REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 



PLOWING— DOUBLE TEAMS. 



The Committee on plowing with double teams report, 

 that only three entries were made to compete for the 

 four premiums offered by the Society. 



The team of Mr. Sewell G. Mirrick, of Princeton, 

 consisted of four three-years-old steers, driven by him- 

 self, and his son nineteen years old held the plow. 

 Their work was done in one hour and four minutes. 



Mr. Joel Page, of Fitchburg, did his work with two 

 horses and one pair of three-years-old steers, driven by 

 his son thirteen years old, Mr. Page holding the plow 

 himself, in thirty-five minutes. 



Mr. J. Edwin Merriam, of Princeton, plowed with 

 one pair of Oxen five years old, and one pair of steers 

 two years old. He held the plow himself. The team 

 was driven by his brother, John Merriam, and the 

 work was done in one hour and four minutes. 



Double Michigan swivel plows from the manufactory 

 of Messrs. Nourse, Mason & Co., of Worcester, were 

 used by all the competitors, and the work was well 

 done. In awarding the premiums the Committee have 

 endeavored to consider all the elements that constitute 

 good practical farm plowing, such as time, manner of 



