at the Lincoln Meeting, 1854. 
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flax machinery, exhibited by Ransome and Sims, as a highly ingenious com- 
bination, and one that promises to be eminently useful. 
Ransome and Sims* thrasliing-inachine exhibited, having all the motions 
rotary, would appear to be a step in the right direction. 
Garrett's wrouglit-iron drum is a well-made article. 
Horton and Kcndrick's flue-boiler, as applied to Garrett's portable engine, 
is a novelty ; time alone can determine whether it will be durable : the con- 
struction of the fire-box gives increased heating surface, and ])robabiy this 
fire-box, in connection with tubes in the usual manner, would form a better 
boiler. 
The new arrangement for admitting the public to the Trial Yard has, in my 
opinion, been no impediment to the transaction of business, and doubtless many 
scientific and intelligent visitors have been gratified with the opportunity of 
being present during tlie experiments. 
The increased facilities given by the Council for conducting the experiments 
were attended with the best results, and must have greatly lessened the labours 
of the Judges. More may be accomplished by increased facilities, if the 
means of the Society will allow of it. 
C. E. Amos. 
Grove, South wark, lltJi Sepfemher, 1854. 
I cannot close this Report without suggesting to the Council 
that a letter of thanks should be written to Messrs. Ransome 
and Sims for the use of the break invented by ]Mr. Balke, and 
placed by them at the disposal of the Society. I should be 
most happy to second the recommendation of the Judges to 
award a Medal to Mr. Balke, were it not against the regulation 
No. 8 in the prize-list ; but I would strongly recommend that 
some notice should be taken by the Council of so valuable an 
invention. This admirable invention is self-acting, and registers 
the power of fixed and portable engines at different velocities. 
It had also the rari merit of giving satisfaction to the Judges, 
as well as to the successful and unsuccessful exhibitors. 
A. Hamond. 
XIII. — Report on the Exhibition of Live Stock at the Lincoln 
Meeting of the Society, 1854. By Charles Barnett. 
In making our Report, as stewards, of cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, 
and poultry, we have, aided by the opinions of the Judges, which 
they liave kindly afforded us, endeavoured to come to as correct 
conclusions as lie in our power, as to the merit of the exhibition, 
compared with former years, both as to the quality and number 
of the animals exhibited. 
We have no hesitation in stating, that it has been, if not the 
best and most successful meeting the Society has ever held, cer- 
tainly very far beyond an average one, and well calculated to 
advance the character of the Society in the estimation of the 
