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Jones, a few rods from the village. The number of entries was 

 eleven — five ox-teams and six horse-teams. Each competitor drew 

 for choice of lots, at the time of entry, before going to the ground. 

 Each lot was ten rods long and two rods wide, containing one-eighth 

 of an acre. One Michigan Plow competed and obtained the first 

 premium. Six of the ploughs were manufactured by Prouty &. Mears 

 of Boston ; three by Ruggles, Nourse, Mason & Co., of Worcester ; 

 and two by J. R. Whittemore &- Co., of Chicopee Falls. 



ENTRIES. 



Ox- Teams. Amherst, Levi D. Cowles, Prouty & Mears' Michi- 

 gan Sod Plough ; Granby, Erastus Nash, Prouty &. Mears' Eagle 

 C ; Hadley, Linus Green, Prouty & Mears' No. 36 ; Edmund 

 Smith (did not plough), J. R. Whittemore & Co.'s ; Sunderland, 

 Ebenezer P. Dickinson, Prouty &- Mears' Eagle No. 50. 



Horse- Teams. Amherst, George W. Hobart, J. R. Whittemore 

 & Co.'s — William W. Smith, Prouty &, Mears' ; Deerfield, Josiah 

 Fogg, Ruggles, Nourse, Mason &- Co.'s ; Northampton, Elisha Strong, 

 two entries, Ruggles, Nourse, Mason & Co.'s No. 66 and No. 73 — 

 William Strong, Prouty & Mears' No. 5 1-2. 



DRAWING MATCH. 



At ten o'clock, the trial of working oxen commenced, in the high- 

 way near the College buildings. The cart was loaded with three 

 thousand pounds of granite. Twenty-three pairs of cattle were en- 

 tered. Each pair drew the load up the hill, in front of Rev. Mr. 

 Dwight's Church, turned it, and was exercised in backing, and other- 

 wise. The training of the cattle, their match in color and size, and 

 their performance of the work, were considered by the Committee. 

 The following list indicates the towns in alphabetical order in which 

 the competitors reside, their names, also, the ages and, as far as can 

 be ascertained, the breed and weight of each pair. 



ENTRIES. 



Amherst, Aretas J. Cadwell, 6 years old, 3500 lbs., native ; Ches- 

 ter Cowles, 5 years old, 3465 lbs., Durham ; Orrin Johnson, two 

 pairs, native, one 6 years old, 3250 lbs.; one, 4 years old, 2650 lbs. ; 

 William Ingram, 4 pairs, two 5 years and two 4 years old ; Horace 



