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Itepoii on the Implements 
benzoline, &c., the former being perfectly safe, while the latter 
will fire at ordinary temperatures. 
The portable engine exhibited this year has been specially 
designed and introduced for farm and agricultural purposes, 
where the portable steam engine has hitherto been the only 
available motive power. The oil engine has a special advantage 
where coal is difficult to obtain, as the oil is always easily pro- 
cured, being sold in almost every village, and would therefore 
often be of great advantage to many farmers and others in the 
country. The absence of sparks and hot ashes constitutes a great 
advantage when working in a farmyard. Ko driver being re- 
quired, as in the case of a steam engine, the saving in wages 
covers the cost of oil consumed in an engine of the size referred 
to, making the cost of working exceptionally low. 
Messrs. MarsJudl, Sons & Co., of Gainsborough. Portable 
Chaff-cutting, lliddling, Sifting, and Bagging Machine. (Art. 
5304.) — This chaff-cutter is arranged to convert the straw into 
Fig. 9. — 2Iurti]udVs Chuff Cutter and Sifter. 
chaff, as it leaves the shakers of a thrashing machine. It is 
fitted with a knife-wheel carrying five knives, and is mounted 
on four travelling wheels with shafts. It was driven from a 
thrashing machine, but it can be driven direct from portable, 
