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Miscellaneous Implements Exhibited at Chester. 
either the surface of the ground or the drain. A second smaller 
grating covers the mouth of the drain and effectually intercepts 
any floating matter or grease that might otherwise enter. When 
this is removed the drain can be thoroughly flushed. The con- 
tainer, as compared with most traps, is large and easily cleaned. 
The depth of seal is from 2 to 3 inches, and the traps are made 
in four stock sizes, for sinks, stables, &c., square and round, both 
in earthenware and iron. 
Article 1045. George Cotton & Co., Ltd., Willaston, Crewe. 
Revolving Seed Sower, for clover and rye-grass. Price 71. 7s. 
This sower (fig. 2) is simply a cylinder of tinned sheet steel, 
Fig. 2. — Cotton’s Revolving Seed Sower. 
about 9 inches in diameter, perforated in lines parallel to its 
length, over which slides — with corresponding perforations — 
work, opening or closing the holes, to sow more or less seed as 
required. The regulation is effected by screws on the end of the 
slides. The cylinder is divided into compartments to prevent the 
seed working to one end on hilly ground. It is mounted on 
travelling wheels, and these transmit a slow revolving motion to 
the cylinder by means of a gear chain. It is also mounted, as 
shown in the figure, on a Cambridge roller, to which it can be 
attached either in front or rear. 
The sower was tried with rye-grass seed alone, and the dis- 
tribution was excellent, being very uniform both with a small 
