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Report on the Implements 
The following was the award of Premiums : — 
To Messrs. Ransome, of Ipswich, the Society's gold medal, for tlieir excelleiif 
display of implements, and especially their chaff-cuttiug machines and 
IJiddeil's scaritier. 
To Mr. John Clarke, of Tjong Sutton, Lincolnshire, the Society's silver medal, 
for his Universal ridge plough. 
To Mr. GrouDsell, of Louth, the Society's silver medal, for his drop drill for 
depositing wet or dry manure with the seed. 
To Mr. T. Salter, of Ilallingbury, Essex, tlie Society's silver medal, for his 
machine for dressing corn. 
To Mr. John Le Eoutillier, of Jersey, five pounds, for his paddle plough for 
raising potatoes. 
The report in the Journal, Vol. I., states that the gold medal 
was awarded to Messrs. Ransome, of Ipsvrich, who " sent up 
their waggons laden with more than six tons of machinery and 
implements of superior manufacture." Special attention is 
called to the chafF-cutting machines applicable to steam-, water-, 
horse-, or hand-power, Biddell's scarifier, Clarke's ridge plough, 
and " a variety of other ploughs," including Lord Somerville"s 
double-furrow plough, and subsoil ploughs, all exhibited by 
Messrs. Ransome. Mr. Hart, of Wantage, exhibited some clever 
ploughs ; "one also by Mr. Howard, of Bedford, of small size, with 
a mould-board of an excellent form, calculated to give the least 
resistance in turning over the furrow, was much approved." 
There were three threshing machines in the yard : one by Messrs. 
Ransome — a 4-horse portable — was commended both for dura- 
bility and efficiency in getting up the required speeed, " which 
is said to be 310 revolutions of the beating-drum to one of the 
horse ; " one by Mr. Garrett, to thresh from 30 to '10 quarters 
per diem ; and one by Mr. Hart. Drills by Messrs. (rarrett & 
Sons, and by Mr. Jeago, of Peasinghall, and a drop-drill by J\lr. 
Grounsell, of Louth, are noticed; and also waggons by Stratton 
of Bristol, and King of Berkshire. The newly-invented ma- 
chine, called a " scorcher," for burning straw, weeds, or even 
charring the soil after harvest, attracted the observation of the 
curious. It was about three feet wide, on wheels, containing a 
fire-box, and a fan by which the flame was dri-\-en through a 
narrow aperture. 
At tlie Cambridge Meeting in the following year there were 
31 exhibitors of implements, with 36 entries in the Catalogue ; 
and the report of that Meeting in Vol. II. of the Journal gives 
the following " as implements which appeared to the Judges, 
from novelty and general utility, to deserve the Society's hono- 
rary rewards " : — ■ 
To Mr. Beart, of Godmanchester, for his tile and sole making machine. 
To Ml'- Grounsell, of J^outh, for an improvement h] his dropping-drill. 
