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rWEinHINO MACHIKES. 



BtiM'k-iVedt'i-s. It produces a perfect pulp, 

 witlioht ill liny whv bruisiiiir or BIIl^^*llill•; llio 

 roots, or deslroyiiii,' or losiii^j; tlie juice — :i iiiOMt 

 important tcjitiire. Price, £o 10*. — Another, 

 with a 20-iiHli barrel, will perlonn a very large 

 quantitv of work when attiu-lictl to steam- 

 power, and is especially adapted to lar^e atoek- 

 feeders. Since the tirat introduction of 

 Phillips' root-pulpers, several thousands have 

 been sold to the first agriculturists of every 

 country in Europe. One of tlieir best qualities 

 is, that they never clog, and seldom got out 

 of repair; and in case of accident to the teeth, 

 these can easily be replaced at the cost of one 

 penny each. Price, £7 10s. — Messrs. Perk sly 

 and Sons have a root-pulper, which is a new 

 implement. It is constructed with a double 

 cone cylinder formed of perforated steel plates, 

 with gauge or diamond-shaped cutting-points : 

 the ends of this cylinder, being larger than 

 the centre, discharge the pulped matter as 

 rapidly as it falls into the interior, without the 

 assistance of an iron weight, worm, or other 

 contrivance, hitherto inetlectually employed 

 for such purpose. The cutting-plates are 

 fixed upon the cylinder in sections, and are 

 cheaply and easily replaced by duplicates in 

 cases of accidental breakage. It will perform 

 a greater amount of work, more efficiently, 

 and with less power, than any other machine 

 of the kind, and is less liable to breakage, and 

 more readily and cheaply repaired. The 

 frame and other parts of this machine are of 

 iron. Price, £5 10s. 



WEED EXTIRPATORS. 



A poppy and weed-extirpator and fer- 

 tilising lever harrow, invented by the late 

 Fred. Phillips, E;;q., of Brandon, and improved 

 and manufactured by Woods and Cock sedge, 

 has been awarded a silver medal by the lioyal 

 Agricultural Society of England. It loosens, 

 by its gentle action, hidebound lands, making 

 them tender and friable ; opening countless 

 millions of pores to the influence of the atmo- 

 sphere, promoting vegetation, and bringing 

 fresh nourishment to the plant. ]S'o farm 

 should be without it, as the extra produce on 

 a few acres will more than repay the cost in 

 the first year. Iron frame and levers. Price, 

 £8 10s. — Anotlier, called a Weeding-Padule, 

 or 'Lhislle-JJestroyer, by iieeves, has been 



awarded a silver medal at tho Bnyal Agricul- 

 tural Show at Leeds. It is sMiiple, and used 

 tho »anie as a comtnon wceding-paddlo, which, 

 at the Hnino tiiiit* as it is pumhed into the 

 pround to cut off the weed, diHchnrgCH a por- 

 tion of Bait on the bleeding root. Tlu' nalt 

 thus penetrating tho roots, cH'ectunlly destrovs 

 them. It is portable, and is easily used as .-i 

 common paddle. Price, lOs. each. 



WEIGHING MACHINES. 

 A three-ton cart-weighing machine, im- 

 proved and manufactured by !Mr. ^lason, is 

 fixed level with the ground, so that a cart can bo 

 easily weighed, or any ponderous article. It 

 is also fitted with a pen for weighing cattle ; 

 will weigh from 1 lb. to 3 tons ; and is taken 

 out of gear by a lever, so that it cannot 

 be injured when out of work. Price, £21 ; wiih 

 pen for cattle, £2 10s. extra. — Another port- 

 able machine for weighing cattle alive, is set 

 on wheels, with large platform and guard, to 

 weigh 15 cwt. with mall weights. Price, £0. 

 — Anotlier, for weighing pigs and sheep alive, 

 is adapted for all general purposes by removing 

 the guard and balance-weight, which is done 

 in an instant : having a large platform or scale, 

 it can be used either for corn, wood, or any 

 bulky article. Price, £-1 10s. — Another, adapt t-d 

 for the same purpose, but on the lever prin- 

 ciple, only requiring small weights, is made by 

 the same manufacturer, to weigh 4 cwt. Price, 

 £4. — A combined sack-holder and weighing 

 machine, invented by John Spencer, and im- 

 proved and manufactured by JMr. Mason, will 

 enable sacks of corn or other products to bo 

 filled and raised, by a rack and pinion attached 

 to the machine, to the height required for 

 carrying oft" on the back. Price, £5 5s. 



WINNOWING MACHINES. 

 The manufacturers of implements of this de- 

 scription are Messrs. Ilornsby, Gooch, Gar- 

 rett, Dray, Coleman, Sawney, Caborn, Cam- 

 pain, and Hunt. On these machines generally, 

 the report of the Exhibition of 1S51 contained 

 the following remarks: — "Even winnowing is 

 becoming a refined process ; for, instead of 

 trusting the corn to the wind, it is now placed 

 in a machine so discriminating, that the best of 

 these — Messrs. llornsby's — required, on the 

 part of the judges at the York meeting, 



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