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The Judges were of the opinion that the machine was not 
of great use to a practical farmer, as the manure would have 
to be prepared and made into a suitable condition before the 
machine could make a satisfactory distribution. They there- 
fore decided not to award a medal. 
Trial op Farmyard Manure Distributors 
(in Ridges); 
There were two entries in this class — one the same kind of 
wagon as in the previous class, entered by Messrs. Timpany 
A Tylor, of Liverpool (No. 1054), with an arrangement in the 
rear to distribute the manure down ridges. This machine did 
its work fairly for some distance, but became choked and had 
to be relieved by hand. When started again, one of the 
revolving belts broke and it could not deliver the manure and 
therefore did not finish the load. The same remarks as to 
heavy draft and weight going over the land apply to this 
machine as in the broadcast distributor of the same firm. 
The other entry was a small machine (No. 1935) to attach 
to the rear of a cart and distribute manure down one ridge at 
a time, entered by Messrs. J. D. Allan Jc Sons, Murthly. This 
machine broke up the manure, which was in very nice and 
suitable condition and delivered it in the ridge ; but it was 
noticed that there was no regularity of distribution, as it 
depended to a great extent upon the speed at which the 
manure was thrown into the machine by the man on the cart ; 
because as soon as the manure was thrown into the hopper it 
was ejected at the rear, and when the horse walked a fair pace, 
the man on the cart could not throw the manure into the 
hopper quickly enough to keep up a regular supply. In some 
places there was a fair sprinkling of manure and the next yard 
or so none. The manure used for the trial of this implement 
was exactly suitable for the machine ; but if ordinary farm- 
yard manure, fresh out of a heap, had been used, in the opinion 
of the Judges, the machine could not have distributed it. 
It was claimed by the inventor that one man could throw 
the manure into the machine and drive the horse and cart at 
the same time. This appeared to be practicable when the 
horse was walking down the ridge, but it was doubtful, in the 
opinion of the Judges, whether one man could manage the 
horse and cart and the machine when turning at the ends. 
In the opinion of the Judges, the price of the machine, for 
the amount of work it was capable of doing, was excessive. 
It was agreed that neither of these machines fulfilled the 
requirements of the regulations as laid down for the trials, so 
the Judges decided not to award a medal. 
