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Report on the Exhibition of Implements 



beans ; invented by George Parsons and Richard Clyburn, of 

 West Lambrook, Devon^, and Uley, Gloucestershire ; manufac- 

 tured by the exhibitor. This machine is fitted with a large and 

 small roller, with a series of grooves turned in each, in the form 

 of a V, and fitting each other. The sharp edge of the V pene- 

 trates the seed or grain, while the velocity of the grooves varying, 

 produces a grinding motion. The grooves are kept clean by 

 scrapers attached to the frame, so that the work is quite uniform. 

 Price 12/. IO5. 



Tilakcr. 



Stand. 



Article. 



Price. 



Power. 



Quantity. 



Time. 



How done. 



Messrs. Ransome & 

 Co. ; exhibited by 

 Croskill. 



43 



70 



£. S. d. 



5 5 0 



2 men 



1 gallon 



Min. Sec. 

 2 0 



Well done. 



Mr. Nicholson 

 Mr. Garrett . 



77 

 99 



7 

 24 



5 15 6 

 5 5 0 



2 men 

 2 men 



1 gallon 

 1 gallon 



4 10 

 4 0 



Exceedingly- 

 well done. 

 Well done. 



Mr. Stratton . . 



105 



10 



6 10 0 



2 men 



1 gallon 



2f 0 



Rather mealy. 



Mr. Sharman, ex- 

 hibitor ; Messrs. 

 Bond, makers. 



104 



49 



13 0 0 



2 men 



1 gallon 



1 0 



Well done. 



Mr. Ferrabee . 



114 



12 



12 10 0 



2 men 



1 gallon 



If 0 



Reauti fully 

 done. 



Weighing Machine. — Prize awarded to Mr. H. G. James for 

 nearly a similar implement to that which obtained prizes at the 

 Derby and Shrewsbury meeting : it is upon wheels and quite 

 portable, weighing up to 21 cwt. Price, wheels included, 20Z. 



Model of Rick-yard. — Prize withheld. 



Set of Harness. — Prize withheld. 



Gorse Bruiser. — Prize withheld. 



Grinding Mill. — Prize withheld. 



Chaff-Cutters. — Eleven chaff-cutters were selected by the 

 Judges for trial. (The tabular statement received from thein will 

 be found in the following page.) 



There appeared to be a considerable improvement in the con- 

 struction of the boxes; and although there is merit due to most 

 of them, yet the Judges were of opinion that the chaff-cutter No. 5 

 of the stand 58, p. 66, invented by Mr. Cornes, (jf Barbridge, 

 Nantwich, Cheshire, was the best, and therefore awarded the 

 prize of Ten Sovereigns to him. 



The prize implement may be thus described : — AchafF-cutting 

 machine, with three knives, invented and manufactured by the 

 exhibitor. This machine is similar in principle to the one which 

 obtained prizes at Shrewsbury and Newcastle, but larger in size ; 



