at the Carlisle Meeting, 1855. 
523 
I- .1 1 t 
Names. 
Stand. 
Art. 
Dimensions 
of Furrow- 
slice. 
Force of 
Traction. 
Angle of 
Land-side, 
Angle at 
which tlie 
Furrow is 
laid. 
Evenness of 
Sole, 15. 
£ o 
C 
Turf well 
Deposited, 
10. 
Amount of 
Merit. 
Price. 
Inches. 
("wt. 
o 
£. s. 
Howard 
91 
o 
10 X 7 
4 '75 
88 
IIT 36 
12 
18 
10 
40 
4 10 
Ball . . 
62 
1 
lOlX 7 
5-50 
90 
117 0 
9 
14 
9 
32 
4 8 
Busby . 
49 
10 X " 
5-00 
^% 
117 3(5 
12 
16 
8 
36 
4 4 
Ransome . 
95 
1 
10 X 7 
4-75 
91 
IIG 42 
15 
IS 
10 
43 
4 5 
The Judges awarded the prize to Messrs. Eansome and Sims, highly com- 
mended Messrs. Howards' plough, and gave a well-earned commendation to 
those of Mr. Busby and Mr. Ball. 
Flowjhs best Adapted for Ploughing more than 9 inches deep. — The field for 
this trial was one of seeds pastured, with considerable herbage remaining, the 
soil a deep and free working loam. 
Five ploughs competed for this prize ; the names of the competitors and 
the results are given in the subjoined Table. 
The instructions were, that after going six times round the ridge set out, 
three furrows should be drawn toi inches deep. Although the Judges consider 
such depth in heavy clay soils generally impracticable, it was in these trials 
easily attained, and even exceeded, and at this great depth the furrow-slice 
was cut as clearly, and deposited with as much regularity as at the shallower 
depth. 
The work of the entire class, with the exception of Mr. Sewell's swing 
plough, was admirably done, but the contest was most severe between Me.ssrs. 
Busby and Eansome, and so excellent was the performance of both these 
ploughs that for some time the Judges were in great doubt as to their deci- 
sion ; towards the close of the trial Messrs. Eansome amazed every spectator 
by ploughing a series of well laid furrows to the full depth of 12 inches, and to 
Messrs. Eansome and Sims the prize was awarded. The following is the result 
of the trials : — 
Exhibitors' 
Names. 
Stand. 
Art. 
Dimensions 
of 
Farrow-slice. 
Angle 
of 
Land- 
side. 
nS'enness 
of 
Sole, 15. 
Uni- 
formity 
of 
Furrow- 
slice, 20. 
Turf 
well 
Depo- 
sited, 
10. 
Total 
Merit. 
Price. 
£. s. 
Ransome . . 
95 
6 
15 X 10 
90 
15 
20 
10 
45 
5 15 
Howard . 
81 
3 
15 X 10 
94 
12 
12 
8 
32 
6 0 
Busby 
49 
6 
15 X 10 
92 
15 
18 
8 
41 
4 15 
Ball .... 
62 
2 
15 X 10 
90 
JO 
10 
6 
26 
5 8 
Sewell . . . 
12 
2 
14 X 9 
72 
4 
6 
10 
4 10 
Upon the whole the Judges are of opinion that the ploughing in these ex- 
periments was, irrespective of its greater depth, decidedly superior to what 
has been seen at any former Meeting of the Society ; that the results demon- 
strate the great superiority of the iron wheel ploughs with long mouldboards, 
over the swing ploughs and short mouldboards still extensively used in many 
parts of the kingdom ; and that these apparently simple implements, consisting 
of but few parts, and those of no great complexity, have mainly by the in- 
strumentality of the Society attained a degree of improvement and eiSciency, 
which a few years ago was by many thought improbable, and of which too 
many are yet ignorant. 
Those who have carefully observed and compared the progressive im- 
