at. the Southampton Meeti II f/, 1844. 
367 
AWAKD OF I'REMIUMS. 
Prize. 
22. Weighing Machines. 
To H. G. James, of 44, Fish Street Hill, Lon- 
ilon, forhis Weighing Machine ; invented by 
Monsieur George, of Paris 
23. Miscellaneous. 
To Richard Stratton, of Bristol, for his Hand 
Bone-breaking Machine; invented by Ro- 
bert Fry ...... 
To Edward Hill, of Brierly-hill Iron-works, 
near Dudley, for his wrouglit-iron Cow Crib ; 
his own invention . 
To Edward Hill, of Brierly-hill Iron-works, 
near Dudley, for liis running Sheep Fences 
his own invention .... 
To James Pearce, Andover, Hants, for his Back- 1 
band and Tugs; his own invention . .1 
To Richard Garrett, of Saxmundh.am, S\iftblk,l 
for his wrouglit-iron Stack Stand; invented >: Silver Medal, 
by J. Spriiigall, of Ipswich . . . j j 
To the Earl of Ducie, of Tortworth Court, nears \ 
Wootton-under-Edge, for his Screw Spanners I 
or Wrenches; invented by Richard Clyburn, j 
of Uley, near Dursley . . . . J 
To Messrs. Joseph Hall and Co., of Cambridge, 
for their Horse Trefoil and Clover-seed Draw- 
ing Machine ; invented by Constable, 
of Cambridge . . . . • j 
To Samuel John Knight, of Maidstone, Kent,^ 
for his Model of a Hop and Malt-Kiln; his^ 
own invention . . 
£5 
£2 
£2 
Silver Medal. 
Silver Medal. 
Reference to Catalogue. 
Sfcind. Article 
Silver Medal. 
£5 
£5 
77 
79 
22 
22 
89 
61 
67 
44 
46 
14 
20 
32 
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Note. — The prices affixed comprehend the range of the cost according to the various 
sizes, fittings, materials, &c. of the implement. 
Ploughs. — The judges having selected from the immense num- 
ber of ploughs exhibited such of them as they deemed particu- 
larly worthy of trial, these were apportioned to the light or stiff 
land farms, according to the wishes of tha exhibitors. At the 
time of trial each plough had a separate land assigned to it ; and 
each ploughman was desired to execute the best work he could, 
without regard to quantity, the excellence of the perfonnance be- 
ing the object principally sought. Some of these plough? were 
entered as wheel-ploughs only ; some were represented to work 
with two wheels, or with one wheel, or as swings ; others were 
constructed purely on the swing principle. Under these circum- 
