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operative machinery,—( continued.) 
Mrs. D. L. Raynor, Janesville, 1st do Sloat’s Elliptic Stick Lock Sewing 
Machine,. Dip. and 5 
J. M. Stowell & Co., Milwaukee, 1st premium Portable Circular Saw 
Mill,.Dip. and 25 
R. S. Rickey, Canton, best Broad Cast Seed Sower, “Young America,” Dip. 
John Jones, Milwaukee, 3d do on Straw Cutter,. 3 
E. W. Skinner, Madison, 1st premium Climax Hay, Straw and Corn Stalk 
Cutter,.Dip. and 5 
E. W. Skinner, Madison, 2d do Cummings’ Hay, Straw and Corn Stalk 
Cutter,.. . 3 
W. D. Bacon, Waukesha, 1st do Tread Power,.Dip. 
.do.do.do... Separator and Winnower,.Dip. and 5 
Blake & Elliott, Racine, 1st do Corn Sheller, Lifter and Separator, “Badg¬ 
er State,”. 3 
James Pratt, Milwaukee, 1st do Lightning Rods,.Dip. 
M. J. Althouse, Waupun, 1st do Wood Pump for farm use,.Dip. 
Walter A. Wood, premium on Mowing Machine,. 5 
B. W. Felthaus, Milwaukee, 1st do sample Brass and Steel Work,.Dip. 
Turton & Sercomb, Milwaukee, do Patent Contra Vent Water Wheel,.Dip. 
G. G. Norton, Freeport, Ill., Illingswortli Patent Washing Machine,.. .Dip. 
C. Eggleston, Beloit, premium on Broad Cast Seed Sower,.Dip. 
L. Teed, Port AVaskington, premium on model of Brick Machine,.Dip. 
C. II. Hildreth, premium on Broad Cast Seeding Machine,. 3 
Fowler & Bacon, Milwaukee, premium on Seed Sower and 'Harrow com¬ 
bined,. Dip. 
A. Stoner, Milwaukee, premium Grain Drill and Seeding Machine com¬ 
bined, .Dip. 
stoner’s grain drill and seeding machine. 
Not only because the department of Operative Machinery is 
one of the most interesting and important of the entire exhibition, 
but also because there Avere several particularly interesting ma¬ 
chines shoAvn at this Fair, we were desirous of having an elab¬ 
orate report—such an one as would enable those who were not 
favored Avith an opportunity of witnessing the trials, to form 
some correct conclusion as to their practical value. 
The folloAving is the 
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