Awara of Prizes at Liverpool. 
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IMPLEMENTS. 
The Gold Medal of the Society, offered for an efficient Sheaf-binding 
Machine, either attached to a Reaper or otherwise. 
The Judges report that having made a careful and thorough examination of 
the American Sheaf-binding Machines, which were tried on wheat and oats on 
Mr. Scotson s farm at Aigburth, they are of opinion that whilst great credit is 
due to the three inventions, viz., those of Walter A. Wood, D. M. Osborne 
and Co., and C. H. McCormick, for the considerable efficiency attained, none 
of them have, as regards the requirements of English farmers, attained that 
perfection which would justify them in awarding the Gold Medal of the 
Society. They, however, strongly recommend that a Silver Medal be awarded 
to Walter A. Wood as a recognition of Progress, and that high commendation 
be bestowed on the binding mechanism employed by D. M. Osborne and Co. 
Believing in the great importance of this invention, when made practically 
efficient, they were glad to know that the Society proposed to continue their 
offer of a Gold Medal for an efficient Self-binder. 
The recommendation of the Judges has been adopted by the Stewards. 
MISCELLANEOUS AWAEDS. 
Silver Medals. 
W. N. Nicholson and Sox, for their Patent Grist Mill. 
Hodgkin, Neuhaus, and Co., for their New Patent Boiler-Feeder. 
Clayton and Shuttlewortii, for their New Patent Drum-Guard on Thresh- 
ing Machine. 
