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PLOUGHING WITH DOUBLE TEAMS. 



Eiofhteen teams were entered for ploughing, but fourteeT? 

 appeared upon the field. Each lot contained one sixth of ati 

 acre. The land was a sandy loam, somewhat uneven, parts of 

 it being much better to plough than others, which made it more 

 difficult to determine upon the comparative merits of the work. 

 We doubt not but if some of the teams had had better lands, 

 they would have made smoother work. 



Another difficulty under which the committee labored, was to 

 compare the work of single ploughs with the double, ana we think 

 a poor ploughman will do best with a double plough. After 

 mature deliberation the committee make the following awards. 



The first premium of $8 to Frederick Simonds, of Andover, 

 Work done with Prouty & Mears Michigan Double plough 

 No. 85, 21, furrows, in thirty three minutes. 



The second premium of ^7 to Jacob Farnum, of Andover, 

 work done with Ruggles Nourse k, Mason single plough, deep 

 tiller, eagle No. 95, in 24 minutes, with 18 furrows. 



The third premium of ^6 to John B. Jenkins, of Andover, 

 ivork done with Prouty & Mears Double Michigan plough 

 No. 85 in 34 minutes with 19 furrows. 



The fourth premium of $5, to Samuel Furber, of Andover. 

 The team consisted of a pair of oxen and a horse, work done with 

 Martins single plough, eagle No. 50, in 28 minutes with 18 

 furrows. 



The fifth premium of ^4 to Richard S. Bray, of Newbury, 

 work done with Prouty &; Mears, single plough, No. 72, in 29 

 minutes, 18 furrows. 



W. R. Putnam, Chairman, 



