320 Report on the Exldhition and Trial of Implements 
cijile appeal's to be new to tlie plough, and may be of some service. At Ihe 
same time it seems difficult to introduce any improvement either in the prin- 
ciple or construction of ploughs as they are now manufactured. 
J. Jephson Eowlet. 
John Beasnett. 
Trial of Harrows for Light akd Heavy Land, Cultivators for Light 
AND Heavy Land, Clod-crushers, and Plain Kollers. 
Tlie division of implements assigned to us for trial consisted of those 
made use of in the preparation of the soil for seed of different kinds ; com- 
prising harrows for light and heavj' land, cultivators for light and heavy land, 
clod-crusliers of various constructions, and plain rollers. The only articles 
that we tested with the dynamometer were the best cultivators on the light 
land, as we found on testing the cultivators,pn the heavy land that the dyna- 
mometer got strained, and consequently would not register, so that we were 
obliged to decide on the merits of tlie implements according to our own judg- 
ment. We may observe, however, that in every trial qualitj^ of work," as 
well as quantity, was our chief consideration ; without which, the other 
elements of excellence, such as construction, power, time, &c., were not taken 
as valid claims for the prizes. 
Cultivators for Light Land. 
Seventeen implements were selected in this class for trial : one was with- 
drawn, and one refused to compete ; the others were all tried — first, with broad 
shares upon a piece of pastured seeds as jiaving-ploughs, and though the ground 
was dry and hard, and in a state more uufavoiu'able than any farmer would 
select for the use of such implements, the paring done by some of them was 
very good work ; the best test w'as with the broad share, as they all worked 
well with points ; but our object was to get a simple and good implement that 
would do both operations well, and, having -tried them all, we tested the four 
best with broad shares with the dynamometer, and the result was, after calcu- 
lating the width, depth, and power consumed in draught, that we awarded a 
prize of 5Z. to Mr. I5cntall, 37. to Messrs. Coleman and Son, 21. to Mr. Clay, 
and commended Mr. Carson's. We also awarded a Silver Medal to Mr. 
Snowden for Woofe's Paring Plough, which worked well, cutting every particle 
as perfectly as possible not more than an inch deep. 
Cultivators for Heavy Land. 
Fifteen implements were selected in this class, but nine only were tried ; 
the other exhibitors were not present to try their implements. The result of 
the trials proved diiTerent on this land ; although it was heavy land, it was 
in a better state and more proper for such implements, having only a few 
days previous been cleared of a crop of j^eas ; the implements all being nearly 
the same as were tried on the light land. AVe awarded 5Z. to Messrs. Coleman 
and Son, 'il. to Mr. Bentall, and 'II. to Messrs. Eansomes and Sims. Mr. Clay 
having gone to work with a broken share, his implement soon failed to work. 
IMessrs. TMapplebeck and Lowe tried one of their make on Coleman's principle, 
but one tine soon gave way, and the implement turned upside dow)i. 
Harrows for Light Land. 
Twenty-eight sets were selected for trial in this class, but sixteen only were 
tried, on some land that had been ))revio\isly ploughed, and which was a 
verj' good test. Somcoflliem maile very iudilTerent work ; in fart, it would 
