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The above committee respectfully report, that in their judg- 

 ment, as the result of the trial, Thomas Kearney, of Greenburgh, 

 Westchester Co., (plough Mayer, Eagle F,) is entitled to the first 

 premium. Asa B. Munn, of Orange, Essex Co., N. J., (plough, 

 Bergen patent,) is entitled to the second premium, and Ira Peck, 

 of Orange, Essex Co., (plough Myers' patent, Newark, N. J.,) is 

 entitled to the third premium. 



The ground selected belonged to Abraham Storms, of Tarry- 

 town, and was admirably adapted to the purpose. The contest 

 was spirited and exciting, and was witnessed with great ir^terest 

 by the spectators. Each of the ploughmen finished his one- 

 eighth of an acre of green sward within the allotted time, (one 

 hour,) Mr. Munn in 47 minutes, and Mr. Peck and Mr. Kearney 

 each in fifty minutes. 



The ploughing was required to be of sis inches depth. All 

 the ploughs cut from thirteen to sixteen inches furrow slice. 

 The Mayer plough ran true six inches depth. Myer plough sev- 

 en inches, and the Bergen plough eight inches. Several of the 

 judges expressed a preference for the work done by the Bergen 

 plough, on account of its depth, but the furrow not being turned 

 quite so flat, and the ploughing, (mainly on account of the cattle,) 

 not being as correct as that performed by the Mayer patent, 

 they felt bound by the terms, as provided by the Institute, to 

 make the awards as above stated. 



The chairman would respectfully suggest, that for this section 

 of country, and perhaps any other section^ deep ploughing is 

 most beneficial, and should be encouraged, and therefore sub- 

 mits that in all future trial tests, eight inches in depth should be 

 required. 



Farmers from a neighboring State, or from long distances, at- 

 tending the ploughing matches, must necessarily come without 

 teams, hence they are under the necessity of borrowing and 

 using strange animals with which they cannot perform their 

 work as well as they usually do with their own teams and on 

 their own premises. It was very apparent that both Mr. Munn 

 and Mr. Peck labored under this difficulty. The chairman 

 would also suggest that the third premium (diploma) be changed 



