Report on the Trials of Implements at Taunton. 633 
)se marliine met with an accident in transit, and Mr. Bamlett's 
r machines, which were withdrawn. It was unfortunate that 
public had not an opportunity of witnessing these well-known 
1 excellent machines tried, and tested for draught, but the 
. t use which this gentleman made for not bringing them to trial 
is still more unfortunate. 
The trials were watched throughout by a large number of in- 
rested persons ; indeed, one of the most pleasing features of the 
xunton Meeting was the general agricultural character of the great 
ijority of the spectators during the whole time of the exhibition. 
The Society was fortunate in securing the services of the 
ree following experienced gentlemen as Judges in the Mowing- 
achine Classes : — Colonel Grantham, West Keal Hall, Spilsby ; 
ihn Hicken, Dunchurch, Rugby ; James W. Kimber, Fyfield- 
ick, Abingdon. The following instructions, previously pub- 
shed in the Prize-sheet, were handed to them : — 
Instructions to the Judges. 
1. The Judges will have from 9 o'clock in the morning of Monday, the 5th 
ily, imtil noon on Saturday, the 10th July, allowed them for making their 
judications, and signing their awards, with the exception of any Classes for 
Inch special arrangements may be made. 
2. If they should not award the amount of money offered as Prizes iu anj- 
ass, they will be instructed not to appropriate that sum to any other de- 
ription of Implement. 
3. The Judges will be instructed to deliver to the Stewards their final and 
hiplete awards of Prizes and Medals immediately their decisions are completed, 
■i. The Judges will be requested to observe that it is left to their discretion 
■ select the Implements for trial from those specially entered for competition 
f the Society's Prizes, as well as, if they consider it desirable, from those not 
> entered. 
5. The Judges will decide on the merits of the work done by any Agricul- 
iral Machines to which steam or other power is applied ; but they will be 
;quired to pay every attention to the report of the Consulting Engineer as to 
le power used, the mechanical construction of the Machine, and the quality 
f workmanship and materials used. 
6. The Judges will be instructed to pay particular attention to the con- 
itions relating to the qualifications each Machine should possess, and to the 
ipeed and pressure as given. 
, 7. The Judges will be instructed that in the trial of Machines, in ever\- 
ase where practicable, steam-power should be adopted instead of horses, as 
he most accurate test of the relative working of Machinery. 
Points of Merit to he awarded for "Perfection in various Qualifications. 
Classes I. and II. — For the best One or Two-horse Mowing Machine. 
1. Mechanical construction and workmanship, with soundness 
and quality of materials 250 
2. Simplicity and lightness, combined with strength 100 
I 3. Arrangement of gearing-crank and its connections ; construc- 
' tion of knife and bar, with form and position of fingers .. 100 
VOL. XI. — S. S. 
CaiTied forward 
.. 450 
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