490 Report on the Trials of Implements at Oxford. 
Class 1. Fur Oilculr BreaJ:ers, for Large and Small Cake, to he worhcd hy 
Steam or Jlorse Poiver, £15. 
Catalogue AWARDS. 
Number. 
214. Amies and BaiTord £6 
4842. E. K. and F. Turner 5 
2032. Hunt and Pickering 4 
Amies and Barford maintained tlie position they achieved at Bury, viz. 
first in both classes. In No. 214 the frame is strong and well made. The 
two pairs of rollers are set by an eccentric lever \vith a screw handle. 
When used for cattle, a slide conveys the cake clear of the lower rollers, as 
in the class of chafi'-cutters, success depends intimately upon the form and lead 
of the teeth. Those on the upper rollers are, of course, the larger, and are 
known as sheeps' teeth ; those on the lower being distingnislied as lamb.s' teeth. 
The closer the upper rollers are set, the more effective will they be, and the 
less will be left for the lower ones to do. Price, 61. 
E. B. and F. Turner, No. 4842. — The rollers are 18 inches wide. The sheeps' 
teeth have very little lead. Nineteen rows in the upper and twenty-one sections 
in the lower rollers. For beasts and sheep a sample sufficiently fine can be 
obtained by passing the cake through the upiier rollers only. The lower 
ones can be opened sufiiciently wide to let the produce of the first pass 
through. This is not so good a plan as to have a slide, by which the cake 
is kept clear. 
Sunt and Pickering, No. 2032. — This is a strong mill. The teeth on the 
upper roller.'? are set at a considerable angle. The driving wheel rolls xipon the 
pinion. The adjustment is effected by a short lever working an eccentric, 
j)rovided with a shutter to keep the cake out of the lower rollers. The 
wheels are very strong. A slide is attached to the mouth, which regulates 
the feed. 
Class 2. — Fm- Oilcake Breakers, for Large and Small Cake, to le ivorked l)y 
Hand Power, £10. 
Citaioguo Awards. 
Number. 
22.5, Amies and Barford £6 
5230. Mcllard Comimny 4 
6877. S. Corbett and Son Commended. 
The second prize for small breakers was awarded to the Mellard Trent Coon- 
pany for No. 5230. Here we have one pair of rollers, and a screen with 
f opening to remove dust cake. The frame was not made strong enough, there 
being a good deal of rattle. The sections of the rollers fitted on a square shaft, 
and packed so as to allow of a little independent motion. The regulation of 
the breakers secured by eccentric motion. The moderate price, only 21. 15s., 
may have been an element considered. 
Thomas Corhett and Son were commended for No. 6877. Here again the 
frame might have been stronger. The sheeps' teeth are rather small. The 
angle at which they are placed is considerable. There was too much 
play between the sections, so much so that the risk of contact between the 
teeth on the different rollers appeared considerable. This might easily be 
remedied by intermediate workers. Price, 3/. 10s. 
