180 Trials of Artificial and Farmyard Manure Distributors. 
Description of the “ Empire ” Distributor. 
The “ Empire ” is very compact in arrangement, embodied 
in which are : — 
The combination force feed and revolving disc, which 
overcomes hitherto insuperable difficulties, securing more 
regular output and discharging superphosphates and all other 
kinds of artificial manures without clogging. 
The patent lever adjustable brackets, by which the driver 
can readily tilt the delivery discs, and alter the position of the 
discharging spouts, either in or out of motion, thereby in 
combination with the force feed giving equal distribution on 
uneven or hilly land. 
The lever for regulating the output, conveniently placed 
at the back of the main frame, and fitted with a numbered 
index as a guide to quantity distributed. 
The road wheels, both fitted with spring ratchets which 
give equal power in driving the spur and bevel gears, 
ensuring instantaneous starting and stopping sowing, and 
entire freedom from side draught. 
The main axle, adapted for extension of wheels to suit 
drills from 25 in. to 30 in. wide. The base 'of hopper revolves 
on ball bearings, which render the “ Empire ” extremely light 
in draught. 
Trial of Farmyard Manure Distributors 
(Broadcast). 
There was only one entry in this class, viz. : — No. 1053 
(Messrs. Timpany & Tylor , of Liverpool). 
This machine was a kind of wagon drawn by two horses, 
with pole ; having a movable bottom with revolving rake or 
distributor in the rear. It was loaded and packed in with 
manure that was in a very nice state, fairly dry and loose, and 
distributed the load with fair evenness, but the width covered 
was very narrow and the draft heavy. It was afterwards tried 
with some fresh manure brought from a box where cattle were 
being fattened ; but when loaded in the ordinary way, and not 
packed in, the strain on the horses was very great, so great 
that unless they had been exceptionally strong and good 
pullers they could not have moved the wagon any distance, 
when distributing, without stopping. The manure was sent 
out very irregularly, some places having great lumps and 
others scarcely any. 
The great drawback to this machine was that the draft, 
when loaded, was too much for an ordinary pair of horses and 
the weight of the load going over the land (unless in a very 
dry state) would be very detrimental thereto. 
