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No. 2. Charles Foster, of Andover, owner; Charles 

 W. Foster, plowman; John P. Foster, driver. Plow 

 made by Ruggles & Co.; 2d size. Work done in 64 

 minutes, with 21 furrows; they were lapped a little, 

 not quite seven inches deep, well laid. 



No. 3. Ralph H. Chandler, of Andover, owner; 

 himself plowman; Joseph Chandler, Jr., driver. Plow 

 made by Ruggles & Co.; Eagle size. Work done in 

 62 minutes, with nineteen furrows; quite deep, and ap- 

 peared more broken than most of the others; the work 

 was faithfully done. 



No. 4. George P. Wilkins, of Middleton, owner; 

 James Wilkins, 2d, plowman; Andrew S. Curtis, driv- 

 er. Plow made by Ruggles Sf Co.; with a circular cut- 

 ter from one of Pike's plows. Work done in 44 min- 

 utes, with 19 furrows; in going the second round, the 

 point of the shave was broken by striking against a fast 

 rock, but this inconvenience was counterbalanced by the 

 extra skill and exertion of the plowman. For this work 

 the second premium was awarded. 



No. 5. Joseph Kittredge, of Andover, owner; Na- 

 than Foster, 3d, plowman ; Israel Foster, driver. 

 Plow made by Prouty & Co.; size A. Work done in 

 45 minutes, with 19 furrows; of proper depth, not so 

 regularly laid as some of the others, probably through 

 inattention to this point, on the part of the plow- 

 man. 



No. 6. Samuel Jenkins, of Boxford, owner; Joshua 

 Day, plowman; Samuel Jenkins, driver. Plow made 

 by Prouty §• Co.; size A. Work done in 41 minutes, 

 with 18 furrows; these furrows were wide, of full depth, 

 and well turned, somewhat broken, favorable for the 

 land. For this work the third premium was awarded. 



No. 7. Jacob S. Phelps, of Andover, owner; him- 

 self plowman; Chandler Phelps driver; plow made by 

 Piuggles &L Co.; 3d size. Work done in 63 minutes, 

 with 20 fui-rows; not so even as some, and rather shal- 

 low; the plow w^as not large enough for the work. 



No. 8. William Peters, of Andover, owner; himself 

 plowman; George Jewett, driver; plow made by Prou- 



