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aud a boy fills the box witli wheat or other grain, takes the reins, 

 mounts the seat, and comfortably drives about the field sowing 

 and harrowing at the same time, 

 N. E. Allen, Trenton, Dodge County, Wis., Revolving Horse 



Eake, $3 



Vose Mitchell & Co., Milwaukee, 2d best Horse Eake, . 2 



Yes, here is another improvement. Ought we not to be thank- 

 ful that we live in this age, when farming is made so very easy, 

 by these various labor saving inventions ? Just think, reader, 

 a boy of sufficient age to drive a team, may ride comfortably and 

 rake hay without leaving his seat, dicharging the accumulated 

 hay in the winr ow simply by pressing his foot on a lever which 

 reverses the rake, and on he drives until another accumulation 

 and then the same process, and so on until the field is raked. 

 Such is Aliens Eevolving Horse Eake. 



The Committee are of opinion that Mr. Lefflers Self seperating 

 Churn, is a real and decided improvement in butter making ma- 

 chinery, and hope he will manufacture them and give them such 

 a circulation, that our wives can have a chance to try them. 

 W- B, Johnson, Boston, Mass., Woven Wire fence, . Dip. 



This fence is undoubtedly worthy of a trial, as we are of the 

 opinion that it will at least answer the purpose of stopping Cat- 

 tle, with the addition of a narrow board on top — the object of 

 the board more particularly is to enable the cattle to distinguish 

 the outlines of their field, and not inadvertently run against it, 

 in their sportive gambols. 



The committee might have been much more elaborate in their 

 remarks on the various farming implements that came under 

 their inspection, but being well aware that pertinence and brev- 

 ity are very desirable in a report of this kind, will respectfully 

 submit the above with a concluding remark. 



We regret that farmers and mechanics should ever entertain 

 rival jealousies of each other, as though their interests were not 

 identical one and the same. The farmer, to be sure, has a right 

 to feel a pride and satisfaction in upturning the alluvium and 

 compelling mother earth to yield of her bounties for the susten- 

 ance of men. But should he not bow a respectful acknowledg- 



