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c, and below it a, hinged flap, d, with sj^ikes, e, this being made to oscillate 

 by a crank-shaft, f. The flap shakes up the com very well, and must be 

 useful where a man is careless in feeding ; but as the opening of the hopper 

 is so large, it cannot be said to be any protection to life. 



No. 5333. Marshall, Sans, and Co. — An upright box is fitted over the 

 mouth of the drum ; this has movable flaps, which are fixed ; they are altered 

 to suit the feed by a pin at the side. 



This is a simple and effective guard, but impedes the feeding considerably. 

 During the trial the attendant was obliged to push the sheaves down ; this 

 defect was thought to be attributable to a piece of leather, which had been 

 nailed to one of the flaps in order to prevent grain flying out of the drum ;. 

 but after it was removed the feeding was still inefficient. 



No. 5418. TF. Tosher and Sons,of Andover, Hants. — ITiis is a drum-feeder, 

 and consists of three revolving triangular spindles, which are placed on an 

 inclined plane, and are driven by three pinion-wheels with intermediate pinions. 

 It is a fair feeder, but no protection to life. 



No. 5067. Clayton and, Shuttleworth, c/ Lincoln. — Wilder's Patent Self- 

 feeding Apparatus. — This, as has already been mentioned, was particularly 

 described in the report on the Cardiflf trials. The feeding is performed by 

 horizontally-placed shakers, which are driven from the shaker-spindle at 180 

 revolutions per minute. Oscillating rakes, which may be raised or lowered, 

 are placed near the mouth of the drum, and tease out the sheaves. A tied 

 sheaf was thrown on the shakers, and this was kept from going into the drum 

 by the oscillating rakes. This appliance costs 20?. It is a good feeder, and 

 would also be effective as a guard. 



Miscellaneous Awards. 



Miscellaneous Awards to Aqricultnral Articles not included in the ordinary/ 

 rotation. Ten Silver Medals. 



Silver Medals. 



119. Ecading Iron "Works Company (Limited), Reading ; for their 4-Horse- 

 Power Patent " Nozzle " Vertical Boiler. 



1000. John Fowler and Co., of Leeds, for their Patent 4-Wheel Windlass 

 for Steam Cultivation (Round-about System). 



1742. "W. X. Nicholson and Son, of Newark-on-Trent, for their adaptation 

 of Self-acting Delivery to Horse-Rake. 



26G5. Barford and Perkins, of Peterborough, for their lO-Horse-Power 

 Agricultural Locomotive Engine, the Driving-wheels being utUized 

 as Winding-drums, 



2969. G. Lewis and Son, of Kettering, for their new Patent Machine for 

 Elevating, Shooting, Loading, and Unloading Sacks of Corn, and 

 other Articles. 



3115. Fairbanks and Co., of Kins; "William Street, London, for their 3-Ton 

 Weighbridge for Carts and Waggons. 



3174. "W. R. Dell and Son, of Mark Lane, London, for their Duplex Grain 

 Sorter, for separating round seeds from wheat. 



