Report on Miscellaneous Implement Aioanls at Dcrhij. G27 
one unbroken sheet of galvanised Iron, fitted to a strong angle- 
iron frame, with cranked levers working on two pivots, thus 
relieving the roof of all strain. The opening should be done 
bj lifting the cover in the centre. In opening, the roof revolves 
eccentrically, carrying the opening side well up, giving com- 
plete access to the interior for arranging and supplying the 
food. This rack is also fitted with a new and simple arrange- 
ment of folding-boards, which are useful when chopped food is 
given, but which can be folded up when long hay is used. The 
rack weighs about 3^ cwts., is mounted on cast-iron wheels, and 
can be moved as required by one man. Price 4/. 4s. 
Fig. 28 represents another novelty by the same firm in the 
form of a Circular Combined j,.^ 28.— ilfessrs. Thomas and 
Sheep-rack and Trough. It is fj^,^ Circular Combined Slieep- 
made of strong galvanised iron, Trough, No. 712. 
fitted with diagonal bars, ex- 
tending from an angle- iron 
frame supporting the roof into 
a cone in the centre of the 
trough, which, with the space 
inside the roof, will accommo- 
date a considerable quantity of 
fodder. The trough is also 
spacious, and made for feeding 
twelve sheep at once, and is 
fitted with a wheel at the back 
for convenience in moving. The 
form of this rack being radial, 
it affords room for the bodies of 
the animals when feeding. It 
is handy and light, but more 
exposed to the influence of the 
weather than the long - shaped 
troughs. The roof arrangement is very simple and ingenious ; 
and when the movable portion of the cap is open, there is 
plenty of space for introducing fodder. The weight is about 
100 lbs., and it is proposed to make these troughs of different 
sizes. Price 21. 5s. For export they can be packed in about 
one-sixth the space occupied when set up for use. 
Although not novel in principle, the Judges approved of the con- 
struction, and adaptability to its object, of article No. 275, Patent 
Bullock Gear for 8 Oxen, shown by the Reading Iron Works, with 
a third motion for giving 100 revolutions for each revolution of 
the oxen, intended solely for colonial work. The following de- 
scription will explain the general features of this well-constructed 
gear. The whole of the gearing is contained within a cylindrical 
