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NEW ENGLAND FAllxMER, 



Aug. r, 1629. 



Kztractt from a pamphUt containing Procetdingt of 



tkt £sscx .IgricuUural iiocUtif. 



(Continued from page 12.^ 



II. ON PLOLGHIXG— SINGLE TF,.\.^rs. 



Tlie Commiiico on I'luugliiiig with Single 

 Teams, Hiibiiiit llic fulluwiiig Kki-ort : — 



Tlint the iiuiiihcr of cuiiipclitora were five ; — 

 tlio imrcol of land jilougliuil by l-ocIi, one quarter 

 of uii acre ; — and that the lots were drawn u^ fol- 

 lows : — 



No. 1. Abraham Dow, of West Newbury. 



No. 2. Jesse I'utnain, of Danvers. 



No. 3. Ahiva Putnam, of Danvcrs. 



No. -1. I'crlcy Tapley, of Danvcr.'i. 



No. 5. I'oltle KicharJson, of Newbury. 



The committee were liiglily pleased with the 

 work done by three uf the team.s, and witli the 

 construction of the ploughs used by tlicm. Witl 

 regard to the other two ploughs, they were of 

 bad construction, and such aa bhould not have 

 been brought into the field. 



They would recommend that the premiums be 

 awarded as follows, x'lz : 



To Perley Taplcy, 1st premium, 12 dollars. 



To Jesse Putnam, and Aliiva Putnam, 2d and 

 3d premiums, divided c(|iialiy, id dollars. 



To Abraham Uow, -Ith premium, 3 dollars. 



No. 1 was ploughed in 92 minutes, with 60 

 fuftows. 



No. 2 was ploughed in 70 minutes, with 57 

 furrows. 



No. 3 was jiloughcd in 60 minutes, with 06 

 furrows. 



No. 4 was ploughed in 06 minutes, with 62 

 furrows. 



No. 5 imperfectly done. 



Per order, SOLOMON LOW, Chairman. 



West .Vewbury, Sept. 25, 1828. 



ON PLOUGHING— DOUBLE TEAMS. 



The Committee on Ploughing with Double 

 Teams, submit the following Keport, viz : 



That the number of competitors were nine ; — 

 the quantity of land allotted to each was one 

 quarter of an acre, — the soil was hard and tough 

 .swarded ; — the parcels were drawn and the work 

 performed by each as follows : — 



No. 1. Jesse Putnam, of Danvers — Jonathan 

 Perry, ploughman — Ezra Hachelder, driver — 

 work done in 80 minutes, with 35 furrows. 



No. 2. Thomas Chase, of West Newbury — im- 

 perfectly done. 



No. 3. benjamin Savary, of West Newbury — 

 Ira Worcester, )iloughman — Henjamin Savary, 

 driver — work done in 73 minutes, with 33 fur- 

 rows. 



No. 4. Moses Coleman, of Newbury — llezeki- 

 ah Stevens, ploughman — Samuel Edjierly, driver 

 — work done in 69 miimtes, with 32 furrows. 



No. 6, William J. Grieve, of West Newbury — 

 liimself ploughman — Moses Corliss, driver — work 

 done in 95 iniiuiles, with -12 furrows. 



No. 0. Ifichnril Jacques, of Newbury — himself 



ploughman — Ki<-hard S. Jacques, driver work 



done i/i 81 minutes, with 33 furrows. 



No. 7. Abel Chase, of West Ni^whury — Thom- 



n.1 Chadwirk, ploughman — Abel Chasi', driver 



work done in 77 ininuteH, with 3 1 furrows. 



No. H. Daniel Moulton, of West Newbury 



himself ploughman — Silas Moulton, driver work 



done in 73 Miinutes, with 33 furrows. 



No. 9. Perley Taplcy, of Dauvcrs — Simoon 



Putnom, Jr., ploughman — Ptler Ku^.■■ell, driver — 

 work done in 81 minutes, with 37 furrows. 



Vour Committee were highly pleased with the 

 work, and think it was uncomiijonly well done. — 

 It was done deliberately, and left the cattle gen- 

 erally in a gooil rondition for a rontinuance of 

 their labor — where all did so well it is not easy to 

 gay which did the bpst ; — but your Committee 

 after nmch deliberation have unanimously agreed 

 to recommend that tlie premiums be awarded as 

 follows, viz : 



To Perley Tapley, of Danvers, 1st premium, 16 

 dollars. 



To Jesse Putnam, of do, 2d premium, 12 

 dollars. 



To .\bcl Chase,of West Newbury, 3d premium, 

 S dollars. 



To Daniel Moulton, do do, 4th premium, 



4 dollars. 



In the same field with the double team?, was a 

 pair of horses owned by Mr William J. Grieve, of 

 VV'est Newbury, that worked with no other driver 

 than the ploughman, and finished their work with 

 great neatness and despatch. The Committee 

 were higlily gratified with their performance ; 

 and as no premium was oflercd for iiloughing done 

 by horses, they would reeommcnd that a gratuity 

 of three dollars be given for this team. 



Per order, DAVID GliW, Chairman. 



