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seed-box is su2:)portcd ou two brackets ; one on the shaft, and the other on the 

 fore-carriage. It is a well-constructed implement. Price IIZ. 15s. 



No. 722. Wm. Smith, of Kettering. — This is also a rigid-frame horse-hoe, with 

 a two-wheeled fore-carriage steerage, similar to the one last described. The 

 seed-box is placed in front of the hoes near the ground, so as to prevent 

 blowing in windy weather. It is also well constructed. Price 11?, 10s. 



First Prize to Corbett and Peele (1382), of Shrewsbury. 

 Commended. — Wm. Smith (722), of Kettering. 



Table XIV. — Hokse-hoes combined witli Deill for Small Seeds. 

 (Class XIV.) 



Name of Exhibitor 



Catalogue number 



Order of trial 



Price 



Extreme effective width . . 

 Maximum number of hoes 



Tillage of field , 



Number of horses 



Number of rows hoed at one time , 



Points of Merit : — 



1. Mechanical couritruction 



Per- 

 fection 

 being 



200 



250 



2. Simplicity ! 100 



3. Perfection of work done I 



by drill j 



4. Perfection of work donej 



by borse-boe . . . . j 



5. Price 



Baker & Co. 



650 



1 



40Z. 



6' 0" 



18 



Oats. 



2 



100 

 40 



Total 



350 

 100 



1000 



200 



150 

 40 



530 



Smith, W. 



722 



2 



111. 10s. 



& 0" 



9 



Oats. 



1 



9 



IGO 

 100 



245 



180 

 80 



765 



Corbett & Peele. 



1382 



5 



111. 15s. 



5' 6" 



9 



Oats. 



1 







ISO 

 100 



250 



200 



80 



810 



Class XV. Single-Row Horse-Hoes for Ridge and Flat. — In 

 this class there were twenty-nine entries, and twenty-six of these 

 were tried in a fiekl, where, unfortunately, OAving to the con- 

 tinued dry weather, there were neither turnip-plants nor weeds, 

 so that the task of the Judges was rendered somewhat difficult. 

 It was a very good class. 



No. 1386. Corhcft and Peek, of SJireivshury. — This implement consists of a 

 central beam in front, bent slightly upwards and forwards to suit the guide- 

 wheel ; and connected behind with two handles for guiding the implement. 

 A very strong cast-iron body, carrying a broad-winged share with a chisel 

 point, is bolted to the central beam ; the chisel point goes below the level of 

 the wings, so as to keep the implement to its depth. The share is fixed to the 

 body by a screw and nut. 



Behind the front tine is a parallel jointed frame, similar to a parallel roller ; 



