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curiosity. Its construction is ingenious, and so far as the committee 

 could judge, without seeing it used, is calculated to make clean work 

 in uncovering cobs. 



Messrs. Graves & Hatch of Leverett, presented a lot of garden 

 Hoes, made in a superior manner and handsomel}'- finished. 



Eight different kinds of Planes, from the Tool Factory of Mr. James 

 Kellogg of Amherst, received commendation for the excellence of 

 their workmanship. 



Mr. Porter Dickinson of Amherst, ofiered a lot of Hammers ; Dan- 

 iel Purington of Pelham, some Saw and Plane Handles ; H. Grey of 

 Pelham, three wooden Clamps ; Amos Rugg of ]SIontague, a lot of 

 Rakes ; A. L. Wellman of Amherst, a lot of Horse Shoes, and J. H. 

 Derver of Belchertown, a Tue-iron, all of good construction. 



From the Mill of Messrs. Joseph Adams & Sons of Hadley, was 

 presented a lot of specimens of sawing, turning and curve plaining, 

 the work of good machinery. 



E. Bogue of Amherst, exhibited a Perambulator, a neat and ingen- 

 ious contrivance for determining the distance traveled by a carriage. 

 Such an article, secretly attached to the vehicles, which go daily from 

 our livery stables, might sometimes tell more truth, on their return, 

 than the riders or even the horses. 



In the dairy department, the committee noticed a Churn, Curd 

 Cutter, and Cheese-press, made by E. S. Church of Amherst. 



E. S. SNELL, Chairman. 



ON PLOWING. 



If a regular turning over the soil, from a uniform depth of 4, 5, or 

 6 inches be the best thing that can be done preparatory to putting in 

 the seed, then are our improved plows as nearly perfect as any 

 thing human can be ; and certainly no one, who has witnessed the 

 exhibition of this day, will doubt that our accomplished plow men 

 have approached perfection in their use. 



Some of your committee, however, are disposed to question wheth- 

 er a uniform inversion of the soil from 4 to 6 inches in depth is the 

 preparation be&t adapted to promote fertility. We suppose it possi- 

 ble, that an operation very different from that of merely inverting the 

 top soil may yet be found preferable ; and if so, then a mode of ac- 

 complishing it, different from any yet practiced in this country, may 

 be found advantagous. 



We anticipate the time as not far distant, when the giant power of 



