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FRUIT — THIRD DiyiSION. 



Whole number of entries, 22, viz : Grapes, open air, 7 ; Grapes, under glass, 



2; Dried Fruit, 1; Canned Fruit, 7; Jellies, 3; Marmalade. 1 ; Cutsup, 1. 

 The Committee on Fruits third division, report as follows: — 



Beet Grapes raised in open air, Phineas Pettis of New Marlboro, $6 



2d do., Charles Spurr of Sheffield, 4 



3d do to Orren Curtias of Sheffield, 3 



4th do., Gilfred Smith of Great Barrington, 2 



5th do., R. J. Dowd of Lee. 1 



Best Grapes raised under glass, H. Garfield ©f Lee, 4 



2d do., J. Milton Mackie of Great Barrington, 3 



Best Dried Fruit, Mrs. L. J. Wriffht of Egremont, 3 



Best Canned Fruit, Mrs. Sarah F. Gorham, of Great Barrington, 3 



•2d do., Mrs Oscar Hall of Great Barrington, 2 



3d do., Mrs. Harvey Roys, Sheffield, 1 



W. H. Parks, 



Isaac Atjotjr ^ Oommittee. 



Mrs. L. Joynkr, 



MECHANICA.L PRODUCTIONS. 



Whole number of entries, 23, viz : Harness, 4 ; Carriage, 1 ; Wagon, 1 ; 

 Leather, 1; Whiffletrees, 4; miscellaneous, 12. 



Best exhibition of Coach, and Single Pleasure Harness, A. T*. Gale, of Pittsfield, $4 



Best Pleasure Carriage, L. A. Loring, Great Barrington, 5 



Best Farm Wagon, A. R. Loring, Great Barrington, 5 



Best specimen Leather, S. A. Turner, New Marlboro, 3 



Lloyd Patent Cant Hook, William A. Lloyd. Cheshire, 2 



Fanning Mills, Bryan & Hammond, Pine Plains, N. Y., 



Whiffletrees, Morris Conway of Sheffield, 



Neck Yoke and Whiffletrees, E. Reasoner, Great Barrington, 



Horse Shoes, P. Kisselbrack, Eprremont, 



Paper Trunk. A. D. Gale, Pittsfield, 



Sewing Mackine, M. D. Stratton, Great Barrington, 



Exhibition of Hardware, Brewer & Sabin, Great Barrington, 



P. A. Russell, 



J. H. Coon, )■ Committee. 



Adna W. Merrill, 



AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 



Whole number of entries, Jl; IVtowing Machines, 4: Horse Rakes 3; 

 Miscellaneous, 4. 



Snatched from the crowd, without a uioment's lime for prcparaticm, ami 

 forced beneath the foot steps of thousands by those high in authority to give 

 to the world our unbiased judgment upon the merits of sundry agricultural 

 implements. 



First in order came the Mowing Machine. Having never taken a ride upon 

 one of these clippers of grass, and unconscious mauglers of frogs or mice, ^c 

 were compelled to rely entirely upon our wisdom to decide now and forever 

 upon the relative merits of these mowers. 



Walter A. Wood Machine, made at Hoosick Falls, $6 



Buckeye, made by Piatt & Co.. I'oughkeepsie, 5 



Victor Mowing Machine Co.. Niverville, N. Y.. 4 



William Anson Wood Machine, made in Albany, N. Y,, 8 



Then came the Horse Rakes. After being thoroughly educated in the rise 

 and fall of the steel hook, and of the power and ease of the gathering and dis- 

 charging of these Machines by the competitors, whose heads, like the country 

 school-master, were full to overflowing, we came to fowing results: 



Gleaner Wheel Rake, James Dewell. West Stockbridge, $3 



Yankee Wheel Rake. Charles G. Allen, Barre, 2 



Among the miscu-llaneous articles we were shown a Wheel Harrow, made at 

 Little Fallo, N. Y., by Frank Rramer. This Machine is admirably adapted to 



