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'fairly launched as part of the system of the agriculture of this countiy, and 
that it can be economically and satisfactorily applied in the thorough culti- 
vation of our soil must be fairly established to the satisfaction of the most 
fastidious by a reference to the above Tables. 
We cannot conclude this Eeport without tendering our thanks to the 
Stewards of our Department for their unfailing kindness and courtesy, as well 
as for the prompt manner in which all our directions were carried oxit. We 
would also remark, that the short time allowed for the preparation of this 
Eeport has led to its being brought out in a hurried manner ; and thus we have 
been prevented from embodying in it much that otherwise we could have 
wished to make public. Lastly, we would suggest, for the benefit and con- 
sideration of the Council, that a much more lengthened &nA extensive trial of 
steam-cultivators should in future be instituted, on which such conclusions 
may be based as may be of service to the public. 
Our Awards were as follow : — 
Steam Cultivators. — Class 1. 
Gold Medal and 30Z. to John Fowler for his 14-horse Set of Steam Ploughing 
Machines, complete. — 1st Prize. 
20Z. to William Savory and Son for their two 10-horse Self-propelling 
Winding Engines. — 2nd Prize. 
Silver Medal to William Steevens for his 4-furrow Steam Plough and 
Cultivator combined. — 3rd Prize. 
Commended, Coleman and Sons' set of Steam Cultivating Apparatus. 
Steam Cultivators for Small Occupatioks. — Class 2. 
2Z1. to John Fowler for his 10-horse Set of Steam Ploughing Machinery, 
complete. — 1st Prize. 
Irtl. to William Smith for his 10-horse Set of Steam Ploughing Machinery, 
complete. — 2nd Prize. 
to J. and F. Howard for their 10-horse Set of Steam Ploughing Machi- 
neiy, complete. — 3rd Prize. 
Wm. Owen, Engineer. 
H. B. Caldwell. 
Clare Sewell Read. 
Jacob Wilson. 
XXVIII. — Report on the Worcester Show-yard. 
Thanks to the unwearied efforts of the local and central authori- 
ties, the Worcester Meeting has been brought to a generally 
successful issue, although, while it was in progress, variations of 
temperature and weather as wide as often characterize an English 
summer, checked the influx of visitors, and threatened more 
serious interruption. The relation of this Meeting to its pre- 
decessors is clearly exhibited in the following tabular statement, 
drawn up for the Stewards by Mr. Wainwright. 
