54 [Assembly 



Your committee awarded 



Henry Robinson, Miner & Horton's plow, the first premium. 

 Asa B. Munn, J3ergen Plow, the second premium. 

 Matthew Ray, Mayher Plow, the third premium 



The chairman of the committee deems it proper to state that on the 

 question of the second piemium, the vote stood, while on the ground, 

 three for Matthew Ray, and two for Asa B. Munn, and that the 

 chairman w^as instructed so to report, and that he accordingly made 

 such announcement from the stage on the grounds of the Westchester 

 County fair ; and that subsequently two of the majority, Messrs. Ed- 

 ward B. Underbill, and Horace Baily, of Westchester county, sought 

 the chairman at the hotel at White Plains, and stated that after hav- 

 ing given in their vote they had reviewed the ground, and changed 

 their judgment in favor of the plowing of Asa B. Munn. The chair- 

 man would further add, that in his judgment Alfred F. Munn was 

 fairly entitled to the third premium, and would recommend him to 

 the favorable consideration of the American Institute. 



The chairman would also state, that after having attended to the 

 duty especially assigned him, he assisted Mr. Bigelow and the others 

 of the committee on the testing of the draught of plows, and was re- 

 ques' ed by Mr. Bigelow to state, that the time necessarily alotted for 

 said purpose was entirely too short, and the ground totally unfit for 

 the purpose, and to recommend that on a future occasion for testing 

 the draught of plows, level ground should be selected more in the imi- 

 mediate vicinity^ of New-York, entirely free from stones, rocks, or 

 other obstructions, save the mere soil and its coating of grass, and 

 that a separate day (from the other plowing) should be had for such 

 purpose. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



JOHN G. BERGEN, 



In behalf of the committee. 

 Xew-York, October 5, 1848. 



