at the Nevccastle-tqmi-Tijne Meetiny, 1846. fi87 
Fourteen j)loughs operated upon the heavy land, and nearly 
similar distinctive characteristics were appreciated in the results; 
the judsres again awarding the Society's prize of 10/. to Messrs. 
Howard's H, L. plough, the work of the J. A. being next in 
quality — commending the performance of a two-wheel plough 
by Mr. Roberts, of Warwick, which, however, was thought to 
bi eak its furrows too much, and to be better adapted for fallowing 
than seeding — with approbation of the work done by the ploughs 
of Mr. Harkes, and of Messrs. Barrett and Ashton. The judges 
did not consider the excellence of Messrs. Howard's work on this 
heavier land to be quite so transcendent as on the lighter soil ; 
and conceived that the makers would have done well to change 
their mouldboard for the deeper furrow ploughed in this case, 
rather than have retained, as they did, the same mouldboard 
which was used on the light land. Thev, nevertheless, gave it as 
their -opinion that no plough exhibited on this occasion possessed 
the power or construction to move soil to equal depth, and with 
the same precision, as Messrs. Howard's implements. 
Skim, or Pariiiff PlougJi. — The offered prize for this imple- 
ment was withheld, as the work was not considered to have been 
so satisfactorily performed as to justify the rewarding any of the 
implements tried, which fell short of the excellence attained on 
former occasions. 
Subsoil Pulverizers. — The subsoil of the field on which these 
trials took place required draining, and was too wet for a perfect 
proof of the capabilities of implements which ought only to be 
used on stiff land after being well drained and when in a dry 
state. The judges again awarded the prize to Mr. John Read, 
of Regent Circus, Piccaddly, London. The stirrer used on this 
occasion was not thought to be so effective as it might be made, 
but the subsoil was unquestionably in an unfit state for this pur- 
pose. Mr. Read has, however, since benefited by the suggestions 
of the judges, and contrived stirrers to suit all states of soil. 
The implement made by Messrs. R. Gray and Sons, of Ud- 
dington, near Glasgow, received much commendation. ^lessrs. 
Barrett and Ashton, of Hull, also produced a pulverizer of con- 
siderable merit. 
Scarijiers and Cultivators. — The show-yard contained a large 
variety of these implements, many of which were put to trial, as 
grubbers in the first instance, in a rough fallow, then as scarifiers 
on a clover ley. The prize was awarded to the well-known Uley 
cultivator, as it was found to pare the surface very much better 
than any of its competitors, and it made good work in moving the 
soil. Still the judges expressed a very decided opinion in favour 
of the implement for the first time exhibited by Messrs. H. 
Smith and Co., of Stamford, having nine tines, clearing five feet 
