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Also, a tliresliing macliine by Warren — it lias its 

 merits, and is reasonable in price. 



Willis's improved green-house syringe, well cal- 

 culated for throwing- the liquid recouniiended as a 

 wash to prevent grapes from mildew and blight. 



A new iiatent paint mill, by Harris, which was 

 considered by painters as an improvement. 



A number of highly finished cast steel axes. 



Ames's cast steel spades, and round pointed shov- 

 els; were of superior finish and workmanship. 



Davis's patent pointed road scraper, was among 

 the articles exhibited. Brass balls for the horns 

 of cattle, were improved by going on with screws, 

 and thereby fastened more securely. 



Dr Thacher's improved bee-hive and apiary, 

 was also exhibited, and the merits are before the 

 public. The Committee were amused and grati- 

 fied by IMr Newell's distributing gratis, a few 

 hints and wholesome advice to farmers and oth- 

 ers. To save tin)e, to be honest, just, industrious 

 and economical, careful of implements, a place for 

 everything and everything in its place ; they were 

 on a small paper neatly glassed and framed, and 

 as dealt out by Mr Newell, without money and 

 without price, are well worth preserving, and all 

 will agree, the advice and instruction they afford 

 deserving attention. When it is known that one 

 of the Committee on Inventions did not attend as 

 expected, another unavoidably detained till a very 

 late hour, and the difficulty in forming a Commit- 

 tee in any season to award and report premiums^ it 

 will be unnecessary for the Committee to apologize 

 for deficiencies or inaccuracies ; and without at- 

 tempting it, this report is respectfullv submitted by 

 GORHAM PARSONS,) | 



DANIEL MOODY, \ Committk. 

 JACOB CLARK, I 



The Committee appointed to award premiums on 

 Ploughs drawn by one yoke of oxen, attended to 

 the duty appointed them and report as follows : 

 The ten competitors entered and took the lots 



assigned them agreeably to date of their several 



entries. 



Lot No. 7, was ploughed by Samuel Hoar of 

 Lincoln, ploughman and driver, and the 

 Committee award him the first premium, 

 $15, plough, .§8 as ploughman, and .§4 as 

 driver. §27 



Lot No. .3, was ploughed by T. P. Merriam of 

 Concord, as ploughman. Royal T. Marble 

 driver ; and the second premium is award- 

 ed to T. P. Merriam, plough $10, to him as 

 ploughman, $5, to Royal T. Marble as dri- 

 ver, $3. $18 



Lot No. 4, was ploughed by Abiel H. Meri- 

 am of Concord, a lad 14 years of age, and 

 the driver, Samuel Blood of Concord, 10 

 years old ; the third premium was award- 

 ed to Abiel H. Merriam, plough $6, to him 

 as ploughman $3, and to Samuel Blood as 

 driver, $2. $11 



A part of each lot was unfavorable for plough- 

 ing, the surface unequal and in places gravelly, 

 andjwith some small and loose stones ; the Commit 

 tee regretted that it was impossible for the plough- 

 men to perform as well as if the soil had been of a 

 tenacious loam ; and diiHcult for the Committee 

 10 form an opinion of the different performances : 



some idea can be formed of the nature of the soil, 

 when it is considered that although each lot was 

 less than one quarter of an acre, yet t'he average 

 tine taken to perform the work was fortyfive min- 

 utes ; the largest number of furrows was twenty- 

 tvo, and the smallest number sixteen. The Com- 

 mittee in awarding the 3d premium to the lads 

 fiom Concord, endeavored not to let their feelings 

 affect their decision, but if they did, it was in com- 

 non with spectators and even of men competing 

 vith them. 



The ploughs were generally of the modern con- 

 sruction, with cast iron mould boards, wheel and 

 cuier on the end of the beam, and although from 

 dfi'erent manufacturers, yet of approved construc- 

 tVin. The plough of Mr Hoar, to whom the first 

 p-emium was awarded, was the only plough wilh- 

 oit a cast iron mould board ; his was of wrought 

 inn, resembling in shape some of those of cast 

 inn ; it worked well, and Mr Hoar considered he 

 hul improved its form from those in use of cast iron. 

 1. P. Merriam of Concord, had what he termed a 

 dag cutter, attached to the beam of his plough, 

 aid entered it for premium ; it is calculated for 

 Dugh and bushy ground, and although he pro- 

 duced a certificate from a gentleman of respecta- 

 lility in the County of Middl.-sex, of his having 

 nsed it to great advantage on his ground, yet as 

 tie Committee had no opportunity of testing it at 

 tie ploughing match, they do not award any pre- 

 niium. All which is respectfully submitted by 

 GORHAM PARSONS, 

 JOHN CIIOATE, 

 MOSES NEWELL. 



