Report of the Judges. 



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inches below the surface into a mixture of l)lue c hi}" and gravel; 

 it was in a very dry state, and had never been previously plowed 

 to a greater depth than five inches. The sole of the plow during 

 the entire trial run in soil which had never before been stirred 

 with the plow. The furrow slice was ten inches by seven inches. 

 The actual draught was 472 pounds; the draught as estimated 

 for each cubic foot turned over, 972 pounds. It worked exceed- 

 ingly well, pulverizing the ground thoroughly, holds very easily 

 and keeps well in the ground, and has a remarkable j^owxr of 

 self-adaptation to the furrow slice.* We ascertained by trial that 

 this plow may be made to do very good work in a furrow eight 

 inches deep and twelve inches wide, or b}' changing the cutters 

 it will make good fiat furrovv plowing. 



Inasmuch as there was no competition in this class, we should 

 have deemed it our duty to have withheld the gold medal if we 

 had the slightest doubt that it was fully merited, but we have no 

 doubt whatever upon that subject. The material which enters 

 into its composition is of the very best quality, the workmanship 

 is excellent, it is strong and durable, the draught is light, and it 

 has every quality of a good plow in a very eminent degree. We 

 therefore unanimously award a gold medal for this plow in this 

 class. The annexed cut is a very good representation of it. 

 (Fig. 110.) 



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Class II. — For Stubble Lands in Stiff Soils. 

 The entries in this class were: 



F. F. Holbrook's No. GG. Weight, 118 pounds. Pi'ce, $1?. 

 Size of furrow slice, ten inches Avide, seven inches deep. 



* In view of the extreroo tenacity of the ground this shows an exceedingly light 

 draught. 



