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PLOUGHING — WITH HOESES. 



The Committee on Ploughing with Horses report as follows : 

 The 2d premium, of |T, to Spofford and Adams of George- 

 town. 



FRANCIS DODGE, 1 



WM. GOODRICH, 



S. A. MERRILL, j> Committee. 



GEO. HOSAM, 



JOS. P. FOLSOM, 



WORKING OXEN. 



The number of pairs of oxen entered for premium was 

 large, being sixteen ; of this number three pairs were rejected 

 by your Committee, on account of age, they deeming it a part 

 of their duty to look to this, as well as other matters in relation 

 to this class of animals, in compliance with the rules of the 

 Society. 



Two pairs were not presented for trial, this leaving but 

 eleven pairs to compete for the premiums offered by the So- 

 ciety. Of this number, six came under class No. 1, weighing 

 over 3,000 lbs., and five under class No. 2, weighing less than 

 3,000 lbs. 



The trial was creditable to all, and by most the work was 

 admirably performed ; showing not only real merit in the teams, 

 but exceedingly good training by the teamsters ; and your Com-* 

 mittee regret that there were not more awards at their disposal, 

 yet, each member of it, at the conclusion of the trial, had noted 

 his perfercnce, on comparing which were found to be on the 

 same pairs. We therefore were unanimous in awarding the 

 premiums as follows : — 



