ON PLOUGHING. 25 



The furrows were well shut in and well turned. And the Committee 

 found a good deal of difficulty in determining how to award the 

 several premiums. 



After a thorough examination of the lots after the teams left, and 

 a long consultation, they awarded the premiums as follows : 

 To Joseph C. Putnam, of Danvers, 1st premium, $8. 

 To Moses Pettingill, of Topsfield, 2d " 6, 



To Jacob P. Goodale, of Danvers, 3d " 4. 



To Farnham Spoiford, of Andover, 4th " 2. 



In behalf of the Committee, 



MOSES NEWELL. 



Lynn, October 1st, 1846. 



ON PLOUGHING WITH HORSE TEAMS. 



The Committee on Ploughing with Horse Teams ask leave to Re- 

 port: 



That there were four horse teams entered for premiums, viz: 

 One by Philip Strong, of Marblehead. 

 " Jacob Brown, of Ipswich. 

 " Seth Holden, of Salem. 

 " C. A. Stetson, of Lynn. 

 Each appeared on the field and ploughed the usual quantity of 

 land on such occasions, viz: 



Jacob Brown, of Ipswich, ploughed 28 furrows, in 35 minutes. 

 Philip Strong, of Marblehead, " 28 " 43 " 



Seth Holden, of Salem, " 28 " 43 " 



C. A. Stetson, of Lynn, " 28 " 45 " 



J. J. Punch, ploughman. 



Your Committee, after carefully examining the diflferent teams, 

 their discipline, and the workmanship of the ploughing, recommend 

 premiums to be awarded as follows, viz: 



To Jacob Brown, of Ipswich, 1st premium, $8. 



To C. A. Stetson, of Lynn, 2d " G. 



To Seth Holden, of Salem, 3d " 4. 



