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er two, of one yoke of oxen and one horse each. All of them 

 were on the ground at the appointed time. The Committee be- 

 ing full, arrangements were immediately made for starting the 

 teams. The several competitors completed their respective 

 allotments of work as follows : 



E. A. Goodrich, Lot No. 12, Michigan plow, in 12 minutes. 



Jonas Corey, " 



M. B. Heywood, " 



Mirick & Gregory, " 



Charles Flagg, " 



Moses Sawyer, 2d, " 



Your Committee award the 



1st premium to Moses Sawyer, 2d, Sterling, |10 00 



2d " M. B. Heywood, " 7 00 



3d " Charles Flagg, • " 5 00 



To E. A. Goodrich and Jonas Corey of Fitchburg, we recom 

 mend a gratuity of $3.00 each; also, a gratuity of 13.00 to- 

 Mirick & Gregory of Princeton. The several plows used were 

 not brought to a uniform gauge, therefore the depth of plowing 

 varied from seven and one4ialf to nine inches. The controlling 

 principle in the award of premiums was this — that competitors 

 in the plowing match, to merit a premium, must arrange their 

 teams in a quiet and teamster4ike manner, and perform their 

 work with care and skill. The four teams composed of two yoke 

 of oxen each, were managed with a quietness and skill highly 

 creditable to their teamsters, performing their respective allot- 

 ments of labor in a thorough and workmanlike manner, and with 

 so slight a difference in the quality of their work and the man- 

 ner of accomplishing it, that the Committee were not unanimous 

 in their award of either of the premiums. The teamsters hav- 

 ing in charge the other two teams, hurried them up as though 

 they were impressed with an honest belief that the faster they 

 drove, the stronger their claim to the award of a premium. But 

 whether or not that was their belief, the manner of managing 

 their teams failed to make an impression on the Committee suf- 

 ficiently favorable to award them a premium, yet they were 

 unanimous in recommending them a gratuity. 



ASAPH WOOD, for the Committee. 



