478 
Implement Show at Leicester. 
Implement Trials at*; 
The best Application of Steam Power adapted for Occupations 
Name 
of 
Exhibitor. 
Aveling 
aud 
Porter. 
Howard 
Task(r 
System. 
Cata- 
logue 
Number. 
Round- 
about. 
Round- 
about. 
Round- 
about, 
5969 
5967 
5516 
5517 
Enginoa, Implements, and 
Apparatus limployed. 
Patent Agricultural Loco-\ 
motive, 10^ inch Cylinder, 
cost 420Z 
Set of Steam Ploughing 
and Cultivating Appa- 
ratus, invenU'd by J. 
Fowler of Leeds, and T. 
Aveling of Rochester, 
consisting of a Windlass, ) 
with 16U0 yards of Steel- 
wire rope, 1 set of double 
Snatch- blocks, 4 single 
Snatch-blocks, Anchors, 
and Porters, 1 Fowler's 
Balanced 5-Tine Culti- 
vator, 4 Tines at work, 
cost 25CZ ' 
If with 8 Patent Travelling 
Porters, in lieu of others, 
then extra 
Portable Engine (10-Horse-\ 
power, by Clayton and ' 
Co.), cost 25Ul. . . . 
Windlass with 1600 yards 
Steel-wire rope, pair of 
double Snatch-blocks, 4 
single ditto, 8 Anchors, 
10 lever Porters (No. 
1207), cost 25(i2. , . . 
Patent double-action Steam- 
Cultivator, with 5 Tines 
(No. 1191) 
Double Cylinder Traction' 
Engine (by Clayton and 
Co.), cost 44 OJ. . . . 
Windlass and Double 
Snatch-block, 4 Snatch- 
blocks, 8 Anchors, 10 
Porters, 1600 yards Steel- 
wire rope, W rought Iron 
5-Tine Single Acting 
Cultivator (Smith's), cost 
106!. 
Cost. 
Observations. 
4 Tines 'only 
at work. 
Trial much 
delayed by 
changing 
points and 
drawing of 
670 anchors. 
Means of 
Transport. 
The Trac- 
tion-engine 
itself, and it 
drew a train 
of windlass 
imj>lements 
and porters 
after it, and 
ako the 
waggon. 
4 Tines only 
at work. 
Engine did its 
work at a 
very low pres- 
sure, whicli 
partly ac- 
counts for the 
poor results 
per nominal 
horse-power. 
8 horses. 
The lYac- 
tion-cnglne 
itself and 2 
horses. 
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