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and think it worthy of tlie highest commendation. We think it is 

 worthy of a first premium. 



The model of corn bin is certainly novel and ingenious, and withal 

 very simple. It consists of a box, house or bin, with two pieces of 

 plain board nailed together at right angles. This is then bored 

 through in the angle formed b}^ tliese boards, making a complete air 

 chamber. These are placed at intervals throughout the bin. It is 

 claimed that corn will dry thoroughly if sufficient water be thrown 

 in to saturate it. We recommend to it the first premium. 



N'o. T7. Poioer Cider Press, Hand Cider Press. — Daniels' 

 Machine Comjiany, Woodstock, Yt. 



Both compact and substantial. The principle of this cider mill is 

 that it crushes with a rolling pressure, and the surface of one roller 

 running faster than the other, and both being armed with ribs, one 

 scrapes the other, which keeps both clear. It was formerly thought 

 that the most cider conld be obtained by grating the apples, but 

 experience proves this not to be the case. More price is obtained for 

 cider made from fruit that has been mashed fine in a rolling cider 

 mill. For this we recommend the first premium. 



Department YII. — Group 6. 



Xo. 1. Wall Builder and Stumjy Extractor. — G. W. Packer & 

 Co., Mystic Eiver, Conn. 



A very useful machine, particularly in a stony country. Stone 

 could be moved much more easily with this macliine than as farmers 

 often move them, on stone boats, and without injury to their teams. 

 It is estimated by those who have used them that they save from one- 

 quarter to one-third in building wall. The committee witnessed the 

 extraction of a stone of at least ten tons in weight that was hardly 

 visible, being covered with earth, and that without removing a shov- 

 elful of earth from around it. It was raised by four men in less than 

 ten minutes. It is free from objection often raised to the two 

 wheeled machines, thai: of bearing so heavily upon the ndcks of the 

 oxen that work it. It is impossible for oxen to endure the pressure 

 and constant jarring of a two wlieeled machine when loaded heavily. 

 Such power applied to such leverage is almost beyond the conception 

 of a careless observer. This machine being upon four wheels, this 

 difficulty is fully obviated. Another advantage is, a foundation stone 

 can l)e drawn immediately in line with any fence that is being built. 



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