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the conimittee to know what they might do. Under these circum- 

 stances, the committee have thought thej could not give such an 

 opinion of their comparative luerits as would be creditable to the 

 Institute, or just to the exhibitors, and therefore suggest that this 

 statement be published. 



J W "Wright, Chicago, Illinois, for Atkin's automaton raker, 

 silver medal. Benjamin F Miller, 74 Trinity Place, for wrought 

 iron picket fence, diploma. Ralph & Co, 23 Fulton street, for a 

 good corn mill, diploma. Longett & Griihng, 25 Cliif street, for 

 the best assortment of agricultui-ai implements, gold medal. Lon- 

 gett & Grilling, 25 Cliif street, for the best grain drill, silver medal. 

 Longett & Griffing, 25 Cliff street, fjr the best horse rake, silver 

 medal. Wm R Palmer, North Carolina, for a superior threshing 

 machine, silver medal. John Jones, 189 Water street, N Y, for 

 the best garden syringe, silver medal. Mark Poole, Myrtle-aven- 

 ue, Brooklyn, for the second best garden spring, diploma. Mark 

 Poole, MyrLle-avenue, Brooklyn, for a greatly improved watering 

 pot, silver medal, 



TESTING OF PLOWS, 



Judges. — Ralph Hall, D K Sherwood, A M Suydam. 



John Moore, 193 Front street, N Y, for the best plow, combin- 

 ing the greatest number of requisites to plow a furrow 12 inches 

 wide and 8 inches deep, silver cup or $10. B Myer, Xewark, N 

 J, for the second best plow, combining the greatest number of re- 

 quisites to plow a furrow 12 inches wide and 8 inches deep, silver 

 medal. 



PLOWING MATCH. 



Judges. — Nicholas Wyckoflf, John M Terrier, A Houghton. 



Joseph SwannelI,New York city, for the best plowing with Rug- 

 gles, Nourse & Mason's plow. No. 73^, silver cup or $15. Augus- 

 tus Carlton, Sutton, Worcester county. Mass, for the second best 

 plowing, silver cup or §10. Asa B Munn, Orange, N J, for the 

 third best plowing, silver medal. 



