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REPORT ON PLOUGHING. 



The Committee on Horse Teams make the follo^ying report : — 



The whole number of entries were five, and the premiums are 

 awarded as follows : 



To Joel Morse of Medfield, the first premium, . . $8.00 



To Hiram W. Jones of Dover, the second premium of . G.OO 



To Cheever Newhall of Dorchester, the third premium of 4.00 



To Luther Eaton of Dedham, the fourth premium of . 2.00 



The Committee recommend the Society's diploma to William 

 G. Lewis of Framingham, for the exhibition and superior per- 

 formance of his Michigan plough. 



For the Committee, 



SOLOMON FLAGG, Chairman. 



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REPORT ON DOUBLE TEAMS. 



The Committee on Ploughing with Double Teams report that 

 there were five entered for the match, and the premiums are 

 awarded as follows : 



To B. N. Sawin of Dover, with Michigan double plough, 



the first premium of . . . . . . $10.00 



To Henrj Goulding of Dover, with Prouty & Mears' 



plough. No. 155, the second premium of . . . 8.00 

 To B. V. French of Braintree, with Prouty & Mears' 



plough, No. 155, the third premium of . . . 6.00 

 To H. & M. Whiting of Dedham, with Ruggles & Nourse's 



Michigan double plough, the fourth premium of . . 4.00 



The Committee were unanimous in the opinion that the plough- 

 ing Avas well done, and doubt if it can be beaten any where in the 

 State. The teamsters, as well as the ploughmen, deserve praise 

 for the ease and quiet manner in which they performed their work. 



The Committee were also well pleased with the work done with 



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