408 Report on the Trials of Implements at Cardiff' 
before the finisliing machines in Class II ; and it soon became 
obvious that the number of entries in Classes II., III., IV., and V., 
would make it impossible for any single set of Judges, however 
willing, to complete the trials within the six days intended to be 
devoted to them. Major Grantham, and Messrs. Hemsley, 
Hicken, and Kimber therefore confined their attention to Classes 
II., III., and IV.; while Messrs. Cantrell and Savidge acted as 
Judges of the Horse-power Hay and Straw Elevators in Class 
V, as well as of the Miscellaneous articles. 
The trials commenced on Monday the 8th July. The Stewards, 
Mr. Wren Hoskyns, M.P., Mr. W. J. Edmonds, Mr. T. C. 
Booth, and Mr. C. Whitehead, with Messrs. Eastons and Ander- 
son, the consulting Engineers, and the full complement of Judges,, 
mustered in good time. A brief inspection showed that the 
preliminary arrangements had been admirably carried out, the 
implements being drawn up in ranks in the order of trial, and 
the trial sheds arranged on the plan shown in Fig. 1, p. 407. 
In this arrangement a great improvement had been made on, 
that adopted at the Society's last trial of threshing machines, — 
at Bury in 1867. On that occasion a heavy thunderstorm inter- 
rupted the progress of the trials ; the report recommended that in 
future the trial shed should be enlarged and space secured for 
stacking the sLeaves under cover. Great advantage was derived 
from the adoption of this suggestion at Cardiff. In spite of 
frequent showers and the heavy continuous rain that poured dowiv 
on Thursday and on Saturday afternoon, the Judges were enabled 
to continue their work throughout the week, none of the sheaves 
were wetted, and though all were alike made damp and harder 
to thresh from the condition of the atmosphere, this affected all 
competitors equally. 
The temporary barn for wheat, barley, and oats is seen on the 
plan at the exticme left of the range of sheds; a is a section 
Fig. 2. — Sections of Trial-sheds and Barn at Cardiff. 
of this barn, and h a section of the corn-store sheds, &c. The 
floored shed in which the trials were conducted is to the 
right hand of the barn ; it has a loft overhead for weighing and 
