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ally injured, .ind so failed to put in an appearance; but Laval's 
Horizontal Separator was tested by the Judges. 
In this machine, the milk-vessel, which is bottle-shaped, lies 
horizontally, and is carried upon very ingeniously designed 
bearings, described below, from which it is easily detachable for 
the purpose of cleansing. It is driven by a combination of 
toothed and frictional gear, the first motion consisting of a 
wheel and pinion, while the second motion, giving the greater 
part of the increase in speed, is frictional. Each end of the 
spindle of the milk-vessel is furnished with a small friction 
roller, not much larger or thicker than a penny, and having a 
rounded edge. These rollers turn upon the flat peripheries of 
two large wheels, the contact of their respective edges being 
regulated by a slight pressure given through india-rubber 
washers. 
Simple and excellent as was the general appearance of this 
arrangement, and neat as is the whole design of the horizontal 
separator, it failed to satisfy the Judges. The work was only 
fairly done, too much butter-fat being left in the skim-milk, 
and the power required was too great. Not only did the man 
show signs of fatigue, but the dynamometer indicated that 
6,250 foot-pounds of energy were being absorbed per minute, an 
amount considerably in excess of one man's power. It is but 
fair, however, to say that this result may have been due to 
some maladjustment ; for the exhibitors emphatically declare 
that, in general practice, this machine runs lighter than the 
other, and seem themselves to prefer it to the vertical separator. 
However this may be, it certainly exceeded one man's power at 
Newcastle, and was therefore hors concoxirs. 
Silver Medals. 
The following implements were considered sufficiently meri- 
torious to justify their recommendation to the Implement 
Stewards for silver medals, which were granted : — 
1. Barnard and Lake's Improvements in Thatching Machines. 
2. Mayo's Straw Trusser, or Bolting Tier. 
3. Fowler & Co.'s " Anti-balance " 5-Furrow Steam Plough. 
In addition. General Brigg's Turnip Thinner (Art. 640), 
and the "Jersey" Creamer (Art. 913), a new implement ex- 
hibited by Thyss, Lockyer, & Co., of Euston Road, London, 
were recommended by the Judges for trial next year. 
Fowler & Co.'s Anti-Balance I'lough is not a new imple- 
ment, and was fully described in the ' Journal ' for 1886 (Vol. 
XXII. p. 562), so that it needs no further notice here. 
Messrs. Barnard (fc Lalic^ of Kayno Foundry, JBr^intree, 
