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UEPORT ON WORKING OXEN. 



The Committee on working oxen report as follows : — 



There were six competitors for Drawing, and we award the first 

 premium of $6, to Luther Eaton, of Dedham. 



Second premium of $4, to J. P. & W. P. Clark, of Medway. 



Third premium of $2, to Jesse Farrington, of Dedham. 



There were present of the Committee, J. P. Clark, of Medway, 

 Wm. Pierce, of Needhara, and Jeremiah W. Gay, of Dedham. 

 For the Committee, 



JAMES P. CLARK, Chairman. 

 Medway, Sept. 30, 18G4. 



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REPORT ON SPADING. 



Whole number of entries, five. 



First premium to Timothy Murphy, of Dorchester, $5. 

 Second premium to Dennis Doody, of Dorchester, $4. 

 Third premium to Francis Rooney, of Dedham, $3. 

 Fourth premium to Morris Maronay, of Dorchester, $2. 

 Fifth premium to Patrick Donahoe, of Dedham, $1. 



ROBERT WATT, Chairman. 

 West Roxhury, Sept. 30, 18G4. 



REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AND 



NEW INVENTIONS. 



The Committee on Agricultural Implements and New Inven- 

 tions, found but few articles exhibited, and those of standard vari- 

 eties. 



Messrs. Whittemore, Belcher & Co., of Boston, exhibited Hay 

 and Vegetable Cutters, Ox Yokes, the " Doe Plow," &c. Also an 

 improved Harrow, " Share's Patent," which your Committee would 

 recommend to the farmers of Norfolk as being an excellent article, 

 one of them having been used during the past season by one of 

 the Committee to his entire satisfaction, 



J. Nourse of Boston, exhibited a Horse Hoe Cultivator, of new 

 construction, also his new " Universal Iron Beam Plow," three 

 sizes, two of which, a two and four horse, were used in the Plow- 

 ing Match, and j)erformed good work. 



