Rqwt on the Worcester Shoic-yara . 497 
Table I. — CoMBrs'ED Finishing Theashixg-Machtstes. 
Ifame of Exhibitor. ? 
Xnmber 
in 
Catalogue. 
■ 
Time in which 
each Machine 
Thrashed 
100 Sheaves of 
■Wheat. 
Average 
Horse-power 
rc<}Uired hy 
each ^[achine. 
Horse-power 
that would be 
required to 
100 .Sheaves 
— ■ 
in 1 ilinute. 
^in. Sea 
3982 
6 
55 
lO'll 
61 '95 
579S 
4 
59 
6' 56 
32 * 82 
1524 
4 
30 
7-76 
34-94 ■ 
2540 
5 
25 
6'44 
34-92 
5016 
3 
55 
8-85 
34*68 
1043 
5 
55 
4-52 
26-746 
153 
5. 
25 
6*94 
37-623 
1071 
3 
50 
8-52 
32-651 
204 
4 
25 
6 03 
26-65 
1955 
4 
25 
6-88 
30-38 
1956 
4 
0 
7-73 
30-95 
144 
3 
55 
5-71 
22-37 
' ' 
4 
10 
6*0 
25 "02 
5765 
3 
10 
9-79 
31-0 
540 
4 
0 
6-95 
27-83 
1551 
5 
5 
7"7 
39- 16 
520 
5 
55 
6 "83 
38* 17 
5085 
Machine choked 
twice. 
Experiment 
discontinued. 
5084 
4 
8 
8-9 
36-78 
5247 
4 
30 
8-05 
36-25 
3057 
3 
25 
11-28 
38-547 
1007 
4 
40 
8-18 
38-175 
4826 
5 
55 
8-87 
52-488 
1277 
4 
5 
8-79 
35-88 
1822 
6 
3 
8-03 
52-22 
Table II. — CoiiBDCED Fi>TSHr!»G Theashtxg-Machikes. 
Selected and Frictional Trials. 
Time in 
Average 
Horse-power 
Horse- 
power 
required 
to drive 
Xame 
of 
Xumber 
in 
Catalogue. 
which each 
Machine 
Horse- 
power 
that would 
be required 
rrizes. 
■ Exhibitor. 
thrashed 
500 Sheaves 
required 
by each 
to thrash 
500 Sheaves 
each 
Machine 
empty. 
of AVTieat. 
Machine. 
in 1 Minute. 
Min. 
Sec. 
£. 
Tasker 
3057 
23 
30 
9-99 
234 '34 
5-778 
Wallis aud Co. . . 
1071 
15 
50 
9-6 
152-66 
5-535 
10 
Holmes 
1829 
22 
0 
10-235 
225-187 
6-817 
/ SUver 
\ Medal.^ 
4826 
18 
35 
8-7 
161-797 
6-1542 
Clayton and Co. 
144 
22 
10 
7-78 
172-35 
3-911 
15 
Hornsby 
1955 
17 
36 
9-66 
170-05 
4-8 
25 
Barrett and Co. . . 
2540 
20 
55 
8-49 
177-44 
4-089 
N.B. — Each machine was run empty for 5 minutes, and the result recorded a 
per last column. 
2 K 2 
