at the Southampton Meetimj, 1844. 375 
Ulceby, is mentioned as having "abetter inventiou lor coveiinor 
the manure than any other, and very simple," though it would 
" not drill wet manure fast enough. 
It may be gathered from these reniarks and decisions of the 
judges, that no one of the drills upon which their experiments were 
made, exactly responded to the terms of the first prize, according 
to their construction of them ; but, as the effect of offered prizes 
cannot always be immediate, it may be hoped that our drill- 
mechanicians — and more particularly those who have turned their 
atteniion to the delivery and covering of large quantities of moist 
manures or composts — will realize it on the next occasion. The 
hint, also, may not be lost on them that their implements should 
be exhibited in perfect condition for work, as all are subject to the 
judges' call for trial. 
In the Report of the Derby Meeting a succinct history was 
given of the rise and progress of manure-drilling in Lincolnshire, 
and so far as the writer's researches on this subject had then, or 
have since extended, it would appear that the mechanical deposi- 
tion of manure originated in that county.* Nor has the quantity 
of fold-yard or other manure capable of being uttered by drills 
appeared to have satisfied the intelligent and enterprising Lin- 
colnshire agriculturists until very recently. The judges at the 
Derby meeting reported their opinion, that " Hunter's drill is 
capable of uttering any required quantity of such manure (fold- 
yard or stable-muck well chopped), and of passing lumps without 
obstruction, even of 5 inches diameter," &c. (Journal, vol. iv. 
p. 469). Since this statement was made the writer has sought to 
verify it, and to obtain some knowledge of the actual quantity and 
nature of the manures drilled in per acre. 
Mr. William Heseltine, of Worlaby House, near Barton, Lin- 
colnshire (one of our judges of ploughs, &c. at Southampton), 
states, Sept. 20th, 1844, "I have used Hunter's drill to a great 
extent this season ibr turnips, and find it answer remarkably well. 
The manure I used was from cattle tied up in a shed to fatten 
upon linseed-cake and turnips, having wheat-chaff to lie upon 
instead of straw. The dung was taken from them twice a day, 
mixed with twice the quantity of soil, and turned over twice or 
thrice in the spring; before drilling a quantity of dry ashes was 
added, whicli made a rich compost. I had also a heap of manure 
put into a hill last autumn. In the spring, soil and ashes were 
mixed with it in the same way as the other. Five large cart- 
* The writer is indebted to Mr. Richard Garrett, of Saxmundham, for 
some valuable information concerning the history of Suffolk drilling. At 
present, however, it is incomplete, more particulaily as respecting the 
date of the introduction of manure-drilling into that or the neighbouring 
counties. 
