356 TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE. 



HuTCHms' Cider Press. 

 Mr. Hiitchins exhibitecl one of his combined hand cider mill, 

 wine press, fruit grinder, cheese press and lard press. The pro- 

 prietor had procured a quantity of apples the day previous, most 

 of which were ground into pomace, and allowed to remain 

 unpressed till the club had convened, when the juice was 

 expressed and distributed and pronounced excellent. 



Corn Husking Machine. 



Mr. Frank Fuller exhibited the American Corn Husker, and 

 said : " Although it was designed to be operated by horse power, 

 a man could turn it when husking. The machinery performs the 

 work 1)eautifully. The stalks with the ears attached are drawn, 

 butt-end lirst, between two creased or ridged rollers, which pinch 

 the stalks and stems of the ears so firmly as to separate the ears 

 from the stems, when the stalks and most of the husks pass 

 through between the rollers, and the half-husked ears drop down 

 on an inclined plane and slide forward a few inches, when the 

 husks and silk that remain on the ears are stripped off by means 

 of two revolving belts, and the ears, neatly husked, drop into a' 

 basket at the end of the husker." 



The principal on which this machine is constructed was thought 

 to be the correct one; yet some of the members suggested that 

 there is a chaiice for a more perfect development of this principle 

 in cheaper and more durable machinery. 



Hunt's Hoosier Straw and Fodder Cutter. 



Mr. J. D. Beardsley, 119 Nassau street, New York, exhibited 

 two models of this machine, one of working size. It is claimed 

 to cut a ton of hay three inches long, and in two and a half hours. 

 There is only one knife, which works rapidly, is easily adjusted, 

 and it is so arranjred thut when a substance which the knife can- 

 not cut gets in the balance wheel it ceases to revolve. 



Mr. \Vm. S. Carpenter. — It is used in my neighborhood, and is 

 liked as a hand-power. It Avas noticeable that these machines 

 require power. One knowing what it is to turn a crank at once 

 thought of the hard work. It is true they greatly save labor, 

 but the power is wanted to run them. 



Starr's Improved Horse-Poaver. 

 Mr. Nicholas Starr, Jr., Homer, Cortland county, N. Y., exhibi- 

 ted a model of this machine. It attracted great attention. Noth- 



