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There was a small quantity of manure left after sowing the 
half-acre plot, but as this test was not made with a view of 
obtaining the maximum delivery from the machine, but rather 
a reduced delivery, this point did not weigh with the Judges. 
The Judges were well satisfied that this machine had complied 
with the conditions of the trials all through. 
Machine No. 925 ( Kuxmann Jk Co., Germany). This 
machine did its work on this trial very badly, only sowing 
the manure on one side of it, and when finished, the super- 
phosphate was found to be all banked up on the front side of 
the hopper. 
Machine No. 1907 (R. & J. Reeves <k Son, Ltd., Westbury). 
In this trial the machine did not make a good distribution, 
as the manure stuck to the propeller discs and every now 
and again large lumps became detached and were thrown out 
in a pasty mass, the hopper had not cleared itself properly. 
Machine No. 1955 (Alex. Jack A Sons, Maybole). This 
machine made good work in this trial and evenly distributed 
the superphosphate. It finished fairly clear from clogging, and 
put on the right quantity of manure. 
Machine No. 3101 (James Goultas , Grantham). This 
machine was stated to be worked out to a nicety, so as to sow 
any amount required from 1 to 6 cwt. per acre by changing 
wheels, which changing, however, takes some time. In this 
test the machine sowed about one half of the plot and ran out 
of superphosphate and so could not finish. 
After this third test the Judges were agreed as to which 
machine should be awarded the Gold Medal, but were not 
fully decided as to which should be awarded the Bronze 
Medal. 
Machines Nos. 118 and 1955 were therefore again tested 
with superphosphate without being cleaned out or having any- 
thing done to them, to see which of the two would run and 
distribute the manure with the least clogging. 
Machine No. 118 was tried first and it was found that the 
longer it was worked the more it clogged and threw out large 
pasty lumps. This was expected from the backward and 
forward movement of the stirrer in the bottom of the hopper. 
Machine No. 1955 did its work as well as in the last test, 
was very little clogged, and had not made the superphosphate 
pasty inside the hopper. 
It was therefore decided, with the concurrence of the 
Steward and Consulting Engineer, that the machine, No. 154 
in catalogue, entered by Messrs. J. & R. Wallace, of Castle 
Douglas, should be awarded the Gold Medal, and that machine 
No. 1955 in catalogue, entered by Messrs. Alex. Jack & Sons, 
Maybole, should be awarded the Bronze Medal. 
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