REPORT OF COMMITTEE 



SPECIAL MERITS OF ARTICLES ENTERED IN BOOK G, 



ON WHICH 



NO PREMIUMS A^^ERE OFFERED. 



The Scientific Corn and Feed Mill, by Foos Manufacturing Company, Springfield, Ohio. 

 This is a well gotten up mill for grinding corn, either with or without the cob, and 

 other grains for feed. The grinding surfaces are a hard metal that wears a long 

 time, and are self-sharpening by running them backwards ; and when worn out, 

 are easily I'eplaced by new ones at little cost. In grinding, the grain is gradually 

 reduced to the required fineness in passing through the mill, the heavier breaking 

 being done near the shaft, where it has great leverage, and is finished at the outer 

 edge by a sort of rubbing process that gives it a sort of soft floury feeling. The 

 whole mill is iron, with the frame cast in one piece, furnishing three bearings to 

 the shaft that can not get out of line. They are made of different sizes, with some 

 special arrangements for diflferent kinds of work. 



Fodder Crusher, by Newark Machine Co., E. L. Williams, Agent, Indianapolis. This 

 is an excellent power fodder cutter, that cuts the stalks and passes the cut material 

 out between two toothed discs, that chaffs or breaks it up into a finer, softer and 

 more edible condition, making a much better feed of it. It is well made, and does 

 good work. 



Queen Bee Shelling and Grinding Machine, by Winchester & Partridge Manufactur- 

 ing Company, Whitewater, Wis.; Howland & Johnson,. Agents, Indianapolis. This is a 

 new combined shelling and grinding machine, that has a novel way of getting 

 power to the sheller. The grinding part is worked by a lever, much after the old 

 «tyle of feed-mills. The mill is prf)vided with changeable grinding surfaces, that 



