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Cassady had a thinner sod, and, as a rule, a more stony ground 

 to work in. In the matter of draft, — as there was no dyna- 

 mometer by which to test — the structure of the two ploughs, 

 and such other facts as were accessible to your committee were 

 brought to bear on tlio point. The facts that the Eeynolds had 

 the larger wheel, that the Cassady had to expend power to 

 overcome the friction caused by the wheel which hugged the 

 land, that while the two horses that drew the Cassady weighed 

 2800 lbs., those which drew the Reynolds weighed 2200, while 

 the thickness and weight of the slice of soil turned by the 

 Cassady (9 x 17) was no larger than that turned by the Rey- 

 nolds, all went to prove that to perform the same work, this 

 plough required less power than the Cassady. The statement 

 of Mr. Page, foreman on Dr. Loring's farm, where both the 

 plouglis are in use, that he found that to do the same work, 

 the Cassady required one more horse than the Reynolds, co- 

 roborated the committee in their view. The result of the trial 

 leaving in the minds of the majority of the committee one 

 point in favor of each plough, and the third about equally in 

 favor of each. We thought the wisest course was to divide 

 the premium between the two contestants, and accordingly we 

 awarded $5 to Mr Pratt and 15 to Messrs. Whitcomb & Carter. 

 As the matter of Sulky Ploughs is one of a good deal of in- 

 terest to the community, it may be well to state briefly the ex- 

 perience of two members of the committee and add one or two 

 suggestions. Mr. Gwinn has had experience with the Buckeye 

 Sulky. This is adapted for any plough. Mr. G. has used 

 Eagle No. 20, with his, and is much pleased with the result 

 obtained, especially in breaking up sod land. I have had two 

 of the Reynolds Sulkys in use, more or less, for the past five 

 years. I (by which I mean my men), have made but very 

 little use of the single plough, confining myself almost wholly 

 to the gang ploughs. I have used these on my onion beds. 

 A team of horses, weighing 2100 lbs., will use th^m, day after 

 day, ploughing from three to four acres a day, with no more 

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