130 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ August 12. 1886. 
fires as rapidly as they can. Competitors in any future contest must not 
be allowed t> know when the reading of the thermometer will take place. 
The boilers in the late contest were stoked purposely in several instances, 
so that the temperatures could be at their highest each time the Judges 
went round. —\Vii. Bardney. 
Table 1. 
Boiler contest at Liverpool for 2000 feet of 4-inch piping from 12.30 P.M., 
June 29th, to 8.0 a.m. June 30th. 
No. of 
Tlier- 
mo’ter. 
Competitor. 
12.30 
P.M. 
12.50 
P.M. 
1.10 
P.M 
1.30 
r.M 
2.30 
P.M 
4.30 
P.M. 
6.30 
P.M. 
8.0 
P.M. 
8.0 
A.M. 
19J hours. 
r-4 C4 1 
! totototo 1 
F.& J. Mee.. 
» 
» • • 
deg. 
82 
83 
72 
6G 
deg. 
105 
110 
77 
74 
deg. 
120 
124 
84 
76 
deg. 
126 
126 
104 
98 
deg. 
130 
130 
108 
104 
deg 
148 
140 
134 
120 
deg. 
146 
148 
118 
lit 
1 
I CO CO Cri Or ~ 1 
OCQQ Oi'JW | 
deg. 
98 
104 
92 
92 
4 
303 
86! 
404 
454 
472 
538 
526 
578 
386 
8 | 3724° 
4 | 465-5° 
116-37" 
Heat of water at start'ng, 75-7.5°. 
Average heat acquired, 116.37°. 
„ rise in temperature, 116-37° — 75-75° = 40-62°. 
„ „ „ per bushel of fuel, 1-52°. 
Total amount of heat produced, 931°. 
Amount per bushel of fuel, 35° nearly. 
No. of 
Ther¬ 
mo’ter. 
Competitor. 
12.30 
P.M. 
12.50 
P.M. 
1.10 
PM. 
1.30 
P.M. 
2.30 
P.M. 
4.31 
P M 
630 
P M. 
8.0 
P.M. 
8.0 
A.M. 
J9£ hours. 
F. 5 .. 
Wood .. .. 
deg 
84 
deg. 
88 
deg. 
126 
deg. 
132 
deg. 
156 
deg. 
168 
deg. 
156 
deg. 
158 
deg. 
110 
F. 6 .. 
9) 
92 
116 
126 
150 
162 
152 
153 
108 
It. 7 .. 
« • •• 
71 
74 
82 
92 
122 
130 
124 
125 
90 
3 
245 
254 
324 
350 
428 
460 
432 
441 
308 
8 | 2997° 
3 | 374-62° 
12487° 
Heat of water at starting, 81-6°. 
Average heat acquired, ]2t-37°. 
Average rise in temperature, 124-87° — 81- 6° = 43 21°. 
„ .. ,. per bushel, 1-51°. 
Total amount of heat produced, 999°. 
** Wood, with 4 thermometers, R. 7 being considered twice 8 1 3836° 
He it of water at starting, 79°. 4 | 479-5° 
Average heat acquired, 119-87°. 119 87° 
Average rise in temperature, 119-87° — 79° = 40-87°. 
.. ., ,, per bushel of fuel, 1-43°. 
Total amount of heat produced, 959°. 
Amount for one bushel of fuel,33 6°. 
Ho. of 
Ther. 
Com¬ 
peti¬ 
tor. 
12 SO 
P M. 
12 50 
P.M. 
1.10 
P M. 
1.80 
P.M. 
2.30 
P.M. 
4.80 
P.M. 
6.80 
P.M. 
8.0 
P.M. 
8.0 
A.M. 
19 J hours. 
F. S 
F. 4 
R. 8 
R. 9 
Sra $ 
“ a £ 
^ * 3 
^ to 
deg. 
82 
80 
73 
75 
deg. 
90 
85 
74 
76 
d°g. 
120 
108 
78 
78 
deg. 
120 
110 
82 
82 
deg. 
146 
138 
106 
108 
deg. 
138 
126 
104 
1C6 
deg. 
146 
184 
108 
110 
deg. 
143 
132 
112 
112 
deg. 
