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THE TRIALS OF SWATH TURNERS AND 
SIDE DELIVERY RAKES AT LINCOLN, 
1907. 
j , /Sir Francis E. Walker, Bart., Swansfield House, Alnwick. 
M Joshua Ball, Southworth Hall, Warrington. 
In connection with the R.A.S.E. Show held at Lincoln in 
June, 1907, Silver and Bronze Medals were offered for Swath 
Turners, Class 1, and for Side Delivery Rakes, Class 2, together 
with 50^., given by the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society, 
which sum was divided into two first prizes of 15/. each, and 
two second prizes of 10/. each to go with the silver and bronze 
medals respectively. 
There were eleven entries in Class 1 from three exhibitors, 
and four entries in Class 2 from only two exhibitors — dis- 
appointing as regards the number of exhibitors in both classes. 
Taking Class 1, the eleven entries were as follows : — one 
from Messrs. Jack & Sons, seven entered by Messrs. Martin’s 
Cultivator Co., and three by Messrs. Blackstone & Co. 
Messrs. Jack withdrew their machine early on in the trials, 
leaving Messrs. Martin and Blackstone to compete for the prizes. 
All Messrs. Martin’s machines are on practically the same 
lines. Nos. 2528, 2529 being right and left hand machines 
of the original type described in the Journal of R.A.S.E. for 
1903, Vol. 64, pp. 238, 239, exhibited by the Harrison Patents 
Co., Ltd., and illustrated in the Journal for 1904, Vol. 65, 
on page 205, Fig. 15. Nos. 2530 and 2531 were i-ight and left 
adaptations for ridge and furrow work of the 2528 type, the 
mechanism being the same, but the turners in these machines 
are placed behind the main axle, the bent frame work, to 
which the turners are attached, being supported at the rear end 
by small trailing wheels. Nos. 2532 and 2533 were light and 
left Triplex Swath Turners and Windrowers. In these 
machines one of the turning mechanisms is placed outside 
one of the driving wheels, enabling three swaths to be turned 
at the same time, and increasing the extreme width when 
in working order from 7 ft. 6 in. in the No. 2528 machines and 
8 ft. 7 in. in the No. 2530 pattern, to 12 ft. 2 in. The positions 
of the turning mechanisms admit of being quickly changed, 
and in this way convert the machine into a windrower. 
No. 2534. — ^^A reversible machine more on the lines of the 
original pattern (2528), but with the front of the fore carriage 
carried on a swivel wheel. The mechanism is again the same, 
but the rake heads are constructed so that they can, by a lever, 
be set at any angle to the right or left, the width of this 
machine is somewhat reduced, being 7 ft. 
