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tees accordingly complied with this requisition, it being under- 

 stood that this mode has been adopted by other agricultural so- 

 cieties, and especially in the state of New York. The trustees 

 took especial care, in adjusting the several premiums, to add 

 money sufficient, amply to repay all necessary expenses attend- 

 ing those who usually honor the exhibition with their presence 

 as ploughmen ; and each would then have left a valuable pub- 

 lication, not only useful for future ' reference, but as an honora- 

 ble memento of successful competition. 



But it has been understood by the committee, that this man- 

 ner of bestowing premiums has given umbrage to some who 

 have usually attended the ploughing match, who have accord- 

 ingly remained at home. This is to be regretted, as the object 

 of our society is not to bestow money, but to diffuse such infor- 

 mation among our farmers as shall be more useful than a paltry 

 sum of dollars and cents. But the absence of those who chose 

 to stay at home, as the committee think, from mistaken views, 

 was in a great measure supplied by four other ploughs and 

 ploughmen, who gratuitously offered themselves, not for pre- 

 miums but for exhibition, and who did good service on the 

 occasion. Upon the whole, the ploughing match was a very 

 respectable exhibition, the work being all done in most excellent 

 order ; yes, we say in first-rate order, and will compete in this 

 department with any former show of this society. They have 

 awarded, 



To Nathaniel Dodge, of Sutton, Martin's plough, Charles A. 

 Smith, ploughman, work done in one hour and five minutes, 

 first premium, of $5 and Colman's Agriculture. 



To Harvey Putnam, of Sutton, Martin's plough, himself 

 ploughman, work done in one hour and six minutes, second 

 premium, of $6 and Farmer's Encyclopedia. 



To Tyler Carpenter, of Sutton, Martiu's plough, himself 

 ploughman, work done in one hour and four minutes, third pre- 

 mium, of $6 and Washington's Letters; these three being all 

 the regular premiums awarded. 



Loren Carpenter, of Charlton, was regularly entered, and, 

 with Martin's plough, did good execution ; but as he received 

 the third premium last year, and the committee thought he was 



