Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-11-05
THE ADVOCATE.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER S.
AGRICULTURAL SHOW AND FAIR.

The sixth annual Show and Fair of tho
agricultural Society of Albemar!e. was held
on Friday and Saturday the Goth and Both Of
October. We were gratifed to remark that
there was no falling of in tho exhibition. or
in the interest it excited. The improvement
In the stock Of horses and cattle was mani
fest; and tho domestic manufactures, which
constituted tho muin interest Of the second
dag. were such ~ to do infinite credit TO the
ingenuity, industry and good management
of our fair country-wOmen. They, them.
seIves, honoured the occasion by their pre-.
sencc in considerable numbers, aud confer.
rcd at once dignity and animation on the
scene.
We wish all manner of prosperity to the
society, and success to its patriotic efforts
The institution Of such associations has al
ways been attended with great benefits
wherever they have been established, and
their objects prosecuted with zeal and intel.
iigence. Those flowing from tho agricutu-
rai society of Albomarle, are already mani.
fcst in various forms Of Improvement every
where around Us but though its claim to
be considered benefactor of the county in
every other particular should DO denied it,
its success in the attempt which wo under
stand it is about to mako to introduce the
valuable stock of sheep which the skill and
good management Of Mr.. Richard X. Meade,
of Frederick county, have socesuded in for
ming to what seems to be the utmost dss-
rable degree of perfection, would entitle The
society to the lasting gratitude Of the county.
The Committee appointed to examine the
horses shown at tho Agricultural exhibition
held neal Chariot tssville, on the 29th day Of
October, 1880, having performed that duty
in the order designated in the printed adver.
tisement Of the said show, respectfully sub.
NIT the following report:
1. Horses. We award to Col. Jas. Bar
bour's imported horse, Truffie, as being emf
nentiy calculated TO improve the breed of
turf and saddle horses, the first premium Of
$l2. No other stallion was exhibited.
To Col. James Barbour, for his imported
marc Phantomia, by Phantom, the first pre-
MUM of 50.
To James Ross, for his brown marc by
Trafalgar, the second premium of So.
10 Waite: Coles, for his grey mare Ca.
miila, by old Peace.naker, the third premium
Of 81.
From the great number of brood mares ex-
Inhibited, many Of them very fine and well
blOoded, and the difference being SO little be.
tween some of them, the Committee feel
much difficulty in deciding between their
comparative merits The Committee would
respectfully recommend to the Society the
propriety OF dividing the premiums in their
future exhibitions, between blooded horses
and those calculated for the draft.
10 Benjamin Ficklin, for his grey filly,
three years old, we award the first premium
Of 81
To William Woods, for his sorrel colt,
three years old, tho second premium of So
10 Daniel M. Railey, for his bay horse,
three years OLD, the third premium of 80.
10 feter Meriwether, for his sorrell colt
OIL Two years old, the first premium of "a.
10 Joseph Harper, for his brown filly, two
years old, by Mountaineer, the second pre-.
MUM of SO:
To George VI. Woods, for his brown FLY,
by Mountaineer, tho third premium of So
! To Col James Barbour, for his imported
sorrell filly one year old, out of Phantomia,
by old Truffie, the first premium of 81.
To Richard ID. Simms, for his bay colt,
ono year old, by Fayette, the second premi.
To John A. G. Davis, for his sorrel colt,
one year old, by r'ayette, the third premium
OF 81 SAMUEL CARR,
TIL. }. RANDOLPH,
GEO. w. KINSOLVING,
WIN. WOODS.
2. Cattle. We the undersigned, Com
mittee to award premiums for cattle, make
The following report:
For the best bull, Nelson Barksdale.
For the I'd do Hugh Minor.
For the Sd do William II. Meriwether.
For the best bull not more than three nor |
less than one year old, John ii. Craven.
For the Cd best, Reuben Lewis.
For the Sd do George Nj. Woods.
For the best COW, William Woods.
For the I'd do John Winn.
For the Sd do John Fl. Craven.
For the best hsifer not more than three
Dor less than one yeLr old, John II. Craven.
For the ID best Nelson Barksdale.
For the Sd do William Garth
For the best yoke of oxen, VIM. Woods.
For the I'd do Reuben Lewis.
For the Sd do John H. Craven.
JAMES LINDSAY,
JOSEPH HARPER,
REUBEN MAURY.
Report of the Judges on sheep at the Agri-
cultural show and fair for the county of
Albemarle, on the 29th aud 30th of Octo-
Der, 1890
3. Sheep. The Judges ars sorry to re.
port very indifferent exhibition Of sheep,
which consisted only of two pens of lambs,
'aid to be lato;-they were certainly not We
" we'll grown. We must say, however small
Ind indifferent the sheep may have appear
ID, that they weie remarkably we'll clothed
With good feeces of fine wool, being consid-
'rably mixed with the Merino. IL appears
" arule of the Society that it is imperative
N judges Of sheep, swine &c, to award
they have concluded however TO
ward premiums Of the second and third
'rades only.
They award therefore, to Col. William
Woods, premium of three dollars for his
est ram, and premium of two dollars for
10 second best, placing thom in tho second
nd third grades.
We award premium Of three dollars to
apt George NJ. Woods, tor the best pen Of
ives, and a premium Of two dollars to Col.
Villianr Woods, for the second best pen Of
Tes, placing them in the second and third
rades--all which is respectfully submitted. {
PETER M. MERIWETHER, c
REUBEN LINDSAY,
III. WHITE.
4. Domestic Manufactures. The Com
,itten snpoipfsd hu tho a lho ', oricuI. n