at the Southampton Meeting, 1844. 
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to the Society's meetings implements, either purporting to be what 
tliey are not, or such as have ah'eady been echpsed by more excellent 
inventions. The most complete implement is not perfect, and 
there is ever ample loom and verge enough for attaining distinc- 
tion either by the discovery of some better or cheaper principle of 
construction, or by increasing the utility of that which is acknow- 
ledged to be good. At the present time Mr. Crosskill's crusher 
and roller is unquestionably superior to any other brought to the 
notice of the Society; it happily combines a sufficiency of weight 
with bruising action, and simplicity with durability. I'he inventor 
makes them of different lengths, to suit the circumstances of pur- 
chasers; but the farmer will do wisely, when his means permit, to 
procure the longest size, as it is the heaviest and most effective. 
Scarifiers. — Of the various scarifiers contained in the show-yard, 
the choice of the judges lay, as at the Derby Meeting, between 
the Uley cultivator, exhibited by the Earl of Ducie, and Biddell's 
well-known implement, manufactured by Messrs. Hansome. After 
a short trial the judges awarded tlie Society's prize of 10/. and the 
silver medal to the Earl of Ducie; this award arising out of their 
opinion that the Uley implement required less power, and travelled 
farther without choking or fouling. They observe, however, that 
"the Biduell did its work in good style," and state their opinion 
that "implements of this description require a trial of longer 
duration to enable the iudges to arrive at a mature knowledge of 
their respective merits." It will be in the recollection of the 
Council that the judges at Derby came to a similar conclusion as 
to msufitciency of time and circumstances, and, in consequence, no 
judgment was pronounced by them. 
Harrows. — A set oi diagonal iron harrows, exhibited and manu- 
factured by Messrs. Sanders, Williams, and Taylor, of Bedford, 
obtained the Society's prize of 5/., being considered by the judges 
to have pulveiized the soil more effectually and neatly than any 
others submitted to their inspection. 
A horse- drag, produced by the same makers, received an award 
of 5/., it being found on trial against several others to collect the 
greatest quantity of stuff in the cleanest manner, and to possess the 
best delivery. 
Drill- Pressers. — The Society's prize of 10/. and the silver 
medal was awarded to Mr. Richard Hornsby, of Grantham, for 
his two-row implement for depositing corn and manure. Several 
pressers by diff'erent makers were also tried, but no one of them 
approached Mr. Hornsby's in the faculty of delivering quantities 
of manure or compost — a faculty esteemed by these, as by former 
judges, to be of the highest importance to the complete effective- 
ness of all drills. The competing pressers did not attain the 
