G70 Report on the Trials of Implements at Taunton. 
The opening for the feed in actual work is'Si inches ; and although this 
may appear narrow, it was found that the wood projections upon the cylinder 
sufficiently assisted, so as to draw in the feed, f shows a cast-iron bracket at 
either end of the guard ; h is a check-board ; i represents the threshing- 
drum ; J the concave. This appliance can be added to any threshing-machine 
by provision being made for running the belt at the proper speed. The 
pulley ujwn the guard can be fitted to either side, as may be most convenient 
to an old machine ; but |it would be the best upon the opposite side from 
that at which it is usually fed. 
The Second Prize was awarded to No. 708, by Tasker and 
Sons, price 21. IO5., which was a simple arrangement, but in- 
ferior in the more essential points, as a guard, to the First-Prize 
appliance. 
Tasker and Sons' Drum-guard, No. 708. — This appliance, which took 
Prcond Prize, is a very simple attachment, requiring no Ijelt-puUey or 
motive-power whatever. 
It consists of a wooden 
hood, about one-sixth of 
a circle, fixed to a frame 
resting upon the front 
part of the machine, and 
acted upon by a wood 
lever attached to the feed- 
board ; a wood link, which 
is attached to the frame 
of the detachable guard, 
strengthens and steadies 
the hood. In the feeder- 
box is an iron spring 
acting in a slot, so that 
when the hood is down 
to ensure safety it cannot 
be released without lifting 
up the spring. A sheaf, 
or any greater weight, 
falling upon the back part 
of the hood will at once 
close it. The opening 
The dotted lines in the 
figure show the guard as open, and the solid lines show it as closed. The 
price is 21. 10s., and it can readily be applied to any machine. » 
Awards. 
First Prize of 201., to J. P. Pison (3813), of Teversham Works, Cambridge, 
for Threshing-Machine Guard. 
Second Prize of 10?., to W. Tasker and Sons (708), of Andover, for a 
Threshing-Machine Guard. 
It is not necessary to give any illustration of the remaining 
drum-guards ; two or three exhibited by Clayton and Shuttle- 
worth were simple in their arrangement and application, Bu 
only partial guards. Some of the others were scarcely an 
jruard, and somewhat of a hindrance to the feeder. 
