598 Report on the Exhibition of Implements at Birmingham. 
formerly considered impracticable. This magnified swather, 
which is made by Messrs. Crosskill of Beverley, was shown at 
Birmingham, and attracted considerable attention there. It was 
driven at Leamington by an 8- horse power crane-engine, and 
pushed its way into and about the fields in a most extraordinary 
manner, cutting a width of 12 feet and delivering a swathe so 
perfect as to surprise most of the spectators and delight all. 
The Stewards with some difficulty arranged a final trial for this 
machine on a hill side, to take place on Friday morning, but the 
rain came down so heavily, that, after going once round the field 
under circumstances of great difficulty, the rest of the crop was 
left for suitable weather. The engine, however, propelled the 
machine up an incline of about 1 in 10 without the assistance 
of spikes, and the machine showed itself equal to cutting any 
crop which another machine could manage. The Judges recom- 
mended the Gold Medal of the Society to be given for this com- 
bination of machines, a recommendation which was cordially 
endorsed by the Stewards. 
The results of the completed trials are contained in the fol- 
lowing copy of the Judges' Award received on Monday evening, 
August 21st. The respective mechanical details and per- 
formances will appear in the official Report. 
JUDGES' AWAED. 
Class I. — For the best Reaping Machine, with Self-Delivery in Sheaf, clear ^ 
the Horse-track. 
First Prize of 30?. to Richard Hornsby and Sons (464), for Patent " Spring- 
Balance " Self-Raking Reaper, marked B. 
Second Prize of 201. to Richard Hornsby and Sons (463), for Patent 
"Spring-Balance" Self-Raking Reaper, marked A. 
Q'hird Prize of 10/. to Richard Hornsby and Sons (466), for Patent " Spring- 
Balance " Self-Raking Reaper, marked D. 
Highly Commended, Richard Hornsby and Sons (469), for Patent " Spring- 
Balance " Self-Raking Reaper, marked G. 
Highly Commended, Richard Hornsby and Sons (467), for Patent " Spring- 
Balance " Self-Raking Reaper, marked E. 
Commended, The Johnston Harvester Company (378), for New Wrought- 
Iron Self-Delivery Rea^jer. 
Class U, — For the best Heaping Machine, with Self-Delivery in l^wathe, clear 
of the Horse-Track. 
First Prize withheld. 
Prize of 10?. to the Beverley Iron and Waggon Company (Limited) (3150) 
for Improved Three-horse Reaper, with Double Self-Acting or Reversible Swathe 
Delivery. 
In this Class none ot the machines satisfied us in their work as Swathe- 
Delivery Reaping Machines, and the above award is all we recommend. 
