TABLE nr.— RESULTS OF THE TRIALS OF STEAM CULTIVATING MACHINERY AT WOLVERHAMPTON, 1S71. 
U. 12. 13.' 14. 
Datk. Cum. 
JuDU '27 
J,.ly 4 
Jiini- 37 
J»\y !. 
July & 
.Line 27 
June W 
July G 
Juiio 39 
Jii^y 11 
UVi AimpS- 
July I 
July 0 
July b 
Jul"; 0 
J My ^ I 
Jul')' fi 
J..n*,10i, 
J.,1, Mj 
July 6 
Fowi-cii's Bouhle S«t of Single - Cylinder 
an-Horsp-powcr Rnginoi. Cyllndo™ 13" di*. 
ni.-tcr, M «troke. Engine rani 1-B2 mo- 
lution [icr yard run of implamcBl. 
KowMTi'i Double flol of Sinalf-Cylimler 13- 
IIoMi-powcr Knginci. Cyfiiiderii lOj" iia- 
nieU-r, la" ilrokc. Knginc run* PS* re»o- 
lulionii per yard run nf rmplcmenl. 
KowtKit'a IS-IIoric-powpr SinftK-OyliiidiT Clip- 
Drum Enmne Bud TravdiiDg Anchor. Cyliu- 
dffrlOi" diameter x 13" »iroke. Engine rum 
1'04 roTOlution per yard nin of implement. 
FiftvLKii'ii e-nor*f-pr>wcr Doiihle-Drum Engine, 
with Singk- Cylinder, 'jfJinracler. 12"ilroke, 
Willi Trurellmg Aiiclior. Engine ninn I D* 
ivvolullont per yord run of iinplfmonl, 
Wcigbt = 9 loni 10 cwU. 2 qn. 0 ll>i, 
I'lUvLBn'ii IJl-Honc-[>owi;r Traction Engiao 
driving delnolied Windlas* and llonndabont 
Tackle. SIpbIc cylind.-r lOj" diamcttr, 12" 
MrokP. Rngincrun»l-r.25revolulion pcryard 
run of imploment. 
Snnio WiudloM. with Clayton and ShiiUlc- 
worlli'ii Pcirtalilc Engine 
ifWAiiii'ii Double S«t of Sol f-propel ling 
Eoginvf, direct ayilein. 
IIowAm»Ma-IIor»e-poworPo«Mc-Driim Traction 
Engine. Hoilcr placed trnn»vvr»ely. 2 cylin- 
ders of' diamoUT, 13"atroko. Engine run* 
1-89 revohiilim per yard run of implement. 
Weight on hind wbeeli over 10 loni. 
Iomaiid'h lO-IIorsc-priwor Porlalde Engine 
driving delocbed windloM and Roundabout 
Tackle. Cylinder IV" diameter, U" ttroke. 
Engine run* 1*8 revolulion per yard nm of 
Implement. 
{wit 
Ditto «ame Windlai* and Itoundabout Taekle. 
worked by ("Inyion and Shuttle worth'* I'i- 
nnr»f-po«cr I'orlnble. 
etochod 
Under. B" di 
l^,!!llllJati ' ll« l !B 'i lll 
I Engine, with single cy- 
Snnio tackli', driven by Clayton'* la-llorse- 
I'liwer {lortabls 
Ditto by Tuxford** Traction Engine .. 
KAnHDWn ASi> Stkwaut** Honndubowl Tnckle, 
with deloclicd Wiudla**. driven by Duuble- 
Cylimlcr Porlnblo Engine. Cylindem Si" 
diameter X 13" alrokc. Engine run* 
revolution per yard run of implciucnt. 
, *TI* Vr. lon*^ cwto.1«. lb*. 
^V'-'.-iW^j li i i?} . .» « • 
la-ltot^e- 
by Cla)ti: 
lUvK!iiiTiioui-K lligb-fpced Itop? (Fi»ken 
syitem) Tackle, vtlth a Wludlaiue* driven by 
a Claytnu and ShiUtleworth 10- 1 lone-power 
Double- Cylinder Tmction Enaine. Cylinder* 
Ti dinmeler x ia"»trokc. Fa*I rope run* 
li'C to 1 of banling rope. 
