498 
Report on the Worcester SJiow-yard. 
The preliminary trial enabled us to select seven of the best performing 
machines, with 500 sheaves of wheat, for a longer test : several of the others, 
although commendable in many respects, not being sufficiently effective to 
justify us in giving them a prolonged trial. 
The results obtained from the seven machines so selected are given in 
Table 11. (p. 497), and the division of the money marks the degree of merit 
we attach to each machine. 
In the machine. Article No. 1829, exhibited by Holmes and Son, of Nor- 
wich, we noticed a contrivance for "bagging" the chafif in a simple and 
effective manner. We consider the invention to be a novelty, and of essential 
service to the farmer, more particularly when thrashing out of doors. We 
bring it before your notice, and recommend that a Silver Medal be given to 
them for their invention. 
Fixed Baex-Woeks. 
In this class only four machines were exhibited ; these were tried, and the 
essay enabled us to select two of them, which satisfied us as doing best. These 
two machines were again tried, when that exhibited by Hornsby and Sons 
did its work in such an excellent manner in every respect as entitled it to the 
whole of the money devoted to this Class. The power required to drive the 
machines is given in Table III. 
Table III. — Fixed Babk-Wokks. 
Name 
of 
Exhibitor. 
Xnmber 
in 
Catalogue. 
Time in 
which each 
Machine 
thrashed 
250 Sheaves. 
Average 
Horse- 
power 
required 
by each 
Machine. 
Horse-power 
that would 
be required 
to thrash 
100 Sheaves 
per Minute.. 
Horse- 
power 
required 
to drive 
each 
Machine 
empty. 
Prizes. 
Min. Sec. 
£. 
Humphries .. 
1008 
16 40 
5-59 
93*29 
Clayton and Co. .. 
145 
12 55 
5-83 
75-39 
Hornsby 
1958 
9 30 
8"3t 
79-26 
Barrett 
2541 
10 35 
8-53 
99-3 
" 
lienewed Trial. 
Time with 
1 
SOD Sheaves. 
Min. Sec. 
Horusby 
1958 
16 5 
9-25 1 148-837 
3-58 
20 
Claytou and Co. 
145 
Strap having come oflF, trial was 
3-93 
discontinued. 
N.B. — The machines were run empty during a period of 5 minutes. 
In these J'ables 1 horse-power is taken as being equal to 33,000 lbs. lifted 1 foot 
high per minute. 
As several machines approached each other in excellence very closely, .we 
considered it ad\ isable to apply a further test to thcni by running each empty 
for five minutes, that we might the better judge whether any essential 
difference in the |X)wer required to drive them arose from variations in con- 
struction ; and the ixjwer required under this test is showTi in one column of 
the Tables. 
We have to thank the Society for the kind assistance rendered by its 
