66 AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 



AaEICULTUEAL I]iIPLE:MENTS. 



The Committee ou Agricultural Implements respectfully 

 report: Of the Committee originally appointed, two only, 

 besides the Chairman, George B. Knowlton and Gardner P. 

 Ha\Ykins, were present at the meeting ; Wm. Baker, Esq., 

 of Lunenburg was added to our number; we then proceeded 

 to business with only four members. 



The Buckeye, Kniffen. Perry and Pony-Clipper Mowing 

 Machines, were presented by their respective manufacturers 

 or agents, to compete for the premium. We had no oppor- 

 tunity of testing their working qualities, and could not de- 

 termine which was the best, but were of the opinion that 

 all of them are good machines, and therefore make the fol- 

 lowing awards : 



To Buckeye Mowing Machine Company, AVest Fitchburg, 

 for Buckeye"' Mowing Machine. ' §5 00 



To "W^right. AVoodward i?c Co., Fitchburg, for Eniffen 



Mowing Machine, 5 00 



To Ames'Plow Co.. Boston. Perry 3Iowing Machine, 



gratuity. 5 00 



To JT H. Fairbanks, Fitchburg. Pony-Clipper Mowing 



Machine, gratuity, 4 00 



To Buckeye'Mowino- Machine Co.. Bav State Horse 



Eake, ' ^ " 5 00 



To Ames Plow Co., Burt's Self- Adjusting Horse Hay 



Eake and American Hav Tedder, o-ratuitv, 4 CO 



ToT. H. Gill. Fitchburg. best Team Harness, 5 00 



To J. D. Bur dick. Xew Haven. Conn., best Hav or 



Straw Cutter. " 3 GO 



To "Wright. Woodward c^' Co., best Churn. 2 00 



To Gardner P. Hawkins. Fitchburg. best Horse Shoes, 2 00 

 To Wright. Woodward*.^- Co.. collection of Plows and 



other Agricultural Implements, gratuity. 6 00 



To J. H. Fairbanks, collection of Plows and other 



Agricultural Implements, gratuity. G 00 



To H. G. Davis t!t Co.. Leominster. Hand Thrashing 



Machine, gratuity. 2 00 



To L. M. Parker, Shirley. Fruit Gatherer, gratuity, 25 



When the Committee, in the afternoon of Sept. 23d, had 

 completed the examination of all the Agricultural Imple- 

 ments exhibited, and made up their awards, they considered 

 their labors as closed, and separated without further appoint- 

 ment. On the subsequent day, the Chairman was not present 



