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recent, improvements, prizes having already been awarded for the 
same machine at the Liverpool, Bristol, and Derby Meetings. 
The improvements referred to consist chiefly in providing means 
for throwing the two outside hoes out of work, without stopping the 
horses, and quickly enough to prevent injury being done to the 
outside rows of corn where they may join or approach too near 
together at two contiguous stetches. The evil originates in irre- 
gular drilling ; and has, in eflFect, hitherto created a practical 
objection to the use of the horse-hoe, but it is now, in the opinion 
of the judges, removed. 
Agricultural Carriages. — The Society's prize of 15^. and the 
silver medal, offered for " the best agricultural carriage, with or 
without springs, for the general purposes of the road and field," 
was adjudged to Mr. Daniel Coombes, of Skipton, near Buri'ord, 
Oxon, for his two carts convertible into a waggon. This is the 
combined carriage for which an encouraging premium of bl. was 
awarded at Derby. No very material change had been made 
in it. An account of it appeared in the report of the Derby 
meeting. 
Four other prizes were awarded to exhibitors in this depart- 
ment, three of which were obtained by Mr. Richard Stratton, of 
Bristol, and one by the Earl of Ducie, for the several carriages 
mentioned in the list of awards. Of the particular merits of these 
the writer finds no mention made yi the notes of the judges. 
Mr. Crosskill's carts and wheels are commended, particularly 
the latter, which were considered to be " good, cheap, and useful." 
Chaff-cutters, — The show-yard contained, as usual, an immense 
number and variety of tliis indispensable implement. By far the 
greater proportion of these were submitted to careful trial by the 
judges. The Society's prize of 10/. and the silver medal was 
awarded to the Earl of Ducie, for his chaff-cutter with two spiral 
knives; thus confirming the judgment given at the Derby meeting. 
A description of the implement is given in the report of the Liver- 
pool meeting. The judges observe, that "fhe amount of work 
performed, compared with the power expended, was so decidedly 
in favour of this implement, that all the rest in competition were 
quite thrown into the shade." 
Messrs. Ransome's chaff-cutters are described as "never-failing 
workers, with a few improvements." 
Mr. J. Richmond, of Salford, produced a chaff-cutter which is 
represented to have "a good claim to merit, particularly for the 
toothed feeding rollers, instead of the spiral or straight-fluted ones 
in common use, as also for tlie ap))lication of bevel wheels to give 
motion to them, as compared with the more conmion and \nicertain 
ratchet and lever." The author may add his entire concurrence 
