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(3) Adaptability to various seeds. 



(4) Weight. 



(5) Simplicity of construction combined with strength. 

 (Jo) Number of attendants. 



(7) (jtiiorqi efificiency. 



(8) Price. 



There were eight entries in uiaoo i and one entry in 

 Class II., all of which were presented for trial. Ao aoveral 

 of the competitors showed two or more machines, the trials 

 were arranged in the following order, so that no competitor 

 should have to run his drills consecutively. This order of 

 running was maintained throughout the trials : — 



■ British Economical." 



First Kell & Co., Ltd. 



Second Thomas Baker & Sons. 



Third Teasdale Brothers, Ltd. 



Fourth Francis Walker & Sons. 



Fifth Kell & Co., Ltd. 



Sixth JLirtins Cultivator Co., Ltd. 



Seventh Teasdale Brothers, Ltd. 



Eighth Francis Walker &: Sons. 



" Superior." 



John Bull." 



"Anglo-Colonial." 



The judging was conducted on the principle of giving 

 marks for the various points of merit. These were divided 

 into ten headings, and each dealt with separately. The 

 following table gives a general statement of the conditions of 

 ti'ial. 



Class I. — Corn and Pulse Drills. 



The trials began at 9 a.m. on April 18. The competitors 

 were directed to sow barley at the rate of 3 bushels per acre. 

 The ground had been marked out in equal plots containing 

 1,490 square yards. The length. of "run" averaged 298 yards 

 Five stones of an exceptionally good sample of barley was 