!iw,SiS.'""'T T I n " 
Engine mn* a-33 revolution* per ynrf run of 
implement 
Ditto ditio ditto 
Ditto irurking with long tope, Engine in nest 
field 
Same tackle ai nhove. w.)rki-J with lO-Horte^ 
]K)wer Doubh-Cylinder FortDble. Sanicaiied 
eyiindcr* and »ptt-d rolio* a* above, but 
■mailer wlixlluu-a. 
Sahio taekle with nlwve Traeliou Engine .. 
Ditto ditto ditto 
IMine Cultivator 
S'hnow Balance Digger .. .. 
O-limCoUitntor 
Cultivator 
5.farn>w Dfllance Digger .. .. 
7-l&ie Cultivator 
7'l^ip Balance Cultivator 
T'IUjc llabince Cultivator 
4.firrnw Digger 
S-toi' Cultivn'or 
Etlr» work to tbift Anchor 
Frujnm of Anchor Pulley 
S-line Cultivator 
Mough, Digger, and Cultivator 
4-r.iri-ow Digger 
4- riirrow Plough 
5- tine Cultivator 
4-farrow Digger 
fi-lino Cultivator 
*- furrow Plough, 4 -furrow 
Digger, Oullivator. Drill, and 
llarnwi. 
4-fiirrow Plough 
4.fiirrow Digger 
4- tiiio Cultivator 
Tnieiion nf Engine itself .. •■ 
5- tihe Cullivntor. willi 4 lines .. 
Plough 
Digger 
CuliiVAtor 
a-furrow deep Plough 
ikariSer, Cultivator, and I'loiigli 
tfL «■ Cnllivalor 
Ditto at half-speed 
3-fkiTri)W Plough 
Culliviiior, Plough, and Digger 
Ploagli, Digger, and Cultivator 
fl-tine Cultivator 
Ditto at half-ipeed 
ft-line Cnllivalor 
Ditto nt linir-ipeed 
3-tiuk' Cultivator 
Balance Plough 
a-linc Cullivfttor 
Fowler'* 4-fbrrow 1 
DigRcr 
Ditto nt one-third spe(.-<l 
Ditto ditto 
Fowler's 5-linc Tnniing Culti- 
V. iI.vTi3<' Portable Rnfine. with detached Ctdii\ 
Wimllnw nml Itoundnboul TScklo. Cylinder ) 
luj " diameter X 16" stroke 
Itariihurst. Field 19, Plot 3. 
Stafford. Plot I 
Ditto ditto 
Ilamburat 
Sufford, Plot a 
Ditto ditto 
DamhurcL Plot Q .. .. 
Harnhurst. Field 14, Plot E 
Stafford. Field 13, Plot la.. 
Ditto ditto 
Harnhurst 
Exira work in piill-i 
ing implement I Bamburst 
towards anchor \ 
over pulling ti Stafford 
H»riIhurtt.''":Sot 6 .. .- 
JlarnhnrBl. Field U, Pbit 11 
Stafford. Field 6. Plot 10 .. 
Ditto ditto 
Ditto ditto 
Ilarnliuifil. Field 11 i 
Harnhurst. Field 1:J, 2 
Stafford, Plot 0 .. . 
Dillo rlillo .. . 
Ditto diiiu .. . 
BAriiburd. 
Uarnhnrst. Field 14/ 
Slafford. Plots .. . 
Ditto ditto .. . 
Ditto ditto .. . 
Dttlo ditto .. . 
Harnhurst. Field 1 1 /( . 
Ditto ditto . 
Karnburst. Field 11 rl 
Ditto ditto . 
Ditto ditto 
liamburst. Field 11 M 
Stafford. Plot 8 .. .. 
Barnbur»l. Field 12. 1 
Ditto ditto .. .. 
Biirnhurst. Field 14, Plot 3 
Ditto ditto 
Stafford. Field 9, Plot 4 .. 
