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farms, they have found the practice of ploughing with single teams 

 not worthy of being continued. They therefore hope the time will 

 be far distant, when our Agricultural Societies shall discontinue the 

 practice of offering premiums to encourage the use of double teams. 

 Of double teams they approve ; — of double plouc^hs* they will speak, 

 when they have tried them. 



For the Committee, 



W. SUTTON, Chairman. 



ON PLOUGHING WITH HORSE TEAMS. 



The Cumraitteef on ploughing with Horse Teams, Report : 



Three were entered and upon the field. Lots of Land 300 feet 

 by i^O — similar to those assigned to the ox teams. 



William G. Brown, of Ipswich, did his work by 22 furrows, in 

 32 minutes, awarded the first premium, $8 GO 



Joseph Whittredge of Hamilton, did his work by 22 furrows, in 

 S8 minutes, awarded the second premium, $G 00 



John Dorr, of Ipswich, did his work by 22 furrows, in 29 minutes, 

 and awarded the third premium, |;4 00 



For the Committee, 



SAM'L C. PITMAN, Chairman. 

 Salem, Sept. 27, 1849. 



Remarks. The offer of premiums for plowhing with Horse Teams, has been continued for a 

 number of years. Generally there have been claimants enough to take the premiums and no 

 more. Coimnittees have been content to stale the awards made, and no more. In this we think 

 they have failed to do their whole duty. We want to know ths comparative advantages or disad- 

 vantages of the use of dilferent kind of ti-anis. If horses are the best animals to be i;sed fcr plcw 



* In this observation, we are confident no unkind reflection is intended upon double ploughs. 

 All that is intended is, let there be a fair chance to show their utility : — let us see by their actual 

 use, whether they will be pref^^rred. Such is the tendency, of late, to cry up new things, that we 

 hardly knowjeven on what kind of soil we stand — much less what kind of ploughs are best to turn 

 it. The man who makes two blades of grass to grow, where but one grew before, has long been 

 hailed as a public benefactor. Much more then, should the man be greeted, M'ho can contrive to 

 turn two furrows, by the same power usually required for one. 



I.Samnel C Piimiin, of Lynn ; Andrew Mansfield, of Lynnfield ; Hazen Aycr, of Salcin, Gideon 

 R. Lucy, ofAewbiiry ; \VilIi;;m R. Foslcr. of Aiidovcr ; Sctli Ilcldcn. of Pwuvcrs. 



