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For several specimens of Birds, stuffed and mounted with great 

 skill and excellent taste, by George E. Brown, Dedham, the Com- 

 mittee award the Society's diploma. 



For the Committee, 



CARLOS SLAFTER, Chairman. 

 Dedham, Sejyt. 28, 1806. 



REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AND 



NEW INVENTIONS. 



The Committee on Agricultural Implements and New Inven- 

 tions report, that the show of agricultural implements was much 

 better than usual, owing, in a great measure, to the enterprise 

 and energy of our friends, Messrs. Parker, Gannet k Osgood, 

 who favored us with a display of goods, in their line of tiade, sel- 

 dom equalled at any Agricultural Fair in any County in the State. 

 The great variety and excellent quality of the articles exhibited 

 by them, added much to the interest and usefulness of our Show, 

 and we feel fully justified in awarding to them a premium of 

 $6.00, — being the highest allowed by the rules of the Society, for 

 the largest and best collection of agricultural implements. We 

 would, also, recommend a gratuity of ten dollars, to defray their 

 expenses of transportation. 



George Coolidge, of Dedham, exhibited " Bailey's Patent Spring 

 Roll, Cog Wbeel, Washing and Wringing Machine." This article 

 was on exhibition at our Fair in 1864, and received the award of 

 a diploma, with favorable notice. It also received a gold medal 

 last year from tlie New England Agricultural Society. So far as 

 we know, it has no superior. 



A small machine was also exhibited by Mr. Coolidge, called the 

 " Patent Cog Wheel Champion Wringer." This machine is fast- 

 ened to the tub by a curved clamp, which we think is a decided 

 improvement. The cog wheels of this wringer have also a new 

 feature, being so constructed that bunches of clothing pass readily 

 between the rolls, separating them widely apart, but without 

 separating the cogs in the least. The effect is to render the 

 wringer easier to operate, with less strain upon the machine or 

 the rolls. Mi-. Coolidge also exhibited two sizes of an article 

 called the " Fairy Clothos-Horse," which we judge to be well 

 ada)>ted fur the purpose fur which they are intended, and destined 

 to come into general use. For the champion wringer and clothes- 

 horse, we award a diploma. 



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