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PLOWS, AND PLOWING. 



The Coraraitttee on Plows and Plowing, lennied when about to view 

 the many excellent plows on exhibition, that the Connnittt'e on Karm 

 Implements had examined,, and intended to report on the ])low8; 

 therefore, not wishing to interfere with what that Committee supposed 

 to be their duty, we have left the examination of plows to them. 



The Committee further report thrt they did not suppose it to be a 

 part of their duty to provide a place to plow, and therefore had no place 

 provided, in consequence of which the plowing was postponed till Fri- 

 day, the 30th. Had the plowing taken place at the time advertised, 

 there would probably have been more competitors. 



The plowing took plac« on the Cass farm, and four plows entered the 

 work in good earnest. 



Two teams of horses, and one with oxen ; one with a Jointer or 

 double plow, with both horses and oxen; each piece was plowed within 

 the time allowed, the shortest being thirty seven minutes, and longest 

 forty-two minutes. 



J. W. Collins, of Farmington, Oakland county, plowed with oxen, and 

 although no competition, we think him entitled to the name of a good 

 plowman, and recommend that a premium be awarded to him of $10 00 



C. W. Green, of Farmington, plowed with a Curtis Improved plow, 

 No. 8., manufactured at Northville, with Jointer attached. He did the 

 work exceedingly well, both deep and smooth. We award to him the 

 first premium, _- $10 00 



Robert Proctor plowed with a two horse team, entered by Titus Dort, 

 of Dearborn. The plow used by him was Starbuck's No. 4, Txvjan 

 plow. 



Alexander Wattles, of Troy, also plowed with a two liorse team, 

 and used Starbuck's No. 6, C. plow; each of them did their work ex- 

 tremely well. After close examination the Committee recommended 

 that Robert Proctor be awarded the first premium, $10 00, and Alexan- 

 der Wattles, the second premium, Gardnei's Faimer's Dictictionary and 

 $7 00. 



IRA H. OTIS, 



CKn of Committee. 



