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Best specimen Grapes raised under glass, John Hughes, Great Barring-ton, 4 



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



Best specimen Dried P'ruit, Mrs. J. N. Warner, Sheffield, 3 



3d do., Harvej- Roy's, Sheffield, 2 



3d do., Bela N. Clark, Sheffield, 1 



Best specimen Canned Fi'viit, Mrs. F. B. Van Deusen, Great Barring-ton, 3 



2d do., Mrs. S. L. Sheldon, Egremont, 2 



3d do., Mrs. Edgar Shears, Sheffield, 1 



On wine no premiums were offered this year. 



B. F. GILMORE. Jr, ) 



Mes. R. F. little, ,'- Committee. 



Mrs. J. A. KLINE, 



MECHANICAL PRODUCTIONS. 

 Entries, 13. Farm Harness, 1 ; Farm Wagon, 1 ; Miscellaneous. 11. The 

 Committee on Mechanical Productions, award as follows : 



Best Farm Harness, A. J. Hunt, Great Barrington, $4 



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



Best Set Wheels, H. D. Easland, Great Barrington, 3 



Best pair Crutches, H. D. Easland, Great Barrington, 1 



Best Buckskin Leather, S. A. Turner, New Marlboro, 1 



Best Ox Yoke, Dwight Boardman, Sheffield, 1 



Best Whips, E. C. Baldwin, New Marlboro, 1 



Best Ax Helves, William A. Hall, Monterey, 1 



Best Marble Tablet, F. E. Brown, West Stockbridge, 4 



Best Coat and Vest, Henry Goodsell, Great Barrington, 2 



JAMES SHE AD, ) 

 E. A. BASSETT, [ Committee. 

 ABEL FRENCH, 



AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 



The Committee on Agricultural Implements report as follows : We have 

 made a thorough examination of the implements on exhibition, and find them as 

 follows : Brewer & Sabin, Great Barrington, have a collection of Plows, Culti- 

 vators, two Road-Scrapers, and the Tiger Sulky Horse Rake, which we can 

 reccommend to the farmers of Berkshire, as an excellent implement, the New 

 Champion Mower, both one and two horse ; also a Two Horse New Model Buck- 

 eye. The former made at Schenectady and the latter at Poughkeepsie, are at- 

 tracting the attention of observing farmers, and we leave them to judge for them- 

 selves, in regard to the merits of these excellent mowing machines. A. Bryan of 

 Pine Plains has several of his Improved Fanning Mills, which we believe cannot 

 be excelled by any other. The Rees Mill, of West Stockbridge, is also on exhibi- 

 tion. Three plows, manufactured at the Copake Iron Works, look like good 

 articles, worthy of trial. The Macedon Seed Sower, called the Farmers' Favorite 

 is no doubt good where much grain is to be sowed. The Davis Swing Churn is at- 

 tracting much attention by the ladies, probably because it will answer the double 

 purpose of rocking the baby and bringing the butter at the same time. M. I. 

 Wheeler is the agent at Great Barrington, and we will let him explain its several 

 uses. E. E. Newman North Egremont, exhibits the different sizes of his Butter 

 Workers, which we believe to be good labor-saving articles. A Cooley Creamer 

 is also here. The Thomas Smoothing Harrow, H. C. Stevens & Son, East Canaan, 

 are the agents. This Harrow is well liked by all using them. 



H. C. WARNER, ) 



L. M. STANARD, [ Committee. 



WILLIAM S. WILLCOX, \ 



DOMESTIC ANIMALS.— First Division. 

 As Chairman of the First Division of Domestic Animals, I submit the follow- 

 ing report : This Division includes Fat, Working and Draft Oxen. There were 

 three pairs of Fat Oxen, fourteen pairs of Working Oxen, and three pairs of Draft 

 Oxen offered in comjDetition for the several premiums in their respective classes. 

 Superior cattle were shown in each Division, making one of the best exhibits of 

 the kind ever seen wpon the Housatonic Agricultural Society's ground. And what 

 part of our entire exhibition is more interesting and attractive to the mass of our 



