Report on the Exhihition of Implcmcitts 
Horse Seed-Dihhlers. — Two machines of tbis kind were exhi- 
bited, the one, well known, by Mr. Newberry, of Hook Norton, 
Oxon ; the other, a new one, by Messrs. Barrett, Exall, and An- 
drews, of Reading. 1 he judges were of opinion that Mr. New- 
berry's machine had undergone considerable mechanical improve- 
ments, and that he had enlarged its scope without requiring 
greater power of draught; but, on trial, the deposition failed, and 
for the accidental reason of new paint adhering to the de- 
livering parts, as stated by Mr. Newberry, which the judges fully 
believed. 
The judges augur well of the implement produced by Messrs. 
Barrett and Co., and trust that these makers will again exhibit it ; 
but, from some derangement which had occurred in its transit to 
the show-yard, this machine also would not act. Thus the 
Society's prize for this object could not be awarded. 
Hand Seed-Dibhiers. — Several machines were exhibited for 
abridging labour of this kind, and for regulating with more pre- 
cision than hand-dropping has yet done the number of seeds de- 
posited. The prize was given to Mr. Crawford, of Birmingham, 
and principally because of his implement dropping in one hole 
a fewer number (yet enough) of seeds than others. 
The other competing implements were hand dibblers produced 
by Mr. Hodgkins, of Birmingham, and a hand-barrow machine 
by Mr. Newberry, with a single depositing wheel. The number 
of corns deposited in 1 1 successive holes by each was as fol- 
lows : — 
Cr.iwfoid 21 2 13233145 
Hodgkins, sincle .. 5 4 4 2 3 .'i 4 4 .'5 4 3 
• double ..32 1 233332 2 2 
Newberry 67777888 10 95 
Hie judges commend Mr. Newberry's wheel machine, but 
consider the quantity of grains put into each hole as unnecessary 
and unreasonable. 
Hay-Making Machines. — Two machines only were exhibited , and 
both were fully tried on a good crop of grass, first spreading it from 
the swathe, and afterwards reversing the action, i. e. turning the 
same grass back. Both machines acted remarkably well in doing 
this plain work on even ground ; but Messrs. Smith's machine 
having a handy leverage for enabling the managing man to depress 
or raise the spikes quickly — a matter of groat practical conveni- 
ence — an award of 5/. was given by the judges to these makers, 
rather than to their competitor, Mr. Grant, both of Stamford. 
Hay-Ralte- — Mr. Grant, of Stamford, again obtained from the 
judges an award of 3/. for his excellent horsc-rnkc, which was 
found to be much improved. 
