662 
Agricultural Patents for the year 1862. 
3031. James Shanks, of Arbroath, county of Forfar, machinist, Imxircveir.ents 
■in mowing raachines. Application dated 10th Xovem her ; provisional 
protection, 28th November, 1862. 
*2320. Joseph Statham, of Salford, and William Statham, of Openshaw, Lan- 
cashire, Improvements in machinery or apparatus for mowinrj and 
reapinq. Application dated 17th September; provisional protection, 
4th October, 1861 ; patent sealed 14th March, 1862. 
1793. Samuel Varley, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, engineer, Improvements in 
reapinrj machines. Application dated 17th June ; provisional protec- 
tion, 18th July, 1862. 
172. John Wallace, Haldane's Mill, Dunbartonshire, aoTicultural implement 
maker, Improvements in reaping machines. Application dated 23rd 
January ; provisional protection, 7th February ; notice, 27th Maj' ; 
patent sealed 15th' July, 1862. 
2327. Henry Wickens, of Token-House-yard, City of London, solicitor, Im~ 
jrrovements in reaping and motving machines. (^A communication 
from Canada.) Application dated 18th September ; provisional 
j^rotection, 4th October, 1861 ; notice, 21st January, 1862. 
1573. William Worloy, of Ipswich, enccineer, linprovements -in reaping 
machines. Application dated 26th May ; provisional ])rotection, 
20th June ; notice, 7th October ; patent sealed 14th November, 1862. 
904. William Mclntyre Cranston, of 58, King William-street, London, Im- 
provements in machinery for cutting corn and other crops. (^4 com- 
munication from James Smith Thayer, of New Tffrk City, l/.S.") 
Application dated 31st March ; provisional protection, 11th April ; 
notice, 3rd June ; patent sealed 7th August, 1862. 
511. W. Mclntyre Cranston, of 58, King William-street, London, Improve- 
ments in machinery for reaping and mowing. {Tlie result partly 
of a communication from W. A. Wood, of New Toj-k.) Applicatiuu 
dated 25th February ; provisional protection, 14tli March ; notice, 
3rd June ; patent sealed 5th August, 1862. 
836. Robert Boby, of Bury St. Edmunds, agricultural implement maker. Im- 
provements in hay-making machines. Application dated 26th March ; 
provisional protection, 4th April ; notice, 22nd July ; jiatent sealed 
5th September, 1862. 
1819. William Malins, of Pcrshore, Worcestershire, An improved protective 
covering for agricidturrd or other similar pinposcs. Application 
dated 20th June ; provisional protection, 11th Jul}'. 
*2854. Thomas Procter, of Boston, millwright, Improvements in carriers or 
stackers, or apparatus for facilitating the stacking of straiv, hay, or 
agricultural produce. Application dated 13th November; provisional 
protection, 22nd November, 1861 ; patent sealed 2nd May, 1862. 
Thrashing Machises. 
*2353. Joseph Christian Davidson, of Yalding, Kent, farmer, Improvements in. 
thrashing-machines. Application dated 20tli Se])tember ; provisional 
protection, 4th Octobei-, 1861 ; patent sealed 18th March, 1862. 