88 
82 
74 
78 
310 
S23 
38 4 
394 
498 
474 
498 
498 
322 
8 | 8393° 
4 | 424-1° 
106'Qa° 
Heat of tv .ter at starting, 77 -5°. 
Average, beet acquired, 106 02°. 
Average rise in temperature, 106 02° — 77'5° = 28-52°. 
,, .. i, per bushel of fuel, 1-84°. 
Total amount of heat produced, 849-2°. 
Am unt for 1 bushel of fuel, 54’7°. 
Table 2. 
Contest for 1000 feet, from 12-45 P.M., June 30th, to 8 10 a.m., July 1st. 
No. of 
Ther. 
Competitor. 
12.45 
P M. 
1.5 
P.M. 
1.25 
P.M. 
1.45 
P.M. 
2.45 
P.M. 
4.45 
P.M. 
6 45 
P.M. 
8.5 
P.M. 
8.10 
A.M 
19 hrs. 25 
mins. 
F. 1 
F. 2 
r. a 
Witherspoon.... 
i) .... 
i) .... 
deg. 
80 
84 
74 
deg. 
90 
112 
74 
deg 
131 
132 
80 
deg. 
114 
120 
92 
deg. 
150 
152 
112 
deg. 
160 
168 
130 
deg. 
180 
150 
deg. 
190 
204 
186 
deg. 
81 
84 
74 
3 
I 238 
276 
348 
326 
414 
,58 
514 
580 
239 
8 | 3150° 
8 | 898-75° 
131-25° 
Heat of water at smarting, 79-1°. 
Are-age heat aoquired, 13 -15°. 
Avetage rite in tempera'uve, 131-25° — 79 8° = 51-95°. 
Ti tal amount of heat produced. 1050°. 
Amount .‘or 1 bu:hi4 cf fuel, 104-4°. 
No. of 
12.4E 
1.5 
I.Sf 
L 4 
-.45 
4.4 
1.45 
.8.6 
4.10 
19 hrs. £5 
Tner 
P.M. 
*.M 
P M. 
* M 
M. 
P.M 
P.M 
e.M 
t.M. 
mins. 
oeg. 
-g 
deg. 
-let y 
oeg 
eg 
eg. 
eg- 
eg- 
F. 3 
Dcar.s . 
86 
9u 
108 
122 
-.36 
AH 
158 
156 
84 
F. 4 
»• . 
86 
98 
12 
122 
38 
152 
60 
'58 
84 
R. 1 
-> . 
78 
80 
88 
98 
114 
136 
38 
128 
74 
2*0 
2 8 
308 
44 2 
388 
4*26 
456 
442 
242 
8 | 2872° 
3 i 359° 
Table 2—continued. 
Heat of water at starting, 83 3°. 
Average heat acquired, 119-6°. 
Average rise in temperature, 119-6° — 83-3° = 86-3°. 
Total amount of heat produced, 957’3° 
Amount for 1 bushel of lnel, 114'3°. 
Foster & Pearso-i retired at 2.45 r.M. from the contest, boiler leaking. 
No. of 
Ther. 
Com¬ 
peti¬ 
tor. 
12 45 
P.M 
1.5 
P.M 
1.55 
P.M 
1.45 
P M. 
245 
P M. 
4 45 
P.M. 
6.45 
P.M. 
8.5 
P.M. 
8.10 
A.M. 
19 hours 
25 minutes. 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
d-g. 
d-g. 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
F. 7 
F. & J. 
90 
134 
152 
176 
181 
176 
186 
182 
9* 
R. 8 
Mee. 
82 
84 
118 
131 
156 
156 
116 
158 
80 
172 
218 
270 
312 
S40 
332 
332 
340 
172 
8 1 2316° 
2 I 289-5° 
144-75° 
Heat of water r.t starting, 86°. 
Average heat acquired, 144 76°. 
Average rise in temperature, 144 75° — 86° = 58-75°. 
* Result of F. and J. Mee with three thermometers. F. 7 being twice calculated:— 
8 I 3598° 
8 I 449 75° 
149 91° 
Heat of water at starting, 87- '>°. 
Average heat acquired, 149 91°. 
Average rise In temperature, 149'91° — 87-8° — 62-58°. 