Ditto ditto 
Ditto ditto 
Barnlmrst. Field 11 E 
Stafford. Field l 1. Plot 14 
Bamburst. Field S 4 
Dillo ditto 
Friction of tlngiuC and light 
Ditti*'^witb extra long ligbt 
rope at Slafford 
EXPERIMENTS WITH INDICATOR. 
Trials of Special Implement* in ClaKie» 9 and 
I Implemeui* worked with IIa>n' Itoundabont 
Taekle Knuinc. Cylinder loJ" diameter. 16" 
stroke, runs 1 '33 revolution per j'srd run of 
implement. 
Fowler's T-iine Cultivator, with , 
tuminK gear, 
lloward't T-tine Cnliivator 
Ditto S-tine Cuhintnr 
Fowler"* 4 - furrow ItaUnce 
PlouDh 
Howard** 4-(brrow ditio 
Engine and Windlass only .. I 
Engine and Tackle hanliog 
Fowler'* T-tinc Cultirator, light ' 
Ditto hauling Fowler's4-furrow 
Plcngh. light 
BtmhnrtL Field 16. Vetch 
and rye stubble. 
Ditto ditto 
Ditto ditto 
ditto 
ditto 
ditto 
'3 X C| 
»|x ;| 
1137 
14,920 
13-1 
> 4,973 
3730 
1140 
934 
7fiS 
17. ISO 
I7,S6U 
1I.«97 
I3'0 
18-8 
tS-3 
5.710 
1 5,6sa 
3,e»» 
4289 
4390 
S93I 
m 
)1,;5S 
S.S4I 
4.a50 
140 
3,919 
■ 747 
I 1.617 
S939 
isis 
s.4oa 
{ ] ,607 
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16. , 16. 17. 18. , 19. 20. 21. 22. 23 
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T*1low 
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li. 
9 axel 
2189 
30,123 
ia. All tines 
2S5 
5-25 
123 
3 (1 1. 
0 
43 
182-0 
1547 
not working 
.S 7 X 9 
32,230 
3218 
10,740 
8055 
240 
4-5 
128-7 
0 2 2 
23j 
2^i 
187-4 
9 
1688 
7 6X7} 
I62S 
35,940 
aau 
1 1 ,980 
693Q 
240 
4-5 
U3-6 
1 0 16 
0 
'1 
1406 
3 3 8 
0 
«i 
196-3 
8t 
1668 
77 X 7* 
13oS 
8*780 
187-4 
H 
2s)h04 
19-8 
250 
4-39 
100-8 
n 
1500 
1 
310 
5-45 
1 
27 
196-2 
1373 
70 X 74 
131 
14.870 
11-3 
4,957 
3718 
250 
4-39 
58-1 
1 
58 
194-0 
7) 
1456 
450 
Hi 
4a X ci 
17.520 
25-9 
2 SO 
4 '39 
68-6 
192-3 
H 
12S0 
■•! 
