19 



For Neck Yoke and Whifflatrees, E. Reaeoner, Great Barrington, 75 



For Axe Helves, A. Lindsey, Sheffield, 50 



For Carpet Stretcher, J. G. Wilson, West Stockbridge, 50 



For Wagon Jack, E. E. Baldwin, of New Marlboro, 50 



For Pump, F. O. Andrus, Sheffield, 50 



For 2 Baskets, Jerome Bonapatt, Great Barrington, 50 



For Corpse Preserver, H. D. Burghardt, Pittsneld, 50 



W. H. Parks, ) 

 S. Hulbert, > Committee. 

 F. Curtiss, ) 



AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 



Entries: — Mowing Machines, 4; Plows, 5; Churn, 1; Cultivator, 1. 



Victor Mowing Machine, James Dewell, West Stockbridge, $10 00 



Model Buckeye Mowing Machine, N. Joyner & Son, Egremont, 5 00 



Swivel Plow, Ford Brothers, Oneonta, N. Y. 3 00 



2d do., C. D. Sage, Sheffield, 2 00 



Eureka Churn, C. Peacock, New York, 2 00 



Hand Cultivator, T. S. Heath, Stockbridge, 2 00 



S. B. Horton of Pownal, Vt., exhibited a Young Eagle Mower, which, ap- 

 peared compact and simple, but as we did not see it in operation could not de- 

 cide to award it a premium. 



J. N. Munson, ) 



Charles Watson, >■ Committee. 



William A. Forbes, \ 



ANIMALS. — 1 st Division. 



Entries: — Fat Oxen, 3; Working Oxen, 11. The Committee on First Divi- 

 sion of Animals, embracing Working and Fat Oxen, present their report. 



Best Fat Oxen, Jared Lewis, Great Barrington, $10 00 



2d do., A, W. Cowles, Sheffield, 8 00 



3d do.. William P. Palmer, Stockbridge, 5 00 



Best Working Oxen, Frederick Abbey. Great Barrington, 10 00 



2d do., John S. Merrill, Lee, 8 00 



3d do., W. H. Hawley, Sandisfield, 6 00 



4th do., James W. Parks, Sheffield, 5 00 



5th do., Chester Goodale, Egremont, 4 00 



Your Committee do not hesitate to say that the Fat Oxen of Mr. Lewis were 

 the fattest ever exhibited by this Society, and showing clearly, the Durhams are 

 decidedly preferable, and the most profitable for Working Oxen when the aim and 

 end are beef. Your Committee doubt the expediency of testing working oxen 

 by Draft. Oxen may be trained to the draft and still be deficient in the more 

 ordinary business of working oxen. They recommend, if any test is to be ap- 

 plied, it shall be by cart or w T agon, whichever the owner may prefer. 

 Respectfully submitted. 



Walter W. Hollenbeck, 

 Robert A. Potts, 

 P. M. Shaylor, 



SECOND DIVISION. 



Entries: — Four-years-old, 4; three -year-old, 1. 



Best four-year old Oxen. J. H. Van Deusen, Great Barrington, 



2d do., J. L. Miller, Sheffield, 



3d do., B. F. Gilmore, Great Barrington, 



4th do., George H. Eirby, Sheffield, 

 Best three-year-old Steers, Orren Curtiss, Sheffield, 



Henry Burtch, 

 Lester T. Osborne, 

 Thomas Wells, 



