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tained by, the voluntary efforts of agriculturists, is felt through 
the whole community, interested alike in the increased and 
economical supply of all kinds of food for the people. 
Thanks to the liberal arrangements made by the local com- 
mittee, thousands of visitors were enabled to see their Royal 
Highnesses whilst viewing the objects of interest in the Show- 
yard. 
On Wednesday, a deputation from the French Agricultural 
Society (unfortunately, at the last moment, deprived of the 
presence of Monsieur Drouyn de Lhuys) were received by 
his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and formed a pleasing 
illustration of the common interest which binds together the 
kindred Societies of France and England. 
Since writing this notice of the meeting at Manchester, the 
reports of the Judges of the various classes of implements have 
reached me. They confirm substantially the preceding remarks, 
and are appended to this report in extenso. 
One word more with reference to the staff of officials in the 
Show-yard before concluding this necessarily brief Report. 
Some experience in office has satisfied me that the most general 
desire prevails on the part of those who are actively employed 
by the Society, not only to consider, but to invite criticism on 
their management, with a view of either lightening the labour 
or diminishing the expenses of exhibitors, for in the discharge 
of onerous duties, it is possible that improvements may escape 
the notice of those most anxious to observe and report them to 
the Council. 
REPORTS OF THE JUDGES OF IMPLEMENTS AT MANCHESTER. 
1. Beport of the Judges on Heaping Machines. 
When we consider the importance of the reaping-machine to the agriculture 
of the civilized world, it gives us little surprise to report that at the Man- 
chester Meeting no less than ninety-eight reaping ' and mowing-machines 
entered the lists as competitors for the blue riband of the English harvest- 
fields. 
The opening day of the yard, Monday, July 12th, was spent by the 
Judges in inspecting the various reapers at the different stands, in the vast 
area only to be found at a Koyal Agricultural Society's Meeting. 
After careful examination they selected for trial 84 machines, of which 
25 were combined reaping and mowing-machines ; 13 were reapers with a 
swathe side-delivery ; 18 reaped and delivered in sheaf ; 9 were manual deli- 
very machines ; whilst 19 were one-horse reapers. 
It was obvious to the Judges during Monday's inspection that a great 
advance had been made among the exhibitors during the last few years, and 
it happened aptly that a machine on Messrs. Hornsby and Sons' stand was 
appropriately called " The Progress," 
