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it was charged, were to be attributed to the want of artistic sldll m 

 those who used it. Bringing to mind the folly of employing an 

 ordinary blacksmith to repair a delicate watch. 



With the experience of the use of this implement, the Committee 

 were prepared to express an opinion of it, as a highly valuable im- 

 plement ; which, when perfected, as it admits of being, is worthy 

 the attention of our farmers. 



The Committee found a frequent objection to the Mower, that it 

 required too much power to operate it, and thus fatigued the ani- 

 mals. This was true only, when the knives were not as sharp as 

 they should be, or when some part of the machinery was sprung 

 from its proper position, which might well happen, when struck 

 against a fast rock, stump or tree, as is before mentioned, even 

 without being observed at the time. 



On the day of the Exhibition the Committee were taken quite 

 aback in the opinion they had formed of Mowers, by the presenta- 

 tion of an improved implement by Mr. Russell, of Boston, also moved 

 by horse powers, but cutting on a different principle. The Com- 

 mittee witnessed the use of this implement, and were highly pleased 

 with it. They were informed that the inventor intended to secure 

 a patent for it, but had not yet done it. They do not, therefore, 

 feel at liberty to describe its peculiarities. In view of the several 

 Mowers presented to their notice, the Committee are free to say 

 that they beheve the time is not far distant, when the grass on New 

 England farms will be mainly cut by implements of this description. 

 They therefore recommend, that there be paid to Wm. F. Porter, 

 of Bradford, and Fisk Russell, of Boston, gratuities of ten dollars 

 each, for the Mowers exhibited by them, as a trifling compensation 

 for their efforts to gratify the public curiosity, by a sight of these 

 novel machines. 



The attention of the Committee was called by Mr. Bryant to one 

 of Emery's Threshing Machines, that he had been using on farms 

 in Boxford and vicinity, to the entire satisfaction of those for whom 

 it was used. No opportunity was given to see its practical opera- 

 tions, any further than to see the principle by which it operated. 

 With this the Committee were well pleased, and recommend that a 

 gratuity of $5,00 be paid to Mr. Bryant for his trouble in exhibit- 

 ing this valuable implement. We hear it spoken of with approbation 

 by men, in whose judgment we have much confidence. 



