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PLOUGHING WITH HORSES— COMMON PLOUGH. 



The Committee award to : — 



Walter P. Dodge, Beverly, first premium, $12. 



Thomas 0. Durkee, Peabody, second, $10. 



R. S. Bray, Newbury, third, $8. 



J. J. H. Gregory, Marblehead, J. Gouger, plowman, fourth, 

 16. 



Joseph S. Howe, Henry W. Foster, David Warren, J. W. 

 Blodgett. — Committee. 



PLOUGHING— SWIVEL PLOUGH. 



The Committee award to : — 



Wilkins & Christopher, Danvers, with oxen, first premium, 

 L2. 



Jonas Rollins, Danvers, with horses, first, $10. 

 E. P. Perley, Danvers, with horses, second, 16. 



Otis P, Putnam, Cliairman. 



SULKY PLOUGHS. 



Two Sulky Ploughs put in an appearance at the trial, viz., 

 the Cassady, entered by Mr. Saml. S. Pratt, and the Reynolds, 

 by Messrs. Whitcomb & Carter. 



It was unfortunate that, owing to a mistake for which neither 

 the committee nor the contestants were responsible, the two 

 Sulkys were obliged to do their work in different parts of the 

 field, and not side by side. This, owing to the crowd inter- 

 vening, the difference in the sod, and somewhat in the quality 

 of the soil, prevented so thorough a comparison between the 

 work of the two ploughs, as was desired by your committee. 



The three points to be considered by us, were " ease of draft 

 amount and quality of work." The finish by the Cassady was 

 very well done, much superior to that by the Reynolds plough. 

 The furrow slices were turned better by the Reynolds, but the 



