514 Report on the Exhibition and Trial of Implements 
Portable Thrashing Machines, not exceeding Eight-horse Power, with 
Shalfer, Eiddle, and Winnower, tliat will best prepare the Corn for the 
finishing Dressing-Machine : to be driven by Steam. 
Perfect Work represented by . 
20 
15 
15 
15 
12 
8 
85 
Name 
of Exhibitor. 
I Nominal Horse- 
1 power. 
Real Horse- 
power. 
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a) g S 
Ex 2 
p'c-x 
Horse- power 
Consumed, if 
Thrashed in 1 
Minute. 
1 Clean Thrashed. 1 
1 Clean Shaken, | 
So 
.is 
1 Chair free from 1 
1 Corn. 1 
Corn Unbroken, j 
Straw Unbroken. 
Comparative 1 
Merit. 
Price. 
£. 
.t. 
d. 
G 
6-725 
14-30 
96-16 
20 
14 
15 
15 
6 
78 
104 
0 
0 
Humphries .... 
6 
G-38 
21-32 
13G-0 
20 
14 
13 
12 
12 
7 
78 
80 
0 
0 
Barrett and Exall . . 
6S9 
18-23 
125-78 
20 
12 
15 
12 
7 
66 
105 
0 
0 
9-18 
11-83 
108-72 
20 
12 
14 
is 
12 
5 
78 
115 
0 
0 
Clayton and Co. . • 
7 
9-32 
U-46 
134-13 
20 
14 
15 
15 
12 
7 
83 
115 
0 
0 
6 
8-8 
17-1 
1.50-5 
20 
15 
15 
15 
10 
6 
81 
95 
0 
0 
Ransome and Sims , . 
6 
6-94 
18-6 
129-8 
20 
10 
15 
15 
10 
7 
77 
85 
0 
0 
Clayton and Co. . . . 
8-50 
12-2 
103-7 
20 
14 
15 
15 
12 
8 
84 
95 
0 
0 
Hornsby and Son . . 
7 
7-27 
22-61 
164-4 
20 
15 
15 
15 
12 
8 
85 
100 
0 
0 
Trial with 100 Sheaves 
of Barley. 
Garrett 
6 
6-26 
5-73 
35-87 
20 
14 
11 
15 
12 
8 
80 
104 
0 
0 
Humphries .... 
6-52 
8-43 
54-96 
20 
14 
15 
14 
12 
8 
83 
80 
0 
0 
Barrett and Exall . . 
5-27 
14- 
73-9 
20 
14 
15 
12 
8 
69 
105 
0 
0 
Barle 
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m m 
e 1 
1 e r 
(Vh 
0 k 
e d. 
Clayton and Co. 
7-7 
6-33 
4R-77 
20 
14 
15 
15 
12 
8 
84 
115 
0 
0 
6 
(•,-64 
9-H8 
62-31 
20 
15 
15 
15 
12 
8 
85 
95 
0 
0 
Uansome and Sims 
6 
6-18 
7-15 
48-3 
20 
10 
12 
12 
l!2 
8 
74 
85 
0 
0 
Clayton and Co. . . 
7 
5-73 
9-41 
53-9 
20 
15 
14 
15 
12 
8 
83 
95 
0 
0 
Hornsby and Son . . 
6-73 
7-58 
51-1 
20 
15 
15 
15 
12 
8 
85 
100 
0 
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of this machine into consideration. Messrs. Ransome and Sims' machine, 
from having l^rinsmead's shaker attached, was steady as possible : the above 
Tables will point out what wc consider faults ; but it was really portable, 
and the price moderate. The Judges think highly of Messrs. Garrett's ar- 
rangement of driving the drum and other working parts from an intei-mediate 
shaft fixed on one end of the machine, doing away with much irregular wear 
on the drum-shaft. The greatest improvement we observed was the very 
slight or no breakage or nibbing of the barley. More attention is required 
with the shakers, as all carried over more or less grain, except those of 
Messrs. Hornsby and Tuxford, from neither of which could a single grain be 
found. 
Fixed Thrashing Machines. 
The fixed machines were very good, those of Messrs. Clayton and Garrett 
making most excellent samples, to the former of which we gave the Prize, 
highly commending Mr. Garrett's, and giving him a medal for his improved 
barley huramcUer. We should mention that the cau.se of the great difference 
in power required between Clayton's and Garrett's machines while thrasliing 
wheat was the fact of the fomier passing the wheat through the hummcller 
while the latter did not. The greatest space required for fixing either of these 
machines was a square of 20 feet, which could be reduced. Messrs. ]{ansome 
and Sims' machine did not require so much room, and was veiy compact. 
