The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-10
The sSate Fair the P1ougninG Match.-A
Challenge.
NEW YORK Oct 2, 1854.

INV AOnhp OSt- 81 iSoa.
Ku ,wiog thnt the caluuns OF oaper
to flca dscass"n, wi greats ob.ige me Q, iusert
ny tn fe. remarks wish to make, Gad as . great
many ferusre are subscribers 70 .psr 1t Il cub
ject Of some Interest to thoci. WI 70 OTTER few
ofi ematEs lauug TO the tate plolgniag ens,on held
. Metz Haven b. the New York state gr'cutturl
ciety. gho.e were nine voughs 70 com ute 'or the
prizes offered whoa, believe, I've ia panosr.
ITO wdto Ct hs fusrow TO ne ptcughet DOT to be
more account tnon e.avsn inches aud net less
tnln FIX chss dep apc IL all ca the furrox be
vsps ed The 6rst prize given wa. nsth,ng but lsp
faIw. The j ge- Staten tae srouad that the rales
Inid do 10 tn pr ntsd st ic ly adhered
or 20 priz. would % gi.ca NOS air ss ~ss som.
peti,or 10 shis ch "l en6esvor TO show no
these uoges perfom their In tina arst place
dr-w for choice Of land. No crew. believe the &C.
feet average wdt O. furrow I2,s isches No 2 90 fur
rows, measure G 81 feet average llh inches; NO B.
ffth prize q burrows measuring 60 feet average 10
10 iponss; No. 6, 20 furrows, ea surfing 20 feet
average, 12inches; No. fourth prize, 2l furrows,
measuring 20 feet, average Il inches; No 8, % far
meEsu trg IS feet, average Ipsi inches NO O.,
Grs, prize is furrows measuring 22 feet average Is
inches.
Now, Sir. have measured all this work. and thu state
ment maze ia correct therefore claim that tue plough
held (No 81 was emitted to the 6rs. emium nav
trR CONF within the 0ls of tue Wild laid dow and
all the rest ling tine ilmts In the next pscs It
was the st aiehe and most correct WORK in the deli.
un1errard tte JUDGES admit this bat say old not
plough The wioth required ELI men that know wh.t
rlougeirg l. know that the furrow is plough
% the otteT IL H. prriceo TIT Work be larry trutd
eno m .iriaa that furrow poughed oias inches in
woth by six III hes desp equal sp .te 'u pro-
vitso It b. q leo turr,w. hnIw tsat Ia Iho eastern
states thsy clOCgh fat furrow; tina. considered
III bit ahoct NE me tic P.rms lacded Ply mouth
rock, but II this eolgneoed age 1t ~ :onsjeroo bsd
sysem aoc 20 II IL IL leave. tne laod in dad state,
and is disastrous heavy land The tges also
tsy l die no. plough the depth Yeqoiged / am
rescy 10 Prove that dli plough the depth alter
settil my riC2e, anu that knows how make
good top will 60 The oep,h be Intends ploughing he
fret rcupc. No. plough, held by Mr. Jchn III I. Of
hcrrssnia sbouE have had he second prize; aud will
bet lcU that If III wno know what poagh u is
GO Into the tet ulone, they will give the Grst prize
sno Mr. 10y re second Prize But By tbs
ictges thrown overheard ! COW bss to make chi
LEI thosc tive goa,cmn sho hsd the good u,k to
Get the money will plough either OF them, or the
whole Of them, .hee quarters Of for huodrd
dors each, as foiows Oos OF an ace, turro~
70 be Inches wide By six ilches deep; quarssr
Of furfoo to be tee inches wide BY six and
halt incs deep; and the last qua,tsr Of
eleven inches wi By seven inahcs dee9th work al
to te gathered xhat is termed back furro wcf.he
cis.on to made b5 three prsctic farmers, who
shall be ngIccd upon by the parties will use the
plough han in the match at Mott 5aven, ns6c ny
Ecssss Rnggies Ncurse, Easor & Co know n al NJ
72E They can use any plough they please, m .de in
'bR cry other tho three different ala Is Of
rcughrg all to ba ierfomed b. tue plough ths
ho:oicg ccumeIo+s with DO heard Of at No. s
HspaI stree,, New YORK; stand open to plough the
JOSEPH SWANEFIL