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SHEPHERD DOGS. 



Charles Wright, James Lovel, Edward Wait, Judges. 

 Henry A. Field, Third avenue, for the best shepherd dog. Far- 

 mers' Library. 



For particulars in relation to the Horticultural Department, your 

 committee refer to the able and judicious report of Thomas Bridge- 

 man, its superintendent. 



The Plowing Exhibition came off at Harlem, owing to a violent 

 storm of rain, which prevented plowing at Hempstead, Long Island, 

 in conjunction with the " Queens County Agricultural Society," as 

 originally intended; which caused much regret, inconsequence of there 

 being on the ground many inventors of improvements in plows, as 

 well as farmers with their teams of oxen and horses, as well as many 

 practical plowmen, all arranged under the supervision of Mr. Carl, 

 the acting secretary of the society above named. 



The result was an adjournment for fair weather, and subsequently, 

 the matches took place at Harlem, under the direction of Messrs. 

 Ellsworth, Esq., of Windsor, Conn., and Henry Meigs, Esq., mem- 

 bers of the Institute; under whose able advice and management the 

 business was judiciously carried out. As usual, the plows were of 

 the most approved inventions of the present time, and the plowing 

 was very perfect and satisfactory. 



The following were the judges appointed: — Jlessrs. Thomas Bell, 

 Edward Hallock, and Chas. Bathgate; who reported that the plow- 

 ing, by all the competitors, was superior to any similar, exhibition 

 they have ever witnessed on any former occasion; and they beg leave- 

 to take this method of complimenting all the plowmen upon their 

 work. 



The following rules for the plowing match were adopted: 



1st. The quantity of ground for each team, to be one-eighth of 

 an acre. 



2d. The time allowed to do the work in, will be one hour. 



3rd. The furrows to be not less than seven inches deep. 



4th. The teams to start at one time, and each plowman to do his 

 own work, without a driver, except ox teams will be allowed a 

 driver to plow the first furrow. 