West jVewburi), Sept. 25, 1828. 



PLOUGHS AND WORKING OXEN. 



The Committee on Ploughing, both with single 

 and double teams, have jointly considered the pre- 

 miums oflercd for the best constructed plough — 

 and the best trained pair of oxen — and would re- 

 commend that the premium for the best made 

 plough, be awarded to Col. Jesse Putnam, of Dan- 

 vers, 5 dollars ; and that the premium for the best 

 trained yoke of working o.\en, be awarded to Dan- 

 iel Putnam, Esq. of Danvers, 5 dollars. 

 Ilcspectfullv submitted, 



Per order, SOLOMON LOW, Chairman. 



ff'est J\'ewbunj, Sept. 25, 1828. 



III. ON LIVE STOCK. 



The Committee appointed to examine nnd re- 

 l)oit upon the animals exhibited at the Cattle Show 

 this day, beg leave to Retort : — 



That the quality of bulls exhibited were inferior 

 to those of former years ; — your Committee have 

 thought neither of them entitled to the first pre- 

 tiiium. 



They have, however, awarded to Samuel At- 

 wood, of West Newbury, the second premium of 

 ten dollars for his bull, 19 months old. 



Also, the third premium of five dollars, to J. 

 W. Carictou, of Methuen, for liia bull 18 mouths 

 old. 



The rows exhibited were considered by your 

 Committee very fair ; and after consideration, they 

 have awarded the first premium, of 15 dollars, to 

 Thomas Pi'rloy, Jr, of Boxford. 



There wns also txhibited by said Perley, n 

 ii-i(ir calf from the same cow of very superior 

 piality. 



The second premium, of ten dollars, to Moses 

 Coleman, of Newbury, for his Fill Pail cow, seven 

 years old. 



The third premium, of five dollars, to Henry 

 Movctt, of Newburyport, for bis cow, seven years 

 old. 



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There were two heifers in milk, presented, t 

 years old last spring. 



Your Committee have awarded the first premfc 

 um, of ten dollars, to Ebenezer Mosely, of Ne* 

 buryport, for liia heifer, cousidereU very desen 

 iug. 



The second premium, of five dollars, to Benja 

 min Merrill, of West Newbury. 



There were two pair of three years old steer 

 exhibited. 



They have awarded the first premium, of t« 

 dollars, to Moses Newell, of West Newbury, 



The second premium, of five dollars, to Samut 

 Hood, of Topsfield. 



There was u bull calf exhibited by Moses Col* f|^ 

 man, of Newbury ; one-fourth .Vdiniral — consid 

 ered by your Committee a very promising aa 

 maj. 



Also, two heifer calves, by Daniel Bumban 

 of Newburyport, very neat and fine looking an. 

 mats. 



Also, a two year old heifer, presented by Moee 

 Wildes, of Topsfield — large and handsome, j 

 gratuity is recommended for said heifer, of fiv 

 dollars. 



Also, a heifer, 15 months old, by Mosea New "' 

 ell, of the Alderney breed ; the merits of thi 

 breed considered by the Committee worthy o 

 being tested — a gratuity is recommended for iiei 

 of three dollars. 



There was a sow and litter of pigs, twelve ii 

 number, presented by Niles Tilden, of Methuen 

 the pigs, three months old, equal to any exhibitet 

 in former years. 



There being no premium offered for swine thi: 

 year, considering the extraordinary quality o 

 these, your Committee recommend a gratuity o 

 five dollars. 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



JOHN ADAMS, Chairman of the Committee 



Siplember 25, 1828. 



IV. ON RAISING POTATOES FROM THE 

 SEED. 



The Committee on Potatoes raised from the 

 Seed, respectfully Report : — 



No claimant having presented the number ofi "'^ 

 sorts, required by the Trustees, no premium can 

 be awarded. 



Daniel Burnhani, of Newburyport, and Daniel 

 Putnam, of Danvers, have each exhibited samples 

 of the second year's growth (five each.) And the 

 opinion of the Committee (in consequence of the 

 apparent good quality, and, for the season, large 

 quantity of them — a statement of which is also 

 herewith reported) is, that the above gentlemen 

 are entitled to the following gratuities, viz : 



Daniel Burnham, 7 dullars. 



Daniel Putnam, 5 dollars. 



Mr Otis Little presented for exhibition, the i>o. 

 tatoes, which were raised from a single potato, 

 viz: from 107 plants wore raised 760 ]Kitatocs, *■ 

 measuring four biuhcls, (large) and weighing 246 ^ 

 11)3, Ten were -selected, which, together, weighed 

 17 lbs. ; one weighed 2J lbs. The Committee ro- 

 eotnmcnd that two dollars be awarded to Mr 

 Little. 



A letter from Mr nurnlvm, stating his o[>ituon 

 of the impropriety of so largo a nuniber of sorts, 

 bring required to draw a pivmiu'ii — together with 

 his method of raising from the seed, anil of select- 

 ing them, when raised, fiir propagation ; nfTortliog, 

 11 the opiuion of your Couiuuttce, valuable iiifor- |s 



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