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The delivery of the first three chains is we may say equal, while the deficiency 

 always appears in the last two chains ; clearly proving that the seed delivery 

 of this drill might be made very exact. 



Prize of 107. to C. Dening and Co. (1571), of Chard, Somerset, 

 Table IV. — Corn-Dbills for Hill-side Delivery. (Class III.) 



Name of Exhibitor Dening & Co. 



Catalogue number ! 1571 



Order of trial 2 



Price 31Z. 15s. 6c7. 



Width between centres of wheels 5' • 8" 



Maximum width between end seed-distributors 4' 'lis" 



Capacity of seed-box in bushels 2-6 



Number of horses 1 



Number of rows 11 



Class IV. Corn-Drills for Small Occupations. — The number of 

 entries in this class was sixteen, all of which were tried. With the 

 exception of G. Lewis and Son, all the exhibitors had similar 

 drills entered in Class II., their chief difference being in width. 



The first trial run was with oats, which resulted in the selec- 

 tion of eleven drills for the second run with wheat, and out 

 of this number the six following were selected for a third trial, 

 again with oats : namely, W. Walker and Son, No. 3413 ; A. W. 

 Gower and Son, of Winchfield, No. 2849 ; W. Coleman, of North- 

 ampton, No. 5001 ; James Coultas, of Grantham, No. 2794 ; and 

 Holmes and Son, ]\o. 3823. Of these the first five were selected 

 for the distinctions, in the order in which they are here placed. 



No. 3413. W. Walher and Son, of Titliby, Bingham. — The construction 

 of this drill is in every respect similar to the one described in Class II. 



Its effective width is 4 ft. 10 in., with 10 coulters. The sped-coulter levers, 

 in this drill also, are all arranged on one stay-bar, which is a decided disad- 

 vantage. The lower seed-pipe is attached to the coulter by means of a pro- 

 jecting loop and pin ; this is a good arrangement. The lever press-bar has 

 an ordinary joint in the middle, which renders the middle coulter lever some- 

 what unsteady. The coulter levers are raised and pressed by means of the 

 ordinary wooden roller and chains. The sides of the frame are made of wrought 

 iron, and bolted through the wooden front and back cross-pieces. The two- 

 wheeled fore-carriage steerage has a semicircular table behind, which moves in 

 a staple on the pole, and is steadied by means of a spring ; this arrangement 

 enables the attendant to keep the drill steadier when at work. 



It is a light and strongly constructed drill. Its price is 23/. 10s. 

 • No. 2849. A. W. Gower and Son, of Winchfield, Hants. — The upper seed- 

 box is provided with a water-tight cover, and the flow of seed from it into 

 the lower seed-box is regulated by slides acted on by a rack and pinion. 

 The seed is delivered by cups attached to the discs of a revolving barrel, and 

 is thrown into a hopper, passing through wrought-iron seed-pipes. These 

 latter are very strong and good, and are well protected against wet. The 

 upper seed-pipe is fastened to a ball-joint by a spring, so that it may five 



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