The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-08-12
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%PpteS-Best collection, Fix specimens each va
riety, all properly labeled, $lO g. bushel winter
apples 5,3; busne fall apples g. y ornam entail dish
OF DasSet OF apples, assorted varieties, 3, 2.
Pedrs-Best collection, four specimens each yari.
ETY. all properly labeled, SO, 4, q dish OF pears B. g.
PtamslBest basket, assorted different varieties,
named and sbeled, SIS, 3. .r ff7 ~
Grdpes-Best exhibition of grapes grown in the
open ar: dlherent varieties properly named and la
lowing varieties Diana, Adirondac, Delaware Con
cord Hartford, Prolific, Isabella each, s.. For best
exhibition of grapes grown under glas 5, different va
rletles properly named and labeled 4, 2; best two
punches OF Black Hamburg, 2: two lunches of apy
Other dark variety, 2; two buuches any white Mus.
cat 2; two lunches of any other white variety y
Best collection OF plants and flow by Que exhibit
tor, So, 10. .. a.i-
"A fund of $50 is placed the disposal of the com.
may determine s-N9iA1
IA fnd of S5Ois placed at the disposal of he com.
fruits meats, vegetables and milk. to be awarded in
termina.
DEPARTMENT W p-h l''-.e
AGRICULTURAL MACHINES AND IMPLEMENTS
For the best set of plows m manufactured in Maine.
not ltss than three different sizes, medal diploma:
best harrow, roller, cutivator horse hoe broadcast
sowing machine, each, diploma Draining m machine
medal; set of dltching tools, diploma and Al: seed
sower,lor small seed, corn planter, each diploma:
manure spreader, liquid manure distributor, each
medal; best hoe, garden rake shovel spadp manure
fork, rock and stu litter, hand cutivator each d.
ploma; best collection of agricultural implements
| III Maine, medal and SO: best of
edge toos aud boring TOOLS for carpenters and farm
ers use manufactured in this State, moving machine
each nedal; best horse rake hay ell evator, in place
OF pitchfork, grain CRADLE dozen scyhe half dozen
snaths dozen rakes, drag rase, or root hoe
each, diploma; hay iedder, medal horse power
threshr aud separator, each, medal best fan win
howlngmacf1ne, hay press, each, diploma; best i'm
ProVenent in aparatus or model, for coosing food
Tor stock medal best straw CUTTER cutter corn
eoo corn sneer apple parer churn ap
er pump Tor arm use, each, diploma; best potato
planterand digger, medal. -
,lPerDns presenting agricultural imp pements or ar
tcies ef mechanical ingenuity and utility are re-
questedto furnish the Secretary with particular de.
seeriptn OF the articles the price, and place where
they cal be had.l --e-.g.. g.. d
ID &, DEPARTMENT VI.
MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURERS PROJECTS,
Best Uniting machine diploma; best pair of scales
ior iamy use, diploma; best pair farm scales dpo-
ma pet stave machine, medal; best steam engine,
with any improvements, diploma; best hydraulic
pump, 1ipoma; best shing Q ma chine. medal; best
ciapooad machine, medal; best lathe for turning ir-
reguiar1orms, medal; best sewing m chine, diplo-
ma oet machine for pegging boots and shoes, dip
loma 'est OK cart, diploma; best JOB wagon, dplo-
ma pet tdoube wagon, diploma; best single sleigh,
aipiom' best double sleigh, diploma; best saddle
dipiom'; best side-saddle, diploma best wheelbar.
row, dilloma; best yoke and bows $lO b. st whips
Snaii d1en) diploma, best horse names, diploma;
pest dozen horse shoes diploma best dozen OK shoes
apiom best lot of furniture, exhibited by per-
son, dploma; best exhibition of sashes, doors and
Snhds, diploma; best furnace, or other apparatus,
| ior waning houses, medal; best exhibition Of
stoves Tor heating aud for cooking purposes, $40;
pest dlplay of carriages made in Maine. from
exhioitT medal; best single pleasure harness, So;
pest double pleasure harness, z; best single work
haTnesso best double work harness, Z; best display
ana laEest variety of glass made in Maines
| meaai pest display Of stone ware made in Maine,
medal BEST display soap, from one manufacturer,
90; pes display candles, manufacturer 81; best
/ $40. ~
| MANuFETURED BY MACHINERY IN MAINE IN 1868
For bst cashmere, doeskin, broadcloth, satinet,
twenty Yards woolen carpetlng, oil-coth carpeting,
| fancy cotton cloth, EACH medal best wide sheeting
common width of sheeting shirtDg, cotton drilling,
Cotton hane, bags, nor less 'han tn ten,
pounds otton yarn, five pounds cotton twne wi hte
woolen fannel, red wooden flannel, wooden arm five
pounds, Rr mIed blankets. each, diploma; best dis
play OF Gather, medals best disp lay of boots and
| shoes formen's wear, So, 3; best display Of boos
and shoe for woman's wear, IS, 3; best display Of
hats and caps, So; best display of dress tars IS;
| best specimen of printing paper manufactured in
this stse, specimen Of printing specimen of book.
binding specimen of blank books ade in this State
each medal. t ,-,'~'
DEPARTMENT VII.
MISCELLANEOUS. Best display of paintings and