n 
1443 
•■ Ij 
3,663 
1,331 
916 
4-39 
14-3 
973 
334 
243 
250 
3-8 
504 
378 
5-9 
3 0 0 
1 
43 
196-2 
■\ 
1433 
3 0 
2 
26 
188-6 
88 
1660 
537 
438 
46jxe} 
1038 
20,365 
19-8 
6,795 
5096 
200 
s'.M 
63-7 
0 2 3^ 
208-8 
1255 
43 X 6 
691 
13,660 
20- 
4.630 
346S 
3-51 
43-3 
0 I 20 
ISS.-i 
50 X 6} 
871 
19,480 
32-4 
6,493 
4869 
200 
3-51 
60-8 
0 1 10 
H 
1358 
41) X 8 
826 
is,.^ 
18-6 
5,135 
3844 
200 
4-2 
57-3 
0 2 3 
200-9 
8 
1607 
50 X 7i 
935 
au,6S5 
22-1 
6,895 
5171 
150 
3-3 
57-9 
'i 
1457 
3 0 
2 
40 
188-6 
■i 
1367 
358 
318 
SO X 8-8 
1030 
20,390 
19-7 
6,703 
5073 
180 
3-2 
3 0 
3 
19} 
182-0 
8f 
1670 
634 
43G 
20 
45} X 5] 
701 
16,a60 
23- 2 
5,4L>0 
40n6 
100 
1-8 
26-1 
0 1 2 
208-8 
n 
1300 
43 X 7t 
893 
19,4.SS 
ai-8 
f.478 
4818 
200 
3-6 
6a-.i 
0 1 1 
1618 
44 X7i 
898 
18,330 
20*3 
r.,077 
4568 
180 
3-2 
52-C 
0 1 2 
'1 
1593 
Soy 44 X 71 
637 
13,307 
15-9 
4,436 
3337 
180 
3'4 
40-3 
34 
194-2 
"i 
1480 
508 
441 
7 
200-9 
«i 
1356 
tj 
1356 
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1155 
32 X 12 
991 
17,327 
17-5 
5,776 
4333 
12) 
2-37 
35 
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3 
188-63 
1415 
487 
313 
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52 X e} 
845 
10,610 
la-c 
.-1.236 
aeea 
190 
3-8 
35-7 
2 0 3ai 
194-2 
M X ^ 
846 
10,800 
ia-8 
3,6110 
2700 
90 
1-8 
17-24 
3 
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1188 
323 
242 
17 
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1 
44 
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^If B-7. 
275 
212 
6ll 
208-8 
5l.6},Ci 
1274 
50 X 7j 
877 
9.965 
11-4 
150 
3-7 
32-3 
3 0 0 
182-2 
71 
1366 
10.796 
12-3 
2<199 
60 
1-6 
50 'x 9 
1135 
11,313 
10-0 
3,771 
2838 
130 
3-2 
31-8 
3 0 0 
18 
194-2 
9 
1747 
456 
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8 
3.347 
2.M0 
1-5 
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200-0 
H 
1708 
0 0 37 
G 
1205 
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871 
13.000 
14*9 
4,330 
W47 
120 
a-9 
33-7 
\\ 
6? 
1356 
300 
4- 
3 0 0 
1 
19 
196-3 
5-6 
1099 
1 2 6 
1 
10 
183-2 
1458\ 
215 \ 
11 
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40 X 7} 
708 
14,710 
21-0 
4,926 
3G04 
310 
2-8 
37-2 
1 1 31 
I 
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1366j 
J 
184 ] 
11 
702 
13,700 
19-5 
4,567 
3495 
70 
■95 
40 X 6-0 
G89 
17,033 
34-9 
5,677 
4358 
300 
a-7 
46''8 
192*3 
68a 
15,030 
5.010 
3757 
40 X 8 
856 
18,800 
21 -9 
6,267 
4700 
180 
S-4 
40-5 
308-8 
50 x:i 
941 
23,710 
34- 1 
7,570 
5680 
180 
2-4 
49-0 
195-6 
40 X 8 
803 
17,300 
31-5 
6,770 
4337 
230 
3-0 
45-6 
3,863 
1,388 
966 
200 
2-7 
g-S5 
4,010 
1,317 
1009 
2-7 
9 6 
ItAL ReMAttKS C 
Triala. 
Indicator Gear altered 
after this trial, being 
Anchi)r broke, 
replaced by anc 
delay of 24 niii 
25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 
DEDDCTIOSS. 
[ 
Broke down in prolimin 
nry trials, and did no 
enter into competition. 
An allowance made for 
li'iikuge from 
Piece of land very Stony 
ill pluees. 
delay .,f 30 minut 
allowed, 
ludieaiur Cock on o 
of cylinder only. 
Stopped 9 minulcB for beli 
comingoff.also one otbei 
delay not allowed. 
Indicator Pipes Ibroltled 
" ^ i-li dia- 
iiml Glmwing apparent 
back pressure probably 
Triol stopped in d 
'pienco of bush melting 
in windlass gear, and 
causing brctik down 
Coal doubtful. 
Indicator Gear lias pipes 
only i diameter. 
Started work, Init nTter 
Inckle, was disqualified 
for competition. 
Average per a 
1 7-1 I 
To/tm 521. 
