Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-06-06
For the Portage Sentinel
p Ortage County Agricultural So
Ciety.

Z OradSe county CuEtuTAa SO-
ciety.
At an adjourned meeting Of the Board
of Government of Portage County Agri-
cultural Society, held at Ravenna, April
18th, 1s49, Gen. DAVID McINrosH, Presi-
dent of the Society, in the Chair; the fol-
lowing named persons were appointed Com
mitteemen for their respective townships,
viz:
Ataoater-CalebA Atwater,s NeLson-John Martin,
Aurora-JohnE E. Jackson$ Palnwa-H. Giddings, |
B71n1feld-E. Needham, Paris-M. P. Hig1ey,
Chartestoaon-Jas Catlin, lph-C. Harmon,
Desrtsd-Ralph Day, $Rauenma-G. Bostwick,
Edan6mgh-G. Keen, 5Ro0tstoacn-f. Reed,
Frar,kLn-Chas Button, SShaLersciue-
Freedom Carlton Goodell,
&c. Mandervlle, }strsetsborough-
Hiram-Carnot Mason, JC. Singletarv. Jr..
Mantua-D. Atwater, 5SutfeLd-Joel PEG.
Wimdham-E. L. Williams.
On motion, Resolved, That the follow
ing premiums he offered for the ensuing
year:
On, Farms.
The best cultivated farm, not less than so acres,
diploma and. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $500
! pest, :
Best piece of cultivated swamp ground, not
less than half an acre. re.................3 90
On Crops.
| Best acre Of Wheat, ,........ ............4 4,O0
Cd best do ....................2,0 90
Best acre of Rye.... ..................3 3,OO
I'd best do..... .....a volume of Ohio Cutvator.
| Best acre oflndian corn. a diploma and. A, 10
"a best do. ............. .3.UO
| S.UU
I'd best do. ........a volume of Ohio Cultivator.
Best half acre OF Potatoes. .............. ,OO
Cd best do. 90
Best acre of Flax, producing the most bushels
of seed, volume of Ohio Cultivator, and 800
I'd best do ..................... ....2,0O
On Gardens.*
The best Kitchen Garden, diploma and. g, 90
| I'd best do. .2,OU
Best specimen of Sweet Potatoes with the
mode of culture ............'.....l,O l,OU
On Horses.
Best Stallion, diploma and 500
I'd best do. 3,OU
Best breeding Mare, with colt of her
stock, not more than months old, diplo-
Best span matched horses, diploma and. BOO
Best single gelding, do. do .....l, ,0C
Best Colt 2 years old the present season, a
volume of Ohio Cultvator and. 2,0t
Best do year old, volume Cutivator and. ,OC
The best single mare... ...........2 .2,0C
I'd do a vol. of Cultivator and. l,O(
The best span of three year old colts 2 ,OC
I'd do Il W
N. B.-No animal entered one of span
will be permitted to compete for the premium Of
fered on single animals of the same description.
- On Mules and Jacks,
Best mule under 6 months old. d.............2, ,O(
I'd best, do do .............l ,Ot
Best Jacks. a diploma and ........ ...2.Ol
On Neat Cattle.
To any township for the best team of foxen,not
less than 10 yoke. .lU,Ol
The best yoke of working oxen not less than
4 years old, diploma and. ........ 4 ,0e
2d best. do do. .3, ,Ut
Sd best............ do. do. ....... 2,Ol
Best yoke ef3 year old steers. ...........3 800
I'd best. do. ..2,Ul
Sd best do, volume of Cultivator and. i, ,O(
Best pair of 2 year old do. .2,0l
Best Bull over years old.... ............ on
I'd best do.... do. ~
Best yearling Bull. .2,0t
Best Bull calf. ..2,Ol
I'd best do. 81 ,oe
Best Mich COW. diploma and. ........... 3.0(
I'd best do. a volume Ohio Cultivator and. 2, OF
Sd kkzSasEo. do. 81 ,Ul
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