at the Gloucester Meeting^ 1853. 



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applvins: the harrows that the whole mass was not so well broken 

 as by Crosslvill's. Gibson's is probably valuable as a wheat- 

 presser, having proVxed itself a good self-cleaning implement. 

 Crosskill brought out a new implement, which he called " a 

 Self-Cleaning Clod-Crusher." It contains the ncAV principle of 

 alternately a large and a small disc, the centre bore of the smaller 

 fitting the axle, and the centre bore of the larger being as much 

 bigger as the difference in their whole diameter. They all touch 

 the ground on the same level, and in revolving rub and clean 

 one another : vv^orkina; looselv. It was reserved for another 

 year's trial to consider its claim to a medal. 



Digcjiiig Machine. — ^This machine is not, as was anticipated, a 

 substitute for the plough, as the power required for that opera- 

 tion was considerable, but appeared well calculated to break up 

 an old furrow-slice or raise up a depth of 3 or 4 inches, the 

 surface of stubbles, &c. ; the soil then seized by the teeth or 

 prongs, being elevated to the height of 7 or 8 inches, was broken 

 and left to fall therefrom ; consequently, the specific gravity of 

 the roots, weeds, 6:c., being less than that of the soil, the former 

 were left on the surface. Two of these were tried. Bleasdale's, 

 being more a cleaning than a digging machine, vv'as considered 

 inferior to ]\Ir. B. Samuelson's, to whom a medal was awarded. 



Water Drill. — Two of these competed for Islr. Pusey's special 

 prize of 10/., which was awarded to ^Nlr. Chandler's drill, exhi- 

 bited by jvlessrs. Reeves, of Bratton, Wiltshire. 



Revolving Horse-Hoe. — Of these novel implements two were 

 tried ; the one invented by ]Mr. .M artin, of Barmer, Norfolk, and 

 exhibited by Garrett and Son, was verj^ efhcient in thinning young 

 turnip-plants, leaving from 2 to 4 at reg-ular intervals. 



Dynamometer. — 3klr. Bentall's, of Maldon, Essex, is an in- 

 genious and clever instrument, and fully merited the prize 

 oifered. 



A double-ridge plough, and an assortment of ploughshares, 

 vScc, belonging to ^lessrs. J. and J. Howard, w^ere commended. 



H. J. Hanxam. 

 Thos. Scott. 



Broora Close. jRipo??,. August loth, ISoS. 



Report on Drills. 



A proper comparison cannot be drawn on the different merits of 

 drills exhibited this year w'ith those of last, because the same 

 Judges were not acting this year. So little novelty appeared that 

 a lengthened report would seem only to be a repetition of former 

 ones. 



