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8o REPORTS OAT AWARDS. 154. Stuart Perry, Newport, N. Y., U. S. HAY TEDDER. Report.—Commended for simplicity of gearing, great power, and the admirable way in which the grass is kicked up and left exposed to sun and wind. The revolution of the tines is effected by a cam gear, so contrived that after the work is effected the tines rise up from the crop, rendering clogging or undue agitation impossible. The tines are made self- adjustable by a spring. The shafts, two in number, are driven from both wheels; they are made of hollow gas-piping, strong and durable. 155. John A. Hafner, Pittsburg, Pa., U. S. COIL SPRINGS FOR THRASHING MACHINES. Report.—Commended as a valuable addition to thrashing machines driven by gearing from horse or steam power, but especially the former, acting as a reservoir or accumulator of power, preventing the sudden jerks incidental to the starting of the horses or the choking of the cylinder, saving the horses’ shoulders from injury, and steadying the motion mate rially. The spring is so constructed that its durability is secured. The application is easy. 156. The Pitts Agricultural Works, Buffalo, N. Y., U. S. THRASHING MACHINE (STEAM OR HORSE POWER). Report.—Commended for the method of attaching the draft poles, which secures strength and allows of considerable play; and for strength of horse gears generally; for the arrangement of the thrashing machine, which is well balanced, strongly braced, and effi cient, doing good work, and being of the largest class in point of capacity. 157. Stratton & Cullum, Meadville, Pa., U. S. HAY LOADER (FOUST’s). Report.—Commended as a most efficient labor-saving machine, picking up and elevating hay or loose grain out of windrows into the wagon as rapidly as could be done by four men; and for simplicity of construction and admirable adaptability for the work. The machine consists of a revolving frame on high wheels with curved tines which pick up the hay and place it on the elevator, composed of traveling chains carrying cross-bars of wood, with a slatted wind guard which materially assists the elevating process. To the revolving frame are hinged hammers, which, striking against fixed surfaces, give the hay a shake and facilitate the delivery from the collector to the elevator. The attachment to the wagon is by a hook, which allows of the junction being made or severed with the greatest ease. The machine can be thrown out of gear for traveling. 158. Sandwich Manufacturing Co., Sandwich, 111., U. S. SELF-FEEDING POWER CORN SHELLERS (ADAMS PATENT). Report.—I. Commended for machines representing a large and successful industry in the heart of, and adapted to the wants of, the great com (maize) producing district of the United States of America. 2. They are substantially constructed, and reasonable in cost to consumers. 3. Being “picker wheel” machines, they separate the grains from the cob with the min imum amount of injury to either cob or grains consistent with clean, thorough, and rapid work. 4. The devices and attachments for self-feeding, insuring regularity and certainty of feeding, as also to supply the necessary pressure without clogging, and to render easy the adjustability to different positions and application of power, are ingenious and effective. 5. They are economical of power compared with the work accomplished.