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Mr. Asa Sawyer, of Fitchburg, entered one pair of oxen, 

 six years old, and a horse, and a double Michigan plow. 

 The plowing was managed by two of his sons ; Alvin 

 Sawyer, who held the plow, being only seventeen years 

 old. They plowed eighteen furrows, nine inches deep, 

 in forty-two minutes; and we have awarded to Mr. Asa 

 Sawyer the seventh and last premium of $2,00, and to 

 Alvin Sawyer a gratuity of $ 1,00. 



Your committee are unwilling to close this report 

 without making honorable mention of other competitors 

 who richly deserve premiums, if we had them to bestow. 

 Among these, are Mr. Henry Boyles, of Princeton, who 

 performed his work in forty-one minutes ; and Mr. Chas. 

 Flagg, of Sterling, who plowed his land in forty-four 

 minutes. Both of them did their work well, and in 

 consideration of the distance which they have travelled, 

 we recommend a gratuity to each of them, of $3,00. 



Mr. Joseph Upton, of Fitchburg, plowed with a yoke 

 of oxen and a horse ; himself being plowman and driver 

 of the whole team. He did his work in thirty-five 

 minutes; and Mr. Patrick Dinan plowed a land in fifty 

 minutes, with one yoke of oxen ; and they both did 

 their work remarkably well. 



The Town of Fitchburg had two yoke of oxen on the 

 ground, under the management of Mr. Fctrwell^ the 

 superintendent of the town farm, and he plowed a lanc!^ 

 with a double Michigan plow, in an excellent manner, 

 ten inches deep, in twenty-four minutes ; and if he had 

 been a competitor for a premium he would probably 

 have received one. 



All of which is respectfully submitted by your Com- 

 mittee. 



IVERS PHILLIPS, Chairman. 

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