regard 

 to convenience and economy, and the whole appeared well made and reason- 

 able in price. 



Mr. John James exhibited a very useful iveighing machine for roots and 

 potatoes. It can be easily removed and planted in the field, and its scoop- 

 shaped scale makes it easy to fill and empty. 



The force and lift 2:)Hin}) of Messrs. Burgess and Key is to us quite a 

 novelty. America again. Tlie pumji is composed of an India-rubber tube, and 

 by the external pressure of a I'oller and its own elasticity, dispenses with all 

 valves and boxes. It sent out a strong stream of water, but how long the 

 tube will resist the friction of the roller remains to be proved. 



Messrs. Cottam and Hallam showed a splendid assortment of stahle fittings. 

 They were of the most ^useful description, elegantly designed, and the work- 

 manship was faultless. 



The iron tubular 4-horse rvhipple -trees of Messrs. Howard can be attached 

 with advantage to Biddle's and Coleman's large scarifiers. The horses all 

 draw from the same middle chain, which passes round a pulley ; this tends 

 to equalize the draught among the four horses. 



The iron loire sheep-fold fence of Messrs. Greening was cheap and excellent. 

 It can be very easilj^ fixed, and was well coated with a bright and durable- 

 looking varnish. 



Mr. Stanley's barroiu and sack raiser acted well, and must be a useful 

 adjunct to steam-threshing. It is rather dear, the price being 'SI. lO.s. 



The cast-iron tap of Barnard and Bishop is simple, and the best we know 

 for common water carts. In a moment it shuts off tlie stream of water ; there 



