REPORTS AND AWARDS. 
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E. W. Skinner, Madison, best mole drainer,.Dip. & 15 
F. Gardiner & Co., Carlyle, Pa., best grain drill,.Dip. & 15 
D. J. Powers, Madison, best grain drill, horse rake and corn planter 
combined,. Dip. 
D. J. Powers, Madison, best feed cutter, feed grinder and corn sheller 
combined,. Dip. 
Samuel M. Iverby, Pontiac, Mich., 1st premium, “ Thistle Corn Sheller,” Dip. 
Samuel Gumann, Chicago, cider mill,. Dip. 
P. L. Carman, 10-horse power threshing machines, (Pitt’s patent,). Dip. 
P. L. Carman, 6-horse power do. do. . Dip. 
M. J. Althouse, Waupun, best farm and cistern pump,. Dip. 
J. Burson, Yates City, Ill., grain binder,. Dip. 
J. M. Downey, Delavan, water drawer,. Dip. 
J. E. Page, Girard, Pa., earth excavator,.. Dip. 
W. D. Bacon, Waukesha, lever and tread powers,. Dip. 
E. L. Roberts, portable cider mill and press,. Dip. 
Geo. P. Tetfer, Pewaukee, hydraulic ram and fixtures,. Dip. 
W. H. Payne, Sheboygan, surveyors’ measure,. Dip. 
A. C. Davis, Madison, Aultman & Co.’s threshing machine.. Dip. 
* The pump used with the wind mill exhibited by J. W. May, 
is composed of two cylinders and two composition valves—is 
made without section pipe, bolts, pumping rods or packing.— 
It is valuable for general use, and especially for deep and 
drilled wells. It can be worked by hand or other power, and 
works remarkably easy. Diploma recommended. 
The Brockport drill, entered by S. L. Sheldon, Madison, 
the Buckeye drill, entered by J. E. Wright, Prairie du Sac, 
the Star drill, entered by L. J. Bush, Toledo, 0., and a drill 
entered by Mr. M. Thompson, of Madison, appear to be well 
made, and to possess valuable qualities. 
Mr. D. J. Powers, of Madison, exhibited a combined ma¬ 
chine, which he calls an “ Automatic Grain Drill, Horse Rake 
and Corn Planter,” which appears to possess great utility, be¬ 
ing complete in each capacity, admitting of a ready change 
from one form to the other, as needed by the farmer. A 
marked feature in the grain drill is, that the teeth are raised 
from the ground by the power of the team. The expectations 
of the inventor that this combined machine must come into 
general use, seem reasonable. Diploma recommended. Mr. 
Powers also exhibited a combined feed grinder, feed cutter and 
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