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consists in the easy adjustment of the tine frame, bymeans of lever and pulley.
A two-horse iron swing-plough, made by Mr. JohnBarrowman, of Saline, Fifeshire ; with long handles andshort beam.
50 Nicholson, W. N., Newark-on-Trent — Inventorand Manufacturer.
Oil-cake breaking machines.
Mill for grinding barley, beans, &c.
Improved double-blast corn-dressing or winnowingmachine.
51 Seaward, William, Oulton, Wakefield — Designer.
Tree remover, for transplanting large shrubs and trees.
[When the earth has been removed round the roots ofthe tree, so that a large and compact ball remains, theplate is placed as far under the ball as it will admit; thelongest rope is then crooked on to the ring at the cornerof the plate at the furthest distance from the ball, and passedround the under part of it, until it returns to the oppositecorner; the power is then applied to the end of the rope,by which means the tree is easily removed to the centreof the plate in its erect position, and therefore conveyedto its intended place.
Tree supporter, to support cypresses, arbor-vita;, andshrubs, the branches of which are liable to be bent andbroken dotfn by snow, &c.
52 Jones, Edward, 138 Leadenhall Street —Inventor.
“ Airish mow,” adapted to the preservation of corn inthe harvest-time of rainy seasons.
In Cornwall and Devonshire the farmers, when cuttingtheir crops in unfavourable weather, commence early inthe morning, and have the produce of whole fields stackedon the spot, in “ airish mows,” before the evening, whereit remains for months, free from heat and injury, until itsuits the grower to house or otherwise dispose of it.Each mow contains generally about 400 sheaves.
[In wet harvests it is desirable to adopt some methodfor keeping the cut corn as dry as possible, in order toavoid sprouting and other injury. In the north of Europe light frames are erected in the field, on which the sheavesarc placed with their heads downwards, and the top ridgeis then lightly thatched; or hurdles may be set up,inclined towards each other at any desired angle, and thesheaves placed on them in layers and then thatched. Inmany counties in England the practice is to set up acertain number of sheaves to form a stack, which is“ capped” or “ headed” by other sheaves placed on itwith their heads downwards. In Northumberland a prac-tice still exists called “ gaiting.” A single sheaf is taken;the band is tied higher up than usual; the butt, by apeculiar movement of the workman, is spread out, andthe sheaf is then set up by itself. By thus separating thestraw the wet docs not lodge so much as it otherwisewould do. The practice of making “ airish mows ” hasgenerally declined, even in Cornwall and Devon: smallermows are now made, in the form of a conical heap, andcontaining about a load of sheaves.—J. W.]
53 Coocii, Joshua, Harleston , near Northampton —Inventor and Manufacturer.
Patent machine for winnowing or dressing corn andseeds.
Barley hummeller, for breaking off the haulm or beardof barley, without injury to the corn. It is also madewith a self-acting apparatus for feeding the hopper.
Patent sack-holder, invented by Henry Gilbert, of St.Le ;nard’s-on-Sea, for opening the mouth of a sack whilebeing filled; with improvements by the exhibitor.
55 Abbott, William, Bideford, Devon —Inventor.
Common plough, diminished in weight and friction, bythe introduction of a wheel behind, and improved byraising the share, and continuing the iron-work of thehandles to the spill.
Machine or apparatus for drying malt.
56 Chenery, S., March Cambs — Inventor.Land-presser, particularly adapted for fen-land.
56a Ebbs, Benjamin, 9 Lower Terrace, Islington —Designer.
Lady’s garden rake, consisting of a hoe, spud, andrake, all in one, by which weeds may be extracted froinbetween closely-planted flowers, and the necessitytreading on the flower-beds or stooping to pull them "Pwith the hand is prevented.
57 Newberry, W. , Hooknorton, Chippingnorton —
Inventor.
Five-row dibbling machine.
58 Royce, George, Fletland, Market Deeping — Inventor.Patent self-acting reeing-sieve, which takes out of coni
all sprouted, damaged, and mouldy kernels; and dirtfrom oats, wheat, or barley.
Patent smut-machine, and general corn-cleaner. Thecleaning power of this machine is due to the operation otthe revolving cylinder, which carries away dirt as soon asit is detached from the grain.
59 Whishaw, F., John Street, Adelphi —Inventor.A self-acting feeding-trough for poultry.
60 Beckford, T., & Gosling, W. , Highfield Farm,Wargrave, Henley-on-Thames — Inventors and.Manufacturers.
Model of a circular mowing and tedding machine, draw' 1on three wheels, by one horse, regulated with a lever bythe driver, according to the nature of the laud. Themowing machine can be used with or without the tedder-
61 Rodenhurst, W. & J. , Market Drayton —
Manufacturers.
Compound screw and lever cheese-press, having niO>[power than the ordinary rack and pinion press, and there-fore requiring a less weight and a shorter lever.
62 Gill & Ward, Oxford —Manufacturers.Improved portable copper steam generator, with fo r ° e
pump and supply-cistern, complete.
Two iron vessels for boiling or steaming food.
63 Watt , James, Biggar, Scotland —Improver and
Manufacturer. j
Improved broad-cast sowing-machine, for grain a “grass seeds, having jointed seed-chests, adapted for P aS ffing gates, and the small wheel behind for ease in workup’and saving of the grain. Drawn by one horse, and soing from 30 to 35 acres per day. This machine is re Pseuted by a side elevation in the annexed cut.
65 Bigg, Thomas, Leicester House , Great DoverSouthwark —Inventor and Manufacturer.Improved apparatus for sheep-dipping, 5 OO
the assistance of five men, is capable of dipP 11 &