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may be missed by the one is taken up by the other, which immediately 
follows it. The machine is easily thrown in and out of gear by levers easily 
accessible at the sides of the machine. It is also fitted with a seat on the 
outside of the axle at the oft-side, by which the rider is able to guide the 
horse and yet is out of the way of the hay as it is thrown over. In this 
position the weight is entirely taken off the horse's back. In going from 
field to field this seat can be taken out and placed in a socket in firont of the 
machine, which reduces the width for going through gateways, &c. The 
tines can be adjusted to suit the variations of the crop by a " cart-tip " action 
in front of the machine. It is also sometimes fitted with wheel-guards, to 
prevent the hay being thrown into the machine and clogging it in very 
stormy weather. 
New Light Back-action Eayraaker. — This machine has a solid through axle. 
The gearing is carried in a wrought-iron box in the middle of the machine, so 
that clogging is impossible, and, by using the back-action only, the seeds are 
not knocked out of the hay. It is of sufficient width to take two swathes of 
tile mowing machine. 
New Large Self-acting Sake. — This is an implement vrith wheels 54 inches 
high. The wheels are fitted with ratchets which are separate from the wheels 
themselves, so that they can be replaced when worn. The wheels are also 
fitted with bushes, so that they can be renewed at a trifling expense. The 
ratchets already referred to are actuated by the foot of the driver when riding, 
or by a handle behind when walking, and the teeth are immediately lifted by 
tiie horse. Another advantage is that the teeth can be held up in position 
for turning round in the field by keeping the foot on the treadle, or, when 
going from field to field, by putting in a sliding bolt which completely locks 
them. 
The teeth can be adjusted to the ground by a segmental arrangement on 
the shafts. The teeth are held in their places by a new arrangement ; each 
tooth fits into a separate socket, and the end of the tooth is cut away and 
turned up, so that it is hooked into the socket and is held by a loop and nut 
placed in the socket. This keeps them firmly in their places ; at the same 
time any tooth can be taken out in a moment. The rake can be managed by 
any boy who can be trusted to drive a horse. 
The Model Telpher Line, exhibited by Mr. Fleeming Jenkin, 
F.R.S., of 3, Great Stuart Street, Edinburgh, was a decided 
novelty. The stand where it was exhibited in motion was 
always thronged with visitors. 
It was officially described as a " model of an aerial rope or rod- 
way for the conveyance of goods in parcels of from 1 cwt. to 
4 cwt., driven by an electric current. Weight of train, 10 cwt. 
to 30 cwt. Speed, about 4 miles an hour ; gradients, those of 
ordinary occupation roads ; working, requires no guard or 
driver with the train." There was also exhibited a Span and 
Train of full-sized Telpher line, manufactured by the Telpherage 
Company. An intelligible description of how this is done 
could only be given by an expert. Suffice it to say, that it is 
a distinctly new departure in the conveyance of farm goods. 
The exhibition of Silos was a novel and highly interesting 
feature of the Showyard. In the Report of Mr. Jenkins, " On 
the Practice of Ensilage at Home and Abroad," which is to be 
