ments until the seaso’ year when they come Peers for that purpose. It iga not my intention to 
aoai ‘This has been attempted with some Conclude -witt d on oaks 1 resolution, as I find that such 
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_ on its merits. I need not say how strongly I can © proper reliance on their decisions. The trials { exhibitor having sent a really good implement to the 
as upon the necess ity of these trials under the oh the stn plougiis and ouitivators tako P Jace under show-yard, and manufactured an inferior one after- . 
nature of the Jand selected, and the small amount of it, wa arda. It is right, I shoul y, that many of thé 
hat the purchasers are not alwa; ways $ the best judges of can give no real test of their capabilities on the generality | exhibitors are very desirous to have longer trials for 
; k lements they should select ; inveterate ane of farms. The actual cost and quality of the work on | their “entries,” but it is frequently attributable to 
ek] the impiem tortil fi bee indue fi soils of a mixed and variable character, their liability | 41 ej li that “a ye 
ds å strong Aegon pn wi ae oe T ce ararm to derangement by breakage and other casualties, their | ; eir own negligence that so short erga bapa 1s occu ied 
N severe With —— mts of- a rior characte i ower of overcoming the difficulties incident to fields of | in the examination of their o entions; and it 
F mply FAR se such are raed inte tas en SEa n use in great inequality of soil and surface and also irregularity | often happens that the judges th thembelves, i in addition 
in his own eae ; then, the influence and representations nis PE {mgr betel bp «Pager prone A Sianco to their other, duties, a to assist in putting an imple- 
y eighbourin poratacrren or active wi are Bias finishing them in a workmanlike manner—these e they cai n proceed. Then 
very N shi „as oft ; lead to X the agricultur 59 all points upon which thejailues should have the fallest a wheel, a band, asi a screw. 
adopting a certain des ögla of implement, not s opp y essential o conditions om walon t ieie perims should com atodi found to pe been left behind, or some more 
"F nuch of his own choice or for his own e ea ea as palpable excuse is offered for not proceeding in due ro- 
mue 0 be based. ith rd to threshing and dressing | PA'I 1 
fh the self-interested advice of those who are mac I oe fast ns on which the | tation—the de y being as often the result of clever 
; jus to — . Even the publi meee ae a the sige red ae very oe pee z ree “ jockeyship” as of mere chance or accident. Let me 
3 a hbition ofim uld lose much of their effect, trial of proper daration would have sltowether nesatived, | Ofer to your notice the miseries that a judge of many 
7 = for those valisble ame nore irvine tests; for here They stort T riddles Send a ni an, atl years’ standing has experienced in this s way. He says— 
the > toa is equally open = vie _expiaity of perfectly clean, and are just coming to that point when | “I could complain of the carelessness and inattention of 
re i r his“ dbonesaan? ore ak ee ge choke es page geese onc he | exhibitors who onay bring untried and unpre- 
tie agnack” in ‘psi y a sale a an Moroi 5 ho Ams SAA pigan it ee An fag far fairly ared ean are for trial. No implement co to be 
implement 5 | hence, it becom iati necessary that wea m rn, ‘The sm small q quantity of unripe Ryo 4 Ae brong ht t e tost of c jaen judges until it has 
j Kation aonla” be made by impartial mac trials li a at hedik trials in liii our most 
ME ii tió men, wh i fal exhi d tl t them- 
Tig aid able men, w Et should havo every available oppor- The next point is, s The nature of ' the ground : and the led o 7 Agtin “apart Aint “ Now, aspen ng ae 
; amongst the implements kap d to the notice of the machinery S a AN hibitors cam M pri repared in ‘ rfect ~~ for í trial, 
ic: i ; 1 1 tat all, ; but the ti 
ling, the iaaii ani L mind §s ped LE et nae of having such trials more ‘frequently ‘adjourn: to [ofthe ein A SoA a all necessary; jne on by the 
: position to i e Kateen Ba the claim com- pe pano piae ant Do atten aed con: | va adjustments required, and thus the trials are 
: oye i TO fij stn Mailed ; thi ht not to be, and the first 
es sta eal, value vot ateg ‘nag Pisano difficulty, which would be espec aly felt ain jer Sonli paia, bay bah ia retin improperly 
Satta erty erecta late | cal Pees reas A 
| advanced and quoi a 
a piad Tea while om we elait nas be sian reay, to i oop ~~ — og we | the elficiency of the trials of agricultural implements 
