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2d., 3d. and 4th., in their order ; and it so happened, 

 that each were assigned by a majority of votes, without 

 a second ballot. In this manner the premiums were a- 

 warded, as follows : 



To Moses Pettingill, No. 22, 1st premium, $12 00 



" Henry Cummings, No. 11, 2d " 10 00 



" Joseph Chandler, No. 15, 3d " 8 00 



" Dean Robinson, No. 10, 4th " 4 00 



In settling questions of this character, with so much 

 haste as is necessarily required, on the days of our Cat- 

 tle Shows, it cannot be expected that all will be satisfied, 

 or that exact justice will be done to all. Most of your 

 committee have had many years experience in the use 

 of the plow, and they were desirious of determining 

 impartially, without being swerved by any collateral 

 considerations. 



We congratulate the Society on the increasing inter- 

 est manifested in this part of their exhibitions. We can- 

 not doubt that much practical benefit has accrued from 

 them. Although the minutene^s of particulars detailed 

 in our report may seem tedious and trivial to some, still 

 those who would thoroughly understand the subject will 

 be convinced of their propriety. If time could have been 

 found, we should have been pleased to have tested the 

 power of each plow, by the application of the dynamo- 

 meter, in the soil in which it was used : — as also the 

 well-balanced character of the plow. When the plow 

 is so well adjusted, as to cut the furrow slice of pro- 

 per depth and ividth, and lay it in a proper manner, 

 without any extra care or exertion of the plowman, 

 then is the perfection of the art of plowing nearly at- 

 tained. 



What more animatino; si2;ht to one fond of useful im- 

 provements, than forty teams, as to day witnessed, mov- 

 ing side by side without collision, in the struggle for vic- 

 tory ? — Although this victory may be achieved by the use 

 of glittering plowshares, instead of siuords and bayonets, 

 still it will be remembered to be commmded, when most 



