20 REPORTS OF COMMITTERS. 



a light turf furrow covering the same with a subsoil, giving the 

 land the appearance of plowed stubble land. 



The depth of fuirow was to be seven inches. Mr Page 

 had a gcod team and did his work in a thorough and easy man- 

 ner, there not being a break in the whole land, to whom your 

 committee were unanimous in awarding the first premium. Mr. 

 Mason had a small team, and got rather a poor start, but im- 

 proved very much towards the close. Mr. Goodrich, using the 

 landside, had to back furrow his land. He had a very heavy 

 pair of horses and they worked well, but in the opinion of the 

 committee, he hurried too much, so that when he hit some small 

 cobble stones he made some bad breaks, which could have been 

 prevented had he driven slower ; but in driving fast he turned a 

 nicer furrow than he could otherwise have done. There was 

 some hesitation which to award the second premium to, as Mr. 

 Mason's land looked the best, being less broken than the other ; 

 but Mr. Goodrich's is undoubtedly in the best shape for culti- 

 vation. It was finally awarded to Mr. Mason and to Mr. Good- 

 rich the third. 



I hope that there will be more interest taken hereafter in 

 plowing, as I fear that too many farmers are apt to hurry and 

 iK)t do their work well, for unless the land be well plowed we 

 must not expect large crops. I am sorry to say that but few 

 spectators were present to witness tliis match, but had the horse 

 trot been on the same j^round, I think lliat it would have been 

 altogether different. Now I don't believe this is riglit, and hope 

 that there will not be any such thing as a horse trot next year. 



G. W. Page, ist premium, ^5 oo 



(}. Mason, Jr., 2d prem., 4 00 



E. A. Goodrich, 3d prem,, 3 



00 



GEO. W. GODDARI), Chainnan. 



