62 ON PLOUGHING WITH SINGLE TEAMS. 



for ploughing with horses, the Committee, taking in- 

 into consideration the extraordinary good manage- 

 ment of the team, as well as the very superior plough- 

 ing, unanimously recommend a gratuity offour dol- 

 lars to Mr. Sheldon, for his horse team. 

 All which is respectfully submitted. 



DANIEL ADAMS, 3d, 

 Sept. 27, 1837. For the Committee. 



ON PLOUGHING WITH SINGLE 

 TEAMS. 



The Committee on Ploughing with Single Teams, 

 consisting of Erastus Ware, Ebenezer King, Jede- 

 diah H. Barker, Richard T. Jaques, and Moses 

 Wildes, Report : 



That there were eight teams entered for plough- 

 ing, though but seven came on the ground, each of 

 which ploughed about one eighth of an acre, in the 

 following manner : 



John Foster, of Andover, drew and ploughed 

 Lot No. 1, with S6 furrows, in 31 minutes. 



" " 2, Augustus J. Esty, of Middleton, 35 fur- 

 rows in 25 minutes. 



" " 3, Jesse Estey, of do. 35 fur- 



rows in 26s minutes. 



" " 4, Daniel Putnam, of Danvers, 42 furrows 

 in 31 minutes. 



" " 5, Will H. Balch, of Topsfield, 40 furrows 

 in 32 minutes. 



" " 6, Moses Pettingill, of do. 40 furrows 

 in 29 miutes. 



" " 7, Perley Tapley, of Danvers, 39 furrows 

 in 32 minutes. 



