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has not been sufficiently explicit, a multiplicity of cares must 

 be my apology. 



Respectfully yours, ABEL F. ADAMS. 



Fitchburg, Sept. 10th, 1855. 



PLOWING. 



Committee. — Messrs. Nathaniel Wood, Fitchburg ; Henry Boyles, Prince- 

 ton; Gilman Day, Templeton; Alonzo P. Goodridge, Fitchburg; David 

 Parker, Gardner ; Charles C. Xash, Princeton. 



Plowing Match with Double Teams. The Committee on 

 Plowing with Double Teams for the year 1855, consisted of 

 Messrs. Wood of Fitchburg, Boyles of Princeton, Day of Tem- 

 pleton, Goodridge of Fitchburg, Parker of Gardner, and Nash 

 of Princeton. 



Messrs. Wood and Goodridge were the only members of 

 said constituted Committee present. And it is very much to 

 be regretted that the other members did not find it convenient 

 to be present. The members however, present associated 

 with them Mr. Ephraim Graham, of Lunenburg, and he kind- 

 ly assisted in the duties to be performed. 



There was but one team regularly entered, according to the 

 rule established for competition in this department, very much 

 to the regret of your Committee, and finding this to be the 

 case a few days ago, it was proposed that others, although 

 their oxen might be over five years> be invited to come in and 

 compete^ although it should not be to the disadvantage of the 

 one regularly entered. 



Accordingly three others came forward and joined in the 

 competition, viz : 



Levi Downe, of Fitchburg, with one yoke of oxen five years 

 old, and a horse. 



Josiah Page, of Westminster, with one pair of oxen four 

 years old, and one pair of steers three years old. 



