Miscellaneous Implements Exhibited at Cambridge. 4S1 
insects either upon the swedes or turnips or on the ground. The 
solution advocated is so distasteful that flies will not return 
to the plants and ground which have 
been treated with it. This operation, 
it is claimed, not only destroys the 
insects, but is calculated to benefit the 
crop by loosening the roots and caus- 
ing them to strike farther into the soil. 
The machine in complete working 
order, and with the driver seated, 
weighs within 10 cwt., and may there- 
fore easily be drawn by a light horse ; 
it will cover 
from five to 
six acres per 
hour. It was 
tested upon 
swedes which 
were rather 
big for a fair 
trial. The 
liquid, which 
was a solution 
of paraffin and 
soft soap— a 
pint of paraf- 
fin to an ounce 
of soap — ap- 
peared to un- 
dergo uniform 
distribution, 
and no dam- 
age was done 
to the roots. 
The practical 
results, how- 
ever, must be proved by 
the future condition of 
the crop. 
Article 5304. Mr. 
A. R. Tattersall, Willes- 
den, London, N.W. Holler 
Flour Mill. Price 150/. — 
This machine produces 
flour, dustless semolina 
Fig. 10.— Blackatonc’s Fly Brush or Dresser 