Report of the Committee on Ploughing with ttoo 



yoke of Oxen, consisting of John Prince of Rox- 



hury, Chairman, Ehenezer Heath of Brookliiie, 



and John Baker, 3d, of Ipswich. 



Thirteen Ploughs were entered with the Secre- 

 tary for this Match, ten of which only appeared on 

 tke ground, being the number of lots provided for 

 tiem. 



The Icjts contained one eighth of an acre. jVo 

 tine was limited, goodness of work being the ob- 

 ject, and the furrows were directed to be laid flat ; 

 tie fewest furrows were seventeen, and twentytwo 

 tie greatest number ; the shortest time in perform- 

 ing was thirtyfour minutes, and the longest sixtj- 

 tvo. 



The spot selected for the match was not a fa- 

 vorable one, to show good work ; being very un- 

 wen, sward very tender and gravelly ; the work, 

 lowever, was as good as such a soil would permit. 

 I After a very careful examination of the work, 

 Ihey unanimously agreed to award the first Pre- 

 mium, 



To Timothy H. Merriam of Grafton, $15 

 Otis Merriam, Ploughman, $8 



T. H. Merriam, Driver, $4 $27 



SECOND PREMIUM. 



To Charles Howard of Hingham, $10 



Fearing, Ploughman, $5 



J. Cushing, Driver, $3 $18 



THIRD PREMIDM. 



To A. H. Wheeler, of Concord, $6 



do. Ploughman, §3 



J. Jepson, Driver, *<^ $11 



$56 



The ploughs were all of cast iron, and by six 



of the most approved manufacturers. The one by 



JlrCliarlcs Howard of Hingham was a superior 

 implement, considerable improvements bavin"- re- 

 cently been made by him, in making the mould 

 board four inches longer than usual, and swellini» 

 the breast of the share, so as to make every part 

 bear equally, by which means the plough runs 

 more true and steady, was always free from car- 

 rying forward any earth, and was perfectly bright ; 

 and being made on mathematical principles, he in 

 formed the Committee he could make the differ- 

 ent sizes always the same. The plough of Joseph 

 Barrett, Esq. of Concord, made by Hitchcock, was 

 also a fine implement. 



JOHN PRINCE, 

 EliKNK/.KR HEATH, 

 JOHN BAKER, :id. 

 The duty of awarding a premium " To the 

 Plough which shall be adjudged best of all those 

 used at the Ploughing Match," devolved on the 

 two Committees, and they agreed unanimously to 

 award it to Mr Charles Howard of Hingham, for 

 his new and improved plough, $10. 



GORHAiW PARSONS, 

 Chairman of Single Teams, 

 JOHN PRINCE, 



Chairman of Double Teams. 



The Committee on Butter and Cheese, consisting of 



E. H. Derby, B. Guild, E. T. Hastings, a/iid Mr 



Hurd, report as follows : — 



There were six lots of butter exhibited. They 

 have awarded the first premium of 20 dollars, to 

 Luther Chamberlain of Westboro', for three boxes 

 of butter, which were put up in beautiful style for 

 present use. 



The second premium of .$15, to Stephen Has- 

 tings of Sterling, for two boxes of ditto. 



There were two kegs of butter made by Nahum 

 Hardy of Waltham, which the Committee thought 

 were of very excellent quality, but a little over 

 salted. 



There were thirtyeight lots of old and new 

 cheese exhibited. They have awarded the first 

 premium of .920, to Daniel Hunter of New Brain 

 tree, for cheese not less than one year old, and the 

 second premium of $15 to Ehenezer Tidd of New 

 Braintree, for ditto. 



The first iiremium of $10, to Roswell Convers 

 of New Braihtree, for cheese less than one year 

 old, and tlic second premium of $5 to Luther 

 Hunter of N(«' Braintree, for ditto. 



For the greatest quantity of butter and cheese 

 made betweei the 15th of May and the 1st of Oc- 

 tober, from not less than four cows, the quantity 

 of butter and -hecse, and the number of cows, to 

 be taken into consideration, and specimens to be 

 exhibited at tne Show, of not less than twenty 

 pounds each, ind the mode of feeding, if anything 

 besides pasture is used. They have awarded the 

 premium of $30 to Luther Chamberlain of West- 

 boro', who has made during the time, 2ti2G lbs. of 

 butter, and 5420 lbs. of cheese from twentyseven 

 cows. Sanijiles of both butter and cheese were 

 exhibited to the Committee. 



A box containing one bushel of salt from Cape 

 Cod, weighing 70 lbs. was exhibited by Samuel 

 Chessman of Hyannis Port. The Committee pro- 

 nounced the specimen very excellent, and regret- 

 ted they had not the power to award a premium for 

 the article. 



E. IIERSY DERBY, Chairman. 



Brighton, Oct. 17, 1832. 



