Report of the Senior Steward of Implements at Newcastle. 665 
displayed by His Royal Highness in the success of its Shows 
and the furtherance of its interests bv his presence. 
The following prizes were offered by the Society in connection 
with its meeting : — 
Prizes. £ 
*Class 1. — Portable agricultural ensine, self-movinc; or otherwise, 
oa the compound principle, not exceeding eight-horse 
power 200 
*Class 2. — Portable agricnltural engine, sell-moving or otherwise, 
on the simple principle, not exceeding eight -horse 
power 100 
[The brake trials of implements entered in Classes 
1 and 2 were designed to eUicidate relative merit 
under the Ibllowins: heads : — 
Construction : — EfBciency — i.e., proportion of actual 
work done to work inciicated, economy of fuel, of 
steam, of lubricant, perfection of combustion, price.] 
Class 3. — Weighing machine for sheep and pigs 20 
Class -i. — Weighing machine for horses and cattle 2.5 
Class 5. — Best macliine for planting potatoes 25 
Class 6. — -Best machine for raising potatoes, the price to exceed £5 20 
Class 7. — Best implement for raising potatoes, the price not to 
exceed £5 20 
Class 8. — One-man power cream separator, the price not to exceed 
£20, and to be capable of dealing with 20 gallons of 
milk per hour 25 
The most important feature in connection with the Show was 
the competition for the Farm-Engine Prizes. Yet this was one 
of the thing's almost certain to be overlooked, except bv those 
interested in the trials. These were conducted in an insignificant 
looking shed in a secluded part of the Show-ground, and they 
extended over some four or five days. These trials were so 
important in their character that they bid fair to mark an era in 
the historv of agricultural engines. 
Into the reasons which induced the leading Engine builders 
to abstain from competition in these trials, it is not necessary 
for me now to enter. That it was an unfortunate decision on 
their part I have little doubt ; but, notwithstanding the fact 
that the greater firms were conspicuous only by their absence, 
some marvellous results were achieved by less known makers, 
which will be fully described in another part of this Journal. 
I can only place on record here the simple fact that Davey, 
Paxman and Co., to whom both prizes for Simple and Com- 
pound Engines were awarded, succeeded in beating the record 
of any previous trials, and performed the unprecedented feat of 
running on the brake for four hours under most critical super- 
vision, at an expenditure of 1'85 lbs. of coal per horse power 
per hour in the case of the Compound Engine, and 2 • 6 lbs. 
in the case of the Simple Engine, whilst Messrs. J. and R. 
