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three day difference in the date of their hatching. If this fact had 

 been known, the awards would undoubtedly have been reversed : 



HENS. 



Brahma, 1st premium to J. A. Marshall, Lunenburg, $2 00 



Black Spanish, " " " " 2 00 



White Leghorn, " " " " 2 00 



'•' 2d " " Jabez Fisher, Fitchburg, 1 00 



TURKEYS. 



1st premium, A. B. Wood, Westminster, 3 00 



GEESE, (wild). 



1st premium, John Wheeler, Fitchburg, 3 00 



The Conmiittee also recommend a gratuity of $2 00 to Henry 

 Grimes of Gardner, for five pairs of " Fancy Fowls." Also a 

 gratuity of $1 00 to W. A. Carleton of Fitchburg, for a brood of 

 ten Brahma chickens, one day old. 



JABEZ FISHEE, Chairmari. 



TOWN TEAMS. 



The Committee award the 



1st premium to Leominster, $25 00 



2d " " Princeton, 15 00 



PORTER PIPER,°/or the Committee. 



PLOWING— DOUBLE TEAMS. 



The Committee appointed by the trustees to award the pre- 

 miums for the best plowing with Double Teams, have superintended 

 the work, and submit the following Report : 



Number of entries, 2. Number of Competitions, 2. The plow>s 

 used were the Ames Co.'s Michigan Swivel, same size. Sewall G. 

 Mirick plowed 22 furrows in 28| minutes. Team, one pair of oxen 



