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 TRIAL OF MOWKRS AND HAYING IMPLEMENTS. 



At a competitive trial of Haying Implements held at Dan- 

 vers, June 22cl, 1875, the Committee appointed by the Trustees 

 of this Society to act as judges of Mowing Machines respectful- 

 ly submit the following report :— 



Every precaution was taken to have the award of the premi- 

 ums as fair and unpredjudiced as possible; requiring the same 

 tests of every machine and giving to each competitor an equal 

 chance to show the qualities of his machine. The trial was con- 

 ducted under the following rules : — 



1. Each manufacturer, or his authorized agent, may enter 

 one Two Horse and one One Elorse Mower. 



2. Each Machine shall mow one-fourth of an acre. 



3. The draft of each machine shall be tested by the Dynan- 

 ometer. 



4. Each Machine must make one round at a slow walk, one 

 round may be made at a quick pace, the rest of the lot shall be 

 mowed at the ordinary gait of the horses, used without urging. 

 Time will not be taken, 



5. Each Machine shall be obstructed by dry rowen and a 

 green willow stick, one inch in diameter or more. 



6. Every Machine will be required to be stopped and started 

 in the grass one or more times without backing up. 



There were five manufacturing companies represented at the 

 trial by one Two Horse and one One Hose Mower each. The 

 Ames Plough Co., Boston, entered the Garfiield Two Horse 

 Mower, cutting bar 4 feet 6 inches, draft, as indicated by the Dy 

 nanometer, 205 lbs., also one One Horse Machine, cutting bar 

 3 feet 6 inches Whittemore Bros., Boston, entered the Wood's 

 Iron Gold Prize Two Horse Mower, cutting bar 4 feet 6 inches, 

 draft 210 lbs., also Wood's Iron, Gold Prize One Horse Mower, 

 cutting bar 3 feet 6 inches. The Buckeye Manufacturing Co., 



