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PLOUGHING— DOUBLE TEAMS. 



The Committee on Ploughing with Double Teams, at the 

 late fair, make the following report : — 



The land was not favorable for good work, but your Com- 

 mittee concluded to give the first premium, of twelve dollars, 

 to Bray & Little. The second, of ten dollars, to B. H. Far- 

 num. 



C. H. Nichols, Chairman. 



PLOUGHING— SINGLE TEAMS. 



The Committee report but one entry made for premium 

 with single ox team; the team of Charles J. Peabody of Tops- 

 field. 



The Committee award to Charles J. Peabodj, of Topsfield, 

 the second premium, of $7. 



Mr. Peabody being the only person making an entry in this 

 class, the committee did not feel that it was their duty to 

 award him the first premium, simply because he was the only 

 competitor, as the work was not perfectly done. 



The land on which Mr. Peabody ploughed was of varied 

 texture, a part of the land being very good land to plough, and 

 was well done ; a part being full of small stone, which made it 

 impossible to make good work with a single team ; and still 

 another part of the land having a tough sod, producing a sort 

 of water grass or hassocks. The heavy rains of the past 

 week rendered the land in very good condition to plough. 



Mr. Peabody had a good plough, the Hussey, No. 15, and 

 evidently knew how to hold it. He managed to get the re- 

 quired depth of six inches on all his land, and where the land 

 was good from 7 to 8 inches in depth. Taking it as a whole, 

 the work was very well done. 



His team weighed about 3150 lbs., and was well trained, 

 and perfectly under the control of the ploughman. The 

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