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evenly done, and that the work was done better going np hill 
than going down ; also that to move from one field to another 
or along the road, it Avas necessary to take out a driving shaft. 
These considerations and the cost (850 1.) decided the Judges 
to refer it to next year’s Show under Rule 81. It is described 
by the makers as follows : — 
“ A Motor Ploughing machine supported on three travelling 
wheels, each of which is geared direct on to the engine, and 
when travelling forward the machine moves at the rate of half 
to one mile per hour. The ploughs are 12 in number, attached 
to a chain which revolves on sprocket wheels in the opposite 
direction to the progress of the implement. When at work 
there are six ploughs stirring up the soil and at the same time 
helping to propel the machine forward without putting^ the 
least pressure on the subsoil ; it is 16 ft. 6 in. long by 8 ft. 3 in. 
wide, and turns at each end of the field in a little more than 
its own length.” 
Take the capital letter V and imagine that each arm is an 
endless chain running over wheels situated in vertical plane, 
two at the point, and one at each end of the arms. On each 
chain are mounted six small ploughs ; three will be on the top 
side, and three on the lower side in contact with the ground. 
The lower side of the chains with the ploughs run towards the 
point of the Y which is supported on a travelling wheel, the 
outer side being supported by two other steering wheels. It 
will be seen that as the ploughs cut into the ground the 
tendency is to force the whole Y forward, so the propulsion 
does not depend on the traction of the wheels but on the 
working of the ploughs, and the adhesion of the wheels 
prevents the machine moving too fast. It could not be called 
a u general purpose” implement, which a farmer requiies. 
Further developments and simplifications no doubt will be 
effected by next year. 
Taking the other exhibits in order of catalogue as they 
seem to require mention. 
The Milk Supply Plant, Stand 38, No. 211, manufactured 
by John Struthers, and exhibited by J. & R. Wallace, Castle 
Douglas. A vast amount of ingenuity seems to be expended 
on the sealing and sterilizing of the distributing vessels shown. 
It is doubtful whether all this elaborate system could be carried 
out in practice. __ , T 
Stand 46, No. 313, Richard Sizer, Ltd., 82, Mark Lane, 
London. Cubing machine for making cattle-feeding cake into 
cubes. This apparatus would seem suitable for installation in a 
cake mill, and certainly the cubes made save the dust usually 
present when cake is being crushed in the ordinary crusher. 
The meal is fed into a hopper from whence it drops into a 
