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ere was no difficulty in making a proper allowance fortbem, so 
it they never in the least affected the relative position of the 
mpetitors. There is no doubt that a good crop can be well 
reshed by the machines that deal successfully with a bad 
e. 
In our Report we shall take the three trials in Class II. before the 
0 trials in Class III., but as the trials were made in a different 
Jer and some of our readers may wish to be reminded of what 
py saw done on each day, we give a table of the week's work. 
,uly 8, Monday 1st trial of 4 machines in Class III. 
» ^' ^^i^^^'^J. jlst „ 1 „ „ n. 
„ 10, Wednesday 1st „ 11 „ „ II. 
„ 11, Thursday (heavy rain all day) |.^^'^ ^ |' -'^ 
„ 12, Friday 2nd " 7 " ,", IL 
,, 13, Saturday (heavy rain after noon) 3rd „ 4 ,, „ II. 
J uly 15, Monday. — Trial of straw-elevators in Class lY. 
The numbers previously entered for trial were 20 in Class II. 
,d 18 in Class III. ; some of these, however, did not put in an 
pearance, and the numbers actually tried were 15 in each 
[iss. It may be noticed that all the competitors, except 3, 
tered in both classes. The exceptions being Tuxford and 
ns and Riches and Watts in Class II. only ; and the Reading 
m Works Company, who only entered in Class III. 
1 The quantities of corn used in the trials were as follows : — 
, o 1 i. OA i f i Wheat sheaves to each machine, and 20 
lass 2 .. 1st run, 20 cwts. of ■{ , , ^■ , ' 
\ sheaves allowed lor aajustment. 
. 2nd "^O 
„ 2 .. 3rd „ 15 „ Barley loose, and 1 cwt. for adjustment. 
„ 2 . . 4th „ 10 „ Oat sheaves, and 1 „ 
q -, . ,p. j Wheat sheaves, anel 10 sheaves for 
" •• " " \ adjustment. 
„ „ , ) Wheat sheaves, and 20 sheaves for 
„ 6 .. _na „ -o „ I adjustment. 
/The following order was observed in each trial. The machine 
ving been drawn by horse from its rank in the yard to the trial 
ed, was blocked in position and adjusted. It was then run 
npty until the driving-belt attained a steady speed of 1884 feet 
[r minute. At a given signal the 20 trial sheaves were threshed 
It. The exhibitor then examined the different products while 
n Judges inspected the machine, he had thus a fair opportunity 
; adjusting every part to deal with the material supplied. This 
ling done, the Judges, log-book in hand, stationed themselves 
: that each might thoroughly observe one part of the work, not, 
iwever, solely confining himself to this, but frequently in- 
lacting other parts, and duly jotting down, after each inspec- 
