30 



To Master A. Griswold, of Fitchburg, for hen 



and 15 chickens, in 2 broods, a gratuity of ,50 



L. H. BRADFORD, for the Committee. 



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PLOWING. 



Committee. — Ivcrs PhiHips,and Abel Marshall, of Fitcliburg; Luko 

 Wellington, Asliby ; Joseph P. Heywood, Sterling; Ohio Whitney, jr., 

 Ashburnham ; Seth Heywood, Gardner ; Wilkes Roper, Princeton. 



The plowing match was on a piece of land belonging 

 to Mr. Daniel Works, in the westerly part of Fitch- 

 burg. The soil is of excellent quality; moist and 

 BtifF; and rocky enough to test the skill of plowmen. 

 Apparently, the land had not been cultivated more than 

 six or seven inches deep. The sub-soil is stiff, inclined 

 to clay ; and quite rocky. It was layed out in lands 

 twelve rods long, and eighteen feet wide. The lands 

 were pretty uniform ; but some of them were more 

 rocky than others. 



Sixteen entries were made ; but only fourteen teams 

 appeared upon the ground. 



There were many circumstances which make it 

 extremely difficult for the Committee to decide who 

 best deserved the premiums placed at our disposal. 

 Some plowed with two yoke of oxen — some with one 

 yoke of oxen and a horse ; and some with one yoke of 

 oxen. Your Committee directed the competitors to 

 guage their plows at seven inches, that being the depth 



