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substance was employed, so that instead of a fluted roller, as it 
was intended to be, it quickly became a plain one, and ceased 
accordingly to act on the manure." 
Horse Sced-Dihblers (Judges' Report). — "In this class there 
were only two machines to which we considered that we could 
apply the name of dibblers ; these were exhibited by Mr. New- 
berry, of Hook Norton, near Chipping Norton. We awarded 
the prize to his seven-rowed dibbler, being of opinion that some 
improvement had been made in the regularity with which it 
deposited the seed. Out of thirty holes, the greatest number of 
grains deposited in any one was eleven, and the smallest number 
five, whilst in most of them seven or eight wei'e dropped, which 
was the number that Mr. Newberry professed to be sowing, and 
which he stated to be at the rate of about 5 pecks to the acre. 
Another improvement had been introduced in this machine which 
made it deposit the seed more correctly in the holes, so that, on 
the whole, we thought it well worthy of the prize." 
Scarijiers or Grubbers (Judges' Report). — " Nineteen of these 
implements were selected for trial. We could not see any 
improvement in this class since last year. They were set to work 
on a tare stubble where the soil was a strong clay ; the tares 
having been recently removed, we considered the land in a very 
fair state for testing their merits. Being such strong clay, none 
but those on a good principle could make anything of it at all. 
The prize was awarded to J. W. Sharman and Co. for their 
' Biddell's S(5arifier.' This implement is decidedly superior to 
any other that the judges have seen in its capability of adjustment 
to uneven surfaces. It is well known that land cannot be properly 
scarified unless it be worked both lengthways and across the lands. 
When working lengthways, and either wheel runs in the furrow, 
Biddell's Scarifier admits of being raised on that side indepen- 
dently of the centre or opposite side, so that the tines work at the 
same depth at the edge of the furrow that they do away from it, 
and the adjustment is so simple, that if required it may be fre- 
quently altered without any difficulty or material delay. The 
' Uley Cultivator' was exhibited by Mr. Crosskill, and worked 
very well where the land was level, but was not equal to Biddell's 
for ridge and furrow. The implements exhibited by James 
Kirk wood, of Tranent, East Lothian, and David Harkes, of 
Mere, near Knutsford, worked very well, but on account of the 
stiffness of the clay, they being of a lighter construction, could 
not equal the work of the other two implements." 
The foregoing Report furnishes additional proof of the pro- 
priety of separating "scarifiers'' and "grubbers" into distinct 
classes, and offering a prize for each. So long as one prize 
only was offered, the judges had no option, but were 
obliged to set implements of different calibre, and adapted for 
