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It. is certainly an interesting spectacle to view the exhibition 

 of the ploughing match, each of the competitors contending 

 earnestly, but peacefully, for the prize set before them. We 

 say peacefully; for their swords were literally beaten into 

 ploughshares, and their only offensive weapon being the whip, 

 which was very sparingly used, as well as the voice. We read 

 that Elisha ploughed with twelve yoke of oxen ; but we doubt, 

 with all this formidable team, whether the work was as well 

 done as we have seen to-day, with one yoke of four-years-old 

 steers, because he had not the good fortune to have Worcester 

 County cattle and Worcester County ploughs. Dr. Franklin 

 has quaintly said, — 



" He that by the plough would thrive, 

 Himself must either hold or drive ; — " 



which is very sound doctrine. But Dr. Franklin, with all his 

 philosophy, never dreamed that the same individual could hold 

 and drive both ; or, if he had, he would probably have said that 

 the latter would get rich, before the former would get out of 

 debt. 



JAMES DRAPER, Chairman. 



Fat Cattle. 



The whole number of beef cattle offered for inspection was 

 sixteen ; fourteen were entered for premium, and two for ex- 

 hibition only. 



The committee think that Charles Flagg, of East Brookfield, 

 is to be commended for his zeal in adding to the number of beef 

 cattle, by exhibiting his large seven years old ox, which worked 

 till February last, since when he has been fed on shorts and 

 meal, and now weighs 2360 lbs. This ox, not having been raised 

 in the county, could not, according to the regulations of the so- 

 ciety, come in for a premium, even had Mr. Flagg expected it. 



Halloway Bailey, of Northborough, offered a pair of oxen 

 six years old, which had worked all the season and had no ex- 

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