44 ON PLOUGHING. 



One gentleman remarked, "If these ploughs shall be found useful 

 in practice here, thej will probably be of much greater value in the 

 extensive fields of the southern and western states ; as any number 

 of ploughs may be connected on the same principle. Perhaps the 

 application of steam power to move them in large plain fields, may 

 hereafter be found practicable and useful." 



The invention is an ingenious one, and worthy of approbation. 

 I have heard of double ploughs, but never before saw their move- 

 ment. It is the best combination for the purpose I have known. 

 I feel greatly obliged to the gentlemen for favoring our community 

 •with an opportunity to witness their operation, and think them wor- 

 thy of thorough trial ; — and hope some of our enterprising farmers 

 will, before our next Exhibition, give them such a trial. 



ON PLOUGHING WITH SINGLE TEAMS. 



The Committee* on Ploughing with Single Teams Report : 



That seven entries were made, as follows : — 



Hobart Clark, of Andover, 



Henry Poor, of Andover, 



J. Osgood Loring, of Andover, 



Seth Holden, of Danvers, 



Elijah Pope, of Danvers, 



Benjamin P. Ware, of Marblehead. 



Only five of the teams appeared on the field. The land appro- 

 priated for the purpose was a tough grass sward, in a rich soil, free 

 of stones or other obstructions. It was laid out in lots thirty feet 

 wide and three hundred feet long, with side furrows cut. The 

 ploughing was required to be done at least six inches deep, and 

 without a driver. All the teams but one did their work as required. 

 One team ploughed handsome, but not so deep as required. The 

 committee did not feel at liberty to look at this work, as coming into 

 the competition, as it was not done in conformity with the conditions 

 on which the premiums were offered. Whatever may be the opinion 

 of competitors of the propriety of these conditions, if they enter, 

 understanding them, they are bound to regard them, for the time be- 



* William Sutton of Salem — Farnum Spofford of Amio\cr — Horace Ware Jr. of Marblehead— 

 KeiiilaU Osl'cni aiul James P. King of Danvers. 



