at the Nortliampton Meeting^ 1847. 



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creased \ by altering and opening the throat by the removal of 

 obstructions from the passage. A slide has been placed above 

 the aperture which admits air to the fan, which can be let down, 

 thus reducing the blast for the purpose of dressing light grain 

 one-fourth. The shape of the inclined feeding-board of the 

 hopper has been altered, so as to deliver the corn immediately 

 over the roller; the back part of the hopper, which was formerly 

 more oblique, is now formed with a canting incline; the sides of 

 the hopper are now perpendicularly flush ; the motion working 

 the riddle has been altered from a crank to a pair of mitre pinions, 

 producing the same motion with four fewer bearings. Price 16/. 



Steaming Apparatus. — Prize awarded to Mr. Robinson as the 

 most economical and useful of the three tried; in the cookery of 

 linseed and linseed-compound it will be found of essential ser- 

 vice, as in the old plan of boiling there is considerable waste 

 from its baking on the sides of the caldron, but in this case by 

 simply turning off the steam the boiling ceases. The improve- 

 ment made upon that which was exhibited and gained a prize of 

 5/. at Newcastle last year consists in the water- fountain being 

 placed above the boiler and surrounding the flue for heating the 

 supply of water, by which means the steam is kept continuously 

 up, the water being supplied to the fountain by pails. The 

 fireplace has likewise been enlarged for the purpose of using 

 wood and turf as well as coal. Price 9Z. IO5. 



One-Horse Cart. — Prize to Mr. Stratton. The Judges state 

 that this was a sore trial, for, although Howard's is undeniably 

 the best cart on the ground, it cannot be called a one-horse cart ; 

 and consequently they came to the opinion that Mr. Stratton's cart, 

 fitted with his liquid-manure cistern, w^as the best and most gene- 

 rally useful cart under this head. Mr. Stratton's harvest- cart is 

 also particularly worthy of commendation ; as are his new iron 

 wheels. 



The one-horse cart was the same as that to which a medal was 

 awarded at Derby, and a prize of bl. at Southampton, the sole 

 improvement being the substitution of a wrought-iron liquid- 

 manure cistern for the cask used at Southampton. Price of the 

 cart fitted only for solid manure, 17Z. 175. : if with cistern, 25/. 



Linseed Crusher. — Six of these useful implements were tried : 

 the tabular form, p. 350, will show their work. 



In all the above machines there is great merit; and had Mr. 

 Sharman's machine been as perfect in its feeding part as in its 

 crushing, it would have had a good chance of the prize ; but Mr. 

 Ferrabee's machine, being a perfect article in all its parts, and at 

 the same time very expeditious, was awarded the prize. 



The following is the description of the prize implement: — 

 A patent machine for crushing linseed, bruising oats, and splitting 



