The Trials of Ploughs at Warwich. 
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Class Nlll.—cojitinued. 
Distinguishing , , . , , ... Distinguishing 
No. of Name and Address of Exliibitor." Mark of Price. 
Plougli, ..... Plough. £ t. d. 
67 *DA7ey, Sleep, HAEEistfe Co., Plymouth .• . Climax 8 12 6 
68 1 r fDAVEY-, Sleep, Habeis & Co., Plymouth . Invincible 8 10 0 
69^ 1 * Sons, Kennford, Exeter . . . k A 6 15 0 
70 Eddy & Sons, 'Kennford/ Exeter . . . . k7 2 4 10 0 
The trials were originally arranged to take place in February, 
but, owing to severe frost, they had to be postponed twice, and 
ultimately comtnenOed ’on 'Monday, March 21, the Saturday 
previous having been spent'by the Steward,' Judges, and Engi- 
neer in finally apportioning the plots of ground, weighing the 
ploughs, and completing other arrangements for trial. 
The Light Land’ Classes Vere the first to be tried, for which 
purpose three 'fields on Mr. Hortin’s farm at Longbridge, 
miles from- Warwick, were selected. The soil is a friable 
gravelly loatn ; it whs in beautiful condition for ploughing and 
free from t\yitch or weeds of any kind. 
The field in which the trials of Classes I. and III. took place 
was an old ley. 
The field set apart for the trials of Classes IV., V., and VI. 
had been cropped with roots and fed off with sheep. 
The third field was in stubble, which had received a light 
coat of farqiyard rnanupe. ’In the upper portion of this field 
Class Vlll.'was tried, while- the main portion of it was reserved 
for the dynamometei’ trials of all the Light Land Classes. 
The Judges^were : , 
ISlr. Mason Cooke, -T he Lawns, near Ely. 
Mr. IIenby Coodybae, The Austerby, Bourne, I.incolnshire. 
Mr. WiLiJiAM Newton, Crowmarah Battle, Wallingford. 
They were “relieved of mucTi responsibility 'in that they were 
not called upon to give any expression of opinion as to the 
relative values of the several functions of a plough, the special 
features to be noted having been carefully arranged, and the 
precise numerical value assigned to each, by the Society. 
The scale of points representing perfection, as laid down by 
the Society, was as follows : — 
Single-furrow Ploughs (Classes I.-III.). 
Price 10 
Mechanical qualities and strength 20 
Simplicity 10 
Draught relatively to work done 20 
' Flatness of- sole of furrow ><.•.*. . . 10 
Squareness* of cut on land side 5 
Perfection t)f work and burying vegetation- ... 20 
Efficiency of skhn coulter 6 
Total Tod 
' Not considered in the case of entries in Class III. 
