JOURXAL 
OF THS 
r.OTAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 
OF EXGLAXD. 
1. Report on ^HsceUaneous Implements at Shreicshury, and of 
the trials of 3fachines for cutting and elevating Materials to 
he preserved in Silos, and of Sheaf-Binding Machinery. Br 
TH05IA5 Bell, Hedley Hall, Marley Hill, Xewcastle-on- 
Tyne. 
J udges of Imptemefits. 
Masos Cooke, the Lawns, Ely, CamlKidgeshire : Wixxxuc Scorsoy, Ba=e 
Lane, Moselj Hill, Lirerpool ; Tbohas Bell, Hedler Hall, Marlev Hill, 
Newcastle-on-Tyne. 
The Implement slieds in the Showyard of the Royal Agricul- 
taial Society of Ensland present great attractions to the British 
farmer. The Exhibition at Shrewsbury maintained the prestige 
of the S<x:iety in this respect. The long lines of machinerv at 
rest, which ran at right angles to the main avenue, were, as 
usual, flanked by machinery in motion. Both of these sections 
were thronged with ea^r risitors, despite the parades in the 
Horse-ring and the interesting Lectures and performances in 
the Working Dairy. 
Compared with Reading and \ ork there was a falling-off in 
the number of articles exhibited. Thus — 
Stanis. Articles. 
Reading. . . . 377 5960 
York .... 401 6058 
Shrewsbury . . . 367 5241 
To the ordinary obserrer the decrease was not perceptible. 
The presence of silos, filled and unfilled, and the various ap- 
pliances for cutting, elevating, and pressing the materials to 
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