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J. L. O’Conor, Oshkosh—Pruning-knife, diploma. 
Badger A Blood, Kenosha—Rubber-scrubbers, honorable mention. 
U. L. Ward, Racine—Washing machine and table combined, honorable men¬ 
tion. 
E. B. Heinship, Racine—Twelve wooden pumps, with vitrified iron valve-tubes, 
honorable mention. 
O. D. Hudson, Waupun—Hydrostatic scale, diploma. 
E. E. Park, Darien—Washing-machine, honorable mention. 
Willard Van Brunt, Horicon—Seeder, for valuable device in force-feed, Ac., 
diploma. 
Lockhart Bros. A Co., Waterloo, Ind.—For pivoted three-section land-roller; also, 
valuable device for weighing, diploma. 
Furst A Bradley Manufacturing Company, Chicago—For variety splendid plows, 
cultivator and sulky-rake, diploma. 
J. I. Case & Co., Racine—For their excellent thresher and steamer-power, of their 
own make, diploma. 
P. K. Dederick, Albany, N. Y.—For hay-press, of rare merit, diploma. 
C. F. Durall, Milwaukee—For thresher with turn-table connected for power, hon¬ 
orable mention. 
J. M. Stryker, Kenosha—For combined corn marker, planter, seeder and cultiva¬ 
tor, diploma. 
Alt house, Wheeler & Co., Waupun—For best wind-mill, being self-regulating by 
means of centrifugal action on the fans, diploma. 
A. P Dickey, Racine—For hand-shears for cutting iron, steel, Ac., very merito¬ 
rious, diploma. 
W. E. Waterhaus, Milwaukee—Blacksmith-bellows, large size, diploma. 
Emerson A Co., Rockford, Illinois—For fire-setting, fire-contracting and fire-ex¬ 
panding machine, diploma. 
S. L. Sheldon, Madison—Grain-drill and broadcast-seeder, for special device in 
force-feed, excellent make, Ac., honorable mention. 
Harris Manufacturing Company, Janesville—For broadcast-seeder, with special 
lift-arrangement, Ac.., honorable mention. 
E. J. and Wm. Lindsay, Milwaukee—For potato-planter, diploma. Also, Rowell’s 
seeder, with special improvements, honorable mention. Also, for best display agri¬ 
cultural implements, diploma. 
James Little, Sheboygan Falls—Diamond mower; for novel and valuable device 
in sickle-movement, diploma. 
W. F. Whitney, Milwaukee—Clover-huller, honorable mention. 
D. N. Fairman, Wilmington, Ohio—For best feed-cutter, the special device being 
a bearing each side of the knife, insuring easy and certain cut, diploma. 
Chester Hazen. Ladoga—Wind-mill, diploma. 
We further respectfully submit the following observations: 
Without intending in the least to encourage financial exhaustion, the judges are 
constrained to remark that the premiums offered do not seem to fully meet the “eter¬ 
nal fitness of things’’ and the view we take of it is better illustrated by referring to 
