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Fig. 12. — Messrs. W. Walker and Son's Leverage for Raising the 

 Coulter-levers, No. 3414. 



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Class X. Barroios for Soicing Small Seeds. — In this class there 

 were twelve entries, and eight machines were tried in one of the 

 main avenues of the show-jard. The seed used for this purpose 

 ■was perennial rje-grass. 



With one exception, all the barrows were well constructed. 

 In some of them the seed was delivered from a single seed-box ; 

 in others there were separate boxes for rye-grass and clover 

 seeds, — an arrangement which, as will be seen by the award, 

 the Judges thoroughly appreciated the advantage of. There is 

 a difficulty in keeping the rye-grass and clover seeds equally 

 mixed, as well as in ensuring an even delivery, and this is 

 overcome by the use of separate seed-boxes, for the slides may 

 be regulated to sow either clover or rye-grass seed, as the case 

 may be. 



No. 1380. Cwlett and Peele. — In this implement we have an upper and 

 lower seed-box, each provided with a false bottom and copper slide. These 

 slides are regulated and shut by a rack and pinion, by which means the slides 

 may be easily shut off; but the old plan is preferable, namely, a screw at the 

 end, by means of which the slides may be more accurately adjusted. 



Spindles bearing disc brushes are placed in each box, and these are both 

 made to revolve in the same direction, thus delivering botli clover and 

 rye-grass seed behind, where the attendant may watch them, and it is also 



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