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XX. — Report on the Exhibition and Trial of Implements at the 
York Meeting, 1848. By H. S. Thompson. 
CONTENTS. 
Page 
Introductory Remarks 378 
Prizes otTerc-d by the Society 382 
Judges and Consulting-Engineer, Nanu's and Addresses of ... . 383 
Awards 384 
Ploughs 388 
Skim or Paring Ploughs 389 
Drills 390 
Hand Drilling-Machines 390 
Broadcast Manure-Distributor 391 
Horse Seed-Dibblers 392 
Scarifiers or Grubbers 392 
Harrows 395 
Drain-Tile or Pipe-Macliines 395 
Carts and Waggons 398 
Sieain-Engines 405 
Steaming Apparatus 409 
Threshiug-Machines 409 
Corn-Dressing Machines 414 
Grinding Mills 414 
Linseed and Corn-Crushers 415 
Horse-Hoes on the flat 415 
Horse- Hoes on the ridge 4l5 
Norwegian Harrows . . • 415 
Horse- Rakes 416 
Grass-land Cultivators 416 
Haymaking-Machines 416 
Chaff-Cutters 416 
Gorse-Bruisers 417 
Clod-Crushers 417 
Flax Apparatus 418 
Cottage Grates 418 
Cake-Breakers 418 
Root-Washers 418 
Tank-Cleansei-s 419 
Cheese-Presses 419 
Implement for moving Shocks of Corn 419 
Agricultural Drainage Level 419 
Tile-Kiln 420 
Desiccating Apparatus 420 
Fire-Engines 420 
Gates and Wire-Netting 420 
Portable Railway 420 
Reverberatory Churn 420 
Wrougbt-Iron Rick-Stand 420 
Chicory Washer and Cutter 421 
Concluding Remarks , 421 
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