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PLOWING-HOESE AND MULE TEAMS. 



PLOWING— HORSE AND MULE TEAMS. 



The Commitiee on Plowing by Horse and Mule 

 Teams, respectfully report : 



Six entries were made, live of them of one pair of 

 horses each, and the other of one pair of mules. Of 

 these, one entry was made too late to be entitled to a 

 premium, and two others did not appear^ leaving only 

 four competitors. 



Messrs. Mclntire & Gushing, of Fitchburg, entered 

 one pair of horses, Nourse, Mason & Co.'s Eagle Plow 

 'No. 37 2, and plowed their lot in twenty-six minutes, the 

 plow being held by John W. Hollis. Had this entry 

 been seasonably made, Messrs. Mclntire & Gushing 

 would have been entitled to the first premium. The Gom- 

 mittee unanimously awarded to them a gratuity of $3,00. 



Mr. John Brooks, Jr., of Princeton, entered one pair 

 af horses, Nourse, Mason & Go.'s Eagle plow No. 73, and 

 plowed his lot in twenty-nine minutes. We award to 

 him the second premium of $4,00. 



Dr. Jabez Fisher, of Fitchburg, entered one pair of 

 mules, Nourse, Mason & Go.'s Eagle plow^ No. 82, and 

 plowed his lot in thirty-three minutes. The third pre- 

 mium of $2,00 is awarded to him. 



Mr. John Minot, of Westminster, entered one pair of 

 horses, and plowed with a plow with a wrought iron 

 mould-board, and of a construction not so modern as the 

 others. The plow was held by Augustus Minot, a minor, 

 and the work was done in nineteen minutes. Had his 

 team been slow^er w^alkers the quality of the plowing 

 would have been better. The Gommittee award to the 

 plowman, Augustus Minot, a gratuity of $2,00. 



