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cream lias in turn been sufficiently under treatment to cause 
the butter granules to form, or “ come,” but not a moment longer, 
because the contents of tli9 churn have then lost viscosity, the 
disc ceases to pick up, and there is very little danger of over- 
churning, and only sufficient agitation to secure a thorough 
subsequent washing of the granules, with water added in the 
usual manner. 
The crank handle is holed to give a longer or shorter 
leverage as required, with a counter-weight to balance the handle. 
This churn was tried ky the Judges with 15 lb. of rather 
thick cream at 60° F., the handle being frequently reversed in 
working. The cream was very thick in 3^ minutes, and butter 
came in about 4 minutes. Washing was finished and the butter 
lifted in 17 minutes at a temperature of 58°. Seven and a 
half lb. of butter with good grain, and free from buttermilk, 
were made up. The simplicity of construction — especially the 
circular bottom — makes cleaning an easy process. It is cheap, 
quick in operation, and washes effectually without beating the 
butter. Over-churning is almost impossible, as the open top 
allows observation of the exact stage at which churning has 
arrived, and for the same reason perfect ventilation throughout 
the whole process is assured. It is claimed for this churn, that 
the temperature of the cream may vary between 50° and 80° 
without seriously affecting either the time of churning or the 
quality of butter produced. 
Article 5069. Ransome, Sims & Jefferies, Ltd., Orwell 
Works, Ipswich. Double Row Potato Planter (Miles & Arter’s 
Patent), price 20 1., pair of ridging bodies 11. 5s. extra. — This 
machine (fig. 4) has already received notice in this Journal both 
at Doncaster and at Warwick. 1 It is not necessary, therefore, to 
give a detailed description, but merely to state the improvements 
that, in the opinion of the Judges, justified the award of a medal 
within the meaning of their instructions, that “ the principle 
of the improvements must be new.” First, then, as formerly 
constructed, the empaling needle was withdrawn at a point 
some 28 inches from the ground, and the potato dropped into a 
spout or guide, the lower end of which was some 9 inches from 
the ground and 12 inches in front of the dead point of the 
wheel, and thence to the furrow. It was found that under 
these conditions the potato had a tendency to roll in the row 
and cause irregular distribution. This evil has been almost 
entirely overcome by carrying the potato on the needle to a 
point some 5 inches from the ground, and 6 inches in -front of 
! See Jourml (3rd Series), Vol. II„ 1891, p, 531 ; Vol. III., 1892, p, 547, 
