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No. 588. Elastic Horseshoe Cushions. (A. B. Gray.) This is 

 an India rubber cushion to be placed between the shoes and hoofs 

 of horses when they are being shod, for the purpose of removing 

 the heavy and injurious jar which the animal receives when travel- 

 ius: over pavements and hard roads. They think this an excellent 

 device for tender footed horses, and they would make honorable 

 mention of it. 



No. 109. Cliff's Aerating Churn. (J. W. Douglass.) We tliink 

 this churn worthy of honorable mention. 



No. 620. Tingley's Patent Churn. (J. R Decatur.) This is 

 entitled to a third premium. 



No. 619. Hay and Straw Cutter. (Warren Gale.) This is an 

 excellent machine for chopping all kinds of coarse fodder; but as 

 thore is no competition the judges agree in making honorable men- 

 tion of it. 



No. 110. Butterworth's Jersey Apple Grinder. (J. W. Douglass.) 

 The judges are pleased with the appearance of this machine. 



No. 371. Automatic Manger and Feed Box. (Denzler & Miller.) 

 The judges make honorable mention of this contrivance. 



No. 670. Copper Weather Vanes. (J. W. Fiske & Co.) Twenty- 

 two copper vanes were submitted to our inspection. They are 

 superior articles, and entitled to honoral)lc mention. 



No. 840. Carriage Jack. (G. L. Cummings.) A good article, 

 and entitled to honorable mention. 



S. EDWARDS TODD, ) 

 JOHN CRANE, > Judges. 



E. WILLIAMS, ) 



No. 413. Bag Holder. (J. V. Henry Nott.) The merits ot this 

 bag holder are: 1. Strength; the rim which holds the bag is of 

 wrought iron; is square in form; and can be raised or lowered 

 upon the upright which supports it, the weight of the bag, acting 

 as a lever, keeps it in its place. 2. Simplicity. 3. Durability, 

 hard wood and iron. 



No. 751. Patent Fruit Basket. (David H. Priest.) A basket 

 for picking fruit, which can 1)e readily, unloaded by the picker in 

 the tree, without descending. The bottom is so arranged that by 

 means of a wire it will drop, or open, when required, and empty 

 the fruit, apples, or pears upon the ground, and close again. It will 

 do what it was invented to do, to perfection; but whether that is 

 the proper wa}^ to handle choice fruit or not, is a question. 



