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to be greatly altered before it can cut English crops to perfection. Mr. 
Griffin, seeing that he was beaten, returned to the cliargo almost immediatelj'' 
with No. 479, improved 2-horsc mowing machine, having a reaper attach- 
ment, whicli made much better work during a short trial. 
No. 43. K. Cuthbert and Co., Bedale, 2-horse Hussey's reaper, price (with 
1 knife-bar) 111. — The driving-wheel of this machine is boxed-up and the 
horses worked tandem ; the sheaves are pushed off by hand. Both cutting 
and sheafing were perfect. 
No. 3939. Saniuelson and Co., manual delivery 2-horse reaper, price 111. 10s., 
— Delivers the sheaf by hand from a drop-platl'orm ; it made splendid work, 
and was very noiseless. The Judges ordered it to cut a piece of corn into two 
where no road was made for it, which it accomplished without a check. 
No. 192. H. and G. Kearsley, Kipon, Yorkshire, 2-horse combined machine, 
price 24^., has all its working parts encased in iron, with jointed finger-beam. 
The cut was only 4 feet, but both it and the sheafing were remarkably good. 
No. 48. W. Wray and Son, Bedale, 2-horse manual reaper, without self- 
delivery, price (with 2 knives) 17?. — This machine has a sparred dro]^)-plat- 
form ; the sheafing was capital. 
11. Hornsby and Sons, combined reaper and mower, price 211. — A beautiful 
machine, and made excellent work. 
No. 191. H. and G. Kearsley, Ripon, 2-horse combined reaper and mower, 
price 301. — Cuts 4 feet 6 inches ; good both in cutting and sheafing. 
No. 1711. Beverley Company's 1-horse manual reaper, price 14Z. 10s. — Cut 
badly to leewards, otherwise worked very well. 
No. 4308. — William Mattison, Leamingbar, Bedale, new left-hand reapei", 
price 121. 10s. (as referred to in our Introduction). — Made very good work 
indeed. 
No. 45. R. Cuthbert and Co., 1-horse Hussey reaper, price lil. — Made very 
fair work, and the draught appeared light. 
No. 189. — H. and G. Kearsley, Ripon, 1-horse manual reaper, price 16?. — 
Mounted on an iron frame ; made capital work in every way. 
No. 59. — W. Brenton, Cornwall, patent cylinder reaper, price 201. (as 
referred to in the Introduction). — Made really good work at this trial. 
No. 304. Fosters and Son, Essex, new implement, price 16?. (as referred to 
in the Introduction). — Made very inferior work in every respect ; at the same 
time the construction is very simple, but the friction is great. 
No. 649. R. Hornsby and Sons, " The Paragon " combined reaper and mower, 
price 22?. — Is a right-handed machine, which the crop favoured, and it made 
capital work. 
No. 4307. William Mattison, Bedale, right-hand 1-horse reaper, price 
12?. 10s. (with 2 knives). — Cuts 4 feet 9 inches; did not work well to 
leewards. 
No. 1974. Picksley, Sims, and Co., 1-horse reaper, price (with tool-box 
and 2 knives) 15?. 15s. — This is a superior machine, and the work (iron) all 
well covered in ; worked well. 
No. 1536. Hunt and Pickering, of Leicester, 1-horse reaper (with 2 knives), 
]irice 18?. — Has a sparred platform, worked with a spiral spring, and Bamlett's 
finger-plates. Did not work well. 
No. 60. William Brenton, Cornwall, machine similar to No. 59, but lighter. 
— The roller worked well on one side, but did not appear to any advantage 
working leewards. 
No. 3943. Samuelson and Co., Banbury, 1-horse reaper, price 15?. 10s. — 
Arranged with shafts and drop-platform for manual back delivery ; made most 
perfect work, and looked light in draught. It has a swathing attachment, 
price 1?. extra. 
No. 653. R, Hornsby and Sons, " Premier " 1-horse back delivery reaper, 
