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pounds. This weighed about 800 pounds. In its cutting apparatus, 

 which is perhaps the most important feature of a mowing machine, 

 we regard it as very much superior to either of the others. In its ease 

 of draft, perhaps the next most important feature, we regard it as 



superior. We regard it also as less liable to clog than any machine 

 with fingers or guards, like those of Kctchum, Manny and Allen. 

 In other important features it is equal to the other machines. 



We therefore unhesitatingly, confidently and unanimously express 



