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MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



of many citizens and farmers, some of wliom had never before 

 seen the operation of such machines, and to the great gratifica- 

 tion and instruction of all. 



On the 17th, a like experiment was had on the farm of Col. 

 Newell, of "West Newbury, one of the committee, who not only 

 opened his fields, but his house also, to all who chose to go in. 

 The committee were much pleased with these experiments, and 

 encouraged the competitors who had taken part in the perform- 

 ance to go on. The committee also took occasion, as they had 

 opportunity, to look into the fields of the several competitors, 

 and to inform themselves of what they did, and how they did 

 it, so that they can say, with great confidence, that each and 

 every acre reported in the statements of the competitors to have 

 been cut the present season, has been examined, either at the 

 time of the cutting or soon afterwards, by one or more members 

 of the committee. 



The committee, themselves novices in these experiments, do 

 not presume to be competent to judge of such machines, or of 

 the work done by them. All they claim is, to have observed 

 with care, and to have done what they might to qualify them- 

 selves to judge, and to have heretofore been experienced in the 

 cutting of grass in the ordinary way, by the use of the common 

 scythe. 



From the returns of work done the following facts are ab- 

 stracted : — 



Implements used. 



By whom used. 



Acres 

 cut. 



Averatre time of Average 

 cutting to the quantity to 

 acre. the acre. 



No. 1, Manny's machine, 

 made by Adriance & 

 Co., of Worcester. 



No. 2, Ketchum's ma- 

 chine, made by Rug- 

 gles & Co. of Boston. 



No. 3, Manny & Co.'s 

 machine, made by Ad- 

 riance & Co., of Wor- 

 cester. 



W. F. Porter, of Brad- 

 ford ; horses weighing 

 2,500 lbs. 



George B. Loring, of Sa- 

 lem ; horses weighing 

 2,000 lbs. 



Horace Ware, of Marble- 

 head ; horses weighing 

 2,100 lbs. 



116 



51^ 



54 



54 minutes. 



52 minutes. 



48g minutes. 



1^ ton. 

 1^ ton. 

 l|ton. 



For further particulars of the operation of these machines, 

 and of the repairs of the injuries incident thereto — the average 



