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put in lots of about 34 rods each, and drawn for by each plough- 

 man, and the work performed as follows : viz. 

 No. 1. Ezekiel Peasley, of Middleton, said Peasley ploughman 

 and driver, work done in 1 hour 13 minutes, with 32 

 furrows. Plough, Pike's of Danvers. 

 rio. 2. George W. Winslow, of Danvers, said Winslow plough- 

 man and driver, work done in 1 hour 32 minutes, with 



34 furrows. Plough, Pike's of Danvers. 



No. 3. George Towne, of Danvers, Andrew Curtis driver, work 

 done in 55 minutes, with 29 furrows. Plough, Pike's 

 of Danvers. 



No. 4. Robert Jewett, of Rowley, said Jewett ploughman and 

 driver, work done in 1 hour 7 minutes, with 34 fur- 

 rows. Plough, Howard's improved cast iron. 



No. 5. Paul Bayley, of West Newbury, said Bayley plough- 

 man and driver, work done in 1 hour 8 minutes, with 

 29 furrows, with cast iron side hill plough. 



No. 6. Uriah Bayley, of West Newbury, Jacob Earl plough- 

 man and driver, work done in 1 hour 19 minutes, with 

 33 furrov/s, with cast iron side hill plough. 



No. 7. Jonathan lumball, of Bradford, said Kimball plough- 

 man and driver, work done in 1 hour 25 minutes, with 



35 furrpv/c. 



No. 8. John Brooklebank, of Rev/ley, his son Jeremiah, a lad 



14 years old, ploughman and driver, work done in 1 



hour 20 minutes, with 34 furrows. Plough, Howard's 



improved cast Iron. 



The Committee think the v/ork was well done considering the 



^election of the land and quality of the soil, it being of a gravelly 



loam and for many years improved as a Pasture. After very 



clbse inspection of all the work performed, they were unanimous 



in awarding the premiums as follows : viz. 



1st premium of $10 to Robert Jewett of Rowley, lot No. 4. 



2d " " ^StoJohnBrooklebankofRowley," " 8. 



3d " " $6toJona. Kimball of Bradford, " " 7. 



4th '? " $4 to Geo. W.Winslow,of Danvers," " 2. 



