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The Committee, owing to all the ground being ploughed well, 

 found it difficult to decide on the Premiums, and particularly on the 

 three last ; and thej recommend a gratuity of two dollars to Daniel 

 Pierce, of Milton. 



G. G. HUBBARD, Chairman. 



HORSE TEAMS. 



The Committee on Horse Teams respectfully report — 



There were four teams entered for premium ; and they award as 

 follows : — 

 To Isaac H. Meserve, Brook Farm, Roxbury ; with Ruggles, 



Nourse & Mason's plough ; the first premium of . . ^8.00 

 To Patrick Wall, of Dover ; with Ruggles, Nourse & Mason's 



plough ; the second premium, $6.00 



To Hiram W. Jones, of Dover ; with Prouty & Mears' 



plough ; the third premium of $4.00 



To Benjamin V. French, of Braintree ; with Prouty & Mears' 



plough ; the fourth premium of $2.00 



HORATIO N. GLOVER, Chairman. 



REPORT ON SPADING. 



Your Committee on the Spading Match beg leave to report — 

 That the work done shows a very great improvement from that of 



last year, in all respects ; and, in your Committee's opinion, there 



was but a slight shade of difference in the work done, between some 



who received premiums and those who did not. 

 They award the following : — 



1st premium to Peter Ford, of North Wrentham, . . $8.00 



2d do. David Scanlan, of Dedham, . 



3d do. Wm. Hickey, of Dorchester, . 



4th do. Patrick Donahoe, of Dedham, 



5th do. Thomas Flinn, of Dorchester, 



7.00 

 6.00 

 5.00 

 4.00 



