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able to make while the teams were ploughing, and also 

 after they had left the ground, they were unanimous in 

 awarding the premiums as follows, viz : 



1st Premium of $10, to Joseph C. Putnam, of Danvers. 

 2d " $8, to Allen Putnam, of Hamilton. 



3d " $6, to William R. Putnam, of Wenham. 



4th " $4, to Perley Tapley, of Danvers. 



The Committee believe that the ploughing this year, 

 taken altogether, is superior to what they have ever wit- 

 nessed in any former year, and the ploughs, some of 

 them, were of superior finish and workmanship, and 

 they very much regret, that the comparative ease of 

 draft of some of them, could not have been fairly tested, 

 for want of time, and on account of the ill health of the 

 Chairman of the Committee for that purpose. 

 All .which is respectfully submitted. 



For the Committee, 



ANDREW DODGE. 

 Sept. 29, 1841. 



WITH HORSE TEAMS. 



The Committee on Ploughing with Horse Teams, 

 Report: 



That there were but two teams entered for premium, 

 both of which did their work in 51 minutes. 



To Seth Kimball, of Andover, who did his work with 

 28 furrows, averaging 6 1-2 inches in depth, without a 

 driver, they award the first premium of eight dollars. 



To Perley Tapley, of Danvers, who ploughed 30 fur- 

 rows, averaging five inches in depth, with a driver, they 

 .\ward the second premium of six dollars. 



For the Committee, 



THOMAS E. PAYSON. 



^eorgetoivn, Sept. 29, 1841. 



