ILLUSTRATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF MACHINERY, &c. 

 AT THE 29th ANNUAL FAIR, 1857. 



THE DESCRIPTIONS ARE FURNISHED BY THE INVENTORS. 



AGRICULTUAL MACHINERY. 



Wagener's Seed Harvester. 



Jeptha A. Wagener, 7 Beekman street. New- York. 



This machine simply gathers the seed from the stalks, which 

 seed is easily hulled. The exhibiter claims that a three foot har- 

 vester will, with a horse and boy, gather five acres of seed per 

 day; and a four foot harvester, with a horse arid boy, will gather 

 eight acres of seed per day. [A silver medal awarded. 



Bullock's Improved Portable Progressive Power Hay and Cotton 



Press. 



Mechanics' Manufacturing Company, 81 Duane street, New-York. 



This press is adapted to all the various purposes for which 

 presses are required. 



It is very light, and suiSciently powerful and strong to press a 

 bale of cotton of 400 to 500 lbs. 



This press weighs, complete, about 1,200 lbs. The machine, 

 (or working parts,) are made entirely of iron, and of course will 

 not rot or decay. 



When this press is used out doors or on the ground floor of a 

 building, it is necessary to rig up some light scaffolding for the 

 workmen to stand upon to tie off the bale, this is the only incon- 



