Agricultural Patents for the year 1863. 
581 
dated 19th March ; provisional protection, 31st July ; notice, 4th 
August ; patent sealed, 11th September, 18G3. 
876. John Henry Johnson, of 47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, Middlesex, gentle- 
man, Improvements in machinery or apparatus for drying grain, 
applicable also to the manufacture of malt. (A communication from 
Canada.) Application dated 7th April ; provisional protection, 24th 
April, 18C3. 
10GG. J. II. Johnson, of Lincoln's Inn Fields, Improvements in drying and 
cooling grain, and in the machinery or apjiaratus employed therein. 
(A communication from W. H. Sutton and J. J. Gibson, both of 
Brantford, county of Brant, Canada, dated 28th April, 1SG3.) 
Application dated 28th April ; provisional protection, 15th May ; 
notice, 4th August ; patent sealed, 11th September, 1863. 
135. Jj. P. Josse, of Paris, gentleman, Improvements in apparatus for 
cleansing wheat, or other grain or seeds. Application dated 15th 
January ; -provisional protection, 30th January ; notice, 26th May ; 
patent sealed, 3rd July, 1863. 
2534. F. A. E. G. de Massas, of Hoxton, Middlesex, civil engineer, Im- 
provements in smut-machines, and in machines for cleansing and 
peeling grain and seeds. Application dated 16th October ; provisional 
protection, 30th October, 1863. 
*2959. William Edward Newton, of G6, Chancery-lane, Middlesex, civil 
engineer, Improved apparatus for drying grain and other substances. 
(A communication from P. C. Schuyler, of New York City.) 
Application dated 1st November, 1862 ; patent sealed, 13th April 
1863. 
1226. John Patterson, of Beverley, Yorkshire, engineer, Improvements in 
machinery or apparatus for grinding, crushing, clean ing, and hulling 
or shelling various kinds of farm or vegetable produce, also applicable to 
the crushing or grinding of minerals and other substances. Application 
dated 15th May ; provisional protection, 5th June ; notice, 22nd 
September ; patent sealed, 10th November, 1863. 
699. James Walworth, of Bradford, Yorkshire, corn-mill machine maker, 
Improvements in machinery or apparatus for washing or cleansing 
and drying Egyptian wheat, beans, and other kinds of grain or seeds. 
Application dated 14th March ; provisional protection, 3rd April ; 
notice, 21st July ; patent sealed, 10th September, 1863. 
971. Bernard James Webber, of Newton Abbott, Devon, engineer, Im- 
provements in apparatus for separating corn from the ears, and for 
combing straw. Application dated 17th April; provisional protection, 
22nd May ; notice, 18th August ; patent sealed, 25th September, 
1863. 
2602. John Weems, of Johnstone, Renfrew, North Britain, engineer, 
Improvements in machinery, apparatus, or means for drying, cleaning, 
and, cooling grain and other vegetable products. Application dated 
22nd October ; provisional protection, 13th November, 1863. 
727. Benjamin Wren, of Stockton-upon-Tees, Durham, corn-miller, Im- 
provements in cleansing and treating certain descriptions of wheat 
and other grain. Application dated 18th March; provisional 
protection, 17th April ; notice, 21st July ; patent sealed, 11th 
September, 1863. 