Total amount of heat produced, 1199'3°. 
Amount for one bushel of fuel, 118'4. 
Table 3. 
Contest for 500 feet. From July 1st, 1.15 p.m., to July 2nd, 8 a.m. 
No. of Ther¬ 
mometer. 
Competi¬ 
tor. 
1.15 
P.M. 
2.5 
P.M. 
2.40 
P.M. 
8 
P.M 
4.15 
P.M 
6 
P.M 
8 
P.M 
8 
A M 
18 hrs. 45 min. 
F. 1 . 
deg. 
8S 
deg. 
88 
deg. 
114 
deg. 
116 
deg 
128 
dee r . 
130 
deg. 
134 
deg. 
92 
F 2 
88 
128 
124 
120 
114 
138 
144 
96 
R. 9. 
11 
68 
72 
80 
90 
100 
110 
102 
80 
M 
8. 
244 
283 
522 
326 
372 
378 
380 
268 
7 | 2334° 
S | °33'A° 
111 . 1 ° 
Heat of water »t stsrting, 81-3°. 
Average heat acquired, lll-i°. 
Average rise in temperature, 111-1° — 813° = 29-8°. 
°Beard3, without F. 2. 
No. of Ther¬ 
mometer. 
Competi¬ 
tor. 
Ilf 
P.M 
2.5 
P.M. 
2.40 
P.M. 
8 
P M. 
4.15 
P.M 
6 
P.M 
8 
\M. 
leg. 
(3* 
102 
8 
A.M 
18 hrs. 43 min. 
F. 1 . 
R. 9. 
Deards. 
>) 
deg 
88 
68 
■leg. 
88 
72 
160 
<ieg. 
Ill 
80 
teg 
116 
90 
deg. 
128 
101 
deg 
ISO 
110 
deg. 
9: 
80 
2. 
: 56 
94 
’06 
223 
240 
£36 
172 
7 | 1436° 
2 | 205-14° 
102 67° 
Heat of water at starting, 78°. 
Average heat acquired, 102-57°. 
Average rise of temperature, 102’57° — 78" = 24-57°. 
Total amount of heat produced, 718°. 
Amount for one bu3bel of fuel, 179-5°. 
No. of Ther¬ 
mometer. 
Competi¬ 
tor. 
l.H 
P.M 
leg. 
88 
78 
2 6 
P.M 
d°g. 
14 
90 
-.40 
P M. 
3 
PM. 
4.16 
P.M. 
6 
P.M 
8 
' M 
8 
A.M. 
18 hr?. 45 min. 
F. 3. 
R. 8. 
Woods . 
H . 
•eg. 
144 
124 
leg. 
170 
158 
deg 
200 
186 
deg. 
>08 
■?10 
-g 
6 
212 
deg. 
102 
98 
2. 
166 
04 
268 
328 
383 
18 
418 
200 
7 | 2:22° 
2 I 3 1 7 4° 
lvS-7° 
Heat of water at starting, 83°. 
Average he .t acquired, 158-7°. 
Average rise in temperature, 1587° — 8S° =-■ 75 7°. 
Total amount of heat produced, 1111°. 
Amount for one bushel of fuel, 105 8°. 
No. of Ther¬ 
mometer. 
Competi¬ 
tor. 
l.lf 
P.M 
2.5 
P.M. 
2.40 
P.M 
8 
P.M 
4 If 
P.M 
6 
P M 
8 
P.M. 
8 
A M 
18 hrs. 45 mir. 
F. 5. 
WagstafE .... 
deg 
90 
deg 
136 
deg. 
158 
deg. 
178 
teg. 
202 
leg. 
1*2 
•eg. 
211 
deg- 
104 
R. 6. 
82 
88 
128 
148 
184 
20.) 
206 
100 
2. 
172 
224 
286 
326 
H6 
1*2 
4! 
.04 
7 ! 5254 
2 822 ° 
16.° 
Heat of water at starting, 86°. 
Average heat acqui'ed, 161°. 
Average rise ia t- nsperatnre, 161" — 86° 75°. 
Total amount of be.it pro iuced, 1127°. 
5 Amount for one bu 1ml of fuel, 155'4°. 
119-6° 
