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prizes bavinpj been taken in ISOl, including 

 the tirst prize of one huiidreil guildt-rs, at the 

 great trial of haymakers, at Jlaerlein, in llol- 

 Jand. The first prize gold ined.il and 200 francs 

 were also awarded to it at the great nu'eting 

 in Paris, 18G0. It still continues to maintain 

 its well-earned reputation ; 800 having been 

 sent out during the last two years without a 

 single failure. The price of this excellent 

 machine is £15 15*. ; if with wire guard, to 

 keep the hay oft' the horse in windy weatlier, 

 15s. extra. — The same makers have another 

 similar machine ; but it has attached to it 

 double-edged steel blades, for cutting down 



of Ireland, at Londonderry. It has a now 

 steerage apj)aratuH, under the iiniiadiato con- 

 trol of the man attending it, which turns tho 

 wheel, and, at the sani(> tin)e, alters tho line of 

 draught in the contrary direction. It thus 

 secures straight work on tho hill side. Price, 

 £!•. — Messrs. Priest and Woolnough have a 

 patent horse-hoe for roots, invented by theru- 

 selves. It was awarded a priz(; at tho meeting 

 of tho lioyal Agricultural Society of England, 

 at Salisbury, and lirst prize at that society's 

 meeting at Leeds. It is adapted for hoeing 

 between the rows of all drilled crops. Tho 

 hoe is made the same width as tho drills it 



young thistles. — They have also patented a ' is to follow, and hoes at once as many 

 method of attaching forks to the same for rows as were drilled. Each boo works on a 

 breaking and distributing manure on grass \ separate lever, which is pressed into the ground 

 laud. Price, £15 15*. ; if with eight thistle i by weight like a drill, so that all tho ground 

 Jcnives, 32s. extra ; forks, 40s. extra ; forks and between .the plants is cut, however uneven it 

 Icuives, £3 3s. the set complete. — Another, in may be. The exhibitor's patent improve- 



many respects similar to the preceding, but 

 simplified in its construction, with external 

 instead of internal shifting gear, and the fork 

 bearers revolving on a solid main axle, is made 



ments are indispensable to the effective work- 

 ing of the implements. Price, £19. — Tiiey 

 have another machine for corn and roots, to 

 which was awarded a prize by the Royal 



by them. It is remarkably easy to take apart i Agricultural Society of England, at Salisbury, 

 for cleaning or repairs, by an ordinary smith ; and first prize at Leeds. It is of similar con- 



and the apparatus for reversing the action and 

 throwing out of gear is operated upon by means 

 of a lever at the near side, so that the man 

 has entire control of his machine without leav- 

 ing his horse. He can also raise or lower the 

 machine while going along by the side of his 

 horse. Price, extra strong, £16 IGs. 



HORSE-HOES. 

 In the manufacture of hoes, Messrs. Gar- 

 rett and Sons have been very successful. 

 Their patent lever horse-lioe has successfully 

 carried off fourteen prizes — £65 in specie — 

 and five medals. It will hoe effectually all 

 drilled crops of grain or roots, and on every 

 description of soil. A man and a boy will do 

 iroin ten to fifteen acres per day, at a cost of 

 6d. per acre. Fitted with the new patented 

 ;;rraugement for regulating the position of the 

 hoe blades, its price is £19. ]\[essrs. Carson 

 and Toone have a wrought iron horse-hoe, for 

 hill sides, with hoes, and five tines ; invented 

 by the late Hugh Carson, of AVarmiuster. It 

 received a prize from the Bath and West of 

 England Society at Cardiff, and was highlv 

 commended by the Royal Improvement Society 



struction to the precedimg, but set for hoeing 

 wheat. The patent improvements allow the 

 attendant to adapt the hoe to lands or ridges, 

 or side hills, as well as to regulate the depth 

 of the hoeing while it is in motion. Price, 

 £22. — Another implement for small occu- 

 pations, for turnips, &c., is similar in principle 

 to the preceding, but reduced in size, and num- 

 ber of levers and hoes, to adapt it to farms of 

 moderate extent. It is fitted with an arrange- 

 ment whereby the man steering, by depressing 

 the steerage handles, takes the hoes out of work. 

 Price, £12 12s. — Another, for small occupations 

 and general purposes, is also similar in principle 

 to the preceding, but fitted with sufficient 

 levers and hoes for two hoes to work between 

 the different rows of plants. These horse- 

 hoes are well adapted to follow small occu- 

 pation drills. Price, £14 14s. 



A patent turnip-thinner and horse-hoe com- 

 bined, invented, improved, and manufactured 

 by John Eaton, had a prize of £5 awarded to 

 it at Leeds. It is especially adapted to thin 

 or bunch-out turnips or wurzels, on the ridge 

 or flat, pre;paratory to singling by hand; 

 leaving the bunclies at nine, twelve, or fifteen 



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