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at which the owner of the land had indicated that he 

 would like to have the plowing done ; but upon exami- 

 nation it was found that the depth at which the land 

 was plowed, varied from 7 to 10 inches. Six kinds of 

 plows were used. The time of accomplishing the work, 

 varied from 24 to 50 minutes. All these circumstances 

 and many others, had to be taken into consideration by 

 your Committee, in awarding the premiums. The 

 plowing was all good ; and with one or two exceptions, 

 it was excellent. We had difficulty in determining who 

 was most entitled to the first premium ; and as we went 

 on through the list the difficulty increased; and when 

 our premiums were exhausted, we found that others 

 were apparently as much entitled to them as some to 

 whom we had awarded. We have endeavored to give 

 to every varied circumstance its due weight, discrimi- 

 nating as well as we could, to act with entire impartial- 

 ity; and have awarded the premiums. The question 

 has been not so much who was entitled to the several 

 premiums, as who can we leave off and be just. 



Israel Everett, of Princeton, entered one yoke of oxen 

 five years old; and a double Michigan swivel plow, 

 the only one on the ground ; and the plowing was done 

 by his son Mendall G. Everett, (a minor.) He plowed 

 18 furrows, eight inches deep, in 36 minutes, and did it 

 well. 



We have awarded the first premium of $ 10,00 to 

 Israel Everett; and a gratuity of $5,00 to Mendall 

 G. Everett. 



Mr. Alonzo P. Goodridge, of Fitchburg, entered one 

 yoke of oxen seven and eight years old; and Ruggles, 

 Nourse & Mason's eagle plow; number 73 1-2; and it 



