REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 



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SPADING. 



There were eight persons who entered their names 

 ' in season, appeared on the ground, drew their lots, and 

 contended for the premiums. Each lot contained one 

 hundred square feet, and they were required to spade 

 it nine inches deep, and prepare it as for a seed bed. 

 The time occupied varied from twelve minutes thirty- 

 three seconds to twenty-seven minutes fifty-five seconds. 

 A portion of the lots were very well done. With some 

 there appeared to be too much haste to get through the 

 task, without sufficiently pulverizing the soil. 



The Committee award the following premiums : 

 1st, Elson W. Manning, $5.00, Time 26m. 6s. 



2d, John Donnoven, 4.00, '' 17 20 



•3d, Hubbard B. Fuller, 3.00, '' 27 65 



4th, Daniel Duggan, 2.00, " 26 5 



5th, John Morrally, 1.00, " 12 33 



For the Committee, 



ABEL F. ADAMS. , 

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