ON PLOUGHING SINGLE TEAMS. 45 



an acre. The work was done with expediiion, and, in the opin- 

 ion of your committee, done well, except in one instance the 

 depth was not quite equal to the requirement, viz. seven inches. 

 After mature deliberation, your committee have come to the 

 following concUision : 



That the work performed by the team belonging to William 

 Foster, 3d, of Andover, Wra. Foster, 3d, teamster, and J. W. 

 Winslow, ploughman, is entitled to the first premium of ^12. 



That the work performed by the team belonging to Perley 

 Tapley, of Danvers, Peter Russell, teamster, W. Wood, 

 ploughman, is entitled to the second premium of ^'10. 



That the work performed by the team owned by Samuel Kil- 

 ham, jr., of Danvers, Samuel Kilham, jr., ploughman, and D. 

 Putnam, teamster, is entitled to the third premium of ^*8. 



That the work performed by the team owned by Matthew 

 Putnam, of Danvers, Matthew Putnam, ploughman, and Joseph 

 Putnam, teamster, is entitled to the fourth premium of %6. 



All the ploughs were of Pike's improved kind. 



Respectfully submitted, 



AMOS SHELDEN, 

 JESSE PUTNAM, 

 DANIEL FULLER, 

 ERASTUS WARE. 



Sept. 28, 183G. 



VII. ON PLOUGHING — SINGLE TEAMS. 



The committee on Ploughing with Single Teams, Report — 

 That there were six teams entered, each of which ploughed 

 about one eighth of an acre of ground. The work was well 

 done, the teams were well trained, and the whole performance 

 was highly satisfactory. 



Where all did well, it is not easy to say which did best ; but 



