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likely to benefit themselves and the farming community generally; and that, 

 in giving a decided preference to McCormick's, their opinions were unanimous. 



Thomas Hopper, Kelleythorpe. 



Frakcis Jordan, Eastburn. 



Caleb Angus, Driffield. 



Thos. Craven, Driffield. 



J. Staveley, North Dalton. 



Driffield, August 17 tli, 1852. 



C. 



Report of the Jury appointed to award the Prize of Twenty Guineas offered 



hy the Cleveland Agricidtural Society for the best Reaping Machine. 

 The Jury have, in the first place, to observe that they have throughout the 

 whole trial paid the greatest attention as well to the suggestions of the ex- 

 hibitors as to those of the Committee of the Cleveland Agricultural Society. 



The trial was to have commenced at 8 o'clock yesterday morning, but in con- 

 sequence of a heavy rain, which ceased about 11, it did not begin till one, at 

 which time the corn was rather damp and the ground somewhat stickey ; the 

 afternoon got out very fine, and the trial was continued, till 7 o'clock p. m. The 

 whole of the machines brought forward, except Mr. Hussey's, which had 

 an accident during its transit to the trial-ground, had each two essays before 

 the Jury. 



The trial was resumed this morning at 7 o'clock a, m., and finished at noon. 

 Mr. Hussey having repaired his machine, it was taken first and put through 

 the same ordeal as those of the preceding day. The Jury then selected 

 machines A, B, E, F, M, N, and O, the whole of which were put to the most 

 severe and varied trial upon average crops of wheat and oats; part of the wheat 

 was laid, and the land, although drained, was by no means level. The Jury, 

 after timing and measuring the operations of the different machines, working 

 them under a variety of circumstances, and balancing their merits and demerits, 

 have come to a decision by a majority of eight to two that Machine E, manu- 

 factured by Messrs. R. Garrett and Son, of Saxmundham, Suffolk, and ex- 

 hibited by Mr, John Palmer (their agent), of Stockton-on-Tees, is entitled to 

 the premium, and they are unanimous in their opinion that machine O, manu- 

 factured and exhibited by Mr. McCormick, of America, should be highly 

 commended. And they also unanimously commend machine M, manufactured 

 and exhibited by Messrs. Wm. Dray and Co., of Swan-lane, London. It is 

 proper to add that one of the jurymen was of opinion that machines E and O 

 were equal in merit, and that the Prize ought to be divided. 



The Jury have to remark that they considered machines A and B, as ex- 

 hibited respectively by their inventors and makers, Mr. D. Hussey, of Balti- 

 more, America, and Mr. J. Wray, of Leeming, near Bedale, are deserving of 

 their approbation, inasmuch as in some respects there was great ingenuity dis- 

 played in their construction. The Jury have had the satisfaction of hearing 

 several of the exhibitors express their unqualified approbation of the manner 

 in which the trial was conducted. 



The Jury cannot conclude their Report without expressing their unanimous 

 thanks to the President of the Cleveland Agricultural Society for the use of 

 his crops on this occasion, which enabled them to make the trial the most 

 lengthened and varied that has taken place since the introduction of the 

 reaping machines into this country, and they beg further to add that the 

 greatest praise is due to the large and respectable assembly on the ground to- 

 day for the orderly manner in which they conducted themselves during the trial, 



(Signed) John Peirson, Foreman. 



Gishorough, August 26th, 1852. 



