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The teams dropped out in the following order: No. 4, first ; No. 9, 

 second ; No. 11, third; No. 6, fourth ; Nos. 2, 3, and 10, (nearly to- 

 gether,) fifth ; No. 8, sixth ; No. 1, seventh ; No. 5, last. 



No. 8, was a side hill plow; No. 9, Mr. Burrall's w^heel PIowj 

 No. 1], Mr. Bergen's own Plow. 



No. 4, did the work in 19 minutes ; No. 9 in nineteen minutes 5 sec- 

 onds ; and the longest time was 30 minutes. 



The Judges awarded the Premiums as follows : 



1st Premium, Silver cup, to John Rae. 



2nd do. Silver Medal, John Brewster. 



3rd do. Diploma, Oliver Cromwell. 



Good Plowing, Diplomas to Charles Bathgate, Jr., and Henry 

 Mooers. 



There were some animated speeches made on the ground, by citi- 

 zens of our State, and by a distinguished Farmer from Virginia, Mr. 

 Harnsburger, and by Mr. Ellsworth, of Connecticut. 



The Spading Match, being the first ever held in this country, attract- 

 ed unequaled attention. It was diflficult to clear the ground for the ac- 

 tive and practical gardeners, who were in sharp action for the prizes. 

 It had never fallen to our lot to see such a skillful and rapid turning 

 up of the turf by that instrument. 



The following persons entered : 



Matthew Roche, Westchester, Westchester co., N. Y. 



John Brewster, English Neighborhood, N. J. 



John Lodge, Morrisania, Westchester co., N. Y. 



James Angus, West Farms, " " 



Thomas Elmer, West Farms, " " 



Wm. P. Lodge, Hunt's Point, " " 



The excitement could not last long, for the gardeners turned off 

 their lots of 200 feet square, each in the following order. 



1st, Matthew Roche, in 23 minutes. Silver Cup. 



2nd, Wm. P. Lodge, in 30 « Silver Medal. 



3rd, Joseph Lodge, in 34 " Diploma. 



After finishing this interesting contest of Plow against Plow, and 

 Spade against Spade, those citizens who belonged to the city, were 

 conveyed home in the Harlem Railroad in one hour. 



(Signed,) JAMES BATHGATE, Westchester co., JY. Y. 

 SAMUEL HARNSBURGER, Virginia. 

 L. G. MORRIS, Westchester, JY. Y. 

 E. S. SHONNARD, Yonkers, JV. F. 

 H. MEIGS, JYew-York^ 



Committee. 



TESTING OF PLOWS. 



The committee to whom was referred the testing of the traction of 

 the plows entered for competition at the 17th Annual Fair of the 

 American Institute, report that there were a large number of plows 



