42 ON PLOUGHING. 



The work was performed with less whipping and goading than is 

 usual at our ploughing matches, much to the satisfaction of the Com- 

 mittee, and setting an example which they could wish might be fol- 

 lowed in the ploughing fields generally, throughout the county. 



The attention of the Committee was called to the operation of 

 '^Bartlett^s Patent Double Plough.'^ The work was witnessed with 

 much interest. As it was to the Committee an entire new thing, 

 they wanted further opportunity to examine it. Accordingly, the 

 Chairman, President, and some of the Trustees, with other gentle- 

 men, spent several hours the next day, in witnessing the operation 

 of these ploughs. The result of this trial as communicated by one 

 of the gentlemen present, is adopted, as expressive of the opinion of 

 the Committee, so far as the Chairman is permitted to speak, in their 

 behalf. It is as follows : 



For the Committee, 



JAMES STEVENS, Chairman. 

 North Andover, Oct. 17,1849, 



Dear Sir, — Cheerfully do I state my impressions on witnessing 

 the operations of " Bartlett's double plough," — premising, that I 

 make no pretension to skill in the use of the plough, other than what 

 I have learned by observation, and a deep interest in the subject. 



There were three sizes of the plough presented ; each of which 

 was used for the purposes designed. The grass land was on the 

 same field, where the other plowing was done— a deep rich soil, that 

 had borne a large burden of grass, and was closely matted with the 

 roots of the grass. The land was Isvel and entirely free of stones — 

 rather dry, except the moisture of the slight rain of the evening 

 previous. The largest size were drawn by three yoke of cattle, 

 and guaged to cut furrows, each, nine inches deep, and sixteen inches 

 wide. This work was perfectly well done, and the furrow slice laid 

 as accurately as with a single plough. The team had to labor in a 

 manner that could not long be continued. It was an experiment in 

 plowing not adapted to common use. There can be no objection to 

 the furrow being cut of this depth — but two furrows nine or ten 



