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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Oct. 



After giving an account of the trial, the 

 substance of which was published in the Far- 

 mer at the time it was held, and the descrip- 

 tions of the machines above alluded to, the 

 committee make the following brief and rather 

 unsatisfactory report, and announcement of 

 premiums on mowing machines : — 



In examininfT the mowers on trial, certain me- 

 chanical differences of a radical nature were dis- 

 covered, wliich are worthy of careful consideration. 

 TJiree mowers were constructed on the principle 

 of the cutter bar on a line of the axle. These are 

 the Granite State, Perry and American. Tw^o 

 machines had the cutter bar in the rear of the 

 axle. These were the 2Etna and the World's. The 

 remiuning machines had the cutter bar in front of 

 the axle. The committee would caU the attention 

 of parties interested in mowers to these important 

 differences, and would refer to the table for the 

 comparative weight and draft of these various 

 classes of machines, as well as the quality of their 

 work, and their adaptation to mowing uneven sur- 

 faces, and overcoming obstacles. 



Another principle by which the cutter bar can 

 be rotated on its nxis so as to accommodate itself 

 to different kinds of grass, is also worthy of care- 

 ful consideration. References to the descriptions 

 of the machmes will show in what instance this 

 priu'iple has tjeen adopted, and the table will show 

 the results of its operation when applied. 



The conmiittee have been governt d in making 

 their aw.irds, by the recoid establi>hed by figures 

 at the trial, considering al^o the value ami impor- 

 tance of the points ntade prominent in each indi- 

 vidual case by those fitmres. They have also con- 

 sidered that the award to any special machine. Is a 

 recognition of all the machines of that patent. 



In classifying the machines as they have done, 

 they have recognized the fact that improvements 

 have been going on so rapidly in the construction 

 of mowers, that more than one have reached their 

 Lightst point; not forgetting, however, that in the 

 future some one of the fir.vt class may advance be- 

 yond its associates in that cla-s. They have en- 

 deavon d to accept the exi-ting state of things 

 and they will look with interest for future im- 

 provements and changes. 



In awarding the premiums on mowers, they 

 passed th'j f >Howing vote, viz. : 



Voted, That in comparing notes and figures for 

 deciding the quality of movers on trial at Am- 

 herst, it is found that many of the machines are so 

 nearly equal to each other, that a classification is 

 deemed just and proper; and in view of this the 

 committee make the following awards : — 



First Premiums. 



The Socie'y's Gold Medjl to— 



The Pi-rry isiower, eniertd by Alvin HastingB, of 

 Palmer, Mass. 



The Hucbt ye Mower No. 2, entered by A. B. Barnard, 

 WeHi Fi ch'iurg, Mass. 



The Aiuiriean Mower, entered by Z. Chaffee, Provi- 

 dence, R I. 



The Clipper Mower, No. 2, entered by Belcher, Tay- 

 lor K (Jo , < !hiCL>pi-e Falls, Mass , and 



The Kiiiti':M Mower, eniered by O. Griffin, Agt., 

 Worceeitr, Mass. 



Second Premiums. 



They award the Society's Silver Medal to — 



The Granite bta e Mower, entered by Newhall & 

 Bteb' ins, Hinsdale, N. H. 



The Advauce Mower, tnteredby T. Nibhwitz, Brook 

 lyn, N. Y 



The Uniin Mower, entered by Alzirus Brown, of 

 Worcester, Mats, 



TtiH hiagle kiowir, entered by H. J. Harrington & 

 Co.. V.li. y F lis, M. Y., and 



The ^Lua, Muwer, entered by L. M. Hoge, Salem, O. 



Third Premiums. 



Thoy award the Society's Diploma to — 



The Youne Warrior Mower, entered by F. Bramer, 

 Littip Falls, N. Y. 



ihe World's Mower, entered by E. Ball & Co., Can- 

 ton, Ohio, 



Th'! Kureba Mower, entered by Wilber, Stevens & 

 C > , Poii^hfeeepsie, N. Y. 



The R mington Mower, entered by C. M. Wilbur, 

 Ilion, N. Y. 



Class 2"One Horse Mowers. 



They award to One Horse Mowers the following pre- 

 miums: — 



let Premium. Society's Gold Medal to the Buc^pye 

 One Horse Mower, entered by A. B. Barnard, West 

 Fi'chburg, Mass. 



2d Premium. Society's Silver Medal to the Granite 

 State One Horee Mower, entered by Ncwhail & Steb- 

 bins, Hinsd lie, N. H. 



3d Premium. Society's Dip'omato the Kniffen One 

 Horse Mower, entered by O. Griffin, Worcester, Mnss. 



Horse Bakes. 



The committee make the following awards 



of premiums on horse- rakes : — 



1st premium, the Society's Silver Medal to the 

 Bay State Rake, entered by A. B. Barnard, West 

 Firchburg. 



2d premium. Society's Diploma to "Warner's 

 Sulky Revolving Rake, entered by H. N. Tracy, 

 Essex, Vt. 



And they also award to Streeter's Horse Rake, 

 the Society's Diploma. 



Hay Tedders. 



The committee after stating the claims of 



the manufacturers of the several Tedders, and 



giving their draft as ascertained by a common 



dynamometer, as follows : 



Bull ird's 175 lbs. 



Atlantic 15 tbs. 



American 150 tbs. 



make the following announcement of pre- 

 miums : — 



1st Premium, Society's Silver Medal to the 

 American Hay Tedder, "entered by the Ames Plow 

 Company. 



2d Premium, Society's Diploma to the Atlantic 

 Tedder, entered by A. B. Barnard, West Fitch- 

 burg, Mass. And they also award a Diploma to 

 Bullard's Tedder, — the Society's Diploma. 



Hay Forks. 

 Raymond's Elevator was the only one ex- 

 hibited. It received the Society's Diploma. 



A FINE FIELD OF OATS. 



The oat and rye crops this year, appear to 

 us, as they stand in the field, to be better than 

 we have ever seen them before. Unless the 

 stone walls that enclose them are unusually 

 high, the crops do not have to get on tip-toe 

 to look over them. 



On a field of four acres in the town of Ac- 

 ton, on the farm of Mr. Samuel Hosmer, 

 which we had the pleasure of looking at a day 

 or two since, single plants were found meas- 

 uring nearly six feet in height ! The heads of 

 grain bore a fair proportion to the stems. 

 The average height of the stems throughout 



