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There being no premium offered for this breed of cows, a 

 gratuity of $8, equivalent to a first premium, was awarded to 

 Mr. Lawson, for this cow. 



The other Alderney cow was not accompanied by the re- 

 quisite statement. 



All which is respectfully submitted. 



L. Eaton, Chairman. 

 Concord, Oct. 6, 1852. 



Ploughing with Double Teams. 



In making our report on ploughing with double teams, time 

 compels us to be very brief, barely announcing the individuals 

 to whom we award premiums ; but brief as it is, we are not 

 unmindful of the difficulty we shall encounter if we attempt 

 to please all; the trustees did not offer ^ first premium to all 

 who plough, therefore we awarded the premiums offered by 

 the trustees, as we thought right. We award to J. D. Brown, 

 of Concord, the first premium of $10; plough, Ruggles, Nourse 

 & Mason's double sod and subsoil. No. 75. To Daniel Wether- 

 bee, 2d, of Acton, the 2d premium of $7 ; plough, same. To 

 Gardner Wheeler, of Concord, the third premium of $6 ; plough, 

 Prouty & Mears's Michigan, No. 95. To A. G. Sheldon, of 

 Wilmington, the fourth premium of $5 ; plough. Eagle, No. 

 75, Ruggles, Nourse & Mason's. The committee further re- 

 commend a gratuity of $5 to be given to John B. Moore, of 

 Concord, he having ploughed with one yoke of oxen and two 

 horses, for which there was no premium offered ; plough, 

 Eagle, No. 20, Ruggles, Nourse & Mason's. 



I was authorized by the committee to make a few remarks 

 in connection with this report. The number of teams that 

 ploughed was nine, one consisting of four horses, to which we 

 gave the 2d premium ; one of one yoke of oxen and two 

 horses, to which we recommended a gratuity of ^5 ; the rest 

 had two yoke of oxen each, all of which performed their work 

 as though it was not the first time they ever had hold of a 

 plough ; and had their been premiums enough to have given 

 to each, we should have done it, and thought that we could 



