34 ON PLOUGHING. 



WITH SINGLE TEAMS. 



The Committee on Ploughing with Single Teams, 

 Report : 



That nine teams were entered for premiums ; seven 

 only ploughed : 



Namely, Allen Putnam, of Hamilton. 

 " William R. Putnam, of Wenham. 



" Perley Tapley, of Danvers. 



" Moses Pettingill, of Topsfield. 

 " John Preston, of Danvers. 



" Joseph C. Putnam, of Danvers. 



William R. Cole, of Boxford. 



The land for ploughing was marked off in lots, and 

 numbered, and drawn by the following persons, viz : 



Lot No. 1, was drawn by Allen Putnam, and was 

 ploughed in 39 minutes, with Howard's plough, with 

 28 furrows. 



Lot No. 2, was drawn by Perley Tapley, which he 

 ploughed in 56 minutes, with Prouty and Mears' plough, 

 with 30 furrows. 



Lot No. 3, was drawn by Moses Pettingill, which he 

 ploughed in 59 minutes, with Winslow's wooden plough, 

 with 29 furrows. 



Lot No. 4, was drawn by John Preston, which was 

 ploughed in 62 minutes, with Ruggles and Nourse's 

 plough, with 32 furrows. 



Lot No. 5, was drawn by William R. Putnam, which 

 he ploughed in 48 minutes, with Howard's plough, with 

 30 furrows. 



Lot No. 6, was drawn by Joseph C. Putnam, which he 

 ploughed in 42 minutes, with Ruggles and Nourse's 

 plough, with 29 furrows. 



Lot No. 7, was drawn by William R. Cole, which he 

 ploughed in 64 minutes, with 29 furrows. 



After the best examination which the Committee were 



