Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-11-03
AgrfcutturM.
PLOUGHlNG MATCH.
Report.

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The Committee on the Ploughhg Mattel
have the honour as web as great SAT
isfaction TO inform the President, Trus
tees, and all the members of this Sccie
ty, that, in lieu of race match, we haV'
this day had Ploughing Mach Hdicl
has done great honour to all the com
petitOrs, and much credit TO this Inatitu
ton. Although improvement has al.
ways been the professed object Of OH
Ploughing Matches, your COMMITTEES are
we'll aware that, heretofore, all the pre-
paratory preparations of the competitors
have had reference principally il moi
wholly to time. This has been owing,
in some measure, we think, to the COM
petitors' not fully and distinctly unler-
standing the way and manner in which
they were. to obtain the highest wages
tor their labour. Instead of commenting
and pursuing their work in farmer
like manner, and attending to all the
parts which might aid and assist in per-
iectlng the whole work, the end of the
land and the furrow which would COW
er the most ground were the objects
which the competitors had in vi{w as
it two OF three seconds of time would
warrant them premium. But, Dn this
occasion, your Committee are hal py to
say that, in their opinion, great atuance-
ment has been made since the list year
in this most valuable and important part
OF good husbandry; and we think the
great increase of competitors, ID addition
to the improvement made, is Conclusive
proof of the necessity and utility of at
tending to this branch of our Exhibi-
tions.
Seventeen Ploughmen with their teams
entered the field, and, being we'll CON
vinced of the truth of the sentiment
advanced by Cato, when he said the
first rule in husbandry was to plough
well, they commenced their work and
ploughed two acres and one eighth IF an
acre, in 8 hours and 25 minutes, which
is much less than one half of the time
usually occupied by those farmers who
are regardless of improvement, andm
pend their time in the use of orn-out
teams and WORKOUT ploughs. And who
ever will take the trouble, or rather the
pleasure, Of minuteiy examining tho
ploughing this day, will generally find
great uniformity in the depth, width
and lay of the burrows, which is equally
beneficial to the succeeding. crop and
to the ease and advantage of the hus
bandman in tilling his farm.
The work was all so we'll and SO
thoroughly done, that, while your Com
mittee congratulate the Yeomanry of the
County of Worcester on the extraordi-
nary Improvement both as respects the
work and manner of doing it, they found
the duty of discrimination, and of giving
preference, TO be very arduous and ex-
ceedingly difficult.
Seventeen competitors, being called to
order, formed a circle and cast lots fol-
their sections, the ground having been
previously divided into sections Of an
elSntn OF an acre eaCn.
Lot No. 1. Jonas johnson, of Worcester
work performed in Al minutes.
No. 2. Levi Lincoln, of Worcester work
performed in 81 minutes.
No. 3. Seth Hastings, of Mendon--worl
performed in % minutes.
No. a. Silas Dudley, of Sutton-work per
formed in "a minutes 80 seconds.
| No. 5. William Eaton, jr. of Worcester
work performed in 80 minutes.
No. 6. Stephen Marsh, jr. Of Sutton-worl
performed in 80 minutes.
| No. 2. Stephen Marsh, of Sutton---worl
performed in 90 minutes 80 seconds.
No. 8. Royal /. Marble, of Sutton.-worl
performed in 80 minutes.
No. 9. Lewis Chaplin, of Worcester--worl
performed in 90 minutes.
No. 10. Luther Whiting, of Sutton--worl
performed in 81 minutes 80 seconds.
No. IL. Samuel Sbley, of sutton--worl
performed in 80 minutes 45 seconds.
No. 10. Henry Wheeler, of Worcester
work performed in 35 minutes 80 seconds.
No. 10. Henry Billiard, of Holden-worl
performed in 90 minutes SO seconds.
No. Ia. Sumner Cole, of Sutton--work per
formed in 26 minutes.
NO. 10. WaFo q hlce, OF Norcester--Worl
performed in &c minutes Is seconds.
No. Is. John Jacobs, of Sutton--worl1 per
formed in 26 minutes.
No. II. Asa Cummings, jr. of Sutton
work performed in 25 minutes 45 seconds.
The Committee awarded as follows -
LIST Prem. to Asa Cummings, jr. of Sutton, SlC
Himself, Ploughman,
Davis Cummings, Driver,
Cd Prem. to Sumner Cole, Of Sutton,
DAM. Woodbury., Ploughman, I
John Sherman, Driver,
Sd Prem. to Royal T. Marble, of Sutton,
Himself, Ploughman,
Russell Marble, Driver,
18th Prem. to Seth Hastings, of Mendon,
Elias Rawson, Ploughman,
Your Committee have TO remark, tina