Report on the Trials of Implements at Taunton. 635 
s at Bedford, and which is fully described in the last number of the 
iff. ' Journal,' second series, vol. x. pages 679-682. 
For this purpose all mowing machines must be provided with one pair of 
s, into which the dynamometer can be yoked by means of its harness, 
li represents ordinary cart harness. A mowing machine imder trial for 
: jht must be drawn by means of that pair of shafts alone. 
And although clause 1 points out the machine that was to be 
(1, and where a full description of it was to be found, not one 
:he exhibitors arranged their shafts so as to make the wheel- 
k clear off the knife-bar. 
This oversight was rectified in all the succeeding djnamo- 
rer trials by an alteration in attaching the machines, so that 
carriage wheels could clear the track of the cutter-bar. 
This trial, however, proved that all the machines, with one 
option, were above the restricted draught. The engineers 
I Judges decided to try them again at a cut of 1| inch in a 
iter crop. Two were withdrawn, and a similar result was 
(luced, as will also be seen by Table I. 
it was then thought desirable to make a selection to be tried 
r quality of work, and seven which drew less than 40,000 foot- 
unds* were tried on July 8th, and the following notice was 
sted up : — 
Notice to the Exhibitors of the seven One-horse Mowers selected for 
further trial, viz. : 
Cat. Number. 
Samuelson and Co 182 
Walter A. Wood 2436 
W. Anson Wood 192 
W. A. Fell 76 
Harrison and M'Gregor 738 
Hornsby and Sons 578 
Ditto 579 
ese machines will be tried first for quality of work, in Xo. 9 Field, this 
ming. 
hose selected will then be subjected to trial for power by dynamometer, 
der the same conditions of cut as in the trial for quality. 
xhibitors will be allowed to drive the horses of the Society in the Dyna- 
metrical Trial at such speed as they choose, note of which speed will be 
en by the Judges. 
he competitors are hereby cautioned that, from the preliminary runs on 
dynamometer, it is evident that these machines are all in danger of being 
tialified for the Prizes on the score of power. 
(Signed) Charles Whitehead,] 
Jabez Turner, > Stewards of Implements. 
John Hemsley, J 
'ewards' Office, July StJi, 1875. 
A plain explanation of the term " foot-pounds" will be found at p. 414 in 
• TiiL, second series of this Journal. 
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