and Miscellanemis Implements at Hull. 
607 
At Cardiff, 13 elevators to be worked by horse-power were 
entered by 11 exhibitors; 10 ol these macliines were brought to 
trial, but, as 3 of them were pitchforks raised by ropes, there 
were only 7 machine-elevators competing for prizes. At Hull, 
31 entries were made by 15 exhibitors, and though some of these 
were withdrawn as being virtually duplicates, there remained 
for competition 15 machine-elevators by 12 exhibitors. 
The four other small implements that acted as pitchforks were 
not fitted for use in conjunction with a steam threshing-machine, 
and should not therefore have been entered in a class for com- 
bined machines. 
This great increase in tlie number of entries corresponds 
to the very rapid increase that has been noticeable within 
the last twelve months in the general use of such machines 
upon the farm. Although on some railways two truck-loads 
instead of one have been charged for each elevator, and on other 
lines the rise in the ordinary rates of carriage have told heavily 
against their transit, yet the elevators have lately been common 
objects at most goods stations. We were, however, told by 
some exhibitors that the high rates had almost stopped sales far 
from the works. If it should be the case that the makers are 
thus brought to rely chiefly upon a local demand, it is clear that a 
very great public advantage may be obtained by their competing 
together on the trial ground ; and after the trial more than one 
of the unsuccessful competitors expressed satisfaction at having 
entered for it, as they now saw how they might introduce many 
improvements in their own elevators. The trials were super- 
intended by Mr. W. J. Edmonds, the Senior Steward, and were 
conducted by Messrs. Henry Cantrell, Charles G. Roberts, and 
Matthew Savidge, all of whom had been connected with the 
trials in this class last year ; two of them as judges and one as 
reporter. Mr. William Anderson acted as Consulting Engineer ; 
while his colleagues, Messrs. Rich and Wilson, rendered much 
valuable assistance throughout the trial by obtaining much of 
the information embodied in the first part of the table of results 
facing page 612. The trials were conducted in the rickyard 
of the Priory Farm, near Hessle, in the occupation of Mr. James 
Dunn, whose nephew, Mr. W. Dunn, gave most efficient help to 
our Assistant Steward, Mr. Elphick, in superintending the horse 
and manual labour needed to bring up and remove the imple- 
ments, and secure a constant supply of hay, straw, and coin, for 
testing. 
On the morning of the 7th July, at a consultation among the 
Stewards, Judges, and Engineer, the following scale for points 
of merit was adopted, and a copy affixed at the entrance of the 
rickyard. 
