The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-11-08
ny iess than sixty yokes, from one town, and
OLE dollar per mile for travel.
By order Of the COMMITTEE,
WM. s. HASTINGS.
Ploughing Waleh.

'N'~s5t1"5 "HutCFEs
the Committee on the P!oughing Match re-
POI, maj they have had great satisfaction il
Iif"afsins the duty assigned them, though
''s Afi $; with labor and diticulty to decide
upon e"c relative Itrzr:ts Of yvuryvttto.s,
The 'lilFlt with which the prizes were contest.
ed, and toe skin asd perfection with which
the WORK was done, rendered it extremely en-
harHssmg t. settle and award the premiums.
I'M part OF cur Show has been considered by
some Judicious farmers, and friends 10 the So
cietI, OF bat little OF no PRACTICAL utility
But your Committee deem il one of the most
interesting, as well as useful objects Of the
Society. The Importance 1f good ploughing
to plentiful harvest, is acknowledged by all,
and that every means shonla be devised TO ex-
tend practical knowledge of The art and
no pla2 has ever been found more elfectual for
| that purpose, than that Of establishing a COM
petition among p!oughmen, and rcwardins
snosi VINO excel. At these meetings, farmers
" arr Instructed, when taey come only to be
amuied )" tier pTtjudices are worn away,
and hey are frequently induced TO try new
hodss OF co ure, and new implements Of hus-
cduuy. IhE competition, on these occasions,
Is 'iDhg praFicai hus5andmen, coniag from
"'heFht sections OF the county, each with his
own oeculla notions Of the mode Of cultiya.
Ton, drawn rom experience and observation.
ana zach with ploughs suited to the cultiva-
Ton OF their respective farms. Hence they
mutually Instruct each other, and make
known he'r several experiments in the ant Of
iiiIins their lands, aud in the construction OF
theipt@tghS. From the excellent coustruc.
!onof The ploughs, and the perfection OF The
woF this day exhibited TO US, your Commit
tee ganhot but believe that the present stale
OF Improvement, in The construction of the
Ploph, aud the art of ploughipg, is, in some
deSre, TO be attributed 10 our PlOughing
1hdtheSD BIT; the time will not admit OF an
essal upon plonghs or ploughins. Every
farm has his own plans and views upon the
SUBJECT, which lie has attained from actual
eXpsient &, and nothing that we can say will
alteror change his opinions. The competi-
tors IRE impatient for the awards; and, Sir.
President, with your leave, will now proceed
to tbs unpleasant duty.
The g-oupd selected for the Match was OF
light, loamy soil, divided into lots Of one
eighth d an acre each. At 9o'clock. a. VI.
the several competitors were on the field and
eleven rev for lots, and entered the list for
the premiums.
Lot 70 9, Freegrace Marble, Of Sutton, two
yoki of oxen, work erformcd in 80 minutes.
No ! silas Dudley, Northbridge, 9 y. 35t m.
No. VIM. Eaton, jr. Worcester, y. 50 M.
No. !, John Sherman. Sutton, Q y. g ~
No. Nathl. GATES, Worcester, 1y. 90 NJ
~ ~, F@j iaa M, NNSSWion Norcestsr v g m
NO. 9.Ward & Rice, Worcester, g =. &c m
No. 1( Stephen Marsh, ir. Sutton, 2 V. 80 m.
No. /, Tyler Putnam, Sutton, y. 300 N.
l |
ty,claiming no premium, 2 Y. IS m.
No. 3, Royal T. Marble, Sutton, ". IS N.
Tyo premiums only were offered By the So
ciety for ploughing with two yoke Of oxen
and fur premiums for work performed by one
yoke without driver. The Committee, al
ter mach difficulty, Gall the work being SC
well one,) have awarded the premiums, or
teanso two yoke, as follows:-
Fiat premium, 10 Stephen Marsh, lr SUIT
ton, g. Samuel Sibley, Ploughman, ST.
STEPHEN Marsh, jr. Driver, 81.
Second premium, TO John Sherman OF Sut
| ton, IS. Himself Ploughman, S4. BeGja
min Woodbury., 81, Driver, s..
Blu four teams Of one yoke of oxen were
ente The Committee, therefore, had on
ly decide upon their relative merits, re
waldrg all for their exertion..
FRS premium of Sc, was awarded to Ma
tIaniel Gates, of Worcester; himscl
Plgughman, G
2. 10 William Eaton, jr. of Worcester, 3
him self Ploughman, 6
| 3. To Tyler Putnam, Of Sutton, &
himself Ploughn,an, S
a. To Royal t. Marble, of Sutton,
| plough, aud Ploughman, Z
fhe mode of ploughing without driver
the one which the Society wish most to en-
courage, as it gives the best evidence of a,
tention in training and disciplnins the oxen
besides being great saving in the expense
SC necessary to the farmers prosperity. A
which is submitted. JONAS l.. S1BLEY.
| Per order Of the Committee.