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No. 94. — Whitman's Thresher, Separator, and Cleaner, by Parker, "White k 

 Gannett, Boston. 

 95. — Whitman's Portable Sawing Machine, by Parker, White & Gan- 

 nett, Boston. 

 96. — Wheeler's Cast-steel Axes, handled, twelve, by Parker, White 8c 



Gannett, Boston. 

 97. — Darling's Cast-steel Scythes, twelve, by Parker, White & Gannett. 

 98. — Tyler's patent Churns, four, by Parker, White & Gannett, Boston. 

 99. — Cylinder Churns, five, by Parker, White and Gannett, Boston. 

 100. — Rotating Vegetable Cutters, two, by Parker, White & Gannett. 

 101. — Corn-cob Crushers, two, by Parker, White & Gannett, Boston. 

 102. — Field and Garden Roller, by Parker, White & Gannett, Boston. 

 10,3.— Portable Fruit Mill, by Parker, White & Gannett, Boston. 

 104. — Road and Farm Scrapers, two, by Parker, White and Gannett. 

 105. — Horse Hoe, by John Shares, Hampden, Conn. 

 106. — Harrow, by John Shares, Hampden, Conn. 

 107. — Stone Elevator, by the Stqte Farm at Westboro'. 

 108. — Spades, six, Blake, Barnai'd & Co., Boston. 

 109. — Knox's Gang Cultivator, Nourse, Mason & Co., Boston. 

 110. — Vegetable Cutter, Nourse, Mason & Co., Boston. 

 111. — Apple Paring and Slicing Machine, Marvin Smith, New Haven 



Conn. 

 112. — Self-sharpening Hay Cutter, Parker, White & Gannett, Boston. 



The committee presented the following valuable 



REPORT: 



The most extensive and most magnificent collection of farm imple- 

 ments that was ever exhibited in Massachusetts, and probably in the 

 United States, was presented to the committee, rendering the work 

 of examination a work of great labor, and one which required much 

 time and consideration. 



In many instances, it was a matter of great difficulty to arrive at 

 results satisfactory to the committee themselves, and they cannot 

 expect that their decisions will, in all cases, be satisfactory to the 

 parties more immediately concerned. Men who have expended much 

 time, thought and money in inventing and constructing an imple- 

 ment, and bringing it to perfection, are apt to look upon it with feel- 

 ings somewhat akin to those of paternity, and to attach to it more 

 value and importance than will those for whose use it was designed, 

 and hence they will be dissatisfied with the judgment of those who 

 are disinterested, and who aim to strike an impartial balance between 

 the inventor and the public. 



The great number of implements exhibited will render it impossi- 



