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Lot No. 5. Joel Richardson, Teamster, and Ralph H. Chan- 

 dler, Ploughman, 28 furrows in forty-two minutes. 



Lot No. 6. John N, Kent, 'Teamster, and Joel Kent, Plough- 

 man, 33 furrows in fifty seven minutes. 



Lot No. 7. Richard T. Jaques, Teamster, and Richard Ja- 

 ques. Ploughman, 26 furrows in forty-four minutes. 



Lot No. 8. Daniel M. Spofford, Teamster, and Paul Dole> 

 Ploughman, 28 furrows in thirty-seven minutes. 



Lot No. 9. Thos. Reley, jr.. Teamster, and Richard Heath, 

 Ploughman, 27 furrows in forty-one minutes. 



Lot No. 10. Liphe Adams, Teamster, and Nathaniel Rogers, 

 Ploughman, 30 furrows in forty-nine minutes. 



The Committee would observe that the work was all remark- 

 ably well done. And several of the lots so nearly equal that 

 the Committee found great difficulty in awarding the premiums. 

 But after a minute examination they unanimously agreed to a- 

 ward the whole premiums as follows, viz : 



The first premium of twelve dollars, vO lot number three, 

 ploughed by Silas Moulton and Joseph Goodridge, of W, New- 

 bury. 



The second premium of ten dollars, to lot number eight, 

 ploughed by Daniel M. Spciibrd and Paul Dole, of Rowley. 



The third premium of eight dollars, to lot number five, plough- 

 ed by Joel Richardson and Ralph H. Chandler, of Andover. 



The fourth premium of six dollars, to lot number four, plough- 

 ed by Moses Pettingell and Nathan Hurd, of Topsfield. 

 Per order. 



Moses Newhall, Chairman. 



VIIl. ON PLOUGHING— SINGLE TEAMS. 



The Committee on ploughing with one yoke of oxen, consist- 

 ing of Daniel Adams 3d, of Newbury, Erastus Ware, of Salem, 

 Amos Kimball, of Boxford, and John Northend of Byfield, beg 

 leave to report : that nine teams were entered, but on calling 

 the roll on the ground, eight only appeared. The land was laid 



