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Avery Planter Company, Peoria, III., exhibit a spiral knife stalk cutter. These 

 knives are spiral in form, and run diagonally across and around the cylinder, and 

 are so arranged that one or more knives are constantly on the ground, relieving 

 the cylinder from any jar or concussion in its revolutions. 



CIDEB MILLS AND PRESSES. 



The Superior Drill Company, of Springfield, 0., exhibited three sizes of hand 

 cider mills and presses. These mills and presses are very strongly made. The 

 mills have adjustable throat and grinding rollers. The presses are made with iron 

 beams and screws. Two tubs and a strainer board are furnished with each press. 



P. P. Mast & Co., Springfield, 0., have two sizes hand cider mills and presses. 

 These mills and presses are very similar to the ones exhibited by the Superior 

 Drill Company, of the same city. They are well made and of great strength. 



E. Over, Indianapolis, had on exhibition a cider press on a larger scale than 

 either of the others and of much greater capacity. It had the appearance of be- 

 ing a practical press and easily operated. In connection with it he exhibited a mill 

 for either hand or horse power that was a rapid grinder. 



The same party exhibited a stump puller of his own manufacture. It is sim- 

 ple, cheap, readily moved on the ground, easily worked and of immense power. 



Also, a set of bob runners, very substantial and well calculated for bearing 

 heavy loads. 



In the line of spring, farm and log wagons, the display was very large, and they 

 were so uniformly well made and well finished that to attempt to draw comparison 

 upon the part of your committee would seem to be out of place. Yet each ex- 

 hibitor claimed and each article possessed some distinctive feature peculiarly its 

 own. 



Meal & Bradley, Indianapolii, exhibited quite a variety of wagons manufactured 

 by the Winona Wagon Company, of Winona, Minn. The distinctive features of 

 these wagons are a self-oiling seamless skein, so shaped, it is claimed, that they 

 are entirely relieved of side draft in the wheels. 



G. Shaver, 172 a7id 174 East Washington street, Indianapolis, displayed a dandy 

 wagon, log wagon and two farm wagons, that, in material, workmanship and style 

 of finish, were worthy of consideration. 



Nelson Fuught and B. Miles, of Pittsborough, Ind., exhibited a 2-horse wagon, made 

 by Helfrich &. Danley, Indianapolis, with a patent bolster, which allows of the 

 standards being easily and speedily removed and the bed taken to pieces. This is 

 a novel arrangement, and appears practical. 



