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Monthly Council , July 26 , 1893 . 
Jams axd Preserved Fruits (all of 1893 
growth). 
£ £ £ 
Collection of Whole-fruit Jams ..321 
Collection of Bottled Fruits ... 3 2 1 
Collection of Preserved Fruits for 
dessert purposes 3 2 1 
The Committee had given instruc- 
tions to the Secretary as to a large 
number of letters received since the 
show with reference to matters con- 
nected with the Chester Meeting. 
They had preliminarily discussed the 
prize sheet for the Cambridge Meeting 
of 1894, and would further consider 
the matter when the proposals of the 
Cambridge authorities for local prizes 
were before them. 
Mr. Bowen- Jones said that as he 
had been unable to remain during the 
whole of the meeting of the Stock 
Prizes Committee, he would like to 
point out that the Committee had 
deviated from a principle laid down 
formerly with regard to the reduction 
of the number of entries in a class 
that were accepted from an exhibitor. 
Three entries in a class was the former 
number, on the principle that there 
were three prizes offered. If the 
number were limited to two in each 
class, a successful and enterprising 
man was precluded from gaining the 
whole of the three prizes, which he 
might win as the result of his enter- 
prise. He thought the matter re- 
quired reconsidering, as, to his mind, 
the present proposal was not an 
equitable one. 
Sir Jacob Wilson said that, though 
it might be perfectly proper that an 
exhibitor should be able to compete 
for all the prizes offered in a class, 
circumstances had arisen which had 
induced the Committee to decide 
otherwise. 
The report of the Committee was 
then adopted. 
Implement. 
Mr. Martin (in the absence of Mr. 
Frankish, Chairman) reported that 
arrangements had been made for the 
Trials of the Self-binding Ilarvesteis 
to commence at Blacon Point, Chester, 
on that day (Wednesday), and that 
the Stewards, Judges, and Engineers 
were now at Chester conducting the 
trials. Of the twenty-three Harves- 
ters originally entered by nine com- 
petitors, nine machines only remained 
for trial, fourteen having been with- 
drawn since the conclusion of the 
Chester Meeting by the following 
firms : — 
Samuelson & Co., Ltd., Banbury, three entries ; 
one withdrawn. 
R. Hornsby & Sons, Ltd., Grantham, four 
entries ; two withdrawn. 
McCormick & Co., Chicago, three entries ; all 
withdrawn. 
A. C. Bamlett, Thirsk, four entries ; all with- 
drawn. 
George Dawson, Darlington, one entry ; with- 
drawn. 
Harrison, McGregor & Co., Leigh, three 
entries ; ail withdrawn. 
Having regard to the great expense 
which had been unnecessarily in- 
curred by the Society in providing 
crops for the number of machines 
(twenty-three) originally entered, the 
Committee recommended that in 
f uture a substantial entrj r fee should 
be charged in the case of machines, 
&c., entered for competition, the fees 
to be returned to those competitors 
who sent the machines for competi- 
tion, but otherwise to be retained by 
the Society. 
The Committee recommended that 
a prize of ol. be offered in connection 
with the Cambridge Meeting for a 
sheep-dipping apparatus, and that in 
accordance with the recommendation 
of the Seeds and Plants Committee 
prizes be also offered at that Meeting 
for Spraying Machines as follows : — 
1. Horse machine for distributing the 
Bouillie Bordelaise or other mixtureon pota- 
toes. Prize of 101. 
2. Machine for distributing insecticides 
and fungicides upon fruit trees and bushes. 
Prize of 10 1. 
The Committee recommended that 
an entrance fee of 1 l. be charged for 
each machine competing for these 
prizes, and also for the prizes for oil 
engines already announced, such fee 
to be returned if the machine were 
actually sent for competition. 
General Cambridge. 
Mr. Bo wen- J ones stated that at 
the meeting of Council held on June 
21, the General Cambridge Committee 
had been constituted of the whole 
Council, together with nine repre- 
sentatives of the Local Committee. 
The following gentlemen, having been 
nominated by the Local Committee, 
had been duly elected members of 
