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FOURTH DIVISION. 



Whole number of entries, 10. Grapes raised in open air, 8 ; Grapes raised 

 under glass, 2. 



Best Specimen of Grapes raised in open air, Cbarles Spur, Sheffield, $4 



2d do. , Mrs. Orrin Curtis, Sheffield, 3 



3d do., George F. Bartholomew, Sheffield. 2 



4th do., B. F. Phillips, Sheffield. 1 



Best Specimen of Grapes raised under glass, Mrs. John 1 1 . ( 'offing, Great 



Barrington, 4 



2d do., H. Garfield, Lee, 3 

 Committee. — James Bullard, Levi Boarduian, Charles F. Pii<lps. 



FIFTH DIVISION. 



Whole number of entries, 17. Dried Fruit, 5 ; Canued Fruit. 5 ; PickUs, 

 4 ; Jellies, 3. 



Best Specimen Dried Fruit, Mrs. Harvey Roys, Sheffield, $3 



2d do., Mary E. Kellogg, Sheffield, 2 



3d do., J. D. Stanton, Sheffield, 1 



Best Specimen Canned Fruit, Mrs. C. F. Holmes, Great Barrington, 3 



2d do., MaryE. Kellogg, Sheffield, 2 



3d do., Mrs. E. D. Shears, Sheffield, 1 



Best Specimens Pickles, Grace E. Cande, Sheffield. 3 



2d do., Mrs. E. D. Shears, Sheffield, 2 



3d do. , Mrs. W. I. Walker, Great Barrington, 1 



DISCRETIONARY. 



Saratoga Potatoes. Mrs. W. B. Barrows, Pittsfield, 1 



Jellies, Mrs. C. H. Nichols. Richmond, 1 

 Committee. — Mrs. Henry L. Rowe, Miss Julia Day, Mrs. Oscar M. Hall. 



AGKICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 



It is an admitted fact that the agricultural implements used by a 

 community are a reliable index of their intelligence and prosperity. 

 The old habit of sneering at " book farmers " and their scientific 

 methods is passing away, and all progressive " tillers of the soil " 

 are alive to the fact that in this progressive age of steam, electricity 

 and of close competition, they alone succeed who use labor saving 

 farming tools and machinery in all the branches of this diversified 

 industry. At no time within the memory of your Committee has 

 there been so interesting and instructive a display of machinery and 

 implements, now in practical use, as has been shown this season. 



The new feature of showing the several machines in actual ope- 

 ration, either by steam or horse power brought about this result. 



This society and this community are indebted to E. D. Brainard, 

 Esq., of the Wheeler & Melick Co.', of Albany, N. Y., whose money 

 and energy made such a display possible. 



The most attractive machine was the Straw Preserving Gram 

 Thresher and Cleaner with Automatic Binder attachment, which 

 worked admirably, rapidly delivering the grain well threshed and 

 cleaned and straw strongly bound in uniform bundles ready for ship- 

 ment This machine was run by a new portable engine, built by the 

 same company, which of itself is worthy of special mention, being a 

 model of simplicity, economy and durability. They also showed 



