170 Transactions oi the State Agricultural Society. 



REPORT OF THE GOLD MEDAL COMMITTEE FOR 1870. 



To the State Board of Agriculture: 



Gentlemen: The committee appointed by your Board to award the 

 gold medals offered by your Society for the most meritorious exhibition 

 in each of the several departments of the last Fair, would report that 

 they have examined the articles on exhibition and have read and consid- 

 ered the several claims filed by the different competitors, and have 

 awarded the medals as follows: 



SECOND DEPARTMENT. 



"William Sawdon — For California invented and manufactured sewing 

 machine. 



third department. 



F. Foster — For California bookbinding. 



FOURTH DEPARTMENT. 



To Nichols, Falvy & Co. — For woodware (tubs, pails, etc.), California 

 manufacture. 



fifth department. 



To B. N. Bugbey — For California wines and brandies. 



sixth department. 



To J. E. Nickerson — For exhibition of fruits of various kinds. 



seventh department. 



To Jacob Zech — For California manufactured pianos. 



The Committee, in addition to the above, recommend the Board to 

 award, if they can consistently do so, special gold medals to each of the 

 following parties: 



To John S. Finch — For ramie plant or fiber. 

 To John Bruener — For furniture. 



To the Sacramento Valley Beet Sugar Company — For samples of beet 

 sugar. , 



To S. W. Shaw — For oil paintings. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. H. L. NICHOLS, 



B. B. BEDDING, 

 J. F. HOUGHTON, 

 LEONABD GOSS. 



