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In some cases, the lands were well turned, but lacked pul- 

 verization ; in others, thoroughly pulverized without being 

 well turned ; some others with comparatively wide furrows 

 and others still, improperly finished. 



The committee suggest the propriety in future, of adopting 

 rules for the regulation of ploughing at the March meeting, and 

 having them published under the list of premiums. 



Ploughing with Horses and Steers. 



The committee (F. B. Dean, Chairman) say, that the plough- 

 men have rendered any remarks this committee might have 

 wished to offer, entirely unnecessary, by performing their work 

 to the satisfaction of all, and beyond their praise. We have 

 found it no easy task to decide who among the many rivals on 

 the field, were most entitled to the awards. 



The rules announced by the committee, before commencing, 

 and which guided them in their decisions, were as follows, 

 viz : — 



1st. Ploughing not to be less than seven inches deep. 



2d. The soil to be well pulverized. 



3d. The last furrow, in the middle of the lands, to be left 

 unturned from six to eight inches wide. 



4th. Preference to be given to narrow furrows. 



The whole number of teams, under the supervision of this 

 committee, was sixteen, nine of which were composed of one 

 yoke of two or three years old steers, one horse and driver, and 

 seven of one span of horses without driver. 



Sheep and Swine. 



Though the specimens on the ground were very fine, and 

 deserving of all praise, yet the value of the best breeds of these 

 animals is such to the country, and especially to this part of it, 

 where, if we make anything by such stock, it must be by hav- 

 ing it better than that of others, that we wish many more 

 raisers of it would bring the best they have, and make a more 



