The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-11-02
ON PLoUGHING MATCH

ON PLOUGHING MATCH
The Committee on the Ploughing Match, re.
port, that the ground selected for plougbng
was beautiful field on the Chandler Farm. Il
was laid out into nineteen lots of about an
eighth of an acre each. There were nineteen
teams entered for ploughing sixteen of which
appeared on the field. OF these, seven were
| double teams, to wit:
VIM. Eaton, Jr., of Worcester, plouehman.
and Ephraim Gates, driver-work done in
twenty seven minutes; Elbridge G. Wheelock
oil Mibury, ploughman, and Luther Wheeloek,
driveI-work done in thirty-fve minutes
john fafk OF Millbury, pioughman, and Angus
tus Park, dIiver-work done in thirty-one min
utes; Austin Harrington of Worcester, plough
man, Daniel Flagg, driver-.work done in
twenty-nine minutes; Harvey Putnam of Sui
ton, ploughman, Waldo Putnam, driver-work
done in thirty-thrce minutes James Camp.
bell of Worcester, ploughman, Nelson Forbes.
drlver-work done in twenty seven minutes;
Stephen Marsh, Jr., Of Sutton, ploughman and
Royal T. Marble, driver-work done in thirty
two-minutes.
The Committee recommend that the first
premium of Ten Dollars be awarded to Stephen
Marsh, Jr., for the best work with a double
team; Six Dollars to Elbrdge G. WheeIock,
sthe second premium and Four Dollars 10
John Park, as the third premium for double
teams. The Committee noticed that Mr. Marsh
had one the old.fashioned, wooden, lockshare
ploughs-strkngly reminding us, that with al
most every thing around us that is now and inn
| proved, there are some ancient things that work
exceedingly well. Most of the other ploughs
for which premiums are recommended, are the
| iron ploughs with rollers and cutters and were
from the mandatory of Mr.. Nurse of Shrews-
bury. Mr.. Nurse also exhibited other ploughs
than those used on the field, doing much credit
10 his judgment and ingenuity as artfcer.
| There were nine single teams OIL the field all
of which worked without driver, to wit:
Reuben Wheelock of Sutton-work done in
fsrty-six minutes; Tyler Carpenter Of Sutton
| work done in thirty six minutes; VIM. B.
Harrington Of Grafton-work done in twenty
seven minutes; Newell Rice of Worcester
ork done in twenty-five minutes Horatio N.
Hair of Worcester-work done in twenty -fsdr
minutes; Ebridge Hewett Of Worcester-vork
done In iorty-four minutes; Leonard Whseleck
OF Grafton-work done In thirty four minutes;
Arnold l.. Allen of SIR ewshury-worF done in
thirty-fve minutes; Silas Allen, Jr, If Shrews-
bury-work done in forty one minutes.
The competition of the single teams was
great Aud your committee MICH approve of
tho liberal encouragement given these teams
by the trustees in the premiums offered them.
1t was noticeable fact th,t the work was bet
ter done by the single tezms than BY the double
, ones; and we have found much difficulty in
! recommending the premiums to be respectively
awarded them. Upon the whole, we recommend
awarded to Arnold l.. Allsn-second do of Nine
Dollars, TO Tyler Carpenter-thrd do, ofSeven
Dollars, 10 Ebridge Hewett-fourth do, of
Five Dollars, to Leonard Wheelock-Fifih do, of
Three Dollars, to Silas Allen, Jr. There was
not one Of the single teams by which the work
was not well done. Theteams of Mr.. Hair and
Mr.. Rice. did their work quite well, and with
remarkable despatch. In not recommending a
premium for Them, we can only say, that tho
race is not al,eays to the s1oiff. And we fear
that our friend from Sutton, Mr.. Wheelock,
who did his work exceedingly well, will think
the race IS not to the sfoao.
The skill and despatch with which the whsle
work was Gone, gave ample testimony that i'm.
provement is not confined to the operations of
the mechanic and manufacturer. flour agricul.
tural wealth be not increasing, it is not because
we are not Increasing the facilities bv which its
sources may be developed. And in attending
to our duties, we have been forciby reminded
of the saying Of Poor Richard" that our soil
indeed contains treasures, which we NAV draw
forth to the light-slways observing his eau.
ton, p" not to dig for them more than plough
deep" Ira BARTON,
For the Committee
The plough and double team worked bv
MI Campbell IN the employment of the Pres-
dent OF Inc Society, was worked for exhibition
only The Committee, without knowing the
fact, had at first recommended to award to the
! ploughman and driver The third premium. They
need add nothing more az to the merit Of this
| team and its work.
ON HEIFERS AND HElFER CALVES.
The Committee on Heifers and Heifer Calves,
have attended the duties assigned them, and
have directed me 10 Report
! Twenty six animals in all were entered,
which came under the special notice of your
committees
OfHefers three years old, two only were Of.
q fered for the inspection Of your COMMITTEES. One
4 by Col William Eager Of Marlborough, and
l. one by Hon. William Eaton of Worcester
d That presented by Col. Eager, appeared to your
II committee a rare specimen of extrao rdinary
/ size, form, and excellence, and they found
l. no difficulty in awarding to him the first prsmi'
'r UNI of eight dollars.
10 In that presented by Mr.. Eaton, the commit.
r. tee didnot discover any marks of superior ex.
cclience, for which they called upon (by
or the regulations of the Trustees) to award Z
OF premium
Isl In the Heifers two years old your COMMITTED
-, found much greater competition.
ID, Ten animals Of this description were offere'
lr: fer premium, most Of which your commtte
OF take great pleasure in saying, were line ami
'ur mails, and exhibited both in size and form, svi
lot dence ola high character. Ofthis number you
er, committee would particularly notice, those pre-
NV senJeu by 0fdS AHen, Jr ,oi shrewsbury, boVot
ID Peters Esq, of Weslborough, Benjamin Har
at. rington of Princeton, and Col. Jacob w. Wat
ind SON of Princeton-all of which were Of sucl
high order, that the committee found no it'll
Of difficulty in deciding to whom to award the pro
to- miums.
,rs, After careful examination they have award
cen ed to Benjamin Harrington of Princeton, thu
Der first premium of six dollars.
To Lovett Peters, Esq, Of Wcstberough, the
old second premium of FIVE dollars.
Nr And to Silas Allen, jr., of Shrewsbury, the
by third premium of three dollars
I'VE In awarding the last premium your commit
ON. fee found much difficulty; and it was not until
of they had repeatedly compared the merits Of the
RS, Ueiicr Of Mr.. Allen, with that of another be-
IN, longing to Mr. Harrington, and that Of Col
of Watson, that they were enabled to satisfy them
ar. selves 10 whom this last premium should DO
awarded. Other fine animals Of this desciip-
old ton we're offered by Mr.. John Barnard Of Wor-
of cestcr, and Mr.. Asa Rice of West Boylston :,
uel These Of Mr.. Rice, however, the committee hao
.t-~l in