No. 112.] 99 



The upper, or highest level ground of the barley field was raked, 

 bound and housed^ or removed, affbiding a favorable stubble 

 ground for a second trial of Cultivators, the action of which hav- 

 ing reduced the soil to a condition suitable for planting, it was 

 appropriated to the trial of corn and seed planters. These ma- 

 chines were worked on areas, marked, numbered and planted by 

 each machine, with the intent to note, especially, the results, after 

 vegetation had advanced the plants a few inches above the surface. 



To aid the efforts of the State Society, and to promote the farm- 

 ing interests, the inhabitants of Geneva caused a large area of a 

 meadow adjoining the wheat and barley fields to be covered with 

 the spacious canopys prepared by Mr. E. C. Williams, of Rochester. 



One of these immense tents afforded space for the horse powers 

 where motion was applied on the principle of the endless chain; 

 the various powers were arranged on a line with the walls of the 

 tent in a manner to permit the application of power to the several 

 machines. Another tent gave protection to machines and imple- 

 ments wntii they were called to the field for trial. 



A tent was also appropriated to the exhibition of implements 

 and machinery not subject to trial ; other tents were erected for 

 the comfort and convenience of attending visitors, and for the 

 oflScers and judges of the State Society, with abundant refresh- 

 ments j every wish was liberally anticipated and every needful 

 appliance prepared for the objects to be accomplished.^ 



With these arrangements and preparations, the judges entered 

 upon the examination and trial of the implements and machines 

 submitted to tliem, and according to the following list of entries 

 presented hy Mr. Secretary Johnson : 



•Tho inhabrtaiite of (Jeneva were roprcpfiiitod by a coiuniittee ooiwiptiog «f 



JOHN G. PROUTY, Chairma%y 

 Joan l\. Tii.LMKH, Trtatiurer, A. T. Chew, Secretar}fy 



Wm. CreighUiD Loe, John L. Bennett, 



M'ni. Ort^Mi, S. C. CteAvdaDd, 



K. Jenkin.s BurraU, Koberl Lay, 



B. U. Parker, A-nu Gurdit«. 



Jo«. i>. Lewis. 



