RANSOMES & SIMS, IPSWICH.

BIDDELL’S PATENT BEAN GUTTER, FOR HARD AND SOFT BEANS.

Awarded the Silver Medal of the Royal Agricultural Society-at Gloucester ; the Silver Medal of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, at York,1853 ; and a Second Class Medal, at the Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Improvement Society of Ireland, at Killarney, 1853.

This Mill, pronounced to be the Gem of the Show Yardat Gloucester, from its simple and novel construction,

possesses advantages which will be obvious to the practi-cal Agricultui*ist. The largest and smallest varieties of

beans are equally well prepared, and this quite indepen-dently of the dryness of the grain, for, whether hard orsoft, the efficiency of the operation is the same, while nochoking can take place. The power required to preparea given quantity of grain is less than with the ordinaryBean Mill. The great novelty of this Mill consists in theteeth or cutters being made of separate pieces of hardenedsteel, fixed in a cylinder ; each tooth has three preparedcutting edges, so that when one edge, or set of edges, be-comes dull, they may be taken out, turned one-thirdround, put in again, and a new edge or set of edges is ob-tained ; and when these fail, they may be again taken outand turned one-third round, and it makes a second freshset ; and when this third resource fails, they may be takenout and easily replaced with new teeth , by an ordinary la-bourer, at a very small cost , viz. 6s.

As a satisfactory proof of the estimation in which, thisMill was held at the Royal Agricultural Society’s Meetingat Gloucester, upwards of One Hundred were sold onthe Show Ground.

One man can crushTwo men ditto . • •

If driven by horse or steam 1power, at a speed of 1501revolutions per minute, jwill grind . . • . '

3 bushels of Beans per hour.5 ditto ditto

24 ditto ditto

£. s. d .

Price .. 3150

Do., fitted with Crotch for Horse-power..456

Do., fitted with fast and loose Pulleys for Steam-power , . . . 4 16 0

IMPROVED HORIZONTAL DIRECT ACTION FIXED STEAM ENGINE.

Royal Agricultural Society’sRoyal Agricultural Society’sRoyal Agricultural Society’s

Meeting, at Lewes, 1852Meeting, at Gloucester, 1853Meeting, at Lincoln, 1854 .

. , . Prize.

. . . Commended.

. . . First Prize.

The following Engraving represents R. and S.’s Eight-Horse Power Prize Fixed Steam Engine. The Engineexhibited is of Four-Horse Power, and in its general arrangement is similar to the Prize Engine.

These Engines are made of the best materials, andfirst-class workmanship. They are exceedingly simple inconstruction, and compact in form. All the parts are easyof access, and afford every facility for adjustment or re-pairs. They are principally supported on a cast-ironframe, made very strong, and do not require any attach-ment to the walls of the building in which the Engine isplaced. They can be either erected on a stone or brickfoundation, or be carried on two wood sills.

These Engines are peculiarly adapted for driving FixedThrashing Machines and Barn Machinery, or for sawingand pumping.

They are fitted with a wrought-iron crank shaft andconnecting rod; the slide valve is on the best principle;the feed pump is very simple, and not liable to be put outof order; the supply of water to the boiler is very easilyregulated : there is a gbve.mor of the best constructionfor controlling the speed of the Engine, and an improvedvalve for stopping the Engine, when required, withoutinterfering with the throttle valve. The boiler is very

simple, and is perfectly safe and easy to manage; the fireis placed in an internal circular flue, and the flame passesthrough, and along each side of the boiler to the chimney:by this arrangement, all sediment contained in the watercan collect underneath the fire-flue without causing anyinjury to the boiler, which obviates a too frequent sourceof expense and annoyance in common boilers with the fireplaced under the bottom. Any ordinary bricklayer canset the boiler iu a very short time, and only a smallchimney, of about 30 feet high, is necessary. The boileris fitted with good safety valves, glass water gauge, andeverything necessary for its safe and efficient working ;and is very economical in the consumption of fuel.

Engines of this construction are well adapted for grind-ing corn, as one of Eight-Horse power will drive threepairs of 3 feet 8 in. millstones; and they can readily beattached to ordinary millstones in wind or water mills,and are, therefore, well worthy the attention of millers,who may wish to insure the means of driving a pair ofstones, at all times, with economy and regularity*