Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-10-29
RICHMOND. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 1871.
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RICHMOND. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1871.
,cR,r,lTrrAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
OF HENRlCO-(2i .HssfhgJ
E;rJ Dav-a Genera! Meeting ri tile Society took
place agreeably to an or:er OF IN. ESecus'sr So
lee al Bacon Quarter Branch Oh the :uth DAY OF oc'
The President uhe Rev Jesse II. Turner,l took The
Chair little after ~ O'clock and called the mee'he
to order. c..,..
The following Report Of the Executive COMMITTEE
.yas then read and adopted
J'bo Fxncu,ire Committee of the Ilenrco Agricul-
,ural and Horticultural Society present the following
as the result of their proceedings during the hfs year
Of their service, VIZ: $500
mite. al The CONNER cement of their operations. II
! known TO the Society," that at this tme the number
Of subscribers was very small 10 render the Society
efficient, premiums TO be offered ana although
IN The estimation Of the COMMITTEE, the premiums
ought not in any individual cases 70 De very iarSe
,bsv did nevertheless wish 10 present an aggregate
which would command the attention OF tie public
One of the frs, things, therefore, done ~ your Com
mtee was to adopt measures to increase the naiiher
of subscribers Nor had they much difficulty IN THIS
~ At first they apprehcndcd They found upon trIaI,
that il only necessary 10 present 'ie ONCE, III
oroner form when il vas generally and cordially res.
| ,onded H. Your Committee accordingly soon iouhd
themselves in circumstances n offer premiums amount
mn n IN, whole Ia 205, and fixed on the 2o!h Gay OF
Nav last for the first Exhibition and ran VI 'ie
events of this scene the Committee ihlh"s y u's
s,rv 10 sneak in detail: all there AND each one
.w and felt for himself Suffice 10 say That new
and vigorous impulse gwen 10 tie Society many
co,e forward ana voluntarily enrolled themselves on
The list ii our subscribers. Besides tins, 'ohsdefd
bI accession was made 10 the funds ny the receps a.
the door.
| Two Of the premiums offered on this occasion, VIZ !:
,,os IN marke, gardens and horses and amounting ID
the whole 10 $50, were for reasons unnecessary " "
TAIL not acted Resides this, several o'her prem
ums amounting So 81 were generously Ici'nlush
ed H. tie S.ciey and two other premiums amounting
10 500 though no, formally relinqushed have not yet
been called Tor When therefore, these several items
are deducted from the 500 appropriated, II VIII Dt
found tina, only Sll7 20 have been actually pa'' aiu
the probability is, that M more VIII oe calica of ~.
couroy,d Lv This their first effort, and Having sum
cisncv Of funds on hand Committee thought y
advisable 10 have another Exhibition and r ar al some
time during ,le prescn, Fall And IS the crents Of The
frs, Exhibition proved that one day was not su!ci. ~
(nr the diversified business winch would come before
the Society thew determined 70 Lero'e t"o whole DAY :
n ,,ese niecs They had also another ohcct III view,
and lha, was 10 give distinct and DECIDED prominence
10 lie domestic arts which the Indies were expected 10
take distinguished part, They therefore haed on lhe
10Th day II the present month, ior me seei"i
ng Of ,i Society and, the next day, for the LADIES
Exhibition and Far Of Domestic manufactures ahu u
rves the Committee pleasure 10 add, thit rom luz ,
best information they collect, the coi!,e'o'' WI!
he large, and The scene imposing
| ilayinp a larger Sun Of money nj lieF coih'ha'"'
vonr Committee have, tie present occasion, aPrFo-
uria,cd $40 in the wby Of premiums lhese pre-
tnums are desgnediy III all instances, maze SINAI -
amount for, il the opinion % your Iomhi'tee
iLa, ! generous competition could be more eHect9ay
s,,.d hy LARGE number Of s;aall premiums, than by
sm,ll number Of large Taey have also ELECTED
-, ,ha p- sen; occasion, via. they an4iousy WISHED
an the former but we've prevented by vast oil funds;
,nd HAT IT, graduation Of premium articles according
,fa ,tutp
MR. II The Society their cordial congratulations
imam The yerv prosperous condition OF the institution
TIe Tr.asnrers account, audited By the Committee
and found 10 be correct, EXHIBITS balance oil Si'' u
IN hand All Of which respectfully submitted.
J. II. TURNER,
wM n. RICHARDSON,
5 JOSEPH RENNlE,
r W. ID. WREN.
Tn. Treasurers account accredited and settled ny
The Commute and found TO be setFHss' IS s>o's ~
Mr. Wa. ID. SINS ;arn presented II the Meeting the
following gentlemen: Col Mosby, John =. Tinslcy
Joseph Royal and George NJ Harding, Esqs., depuled
J by the Agricultural Society Of the county Of Powha
IAN 10 attend The Meetin.-and seats beng provided
they requested 10 take part III The Proceedings
Mr. Richard 3. Iiaxall submitted the following re
/, port:
Report NJ tie Committee on Siailions.
The Committee appointed 10 award the premium 10
the Stallion best suited FOR the get OF saddle Or harness
horses BEG leave 10 report that exhibited and
lion Cleveland, the property Of Gen CarrnGton and
rot hy imported Cleveland out Of Roanoke mare
vas entitled 10 the award.
] X B. IAXALL, Chairman.
October 20ih ISL.
The award OF SD was therefore accordingly paid
The following reports were then presented:
Report Of the Committee on Gardens
The Committee Gardens respectfully represent
that Of al the fine gardens in the vicinity Of Richmond
only one has been offered for their examination and
they sincerely regret that they compelled 10 decline
awarding Premium 10 that.
JOHN CARTER, Chairmaa
Richmond, Oct 20 lSI.
rAnd accordingly no premium was awarded upon the
subject OF gardens
Report cfhe Committee on Cou
To the Executive Committee, Of the tIenrico Agricu
tural Society.
The undersigned, Committee appointed 10 examine
the fields of Corn, Il such members Of the Society a.
might BE- disposed compete for the premiums 10 bc
awarded state, that they requested 10 yiew the
fields Of the following persons, 10 WIT:
T The Rev ! II. Turner, alrssrs &. w. Basset, Wal.
ker Tomn, R. {. Page, Jas. Gordon, Isaac \. G"ddn
Josiah Smith, John y. Shields and Sterling l. Crump
Having examancd the Corn fields of the gentlemen
aforesaid, We report That il is unanimous
opininn that Mr.. w Tomln is the best field Of Corn
Nr. ;. l. Crumps the second best Mr.. J. A. Goddin )
the third, and Mr. J. y. Shield the fourth
We deem it proper 10 state, that Parson Turner
Corn field has been visited by yloen, wind, and was
very much injured, and giyes pleasure 10 state,
that all the Corn fields viewed b. US, considered
very fine.
EDMUND CHRISTIAN,