' Implement Show at Manchester. 
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tube is acted u]ion by two steam-heated surfaces, and by a blast of heated air 
meeting it. The inner cylinder is driven by cog-gearing 11 to 104. The 
spindle makes 34 revolutions per minute. The temperature at the mouth of 
the exhaust outlet was 170° at the commencement of our experiment, but 
soon fell to 140°, showing the heat that was absorbed in the process. The 
condensed steam is returned by a flexible tube to the water tank, heats the 
latter and economises fuel. In order to ascertain the amount of fuel con- 
sumed in the process, the condensed steam was collected, when it appeared 
that 1 lb. of coal was consumed in drying 2 bushels of corn. The wheat was 
soaked over night, 14 lbs. of water being added to 2 bushels of grain. The 
weight at starting was 1 cwt. 1 qr., which was reduced to 1 cwt. 20 lbs., thus 
showing that 8 lbs. of water had been extracted. The corn was passed 
through at the rate of 30 bushels an hour. When the same corn was sub- 
jected to a second trial, it was made much drier than originally, the weight 
being reduced to 1 cwt. 4^ lbs. as compared with 1 cwt. 14 lbs. Thus it is 
clear that damp com may be successfully dealt with. The wheat in our 
experiment was in a condition of excessive dampness such as would seldom 
occur in practice. It is probable that in all ordinary cases sufScient moisture 
would be removed by one operation. The price of the machine is only 26?. ; 
it can be attached to any portable engine, and being on wheels is easily 
moved about. We consider this a practical invention, which will be 
valuable after catching harvests. It not nnfrequently liaf)pens that the top of 
the stack suffers from weather before it is thatched. In such cases the corn 
threshes very damp and unsuitable for market. If put through the drier and 
afterwards blown over, a great improvement could be made. The pressure of 
steam in the cylinder should not exceed 5 lbs. to the square inch. We con- 
sidered this invention deserving of a Silver Medal, and having received the 
sanction of the Stewards, had mucli pleasure in awarding it. 
J. HxTL-EY Denton, 
John Coleman. 
5. Report of the Judges on Waggons, Carts, Harvest Carfs, Market Carts 
on Springs, Liquid and Dry Manure Distributors. 
The Prizes offered by the Royal Agricultural Society in this Department 
were as follows, viz. : — 
£. 
Section 6. — Pair-horse Waggons 30 
„ Other Waggons 20 
Section 7. — Single Horse Carts 20 
„ Two-horse Carts 20 
„ Harvest Carts 15 
„ Market Carts on Springs 10 
„ Liquid Manure Carts 10 
Section 8. — Carriages with low body — adajjted for 
moving Stock, Implements, &c. .. 20 
Special Prize offered by the Manchester Local Committee. 
Broadcast Distributor of Guano or other Manure 10 
On examining the Catalogue, which contained the names of many manu- 
facturers who had previously been successful exhibitors, we found that the com- 
petition in carts and waggons exceeded that of former years. After numbering 
the articles, we at once went through the several stands to examine them 
minutely, and place upon each selected article a ticket for trial. 
We had not proceeded far, ere we found the difficulty in which we were 
likely to be placed, to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion as to our Awards, so 
