24 Report of Committees. 



MECHANICAL PRODUCTIONS. 



Whole number of entries, 19. Pleasure Harness, 1 ; Farm Harness, ; 

 Pleasure Carriages, 1 ; Farm Wagons, 1 ; Miscellaneous, 16. # 



The Committee on Mechanical Productions award as follows : 

 Best Pleasure Harness, (protest) A. J. Hunt, Great Barrington, %Z 



DISCRETIONARY. 



Set Buggy Wheels, Hendrick Easland, Great Barrington, $3 



Ax Helves, W. A. Hall, Monterey, 1 



Flails, W. A. Hall, Monterey, 1 



Ax Helves, Egbert Markham, Sheffield, 1 



Fhlail, Samuel Whitwell, Great Barrington, 1 



Fhlail, M. C. Hall, Great Barrington, 1 



Boat, F. May, Monterey, 2 



Monuments, F. O. Andrus, Sheffield, 8 



Buck Skins, S. A. Turner, New Marlboro, 1 



JAMES SHEAD, ) 

 STEPHEN C. CURTIS, V Committee. 



HORACE S. FITCH, ) 



AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 



The Committee on Agricultural Implements report as follows : 

 Whole number of entries, 17, comprising Mowing Machines, Reapers, 

 Horse Rakes, Fanning Mills, Grain Thresher and Cleaner, Horse 

 Power Churns, Creamers, Butter Workers, &c, all of which appeared 

 well made and possessing the various merits claimed for them. Your 

 Committee take pleasure in noticing particularly the Champion Sin- 

 gle Reaper and Champion Mowers exhibited by J. A. Brewer. These 

 machines have been in use here in Southern Berkshire for a number 

 of years, and from personal knowledge we can recommend them as 

 light running, durable and useful machines. The Tiger Horse Rake, 

 shown by Mr. Brewer, is also worthy of recommendation. The Bry- 

 an Fanning Mill with "elevating attachment" (a simple arrangement 

 for delivering the clean grain in bags instead of spilling it on the 

 floor in the old way) is a great improvement on the old machines 

 which have long been used and favorably known in this region. 



Space will not permit us to give special notice of the different 

 styles of Churns, Butter Workers and Creamers exhibited, all of which 

 show various ingenious methods of arriving at the same result. The 

 Horse Power and Grain Thresher shown by A. W. Gray & Sons, ap- 

 peared to be models of their kind. 



There were no entries of Plows, although a number were on ex- 

 hibition, and more were busy set up at the time we were looking over 

 the implements. Taking it all together judging from the display of 

 Agricultural Tools, our farmers have a fine assortment to choose from 

 and cannot fail to be benefited by a wise selection. 



Notwithstanding no premiums are offered, we hope future exhib- 

 its will be equally as good. 



W. H. BALDWIN, ) 



LOOMIS M. JOYNER, [ Committee. 



R. L. TAFT, ) 



