190 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Nelson Faught and B. Miles, of Pittsborough, Ind., exhibited a portable fence of 

 wire and wood combined. This fence is built of timber locked together with wire, 

 the ends of the timbers placed upon tiles to secure it from dampness, and firmly 

 anchored to the ground by a patent anchor. It is a very cheap, serviceable fence. 

 They build it in three styles. 



Kiler & King, 14 Virginia Avenue, Indianapolis, Agents for Hanika Iron Fence 

 Company, of Spring field , 0., made a very handsome exhibit of plain and ornamental 

 iron fence in a great variety of styles. All their fences are so put together as to 

 allow for expansion and contraction, a very essential feature in an iron fence. 

 The picket is attached to the rail by means of a locking plate, which gives addi- 

 tional strength to the rail. 



The Morris Combination Fence Company, 57^ West Washington Street, Indianapolis, 

 exhibited a hand machine for making wire and picket fence. The machine work* 

 easily and rapidly, and the fence, when made, is light and durable. 



F. Bruneman, Indianapolis, exhibited a good farm or garden fence of picket* 

 fastened together with plaited wire. 



E. Over, Indianapolis, exhibited an angle iron fence post that is calculated to 

 work a revolution in fence posts. This is a substantial iron post easily driven into 

 the ground, and is comparatively inexpensive. v \ 



He also had on exhibition a woven wire gate and iron gate hinge. The gate is 

 made of wire woven together in open lattice work, making it cheap, light and orna- 

 mental. The hinge is a very simple, cheap iron hinge with rollers. 



Thomas Huston, of Kokomo, Ind., exhibited a fence made of rails fastened to- 

 gether with wire. A very serviceable cheap fence, well adapted for turning stocks 



E. Over, Indianapolis, exhibited two post-hole diggers of different patterns. 

 Either of them are practical and simple in their operation. 



Cole & Fleming, of Springfield, 0., exhibited a speedy post-hole digger, diflering 

 from others in the manner in which it is forced into the ground, being driven in 

 by a driving attachment. The dirt is easily and readily discharged. 



CORN STALK CUTTERS. 



David Bradley Manufacturing Co., Indianapolis, exhibit a corn stalk cutter in two 

 sizes, for cutting either one or two rows. This cutter has straight knives, high 

 wheels, and so arranged as to be easily weighted for wet stalks. 



Geo. W. Brown & Co., Oalesburg, III, exhibited a stalk cutter with wrought iron 

 frame. The knife arms are fastened to an iron shaft which revolves in wooden 

 rollers that move in circular grooves, thereby allowing the knives to adapt them- 

 selves readily to any irregularity in the surface of the ground. 



