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22. For the best quarter cask of wine made from the 



grape, which can be afforded at $1 per gallon. .Gold Medal. 



23. For the best corn sheller that will not break the 



grain Silver Medal. 



24. For the best portable mill for grinding corn for 



farm use ._ Silver Medal. 



25. For any improvement or new instrument, adapted 



to the farm and superior to any now in use Gold Medal. 



To the Polytechnic Association of the American Institute the 

 Managers have assigned the following subjects : 



1. For the best machinery for spinning and weaving 



flax ., _ Gold Medal. 



2. For the best lifting and force pump, by hand power. Silver Medal. 



3. For the best novelty in building materials, and 



machinery for preparing the same Silver Medal. 



4. For the best novelty of practical value extracted 



or manufactured from coal oil, coal tar, or 



petroleum Silver Medal. 



5. For the best samples of steel or semi-steel made 



direct from cast iron, with the process of manu- 

 facture, and the cost of producing the same.. Gold Medal. 



6. For the best novelty in the construction of rail- 



roads Silver Medal. 



7. For the best novelty in warming and ventilating 



buildings, having especial regard to health, 



safety and economy _ _ Silver Medal. 



8. For the best essay on the measure of power Silver Medal. 



9. For the best original researches or monographs on 



any subject pertaining to the science of chem- 

 istry, or mechanics, or their practical applica- 

 tions , Gold Medal. 



10. For the best samples of American manufactured 



flax fabrics, with the cost of manufacture Silver Medal. 



11. For a cheap and easy test of the true value of 



lubricating oils _ _ Silver Medal. 



12. For an easy and economical method of procuring 



the pure fatty acids from crude materials Silver Medal. 



13. For an important discovery or invention in photo- 



graphy _ Silver Medal, 



14. For the best original research upon the artificial 



formation of saltpetre Silver Medal. 



15. For an easy test of the detergent strength of soaps, Silver Medal. 



16. For the best specimens of silver or gold plating 



on glass , Silver Medal, 



