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The third premium of five dollars, to Daniel Carleton, of 

 Andover, work done by Prouty & Co.'s plough, No. 33. 



The fourth premium of four dollars, to Herman Phelps, of 

 Andover, work done by Martin's plough. No. 3, in forty minutes, 

 twenty-two furrows. 



The fifth premium, of three dollars, to J. Longfellow, of By- 

 field, work done by Prouty plough. No. 38, forty-six minutes, 

 twenty-four furrows ; this land was neatly ploughed, except 

 the last furrow, which was not so well turned as some others, 

 but as the ploughman was but a boy, and did the rest of the 

 work so well, the committee could not withhold the premium. 



For the committee, 



Wm. R. Putnam. 



Ploughing with Double Teams. 



The committee on ploughing with double teams, (Josiah 

 Newhall, Joseph E.. Bodwell, Nathaniel Peters, Daniel Adams, 

 and Richard P. Jaques,) report : That fifteen teams were en- 

 tered, which appeared on the ground, and competed for the 

 premiums. The lots of land were drawn as follows, viz. : 



No. 1, to M. J. Stevens, Andover. 

 " 2, to E. S. Parker, Groveland. 

 " 3, to Franklin Alley, Marblehead. 

 " 4, to David Nevins, Methuen. 

 " 5, to John Washburn, Swampscot. 

 " 6, to Charles M. Davis, Newbury. 

 " 7, to Furber & Reynolds, Andover. 

 " 8, to George A. Abbott, Andover. 

 " 9, to Richard S. Bray, Newbury. 

 " 10, to Wm. Foster Andover. 

 " 11, to Joseph Kittredge, Andover. 

 " 12, to Wm. F. Porter, Bradford. 

 " 13, to Jacob Farnham, Andover. 

 « 14, to J. L. Hubbard, Byfield. 

 " 15, to Moses H. Poor, West Newbury. 



The teams commenced simultaneously, and the process of 

 inverting the sod went on in a quiet and workmanlike man- 



