1 8 RKI'ORl-S OF CCXMMI'ITEES, 



PI.OWING MATCH. 

 PLOWING OF HORSE TEAMS. 



The plowing match took place on the farm of Lorin Pratt, now 

 occupied by F. '1 owne. The land was in close proxjmity to the 

 fair grounds, and easy of access. The ground plowed was better 

 than that on the fair grounds, (where the match has taken place for 

 a number of years past,) being ([uite free from stones, and of firm 

 enough texture to admit of turning a good furrow, (iood plowing 

 is the basis of good farming. He that plows well has laid the foun- 

 dation for a good crop, and it is of great importance to the farmer 

 that he should pay particular attention to this part of the pro- 

 gramme. Your committee were pleased to see that there was more 

 interest taken in this feature of the exhibition than for several years 

 past. The number of teams entered was eleven, and they were all 

 prompt on the ground, and did good work. There were two classes 

 of plows used — the swivel and the landside. Three premiums be- 

 ing offered for the swivel and two for the landside. Kight entries 

 were made for the swivel, and three for the landside, Mr. E. A. 

 (Goodrich using the double landside plow. The peculiarity of this 

 plow in performing its work is such, — turning as it does a light turf 

 furrow, and covering the same with a subsoil, leaving the ground 

 plowed in a very smooth condition, with the turf covered, and giv- 

 ing the field more the appearance of stubble than turf plowing, — 

 that the committee would recommend that this j^low be put into a 

 separate class, or else be excluded, as in the opinion of your com- 

 mittee it has no business to compete with single i)lows. The work 

 done by Mr. Wiley was accomplished in the most thorough man- 

 ner. In the class of swivel plows the work in most cases was well 

 done. The plowing between Mr. I'age, of Leominster, and Mr. 

 Wood, of Westminster, was very close, both teams working very 

 nicely and plowing the ground in excellent shape, there being but 

 two minutes difference in the time of plowing. In this instance 

 both teams ])Iowing so etiually alike we took the time into consid- 

 eration ; although each man's time of plowing was kept, in no other 

 instance did the committee make use of it. Your committee, after 



