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For Horse- Teams. 



To Merritt Ives Wheeler, Gt. Barrington, 3S| minutes, 



33 furrows, 1st premium, $7 00 



To Seymour T. Coman, Pittsfield, 35 minutes, 30 fur- 

 rows, 2d premium, 6 00 



To Walter Richards, Lenox, 37 minutes, 33 furrows, 3d 



premium, , . . . 5 00 



To Joseph K. Hewins, West Stockbridge, 41 minutes, 35 



furrows, 4th premium, . . . . . . 4 00 



To James Foote, Pittsfield, 39| minutes, 32 furrows, 5th 



premium, . 3 00 



To William Bradley, Lanesborough, 36 minutes, 30 fur- 

 rows, 6th premium, 2 00 



The ploughs used by the above competitors, were the 



Worcester plough, Miller & Bonney's. and one designated 



the " Poughkeepsie plough." 



INCREASE SUMNER, Chairman. 



Agricultural Implements. 



For a lot of ploughs manufactured by Messrs. Ruggles, Nourse 

 & Mason, which, it appears to the Committee, embrace great 

 and valuable improvements, and are well worthy the attention 

 of every farmer, "who holds himself the plough, or drives," 

 they award a premium of $3 00. 



They also examined a plough manufactured by Nelson Tracy, 

 of Pittsfield, the strength and structure of which show the 

 maker to be thoroughly acquainted with his business. Also a 

 lot of ploughs of good shape, solid work, and excellent finish, by 

 Starbuck & Son, of Troy. They award to I. T. Grant, for his 

 fanning mill, a premium of $3 00. To John Viner, of Pittsfield, 

 for two scales manufactured by him, and of equal merit to the 

 best, either for beautiful finish or accurate weight, a premium 

 of $3 00. 



Messrs. Willis presented a straw-cutter, of new construction, 



