The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-10-24
PLOUGHING MATCH

COMMITTEE Rejoice Newton Of Worcester.
Chairman. Thomas Wright of Sterling,
James Allen of Oakham, Joseph Bruce Of
Grafton, John Batcheller of Grafton.
Your Committee are aware that more con-.
plants have heretofore been made against the
Committee on the Ploughing Match than
against any other. This has probably arisen
from the deep interest felt by numerous com
petitors in this part of the Show. from the ar
duous and difficult duly Of deciling between
numbers who have performed th.ir work, from
outward appearances, nearly in the same man.
her' many OF whose defects are cut and cover
60 but more than from eithe. or both of the
"e'ore mentioned causes, fron a want Of attcn.
.'"n' ei'her IN the Committees or the competi.
tors TO the different character or kinds of
ploughnng as adapted to The different kinds Of
cultivation. BY some ofour antiouated farmers
The same plough has been used, and in the same
manner for all kinds fland and for every course
OF cultivation. But every farmer will be con
vinced, by very little reflection, that if his OBJ
Jet is to plough upon the furrow, as is prac-
Used IN some parts of the country or if he
wishes to sop upon the furrow of sward ground
atef rolling down, which is an approved mode
culture on many of our best farms, that he
ought to use different plough and to use il in
adltferent manner from what he would if he
Intended his ground should be pulverized and
imeiorated by the frosts of winter, or that the
,rass and weeds should be destroyed by sum-
ner sun. In one case he would turn his fur,
rows fat-in the other he would leave them
open and exposed TO the elements. Your Com.
mittee. with due regard to these different OBJ
jec,s in the use Of the plough, have proceeded
10 the execution of their duties.
| Twenty-one entries for poughing were made
only eighteen of which appeared on the
ground. Ten with two Jokes Of oxen each and
eight single teams
! The Committee have pleasure in stating
that, in their opinion, the work, as a whole,
has never been better done.
| The teams varied in the time of their work,
from thirty-eight minutes TO an hour.
| For double teams your Committee have
awarded awarded as follows:
To Timothy H. Merriam of Grafton, the
| first premium of Ten dollars. In awarding this
premium the Committee were unanimous-his
cattle were of two and three years old-he fin
ished his work first and it was decidedly the
best.
To Marshall Pratt Of Oxford, they award the
| second premium OF Six dollars.
To Waldo Putnam Of Sutton, they award
the third premium Of -Four dollars
Between Mr. Pratt and Mr.. Putnam the
Chairman was obliged to decide-and as his
! Judgment is not entitled to much confidence
| they may consider themselves, the one as not
gaining and the other as not losing any OF their
well deserved reputation as farmers, by his de-
cisnn.
For single teams your Committee have unan
mously awarded to Leonard Wheeler Of Graf
ton for his plough Eight dollars, and to himsel
as ploughman, Four dollars.
TO John M'Lellan Of Sutton, they have
awarded the second premum-for his plough
Six dollars and to himself as ploughman Three
dollars.
The third premium they have awarded t.
Joseph Dudley Of Sutton-for his plough Five
dollars, and 10 himself as ploughman Two dol
lars
The fourth premium they have awarded t.
Elbridge G. Wheelock of Millbury-for hi
plough Four dollars, and to himself as plough
man One dollar.
The fifth premium they have awarded t
Horatio " Hair of Worcester-for plough an
poughman Three dollars,
There was much handsomer pioughing b
others than those to whom premiums have bee
awarded but several who might otherwise hay
been entitled 10 premiums did not plough su
fcently deep to entitle them to the rewards
the Society.
All of which is respectfully submitted by
REJOICE NEWTON, Chairman.