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the committee, for premiums on Grain Sowers, they award to Mr- 

 Olds, a diploma, which he has richly earned. 



There were several Corn Shellers on the ground, which were exa- 

 mined by the committee. They all appeared to be well constructed, 

 but as the committee were unable to find the owners of any but one 

 of the machines, they award to J. A. Whitford of Saratoga Springs, 

 a diploma, for the best Corn Sheller and Cleaner examined by the 

 committee. 



A " Poultry Feeding Fountain," was presented by C. N. Bement, 

 Esq. of Albany, a very ingenious and valuable article for feeding do- 

 mestic fowls, inasmuch as there can be no waste of the grain, and 

 the expense must be so trifling, that every farmer can afford to pro- 

 cure one. The committee therefore award to Mr. Bement, a di- 

 ploma. 



The committee also award to Henry Burden, Esq. of Troy, a di- 

 ploma, for a beautiful specimen of Horse Shoes, made by machinery. 

 This " labor saving machine," in the opinion of the committee, is a 

 valuable improvement, and is destined to create an important change 

 in the construction of that indispensable article. 



The Screw Railway Hay and Cotton Press, offered by W. S. Jacks 

 of Catskill, N. Y. It is a machine combining great power, conveni- 

 ence of operation, and constructed on true and philosophical prin- 

 ciples, and is a great desideratum to the river counties, and all pla- 

 ces not contiguous to market, and also to« Cotton and Hop growers; 

 and the committee think they do not exaggerate, when they say, it is 

 in their opinion, the perfection of machinery for that purpose. The 

 committee therefore award to Mr. Jacks, a premium of $5. 



The Thermometer Churn, presented by Mr. Crowell of LimeRock, 

 Conn, seems to remedy one of the evils that have beset the dairy 

 maid and housewife from time immemorial — explaining the cause of 

 the difficulty of the coming of butter, and doing away with the ne- 

 cessity of using the heated horse shoe, or iron wedge, to expel witch- 

 es. The committee award to Mr. Crowell, a diploma. 



Self-Acting Cheese Press. An ingenious contrivance for making the 

 weight of the cheese press itself, presented by Collins & Stone. This 

 press is in use in many parts of Connecticut, wuth perfect success. 

 The committee award to Messrs. Collins & Stone a diploma. 



The trowel tempered, cast steel, goose necked Hoe, presented by 

 H. Clark of Rensselaer county, a well made, neat, and durable arti- 

 cle. The committee award to Mr. Clark, a diploma. 



The Columbian Pump, made by Augustus Thayer of Chatham, Co- 

 lumbia CO. New-York. This article is got up with great judgment 

 as to correct principles, and combining some new and valuable prin- 

 ciples not heretofore introduced. The committee award to him a di- 

 ploma. 



A superior grain Cradle was presented by Isaac T. Grant & Co. 

 for which they are entitled to a diploma. 



Mott's Agricultural Furnaces. Two of these very valuable furna- 

 ces were exhibited by Mr. J. L. Mott of New-York, to whom a di 



