To Joel Page, of Fitchburg, with one pair of oxen 

 and the Michigan plough, we award the first 

 premium of 6 00 



To Josiah Sheldon, of Fitchburg, one pair of oxen 

 with Prouty & Mears' Plough, we award the 

 'second premium of 5 00 



To Joseph Upton, of Fitchburg, Michigan Plough, 



we award the third premium of 4 00 



To Nathan B. Reed, of Princeton, Ruggles, Nourse, 



Mason & Co.'s Plough, the fourth premium of 3 00 

 To Daniel Miles, of Westminster, Ruggles, Nourse, 



Mason & Co.'s. Plough, the fifth premium of 2 00 



Before closing our Report the Committee wish to make 

 one or two suggestions in relation to this important labor 

 of the husbandman. 



The plough, the barrow, the shovel, and the hoe ; though 

 varying in their forms of manufacture, are of universal use 

 by farmers in all countries of the globe ; but the plough is 

 much more important than any other and probably than all 

 others put together. Either of the others could be dipensed 

 with, though with great detriment to the farmer. But the 

 plough could not, without clogging the wheels, and stopping 

 the progress of civilized life. It must be used in the prepar- 

 ation of the soil for all of the crops of the grasses, grains 

 and vegetables, of every nation ; and he who improves the 

 manufacture of the plough, or learns and teaches others best 

 how to use it, ought to be considered the benefactor of his 

 race. 



Who can estimate the pecuniary advantage to the people 

 of our own State, of New England, and the whole country, 

 in the improvement in the manufacture of ploughs by Rug- 

 gles, Nourse, Mason & Co. and Prouty & Mears, not to 

 mention many others engaged on a large scale in their man- 

 ufacture. 



The Committee would express their convictions of the 

 importance of deep ploughing in almost every kind and 