and some | b®d several meetings, eral se f the ye an, depends in a great degree upon a sufficient length of 
in-door implements which it would be alinoet: impossible according to ord character of the m SA to be tested, | time being allowed for the due examination and 
to try in a satisfactory manner, were the public per it ee be not only next to impossible, even i rs tthe be ee testing of the many articles brought into 
mi e a sem a at the time the judges are esirable, % competition ; this is, = < perpen the main point of 
engaged in their duties. However, whether public or aifically a obtaining. efficien t judges would be farther | the ey  vestion s to-night. The system 
private, the great point comes very much to the same increase this is already very great. Under the adopte the Carlisle m botina O of classifying the 
issue, “ Can me ton be made more efficient ?” In| iennial, on, as it is now, t a gp sy sem, it is f machinery, and only bringing them 
other words, afford the p iniga more oppor- | 8° arranged that certain ¢ of implem only on for trint at longer intervals, sh hould, of course, 
tunity for their gfe et and of coming to a con- | Come on for trial in the come "year, nnd so far the rectly t in investigating 
clusion, occasionally, chaps iat aral to culty may be said to be solved; but, is the month a their merits. The same principle ‘should also facilitate 
emeliy? Can we give the exhibitor more time to| I Wy the best time for -testing the merits of som 
de y valuable implement, one Ps shall not | °f our field implements? If not, it would seem a t th 
merely aim at the speed of a “racer,” or get through, by a first blush that two meetings would aA is ripe, ; the bten go to wes = the land is in a 
some “clever jockeyship,” a few minutes’ or at the most | S*tY— one for the show of 5 
a few hi work; whi ithou wos handing.” envio ments at the usual ti trial eq ts of tl 
ae a intelli gent of har implements whose $ lowe is on for that year. I farm. Iti is, I thik I may say, by i p babl 
a farm labourer, it Ahi ould most probably. break: down fear it would be very impolitic to attempt to organise d 
oF in ri week? One Te e chief points, oe as I have |). su itn ais mma apHon of edfout Fy ee lene gen tlemen whose judgment is s generally RARR 
5 i my circular ettor, is “the d tio f th | wi oe lave a growing opin avou! 
Wiis” EAT RIESA an airi f thit is by. rine the enero’ of certain imple- | adjourned trials, and are making efforts in the wight 
factory resu 
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are carried = ck slg of the year when such 
may be said to be out of season Again ho sa ve “But | put u p the lan e when it is more fit niz suggestion of adjourned ijeri and = ar they can 
whether the eee ttle e, it ought | their and when the ‘farmor himself could m be i rried out, with due c aidawation ion for the ene eni- 
never to be stamped wit hine pais] ye os ariouinneel Since at judge of them ork. The third cat 
society, without first bein, oo. i teste and |. Buy J foe cof the judges, vw ‘exhibitors, ‘end “the a I 
` pr actical a tost, that no Sout of its being a | in my ventegory is “ Ros duties at the judges and i hav doubt i idit h a system of sea- 
useful farmers’ implement.” 5 necessity of some earlier report from 
B. says—‘‘ You plough, and the end lé utterly unfit. As a touching upon this subject, let m san 6 I balieve't that. the | sonable rallisi 5 S an ld ould ibs nak 
farmer you would not plough under such circumstances ; a ti f th d £ 1 been TONGOL; A t the awar ou e wie 
it would be lost time and madness to doit. You reap Di yal of the judges of imp iieri ch peri on aie nd 
Gi Sere Gal er NaPO aae sob. be. adapted |” 
me nts and —— with oo caidas other feld imp d implements, which might then be meeting should aes sd atonoa to might be the 
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by me rule, with corn as green as Grass, and and conscientiously performed. They a ainty. I must repeat that I sities the osha 
. totally u nfit for operation.” oa Guay “labours of love,” and are frequently vicar | ee ole “9 i ` 
ic. 4 Te ave of field implements should not take place od under difficulties, annoyances, and an amount of hard Broe rc that T uphold ¢ ian aargh 7 se PA e 
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A on ri i : For the discussion which took place on this upad 
corn only ; mowing machines before the Grass is dead | he inspec improved. No man, in short, with 
and tough; hay-tedding anoh a tnmediet tly the | hie mn about him, serves an apprenticeshi ith more | Subject, we will endeavour to find room next week. 
