Worcester daily spy., 1859-02-18
FIRE INSURANCE AGENC7
{ iARD.-BosroN, Feb 5, 1859.-Messrs.

iARD.-BosToN, Feb. 5, 1S59.-Messrs.
-, - MOI NouRsE' MASON, y Co., Gents.-on my return to
the 25th ut enclosing the following card recently pub
shed III the Boston Ploughman and in the Worcester pa
lee on reid crops 9GyicaitpraI Ipiemeafs fr
the Exhibition Of 1858, at Worcester
A CARD.-I see from a Circular handed me a day
or two since my name of the Committee that
awarded gratuity of twenty dollars Messrs Nourse
at the Show Of the Worcester Agricultural Society in the
FSll Of 1855 | never signed report awarding such a
m & heltner 40 believe such gratuty was award
tried Ketehgms Machine for two years, and could
exchanged it for roller s45 co. Lost seven
Since then have bos ' o seasons S WORK
ed it two years to entire satisfaction think ii is
te best machine IN use and the propretors honorable
men, JOHN BROOKS, JR., Princeton, Mass.
You ask for the facts relating the award of that
Committee on Moving Machines, which award is as fol-
Extract from Report of the Committee on Agrcult
raj Implements &C. made to the Worcester Agrcultural
Brooks, Jr., and j. NJ. G. Armsby
"Nourse, Mason & Co. exhibited one of Ketchum's
Moving Machines for two horses, and machine for
one horse, which were of the following description
weight OF two horse machine, $50 lbs width of swath
cut 1T; price of machine, Sl00; weight of horse
machine 550 lbsi width of swath cut, it,; price of
Alzrus Brown of Worcester exhibited one Mannv,s
Mower and Reaper combined, with the 'castor wheel'
Improvement to facilitate turning the machine round and
the lever Improvement to stop the action cutters
The weight of the Nanny machine is $50 bs width of
swath cut, feet inches; price of machine, Sis
The Committee were invited to a trial exhibition of
these several machines. and much interested in
their management and performances Taking into CON
sderation the weight the width of cut and the
price of the several machines the important fact
that the work performed by the Kechum machine this
ta was superior in the shortnes and of its cut
the Committee award to Messrs N0urse Mason, Co,
gratuity of 500.
The facts concerning the above award and the manner
IN which 1t was made, are as follows:
After examining very large number of articles exhb
ited meeting of the Committee appointed de-
ternne the Premiums and Awards at which Mr. Brooks
was not present On the subject of Moving Machines, it
man, that for the considerations named in the report the
award should be made to Messrs. Nourse Mason q Co.,
for the two Ketchum machines exhibited by them.
Inere were no premiums offered Agricultural Impe
ments and the amount appropriated for gratutes
limited.
In discussing this subject Mr. Armsby stated that it
was not the custom of the firm with which he for
nery connected, to claim gratues awarded them, and
the amount was fixed at S20-Mr Amsby having first
proposed higher sum. At the second meeting of the
committee, Mr. Armsby was absent AT this meeting MIR
and expressed preference for the Nanny machine but
the report being called for by the President and Mr.
Armsby being absent, it signed by the Chairman and
Mr. Brooks, and read before the Society. This report
now have in my possession. BY my request this report
was handed back to me- by member OF the Committee
OF Arrangements, for the purpose Of making more
the names of the Chairman and MI Brooks affixed
s copy afterwards received the bona de signature of
Mr. Armsby, and deposited with the Secretary of the
society From that time had neither heard known,
ever I'LL the receipt of the papers containing MIR Brooks
card. Yours, truly JOAB HAPGOOD.
Chairman Field Crops,
Agricultural Implements, &c.
hese facts allow every reader to judge for himself
whether this report made whether the Worcester
Agricultural Society do not think Kechums Machine the
best and whether its proprietors not honorable
men," NOTRSE, MASON. & co.
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