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R. Z. Caldwell, driver. 12 furrows, in 48 minutes. — 

 This plow had a double cutter, which is thought to pro- 

 tect the point in stony land. Work fairly done. 



No. 13. Samuel F. Barker, of Andover. Plow made 

 by Prouty & Co. ; A. Peter Freeman, plowman, A. 

 i. Barker, aged 12, driver. 12 furrows, in 55 minutes, 

 not so deep as required, tolerably laid. 



No. 14. Enos Reynolds, of Boxford. Plow made by 

 Prouty & Co. ; Sod A. Eben Howe, plowman, H. A. 

 Bodwell, driver. 14 furrows, in 49 minutes, of good 

 depth, not so smoothly laid as some. 



No. 15. Joseph Chandler, of Andover. Plow made 

 by Ruggles & Co. ; Sward C. Joseph Chandler, jr. 

 plowman, Jos. Chandler, driver. 14 furrows, in 42 min- 

 utes, well laid, of good depth. 



No. 16. Perley Tapley, of Danvers. Plow made by 

 Ruggles & Co. ; Improved Eagle. G. W. Winslow, 

 plowman, S. S. Thomas, driver. 14 furrows, in 43 min- 

 utes. This plow had a steel plate on the share, design- 

 ed to be used in meadows, it turned the furrow^s well, 

 but not quite the depth required. 



No. 17. Augustus A. Hayward, of Boxford. Plow 

 made by Ruggles &. Co. ; Sward B. Wm. R. Cole, 

 plowman, David West, driver. 14 furrows, in 46 min- 

 utes, well laid, turned even. 



No. 18. James Stevens, 2d, of Andover. Plow made 

 by Prouty & Co. ; A. Benj. Kimball, plowman, George 

 Perry, driver. 13 furrows, in 35 minutes. This work 

 was quickly and roughly done. The same team that 

 was used in No. 9, the last year, which then succeeded 

 quite well. 



No. 19. Samuel Jenkins, jr. of Andover. *' Plow 

 made by Prouty & Co. ; Sod A. John I. Foster, plow- 

 man, S. Jenkins, jr. driver. 12 furrows, in 35 minutes, 

 unevenly laid, furrow slice much broken, the land was 

 not quite as wide as the others. 



No. 20. Joseph Simonds, of Middleton. Plow^made 

 by Prouty & Co. ; C. Geo. R. Wilkins, plowman, Geo. 

 W. White, driver. 15 furrows, in 33 minutes. This 

 plow had a rolling cutter — said by the plowman to run 



