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a superior quality," eighteen boxes of butter, of which the 

 committee say, " that it is as good as any they ever saw," and 

 eighty-five different specimens of fruit, for which premiums 

 were awarded. Twelve double teams contested at the plough- 

 ing match, " all of which," say the committee, " performed the 

 work in a workmanlike manner ; so much so, that they were 

 in doubt who were the successful competitors ; but after due de- 

 liberation, they award the Society's premiums as follows : — 



To Abel Moore, of Concord, 1st premium, . . . $10 



(Plough — Rugglcs, Nourse & Mason.) 

 To Andrew Conant, of Concord, 2d premium, . . $8 



(Plough — Ruggles, Nourse & Mason.) 

 To Silas Holden, of Acton, 3d premium, . . . $6 



(Plough — Ruggles, Nourse & Mason.) 

 To Joseph A. Smith, of Acton, 4th premium, . . $4 



(Plough — Prouty & Mears.) 



The committee were pleased to see so little use made of 

 the lash : some made no use at all of it." 



On Farms, &c. 



The applications for examination and premiums, were more 

 numerous this, than in any former year, being as follows, viz. : 

 On farms eight, on reclaimed bog or lowlands ten, on apple or- 

 chards six, on peach orchards five, on pear orchards four, on 

 plum trees one, on the manufacture of compost manure one, 

 making a total of thirty-five, being six more than on any for- 

 mer occasion, all of which have been visited and examined by 

 your committee. No premiums are claimed this year on white 

 mulberry or forest trees, and none on cranberry meadows. In 

 consequence of suggestions made by some of the applicants for 

 premiums, that it might not be advisable to make too free a 

 use of the names of the unsuccessful competitors, the commit- 

 tee have come to the conclusion to make use of those names 

 only, which were successful in their applications. The commit- 

 tee, however, would remark, that some of the unsuccessful 

 competitors were deprived of any premium from their peculiar 



