49 

 TOWN TEAMS. 



The Committee appointed by the Trustees of the Wor- 

 tiester North Agricultural Society, to award the premiums of 

 the Society for the best Town Teams, submit the foDowing 

 as their Report: 



The Society offers for the best ten yokes of working oxen 

 from a single town $20,00; and for the second best $10.00; 

 requiring of the Committee if any town presents more than 

 ten yokes, to designate Avhich ten shall receive the premium. 



There were but two teams presented for the inspection of 

 the Committee, one from Sterling of 14 yokes, and one from 

 Leominster of 24 yokes. 



After an examination of both teams as carefully as they 

 they were able, the Committee were unanimous in awarding 

 to the town of Sterling the first premium of $20,00; and 

 designate the following persons as the owners of the ten 

 best yokes, viz : Joseph Whitney, Silas Stewart, Foster 

 Harris, Uriah Kilburn, Charles Flagg, J. M. Stevenson, 

 Joel Pratt, Silas Buss, Moses Sawyer, 2d, and Putnam 

 Sawyer. 



And to the town of Leominster, the second premium of 

 $10,00; and designate the following persons as the owners 

 of the ten best yokes, viz : Ephraim Bass, two yokes, Alvin 

 Colburn, Andrew Houghton, Pelatiah Sheldon, Geo. Woods, 

 Charles C. Boyden, two yokes, Joseph Pierce, and Leonard 

 Burrage. 



Allow the Committee to speak of some of the advantages 

 of having vigorous and well-trained oxen. As plowing is 

 an important branch in farming, it is desirable that oxen 

 should be trained for this particular service. A pair of oxen 

 trained will plow more and plow it better without a driver 

 than with one, thus saving the time of one man. Again, a 

 man goes to the woods, and with a pair of well-trained oxen, 

 he accomplishes with comparative ease, what four men with 

 an ungainly pair of oxen would with difficulty perform. 

 Also, in drawing stone it is desirable that oxen should be 



