Report on the Trials of Implements at Taunton. 6GT 
is ill gear with b, as shown in the slvctch, the machine will be in slow back- 
urd action, and when d is in gear with a, in fast forward action. In order to 
event the pinions c and d from both coming into gear at the same time with 
thev one or both of the wheels A and b, an interlocking lever, e, having only 
rertical motion, is placed, between the prolonged bosses of the pinions. Each 
188 carries a collar, which is opposite the one to the other. When both pinions 
e out of gear the interlocking lever has corresponding recesses in its upper and 
wer sides, and is of such a thickness that only one pinion at a time can be 
pped past it, the other jjinion having its collar locked fast in the recess, f 
ows a handle for sliding the intermediate pinion, without the necessity of 
tting the hand into the axle-casing. 
]The working of the other well-known machines of Nichol- 
n and Son did not come up to their performance at Man- 
iester. A recent alteration has been made in the casting of 
e head of the rake upon which the spring acts, and which 
lowed the rake to spring back when too little resistance was 
Fered. 
The speed of the forks in No. 934, by R. Boby, was found 
o great in the forward action, throwing the hay about sadly 
o much. The back-action was fair. 
No. 935, by the same maker, was a light machine, much too 
jht for the crop it had to contend with, and failed to get 
rough. 
The Judges wish it to be known that they cannot recommend 
light-made machine for this operation generally. 
They also wish attention drawn to Beare and Son's entry, IN o. 
J94 ; it had no forward action, but two backward speeds. An 
tempt is made in this machine to adapt itself in a particular 
anner to uneven ground, and they think advantage may be 
ken of this principle, although they are unable to speak 
vourably of the work it performed. No illustration is given 
this machine, as it is evidently in a state of transition. 
Awards. 
First Prize of 20?., to Ashby, Jeffery, and Luke (201), of Stamford. 
Second Prize of 10?., to Ashby, Jeflery, and Luke (202), of Stamford. 
Third Prize of 5/., to the Heading Iron Works Company (426), Beading. 
Commended, the Peading Iron Works Company (427), Reading. 
Commended, W. N. Nichiolson and Son (1024), of Newark-on-Trent. 
Class IV. — Self-acting Horse-Rakes. 
The importance of having a good, sufficiently strong, and 
)rrectly constructed horse-rake, whether belonging to this class 
I" Class v., is very great, as probably every farmer occupying 
) or 80 acres of land has (or ought to have) one, whilst larger 
