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On a full examination and comparifon of the 

 goodnefs of work, it was the opinion of the majority 

 of the committee, that the double -coulter plough 

 had the preference, for general purpofes of hufban- 

 dry, laying the furrow -more flat than the others, 

 and confequently expofing more new furface to the 

 influence of the elements, and preventing more 

 completely the growth of grafs and weeds between 

 the furrows. The want of a wheel to the fwing- 

 plough occafioned an unevennefs of furrow and 

 depth, which rendered the ploughing rather infe- 

 rior, on that foil, to the work of the horfe-plough; 

 though it appeared much inferior to what it might 

 probably have been, had the regularity of a wheel 

 aided the excellent turning up of the mould-board j 

 for which reafon the owner was requefted to purfue 

 his improvement of a plough, which in feveral re- 

 flects promifed confiderable utility as an ox- plough 

 on level foils 5 more efpecially as it was afferted by 

 Mr. Thomas, that on fuch a foil, in fummer fal- 

 low, his man had ploughed, with the fame plough 

 and oxen, an acre in three hours and forty minutes. 



Finally, the premiums were awarded thus:— 



1. The firft premium of fix guineas to John Bil- 

 lingsle v, cfq; with a gratuity of one guinea to his fervant. 



2. The fecond premium of four guineas to Farmer 

 Sully, with a gratuity of half-a-guinea to his fervant. 



3. The third premium of two guineas to Mr. John 

 Thomas, with a gratuity of a fmock-frock to his fervant. 



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