wr owed. Manito cultivation shoe should be jaliy tested | #dVvantage than a e, or, I may add, a 
in al its variations, on differe: sae Bie An toa ona department. The actual duties of a judge TEVIOTDALE. —“ What abd sed wel e ih ny Aor, osc 
aried conditions of the land. should. be self-evident. In the first place, h Bed secure b> artificial Food for 
Rotates “I ae oo bre ge tll should be given to the | man of unimpeachable integrity ; he ‘must likewise have | Sheep Po r. Paterson, Greenbanks, said the question 
thrash g er horny: and mowers, than is the | great practical acquaintance "i 349 the class of imple- | as to what ws the ‘est iea nra for Turnips, as food 
ce. i as cak eupon; he must under already been discussed ek ae 
crushers, bruisers, chaff-cutters, &c., have not so many | stand sin uE of their m oaken construction ; „he Club, and they now arrived at another—How 
chances of isturbance in their arrangement, and there- ust be a z be go ~) i This, experience had Poe 
je «et te yw iets xy? ean ta S'I | to them Pend to make a due estimate of their value as most of them, was a most diffic ara matter. It might 
would test the different machines at the season for working adjnnets of the farm. Even, beyond this, he simple, que espec! 
F eri in ARSA ri o hunge ENCE H «ne | Should have that knowledge of thp — Phish will noi Seale, offer a good price, kg you ill be certain 
: att we eee > ay nite ade oe enable him to allow for the “nic ment” and | to get a good article. But in the apparent simplicity 
cul i 
the d *proili 
hot, and the men poly horses BEA Tle “ skilled- Pepi ots she exhibitor pe ie assistants, te the case. the di ty consisted. When you went 
i Te nature of the work; eee eee pationo and so mers’ attention only | into a market, you bought cig tas sales ae 
H. saya: The. triala. Ss jackin are much those 3 inventions ‘ite hil very i ily tors farther preg ee ee ted; and E m meant simply 
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las private trial, so as to be perfectly satisfied with tho as on high days and holidays je ‘eae agricultural | at all. A farmer this woy f „get many 
merits of each machine; it ta ienpossibie ve the eee, exhibitions. There are many gentlemen thus qualified, | tons of cake, so eet he had 
vad satis | and ou mu tt 
oa pes 
be a poke opportunities of witnessing the said, “ 
ine individualler ek Rare bS h whi h ‘they will begin their aye sey the nek majority ja rap gl answer the poe 
peter en hs a 5 a vith “which h. they veil fk ish it, after several days į Suppose a farmer goes to o, arket, and bays t tons 
J, “Tthink that more time should ie eae ti ded. of ven FRE ig fatigue. It is not perhaps | of cake; ie be aa roe sr yed, he pays darke to 
\ ment than is generally the case, Particularly in reference in pon ure cm er as it certainly is} the chemist, an he price 
: sen Thar mowa apriza aika gta Pat ae ctl gr rripi ca s A the reirnent of the farmer, and a arilar eed 
r s of the r X 
and al! the small teeth smashed at the first fied; bat 1 aes that the more we 
a yee Agena attached by a a strap to an engine.” ae je ndges more we shall appreciate their services, substance as an absolute necessity. It was therefore 
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~ ht Skperim ` onts as fally o await “tom in iod, much of the idle talk we no es hear protected saia the nevideno of Pie exten by bo vich 
ei rting their decisi he ‘ : uf 
> p Saat ents at our agricultural shows, | will be corrected. As to fig RC not atvaye acting | se dealers. As ai evide nce of the e: 
shoul Sort eas times p Royal he Juien appointed up tans that ce character obta pee? <r hes oad po Lacuna - mitsa ijero gerbes gis ey s 
ar ee ander e mae ren e on enis w er on ie f e apts en oye intake on pte i Royal Che tealtaral Society of Paghi Fo was as 
re brought r their noti = oe fallest ‘opportunities ipat men! hi sone te ars a wow a OE 
of coming to co: conclusi Otherwise the public | part of the judges, but simply from the follows :— Whilst inferi 
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