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wherever the Show may hereafter be, they would be pleased to 

 see something of the kind repeated. 



Per order of the Committee. 



STEPHEN BARKER, Chairman. 

 Sept. 29th, 1831. 



No. XI. ON PLOUGHING WITH SINGLE TEAMS. 



The committee, consisting of Erastus Ware, John Northend, 

 Jonathan Ingalls, Daniel Johnson, and John Preston, to whom 

 was assigned the Ploughing Match with one yoke of Oxen, 

 Report — 



That the land to be ploughed was divided into lots of about 

 one third of an acre each. 



There were five teams entered ; but three came on to the 

 work. They used Pike's improved plough, which did the work 

 very well, considering the stubbornness of the land, both for stones 

 and hard sward. The teams moved slow, necessarily, as the 

 shortness of time being no object in comparison with good work. 

 The ploughing was to be not less than five inches in depth, and 

 flat furrows. Under these regulations the first lot was ploughed 

 in one hour and thirty-seven minutes, the other two in two 

 hours. 



The committee unanimously agree to award the 

 1st premium (E. Peasly, ploughman) to Andrew Nichols, of 



Danvers, ^'10 00 

 2d premium, (Wm. Frye, ploughman) to Joseph Kittredge, of 



Andover, ^'8 00 

 3d premium, (Washington Winslow, ploughman) to John Pike, 



of Danvers, ,f 6 00 

 Per order, ERASTUS WARE. 



Andover, Sep. 29th, 1831. 



No. XII. ON PLOUGHING WITH DOUBLE TEAMS 



The Committee on Ploughing with Double Teams, have at- 

 tended to that duty, and ask leave to report — 



That nine teams were entered for premium ,• eight only ap- 



