ON PLOUGHING. 25 



SAMUEL C. PITMAN'S STATEMENT. 



To the Committee on Milch Cows and Heifers. 



Gentlemen, — The Heifers that I exhibit at the show, are one 

 full blood Hereford two years and six months old, and one seven- 

 eighths Ayrshire seventeen months old. 



The Ayrshire I raised myself from a Heifer purchased from Dan- 

 iel "Webster. The Hereford was purchased in western New York 

 by Mr. Stetson, when six months old. They have neither had any 

 extra care or feed. 



I find the Ayrshire do much better in our pastures than even our 

 natives, and so far as I have had experience, they are fine milkers. 

 I have one full blood Ayshire cow seven years old, which gave milk 

 sixteen months. Never more than sixteen quarts per day. But 

 gave five quarts per day at the end of the sixteen months, and only 

 two weeks previous to her calving. 



This without extra feed, I call doing well. 



SAMUEL. C. PITMAN. 



Lynn, September 29th, 1847. 



ON PLOUGHING WITH SINGLE TEAMS. 



The committe on ploughing with single teams report as follows : 

 Eight teams were entered, and all appeared on the ploughing field, 

 and performed the work assigned them in a manner giving much credit 

 to all engaged in it. The teams were most of them uncommonly fine, 

 and under most perfect discipline. The lots were marked out with 

 the plough, each containing thirty two rods, but were of unequal 

 lengths. The number of furrows ploughed in each lot could not 

 therefore be taken into the account, in awarding the premiums. The 

 land was flat, but little elevated above the level of the tide. The soil 

 a black loam free from stones, and a fine ploughing field had it been 

 dry as usual at this season, but the late rains had rendered it wet, 

 and some lots much more so than others, not giving an equal chance 

 to all to perform their work equally well with the same power and 

 skill. The lots to be ploughed were assigned by lot, each containing 

 thirty two rods and were ploughed as follows : 



