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society, in constructing a new race track, a new grand stand, new 

 fences, stalls, and other permanent improvements, making this Fair the 

 most successful ever held in this district, they bog leave to express their 

 obligations. 



COMMITTEE EEPOET. 



Stockton, October 2d, 1874. 

 To the officers and members of the San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Society: 



Gentlemen: Your Committee on Agricultural Implements (Class No. 

 1) have made a thorough examination of all the machinery on exhibi- 

 tion in that class, and beg leave to report as follows: 



The best display of farming implements is awarded to the Grange 

 Union. 



Best thrashing machine to H. C. Shaw (Pitts' Gold Medal Machine). 

 The reasons why your committee give this machine the preference are 

 as follows: First — On account of the thrashing capacity of the cylin- 

 der, having fewer bars and more teeth. Second — It saves grain in the 

 shoe better than the Buffalo Pitts. The latter separates grain better 

 than the Gold Medal Pitts, but loses it at the shoe, being one count in 

 favor of the Buffalo Pitts to two in favor of the Gold Medal Pitts. 



Best header, to Matteson & Williamson. 



Best self-raking reaper, to Grange Union. 



Best mower (Champion), to Grange Union. 



Best broadcast seed sower (Gem, patented April two, eighteen hundred 

 and sixty-seven, and January two, eighteen hundred and seventy-two), 

 to Grange Union 



Best harrow, to D. T. Gillis. 



Best straw cutter (Hockings & Co.), to Grange Union. 



Best hay press (Eagle), built by Kimball & Co. We would recommend 

 a framed diploma. 



Best horse fork, to Matteson & Williamson. 



Best grain lifter, to John Hart. 



Best grain cleaner (Nash k Cutts), to Grange Union. 



Best cultivator, to H. C. Shaw. 



At the plowing contest there were several plows entered, all of which 

 did excellent work, but your committee award the premium to the 

 Eureka plow, entered by the Grange Union. We would also make 

 special mention of the Moline plow, which in a lighter soil would give 

 excellent satisfaction. 



Best gang of four eight-inch plows, with seed-sower attached, to H. C. 

 Shaw. 



Best single steel plow, to Matteson & Williamson. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



J. M. GAEWOO.D, 

 C. L. EOBINSON. 

 J. E. W. HITCHCOCK, 

 CUTLEE SALMON. 



