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Your Committee find the whole number of entries to be- 

 thirty-five, all of them useful, and many of them, deserving- 

 special mention for their apparent utility and the mechanical 

 skill displayed in their construction. Without entering mi- 

 nutely into the details of the many meritorious points brought 

 to our vie^y in the examination of the different machines, we 

 take pleasure in naming a few of those, which seemed to be of 

 the most importance to tlie farmer. There were two entries 

 of Mowing Machines, each possessing pecuHar merit of its 

 own, (or at least, it was so claimed by the exhibitor.) A horse 

 rake, simple in construction, and easy to tend. A Swivel Plow, 

 novel in its mechanism. A Corn Sheller, which performed its 

 work very rapidly and in the most perfect manner. The Arctic 

 Anti-Freezing Glass Cylinder Puni]), was not less important, for 

 if able to do half that was claimed, no farmer need suffer for 

 want of that most necessary element, water. And Avhat is true 

 in regard to these is also true to a greater or less extent of the 

 Sewing Machines, Meat Choppers, self-adjusting Whiffletrees, 

 Carriages and Wagons, Spring Beds, and Washing Machines, 

 all of them requiring inventive skill and mechanical ingenuity. 

 We regret that so small a sum as fifty dollars was all that could 

 be allowed us to distribute as premiums. 



Although we rejoice in the fact that Mechanic Arts have 

 been so well represented, vet we cannot refrain from inquiring, 

 is this Society doing all that it can to foster and encourage this 

 interesting department of Agriculture ? What one branch of 

 industry more important ? What would become of the Agri- 

 culturist if the machinery of his farm was to be taken from 

 him ? Imperfect as it is, to remove it, would be a long stride 

 backward. 



It may be said that there is no danger of a retrogade move- 

 ment, yet is there no cause to fear that the progressive move- 



