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CONDITIONS KELATING TO MACHINERY. 



Steam-Engines. 



All engines must be fitted with a steam-indicator, in addition to the ordinary 

 spring-balance. 



DRILI.S. 



The general purpose drills, both for large and small occupations, must be 

 adapted for all kinds of corn, seeds, and manures. 



Horse Hoes. 



The horse hoes for thinning turnips should be adapted to set them out at 

 various widths, and leave the plants in such a state that they can ultimately 

 be singled by hand. 



Manure Distributor. 



The manure distributor will be preferred which is best adapted for distri- 

 buting any kind of artificial manure, when in a moist or dry state, and which 

 is capable of adjustment for the delivery of any quantity from 3 to 40 bushels 

 per acre. 



Forms of Certificate for entry, as well as Prize-Sheets for the Plymouth 

 Meeting, containing the whole of the conditions and regulations, may 

 be obtained at the Office of the Society, No. 12, Hanover Square, 

 London, W. 



DATES OF ENTRY. 



Certificates for the entry of Implements for the Plymouth Meeting must 

 be forwarded to the Secretary of the Society, No. 12, Hanover Square, 

 London (W.), by the 1st of May, and Certificates for the entry of Live 

 Stock by the 1st of June. Certificates received after those respective dates 

 will not be accepted, but returned to the persons by whom they have been 

 sent. 



The Prizes of the Eoyal Agricultural Society of England, and all Prizes 

 offered by the Devonport and Plymouth Local Committee, are open to general 

 competition. 



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