52 ONPLOUGHING. 



The committee were entirely satisfied with the work as per- 

 formed by five of the teams. Considering the hardness of the 

 work, they have rarely known it to be better done. After a 

 careful comparison of the several lots, taking into view all the 

 circumstances, and the condition in which the work was fin- 

 ished, they agreed to recommend that the premiums be award- 

 ed as follows : 



To Joseph C. Putnam, No. 2, 1st premium, |^8 00 



" James Putnam, " 6, 2d " 6 00 



" Jona. Berry, jr. " 4, 3d " 4 00 



'• Charles Foster, " 7, 4th " 2 00 



From these experiments, we learn that an acre of land may 

 be ploughed by a single pair of cattle and one man in four 

 hours, and probably nearly two acres in a single day. When 

 we take into view the expense of operating a team of this de- 

 scription, compared with those usually employed in this busi- 

 ness, it will be quite well for our farmers to consider whether 

 most of their work cannot be done Avitli one pair of cattle, and 

 if two pair are to be used, would it not be better to cut the first 

 furrow of less depth, and apply the power of the second pair 

 to a SUBSOIL plough, to follow directly after. If we do not en- 

 tirely mistake the signs of the times, our modes of preparing 

 land for culture will ere long be essentially modified by the 

 use of the sub-soil jilou^li. In the County of Worcester, where 

 the management of land and teams is understood as well as in 

 any part of the Commonwealth, the premiums are limited to 

 one pair of cattle without a driver. 



For the Committee, 



Ipswich, Sept. 24, 1845. J. W. PROCTOR. 



WITH HORSE TEAMS. 



The Committee on Ploughing with Horse Teams, ask leave 

 to Report : 



That there were eight horse teams entered for premiums; viz : 

 One by David S. Wilkins, of Danvers. 

 ' Amos P. Swinerton, " 



