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'XTV .—-Report on the Exhibition and Trial of Im2)lements at the 

 Lewes Meeting^ 1852. By H. S. Thompson. 



CONTENTS. 



Page 



Introduction,. 302 



Judges' and Consulting Engineer's Reports : 



Ploughs and Sub-Pulverizers 314, 315 



Harrows, Cultivators, Grubbers, Scarifiers 315 



Hay-making Machines 316 



Hoes, and iilling-in Ploughs 316 



Norwegian Harrows and Horse-Rakes 316 



Clod-Crushers 31 G 



Reapers 316 



Drills. . 317 



Corn and other Mills 318 



Steam-Engines o 318 



Thrashing-Machines 322 



Corn- Dressing Machines 324 



Linseed and Corn Crushers 325 



Hand Chaff- Machines 325 



Horse and Steam power Chalf-Cutters 326 



M^aggons 326 



Turnip-Cutters 326 



Gorse Crushers 327 



Weighing Machines 327 



Tile-Machines and Draining- Tools 327 



Steaming Apparatus 328 



Oilcake Crushers 328 



Churns 328 



Steel Digging-Forks 328 



Trussed Whippletrees 328 



Gates . . . , 328 



Dynamometer for Ploughs ...» 328 



Carts 329 



Consulting Engineer's Remarks 329 



Appendix : 



Reports on Trials of Reaping Machines at Cirencester, Driffield, 

 and Cleveland 332—336 



Awards 337—346 



Judges 



346 



