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Committee were favorably impressed -with its appearance, but for- 

 bear further endorsement of its claims till opportunity is afibrded 

 for more careful trials. 



5, Dynamometer — made and offered by John Mears, of South 

 Abington. This implement is more simple than most dynamome- 

 ters uhich have hitherto been brought before the public. It was 

 particularly designed to test the draft of ploughs, but had not 

 been previously tried for that purpose. The Committee attached 

 it to several ploughs which had been engaged in the ploughing- 

 match on this occasion — ploughing a furrow of several rods in 

 length with each plough. From this rather hurried and imperfect 

 trial, we conclude that the implement will require to be made 

 stronger, and the graduated scale extended. With these im- 

 provements, it is to be hoped that it may combine the essential 

 requisite of accuracy with simplicity and comparative cheapness. 



G. Bandage-Winder — a very simple and cheap contrivance for 

 winding bandages for use in surgical operations — a business which 

 the unhappy circumstances involving our country has lately made 

 prominent. With this apparatus bandages can be wound with 

 great rapidity and in the best manner. It was offered by John 

 Mears, of South Abington. 



7. Tlie Iron-Beam Universal Plough — invented by Joel 

 Nourse, of Boston. In this implement there are several points 

 of novelty. It is made wholly of iron and steel, and, conse- 

 quently, imperishable, except by the necessary wear. By a sim- 

 ple and convenient arrangement, different mould-boards are fitted 

 to the same plough, thus adapting it to the performance of differ- 

 ent kinds of work. It consists of three patterns, two of which 

 are adapted to sod ploughing, and the other to stubble — the addi- 

 tion of a skim plough to the same beam, also transforming it into 

 a plough similar to that called the Michigan. Without going fur- 

 ther into a description of this implement, the Committee would 

 express the opinion that it is particularly deserving of the atten- 

 tion of farmers, who, by giving it a thorough trial, may find in it 

 various advantages. 



8. Cidtivators — two being exhibited by Urias Urry, of Ded- 

 ham — one to be drawn by a horse, and the other by hand. The 

 former appears to possess some important advantages ; but to 

 judge understandingly of its merits it is necessary to see it in ac- 

 tual use. It is, therefore, proposed that a delegation from the 

 Committee take charge of the matter, and that, after they have 

 submitted the implement to proper trials, they report such results 

 and conclusions as may be reached. 



SANFORD HOWARD, Chairman, 



Dedham, Sept. 26, 1862. 

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