at the Norwich Meeting, 1849. 



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tifully, and then setting - the seed over it ; the oscillating move- 

 ment of the tins is so very rapid that we think it not unlikely to 

 get out of order. 



Messrs. Ransome and May exhibited and obtained a medal for 

 a new implement, — a corn and seed dropping machine ; it plants 

 the seed with the greatest regularity, but the weight is strongly 

 against it, and it appears doubtful whether it can supersede the 

 drill : but in such hands as theirs nothing appears impossible." 



Horse Seed-dihhlers. — u There being no competition this prize 

 was withheld." 



Hand-Dibblers. — (i The only machine of this kind tried which 

 did not injure the grain was Dr. Newington's. This drops any 

 quantity of grains, which are thrust into the soil by blunt-ended 

 dibbles. It looks complicated, but is in reality the least so of 

 any, and obtained the prize." 



Hand-harrow Drills ivith Cups, for Ridge-work. — " Mr. 

 Holmes's was the most useful drill under this head, and obtained 

 the prize." 



Manure- Distributors.—" Five manure distributors were tried ; 

 none of them were quite so perfect in their operations as we 

 could have wished, not sowing small quantities sufficiently even 

 for powerful manures. Mr, Crosskill had the advantage, how- 

 ever, having this year introduced a number of small scrapers to 

 the delivering roller, which could not fail to have the desired 

 effect on the moistest manures. We considered this addition 

 entitled him to the prize, and awarded it accordingly. 



Liquid Manure Distributors. — '? Mr. Chandler obtained this 

 prize, his. being the only machine likely to act effectively with any 

 thick or muddy fluid ; the delivery being by two series of endless 

 buckets, the choking or stopping is rendered impossible, as in the 

 ordinary method of perforation. Mr. Stratton's was not so ma- 

 nageable as might be, but may become very useful in the double 

 capacity of water-cart and distributor.* Mr. Coode obtained a 

 medal for certainly a novel invention, — a patent irrigator. In its 

 present form it would require the liquid to be in a strictly limpid 

 state, or its action would be impeded altogether."-)* 



The foregoing remarks of the judges of drills show that the 

 two great rivals in drill-making, Messrs. Garrett and Hornsby, 

 have not been idle since the York Meeting; but that both 

 brought out at Norwich substantial improvements which de- 



* Mr. Chandler's appeared to me to be the best principle we at present know of for 

 the delivery of liquid manure; and I suggested to Messrs. Reeves, the manufacturers, 

 to apply the same principle to a simple and cheap water cart, in which case it would 

 be a most valuable implement. — C. B. Challoneu. 



f It seems more particularly calculated for market gardens, though upon a farm it 

 would possess the advantage of being used without horse-labour, poaching the land, or 

 injuring young crops. — DuDr.EY Pelham. 



