26 PLOUGHING. 



PLOUGHING— SINGLE TEAMS. 



The Committee on Ploughing with Single Teams would remark 

 that the land ploughed being pasture land,and having been ploughed 

 but seldom if ever before, and being in some parts of it quite stony, 

 required the greater skill in the ploughmen, and was the better cal- 

 culated to test the qualities of the plough used than land of a 

 clearer quality. The committee were unanimous in the opinion that 

 the work was all remarkably well performed, considering the quality 

 and condition of the land, with the exception of one lot of land. 



After having taken into consideration the difference in the quah- 

 ty of the different lots, and the time taken in the performance of 

 the work, and the quality of the ploughing, the committee would 

 respectfully submit the following report : — That they award first 

 premium of $7, to Mr. Bradstreet, of Bradford, S. Stephens, 

 ploughman, who performed the work in 44 minutes, by 25 furrows, 

 with Prouty & Mears' plough, No. 155. 



The second premium, of $6, to John P. Foster, of North Ando- 

 ver, who performed the work in 60 minutes, by 29 furrows, with 

 Ruggles, Nourse & Mason's plough. Eagle C. 



The third premium, of $5, to J. H. Barker, of North Andover, 

 who performed the work in 61 minutes, by 28 furrows, with Rob- 

 inson's plough, No. 15. 



The fourth premium, of $4, to Wm. H. Walcott, of Danvers, 

 who performed the work in 41 minutes, by 26 furrows, with Rug- 

 gles, Nourse & Mason's plough. Eagle No. 73. 



The fifth premium, of $3, to Gay ton P. Osgood, of North An- 

 dover, Samuel F. Barker, ploughman, who performed the work in 

 53 minutes, by 26 furrows, with Prouty & Mears' plough. No. 155. 



The Committee would also recommend that mileage be given to 

 George B. Loring, of Salem, and J. Longfellow, of Byfield. 



DANIEL MOULTON, Chairman. 



PLOUGHING— HORSE TEAMS & MICHIGAN PLOUGH. 



The Committee on Ploughing with Horses and Michigan plough 

 report : — 



Three teams were entered for the Society's premiums. Aaron 



