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Report on the Exhibition of Implements 



was a very complete one ; but that from some mishap the following 

 roller would not work at the trial, which without doubt in that 

 instance lost him the prize. The implement was the same as 

 that which received the deferred premium at Pusey. Price 24/. 



The Judges have to report very highly of Garrett's Registered 

 Kent Drill, which was tried with coarser manure than either of 

 the others, and proved itself far superior in drilling that kind of 

 manure; it was not, however, calculated to drill so small a quan- 

 tity as would be required of the fine kinds of artificial manure, 

 such as guano, rape-cake, bone-dust, &c., otherwise it would have 

 been entitled to the prize. The Judges regretted that no award 

 could be made to this drill. Price 36/. lo^. 



Broadcast Manure Drill. — Mr. Croskill gained this prize for his 

 portable manure-drill, 6 feet wide ; much improved since it was 

 exhibited and gained a prize at Bristol, by the substitution of an 

 iron instead of a wooden roller, which distributes more equally, 

 and is not liable to shrink. It will contain 8 bushels of manure, 

 and distributes quantity in proportion to the speed of the horse. 

 Price, delivered in Hull, 10/. \0s. 



The Judges remark that for pulverized manures this drill 

 appears unequalled ; but that one exhibited by Mr. H. Smith, of 

 Stamford, has novelty, and when brought into working order will 

 be an implement for distributing rough manure far preferable to 

 the more complicated manure-drills. 



Horse Seed-Dihhler. — Prize awarded to Mr. Newberry for his 

 7-rowed dibbling-machine ; the same as exhibited last year, only 

 improved in the mode of opening the dibbler. The Judges re- 

 mark that, perfect as this machine is, the variation of the seeds 

 deposited in each hole was from 1 to 8. Price 60/. 



Corn-dressijig Machines. — The dressing-machines taken for 

 trial were seven ; the corn used of the roughest description. The 

 prize was awarded to Mr. Cooch; but Wheatley's machine is 

 very good, and would have been, perhaps, more than a match 

 for Cooch's, but for a defect in the hopper. The following were 

 the results of the trial : — ■ 



Price. 



minutes. bis. pks. £. s, 



Caborn . . 3 3 nearly, Tail large 14 0 



Gromidsell .3 2 0^ Small 12 10 



Nicholson . . 3 2 0^ Very large 110 



Wheatley . 3 3 2 Very good Indeed . . . 14 10 



Hornsbv . . 0 0 0 A good machine, but no trial 13 0 



Cooch' . . 3 7 1 (-Riddled) Very little tail . . 18 0 



Choyce* . . 3 2 0 | first J A bad machine , . 9 0 



Since Mr. Cooch's machine was exhibited at Shrewsbury, the 

 followina: alterations have been made. The blast has been in- 



No chance. 



