at  the  Exeter  Meeting , 1850. 
465 
filled  by  the  labourer  and  easily  repaired  when  it  becomes  neces- 
sary. In  this  cart  the  wooden  nave  is  retained. 
Waggons. — We  have  nothing  to  add  on  the  merits  of  this  im- 
plement, being  precisely  the  same  as  in  the  one  shown  last  year 
by  Mr.  Crosskill,  to  whom  we  have  again  awarded  the  prize. 
Draining  Tools. — We  awarded  the  prize  to  Messrs.  Maplebeck 
and  Lowe,  Stand  89.  art.  42. 
Horse-Rakes. — We  selected  three  of  these  implements  for 
trial.  Mr.  Williams’s  rake,  Stand  28,  art.  5 : this  machine  did 
not  make  quite  clean  work  when  the  rake  was  full,  but  otherwise 
did  its  work  very  well.  Messrs.  Smith’s,  Stand 62,  art.  2,  did  its 
work  very  well.  Messrs.  Holmes’s,  Stand  34,  art.  14,  did  not 
work  well.  Messrs.  Howard’s,  Stand  10,  art.  26,  performed  its 
work  exceedingly  well,  raking  clean  when  full,  littering  none, 
and  being  best  in  hand.  We  awarded  them  the  prize. 
Haymaking  Machines. — We  only  selected  two  for  trial.  We 
have  awarded  the  prize  to  Messrs.  Smith,  Stand  62,  art.  1.  The 
superior  merits  of  this  machine  entitled  them  to  it.  Messrs.  Bar- 
rett and  Exall’s,  Stand  39,  art.  12,  performed  its  work  very  well, 
but  we  considered  too  much  time  was  lost  in  adjusting  it  in  re- 
versing its  action. 
Cottage  Stove. — We  awarded  this  prize  to  Messrs.  Nicholson 
Stand  92,  art.  7. 
Cider  Mills. — We  regret  exceedingly  we  could  not  make  trial 
of  these  implements,  in  consequence  of  not  being  able  to  procure 
apples  for  that  purpose.  We  recommend  them  to  be  tried  at 
some  future  time. 
We  recommended  the  following  articles  for  medals:  — Mr. 
Samuelson’s  churn,  Stand  25,  art.  17  ; Nicholson’s  stove,  Stand 
92,  art.  15;  Read’s  agricultural  fire-engine.  Stand  58,  art.  3 ; 
Crosskill’s  railway,  Stand  4,  art.  61,  62,  63,  highly  approving  of 
all  as  worthy  of  the  medals  awarded. 
The  following  implements  and  articles  in  the  Miscellaneous 
Department  deserved  our  special  notice  : — Smith’s  gravel  screen- 
ing apparatus,  Stand  104,  art.  1 ; Barnard  and  Bishop’s  iron- 
fencing and  gates,  Stand  69,  art.  28  and  29  ; Read’s  veterinary 
syringe.  Stand  58,  art.  5 ; Weir’s  union  joint  for  connecting 
hose-pipes.  Stand  16,  art.  7.  Crossbill's  root-washer  deserves  our 
praise  for  its  usefulness  for  that  purpose;  nor  must  we  forge, 
to  notice  the  extensive  stand  of  seeds  and  roots  of  Gibbs  and  Cot. 
Stand  112;  and  we  consider  No.  19,  Stand  34,  a turnip  and 
mangold  wurzel-cutter,  by  Messrs.  Holmes  of  Norwich,  worthv 
of  the  attention  of  small  occupiers.  It  cuts  well  both  for  beasts 
and  sheep,  and  the  price  is  very  moderate. 
James  Hall  Naldek. 
Jno.  Overell. 
