104 FATTENING CATTLE AND SWINE. 



On the day of the ploughing match the committee were unani- 

 mous in aAvarding the first premium to Richard S. Bray, of New- 

 bury, supposing he entered his team according to the rules of the 

 Society. The team used by Mr. Bray was entered in his own 

 name. When the report was read before the Society, objections 

 were made to its acceptance by several other competitors of the 

 ploughing match, on the ground that Mr. Bray employed a man 

 living out of the county to hold his plough, which resulted in 

 referring the report to the Trustees for further consideration. At 

 a meeting of the Trustees held at Salem, the 15th of November 

 instant, other objections were made to Mr. Bray's receiving the 

 premium on the ground that he was not the owner of the team, and 

 some evidence to that effect was produced. It was then voted by 

 the Trustees to pass the report back to the committee for further 

 investigation. Since then the chairman has received evidence in 

 relation to the ownership of the team, which he now presents to the 

 Trustees for their action, not having had any opportunity to consult 

 any other member of the committee. 



WILLIAM F. PORTER, Chairman. 



At a meeting of the Trustees the 27th of November, 1854, the above report and 

 accompanying papers having been read — 



Voted, That the report on Ploughing with Double Teams be accepted, except 

 that part of it awarding the first premium — and that said premium be withheld, for 

 the reason that the competitor to whom it was awarded was not the owner of the 

 team at the time of the ploughing. 



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FATTENING CATTLE AND SWINE. 



The Committee on Experiments for fattening Cattle and Swine, 

 report as follows : — 



We regret to say that at our late Annual Fair, the results of no 

 experiments, successful or unsuccessful, were presented for your 

 Committee's consideration. But we should regret still more to 

 think that this fact is an indication of the real interest which the 



