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to trial in the hands of the committee on the society's new lot. 

 It worked admirably. It operates upon a space about five feet 

 wide, and leaves the earth almost as light as if sifted down. 

 Unlike the harrow, it pulverizes the soil as completely at the 

 depth of four or five inches as on the surface. It must be wor- 

 thy of all praise as a pulverizer and sced-coverer. Without 

 something of this kind, we are persuaded that the farmers of 

 Hampden county will not be willing long to do. 



We should not forget to mention that two machine mowers 

 were exhibited at the hall, one by William H. Hovcy, of Spring- 

 field, the other by A. R. Allen, of New York. They added 

 much to the interest of the show. Of the comparative merits of 

 the two we cannot speak, not having seen them operate. Allen's 

 machine has a long, and as it appears, a well established repu- 

 tation. Ilovey's machine is yet comparatively untried, but 

 promises well. We recommend them both to favor. 



W. C. GoLDTHWAiT, Chairman. 



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MASSACHUSETTS. 



Report of the Committee to the Trustees of the Massachusetts 

 Society for the Promotion of Agriculture. 



The committee to whom was assigned the service of adjudging 

 the premiums for dairy stock, under Classes No. 1 and No. 2 

 in the proposals offered by the trustees of the Massachusetts 

 Society for the Promotion of Agriculture, have given that 

 attention to the discharge of their commission, v/hich the brief 

 opportunity afforded for a personal examination of the animals 

 exhibited in the pens, and a consideration of the not very pre- 

 cisely definite statements of the exhibitors, would permit. It 

 must be obvious, that the first inquiry which would suggest 

 itself to the minds of the members of the committee, would be, 

 what is the standard of excellence, — or, in other words, what 



