Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-11
AGRICULTURAL TOOLS

and machinery had the large tent before
mentioned. AT the right of the entrance
the Richardson Manufacturing Co. had AN
extensive display of New Model Buckeye
mowers and harvesters which have for so
many years held Il place in the front rank
us an efficient and durable machine-one
which will stand the racket and do good
work. They have added this year the
new model mower, and dropper selling
for 800, and which has for cutting grain
Il reel to gather the grain back to the cut
ters, and a platform in the rear of the
cutter bar to hold the grain when cut till
enough for bundle is cut, when it is
dropped for the binder. They show also
the Bulard tedder, the Whiicomb self
dump rake, the Buckeye combined self
raking reaper, and the farmers anvil and
wise combined. This last article is a han
dy thing to have about the premises, to
hammer on. to hold bolt, to round a
ring or puLch ehoe on, and no far
mer can well afford to be without it at
the price at which they are sold from No.
l, weighing forty pounds, and face about
four by ten inches, at $3.50. to No. 3,
weighing fourteen pounds. sold at $500
The Vermont Farm Machine Co. had
three sizes OF their portable Cooley cream
ers, their CLEANER horse rake 1--WE believe
the best in the world), their evaporation
and oscillating churn. The very general
use of their rake and evaporators make
more especial mention unnecessary, most
of the fine maple sugar we met in attend
ing board meetings last winter being
4" made in the Farm Machine Co.'s evap-
orator" The premiums on milk setting
apparatus were not declared when we left
The Ames Plow Co made display re-
markable for little except its size.
Everett & Small showed farm imple-
ments. calling attention specially to their
lie BOWS Joined pulverizing harrow.
Among the useful little articles shown,
which are so handy on the farm, we noticed
the Eureka wrench, made by David Nc
Farland of Worcester, Mass, which, be.
side great number of general uses to
which it may be applied. must be especial.
ly valuable in oil,ng the wagon, as the nut
can be firmly held by the wrench, so there
is no need to blacken and grease the fin
gers in taking it of. It's the best wrench
we ever saw. Another little article, the
invention of w S, Marsh, New Gloucester
Me-, was The Standard Rein Holder, which
can be attached to the dasher of any Car.
riage by the turning of Il screw, and is
then an ornamental rein holder, where
you can slip your lines in an instant and
have them secure from getting down un.
der the horses feet; another was the win.
dow blind fixtures, which can be used fol-
the ordinary swinging blinds, or ch,ngec
TO make an awning of the same blinds
holding them together as one blind, anc
swinging out the bottom and holding il
back with IL rod-making perfect avn
ing. t;srt--- s-..-. I'M.
In the basement eff agricultural hall the
American Drier- Co. Of Chambersbury
Pa, had one of their fruit driers-tbe frs
thing of the kind we have seen on exhlbi
ton in the east. This drier has capac
ty for drying several bushels of apple.
per day, and the product so secured is of 8
superior quality, selling for double thu
amount of common dried fruit. The,
, were awarded the first premium on The
drier. a, samples of dried fruit a media
and diploma.
! In agricultural hall. where the dairy
utensils were shown. we noticed the Blu
! reau milk pan, shown by Mr.. Ferguson O
! Burlington. which took the first premium
OF butter The judges declared the ex
! hibit TO be of the very best char icter
. though not extensive, and we are happ,
to say that Vermont carried away the frs
! premium, it being awarded to the beauti
. full samples sent by Mr.. G. r Skinner o
,, Tunbridge, whose excellent paper on tn
{ dairy we printed entire in our report @
! the Montpelier board meeting. Mr.