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111 the 2iul Class, tlic I'rizc of 5/. was awanlcil to Mr. .laun's CA)ullas, junr., 
for arliclo No. 33. 
Tho Ju(lj;es liiglily comiiiendcd articles No. 4r)3, exliibitid by Messrs. 
Holmes and iSou ; and ruinnuuuk'd articli' No. 1583, exhibited by Mr. George 
Malthoiise. 
Drim.s fou Turnips and otiiek lloo'r.s. 
These were classified in three divisions : — 
1st. l''or drilling' on both ridge and flat. 
2iid. Ou the ilat only. 
3rd. On the ridge only. 
Thirteen drills were selected for trial, belonging to Messrs. Holmes and Son, 
Messrs. li. and I. Keeves, Mr. James Conltas, jnnr., Messrs. Priest and Wool- 
iiongh, Messrs. Gower and Son, Mr. H. Kearsley, Mr. James Clarke, Mr. John 
Barker, ]Mr. M. Dale, Messrs. Hunt and Pickering, and Mr. J. Teasdale. 
Most of these machines were capable of niaking excellent work. The main 
difference consisted in the mode in which the manure was deposited and 
covered before the dropping of the seed. The machines to which the prizes 
were awarded accomplished this operation most efliciently. 
In the 1st Class, the 1st Prize of lOZ. was awarded to Messrs. Holmes and 
Son lor article No. 45G ; and the 2nd Prize of 5^. to Messrs. K. and I. Keeves, 
for article No. 1277. 
In the 2nd Class, the 1st Prize of 6Z. was awarded to Mr. James Coultas, 
jnn., for article No. 35 ; and the 2nd Prize of 4Z. to Messrs. Priest and Wool- 
nough, for article No. 1198. 
In the 3rd Class, the Prize of 5Z. was awarded to Messrs. Gower and Son 
for article No. 1547. 
Water-Drills. 
Two drills only were tried in this class, both of which made very good 
work. Messrs. Reeves's drill ajipeared to be the best constructed, and to 
them the 1st Prize of 11. was awarded for article No. 1282 ; and the 2nd Prize 
of 3/. to Mr. W. Watkinson, for article No. 921. 
Drills for Small Seeds. 
In this Class four drills were tried, exhibited by Mr. James Conltas, jun., 
Messrs. Holmes and Son, Mr. J. Barker, and Mr. W. S. Underbill. 
The best drill was that manufactured by Mr. J. Coultas, jun., which, besides 
drilling clover and rye-grass together in the ordinary method (operations that 
are difficult to combine), has an arrangement by which they can be separately 
distributed. To Mr. James Coultas, jun , the 1st Prize of 11. was therefore 
awa,rded for article No. 3G ; and the 2nd Prize of 3Z. to Messrs. Holmes and 
Son, for article No. 461. 
Deill-Presseks. 
Four drills were tried in this Class, belonging to Messrs. Hensman and Son, 
Mr. G. W. Robinson, Mr. J. Barker, and Mr. T. Butcher. 
The 1st Prize of 7^. was awarded to Messrs. Hensman and Son, for article 
No. 1559, a compact and well-constructed machine, consisting of a presser of 
two wheels, with drill for dropping seed, and two coulters attached, by which 
the seed was immediately covered, and the whole operation completed with 
neatness and accuracy. 
The 2nd Prize of 2>l. was awarded to Mr. G. Robinson, for article 
No. 1492. 
Dry Manure Distributors. 
Eight machines in this Class were selected for trial, belonging to Mi-. 
Thomas Chambers, jun., Messrs. Holmes and Son, Messrs. Priest and Wool- 
