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place in rising out of the ground. During, therefore, the entire time 

 occupied in its piercing the hole, and being Avithdrawn from the soil, the 

 dibble retains its perpendicularity. 



By an ingenious and simple contrivance a slow rotatory motion about 

 its own axis is given to the dibble, by which means its point may be 

 said to bore into the ground, thus assisting in the form'ition of the liole ; 

 and by the same action the dibble is cleared of any adhering soil, and 

 the hole left firm and clear. 



The seed-valve consists of a cylinder, wuth a cavity cut in it of dimen- 

 sions sufficient to hold one or more seeds. This cylinder is tumbled 

 over, and the seed discharged into a recipient of the shape of a quadrant, 

 from which it is pushed out ; when the cyhnder returns to its first 

 position and takes in a fresh supply. As this motion is sudden, the seed 

 is surely delivered, even when rather damp. When the cylinder is 

 delivering, the quadrant is receiving, and cice versa. The delivery of 

 the manure is effected by similar apparatus, only of a larger size, the 

 valves being furnished with brushes or other means to remove the 

 superfluity. 



The valves are connected v^^ith the dibbles in such a manner as to de- 

 posit the manure and seed in the hole last formed, whilst the dibbles are 

 stationary in the advancing one. The dibbles bore their holes in shallow 

 drills made by the pressure and sliding action of an iron shoe, shaped 

 like a boat and forming a smooth furrow. 



The whole of the machinery is supported by an iron frame, one end 

 of which rests on trunnions attached to a projecting part of the back of 

 the carriage. It is suspended at the other end by a cross shaft carrying 

 two pinions, w'orking into arcs of circles fixed on the carriage, so that it 

 can be raised or depressed as desired, or elevated clear of the ground by 

 one turn of the winch. At the same time the pinion connecting the 

 machinery with the hind wheels is put out of gear, and the whole can 

 then be moved about on the carriage. The implement is steered in a 

 manner somewhat analogous to Lord Western's drill. 



The object of the Rev. Gentleman, in contriving this original and 

 singularly ingenious implement, has been to imitate the more minute 

 and certain manipulations of the gardener ; and so to adapt his ma- 

 chinery to the drilling and dibbling of seed upon land previously laid 

 flat and well prepared, that every field, however extensive, should pre- 

 sent the neatness and the regularity of a highly- finished garden. 



The distinguishing peculiarities of this remarkable piece of mechan- 

 ism are the arrangements for the dibbles to bore the holes, causing them 

 to be perpendicular, and truly cylindric ; and the apparatus for giving 

 certainty to the valves in receiving and delivering the seed and manure. 

 The Judges, not having had an opportunity of inspecting the practical 

 w^orking of this machine, are limited to the expression of their high 

 commendation of its ingenuity and principles, and their hope that the 

 author's sanguine expectations may be crowned with the success his 

 perseverance and inventive genius so richly deserve. 



The Uley Cultivator, invented by ]\Ir. Morton of Chester Hill, is an 

 implement of great strength and utility : its peculiar merits consist in 

 an improved form and disposition of the tines or teeth, which enter the 



