The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-10-24
NUMBER 5.
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The Mecklenburg Agricultural Society
viii celebrate lis ANIMAL meeting on tho
last Thursday in November next, with
FAIR, 10 be held in the towao Of Charlotte,
on tina. dag. Premiums are oGeied en-
the following articles;
For the best lot of Corn srowq On
two acres Of reclaitned land IS 90
For the best lot Of Wheat grown Oh
two ACRES of reclaimed land. 3 90
For the greatest quantity Of artif.
cial Grass grown on one acre OF
land, 100
Committee TO drard Premiums: Andrew
Springs, Lewis Dinkins, Thomas L.
Hutchinson, John Walker, Robert |. Nc
Dowels
For the bes, lot of Turnips grown
on half an acre ofrecaimed land, 81 Oh
For the best Treatise on Manuling, 10 60
Committee: Stephen Fox, Andrew Gricr,
VIM. Ried, r. f. Davidson, David 7,
Caldwell,
For the bes. Coli undo. one year
old, 50 so
For the best Colt over one and un-
! der two years old, . 50
For the best Mule Colt under one
/ year old, 2 SO
For the best Mule Colt over one
( and under two years old, 2 80
! For the best Yedrling BHi Gait, 2 so
For the best BuR two years old, 2 90
For the best Yearliag heifer Calf, 2 50
For The best Heifer two year old, ? so
For The best BOar Pig six months
old, 2 so
| For the best Boar two years old, $50
For the best SOY Pig six months
old, 2 80
For the best Soip one year old, 2 80
For The best Mich Cor, 6 90
For The largest Hog, 200
Committee: Leroy Springs, z. A. Grier,
Benz. w. Alexander, Isaac S. Alexander,
/ J. w. Hampton.
For the best two-horse Plow, 60 90
For the best one-horse Plo,c, 90
For the best lot of ten yards DO.
mestic Silk Fabric, 4 90
For the best los of two pounds of
Domestic Soiciag Six, 3 90
Committee Joseph W. Ross, James
Bigham, F. II. Maxwell, r d. Alexander,
Charles I. Alexander, Sr.
Resolution of Society: That any person
not member of this Society, may COM
pete for any one of the above Premiums,
BY paying into our Treasury the sum of s.,
CONSTITUTION OF THE MECKLEN.
BURG AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
PREAMB-E: The undersigned citizens of Meek.
lenburg County, duly approaching the inlpor-
ti.aee, both in national and individual point of
view, Of an improved system of Elusbandry sen.
sible Of their own deficiency of knowledge in the
theory and practice Of Rural Economy persua.
ded that agricultural Associations have proved
emineRtly beneficial to other States and Coun-
hes and DESTROYS to procure for themselves and
taoir neighbors the advantages of such institu.
lions, have determined to associate together, and
TO constitute an Agricultural Society TO be gov
erned By the following Rules and Regulations
RULE l. The style of the Society shall be
s. The Mecklenboyg agricultural Society,""
Rule II. Phe object of the Society shall be,
70 discover new and hidden manures, to facilitate
tho collection of manures generally, and desig-
nate the best mode of their application to the Diff
ferent objects of cultivation 10 procure and i'm.
prove the implements of husbandry to collec.
all new and foreign seeds and grams which may
be deemed necessary or useful for subsistence or
comfort; TO mpRoye the agricultural and rural
enconomy of the county.
RULE III. Tho Society shall consist OF such
citizens of the County as will subscribe to the
Constitution and pay two dollars at the time of
subscription, and one dollar at the anniversary
meeting, which shall be the last Thursday in
November in every year.
RuLE ". The Officers shall be President.
two Vice Presidents, Treasurer, a Recording
Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, a Librarian,
and Six Directors, to be appointed as the Society
may direct, at the anniversary meeting in each
year, and to hold until a new appointment be
made who shall sererally perform the duties in
Heated by their titles, and such other duties as
nay he required by the occasional orders of the
Soeiety.
RULE Y. majority of the thirteen officers
hall together constitute Board of Direction.
which shall have power to call extra meetings Of
he Society TO fill vacant Offices and TO do in the
ecess whatsoever they may suppose requisite to
'e done before meeting can be had.
RcLE VI. A quorum of the Society may con-
list of eighteen members in this count everyOf
icer shall be counted as two.
RULE VII Tho regular meetings of the Socie-
y shall be according to adjournment and in the
fillage of Charlotte, if not otherwise ordered by
he Society.
RUIZ VIII. All questions shall be decided by
majority of votes
RULE TX. There shall be committee appoin.
cd for the northern, southern, eastern and wes-
ern sections of the County respectively, whose
uty shall be to inspect the farms in their several
eetions, and report to Society the farm best man
ged in allit departments and for the best man
ged plantation in each section, premium shall
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