Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-11-13

awarded to James F. Neae. For the bes
young Bull of any breed, from | to 3 years
old, premium is awarded to John Hamil
ton. For the best Mich Cow, improved
breed, (Durham,) premium is awarded tc
Col. Francis Thompson. For the I'd bes
Mich Cow, improved breed, a premium is
awarded to Nicholas Stonestreet. For the
best Milch Cow, common breed, premium
is awarded to James E. Keech For the
I'd best Nlllch Cow, Common breed, pre-
MUM is awarded to Joseph Hutton. For
the best Heller, improved breed, from l to
3 years old, premium is awarded to Col
Francis Thompson. For tie best Hefer.
common breed, premium is awarded to
Richard B. Posey.
john F. GARDINER,
JAMES f. KEEcH,
BASIL d. SpALDING.
Report Of the Committee on Orcn.
Your Committee on Oxen, having care
! fully examined the several yokes presented
10 their view, award the premium Of SIS to
Mr.. SlanIsaus Farrall, for the best yoke.
which were very large; to Mr.. John Ham
! il.on, the premium Of So, for the 81 best,
which were a handsome pair of Devons =;
/" the same gentleman The premium of S3.
for the best yoke of Oxen, one year old,
which were hiched to small cart and
driven in handsome style by his son Francis
Hamilton, boy ten or twelve years old,
attracting The attention Of numerous spec
tators. GEO. p. JENKINS.
JOHN B. MADDOX.
Report Of The Committee on Sheep.
The Committee on Sheep respec fully re-
port, that they carefully examined the
different nocks presented for premiums,
and award as follows: For the best Buck,
improved breed, to Col. VIM. Thompson,
SO; for the best pair of Ewes. improved
breed, to Col. F. c. Green, So; for the
best Buck, common breed, to Gen John G.
Chapman, ST. for the best pair of Ewes.
common breed, to John T. Gardiner, So;
for the best Slaughtered Mutton, to Col. F.
Thompson, So; for the best lot of Lambs,
to Col. Francis G.. Green, So
The Committee cannot conclude their
report with satisfaction to themselves or
justice TO others, without stating that in de-
IerminiDg the premium for the bes. Mutton,
they had grea, difficulty in deciding between
lha, offered by Mr.. Charles 4 Pye, and the
one exhibited by Col. Thompson.
VIM. T. BowLlNG,
JAMES Ii. NEALE,
WASHINGTON A. PosEY.
Report Of tic Committee on Hogs.
The Committee on Hogs ask leave to re-
port, that after due examination of the seve-
raj lots and individual specimens exhibited,
they award the following premiums, viz :
10 4. n. Stonestreet, for the best Boar. (of
Norfolk ,hin-rined stock 50; to Richard
Barnes, for The best Sow, delaware whle,)
t33 to Richard Barnes, for the best Sow and
Pigs, (Chester and Norfolk thin-rined and
Patkinson,) S3. All respectfully submitted.
ROBERT w. HANSON,
RICHARD PRICE,
RICHARD BARNES.
Report Of the Committee on Tobacco.
The Committee on Tobacco make the
following report: That they have examn-
ed with much care and interest the several
samples Of Tobacco submitted TO them for
their inspection and judgment, in order to
"a distribution of premiums according to
their relative merits; and it is with great
pride and pleasure that they have observed
so great an increase in the number of COM
petltors in this. great staple article, over the
last Agricultural Exhibition Of this county
They experienced much difficulty in decid-
ing upon the merits of the different samples
(all being being unusually good,) bu, after
some hesitation, they have concluded to "a
ward the first premium 10 the sample label
ed No. 4, (Mr. Richard II. Tubman's y the
second premium to the sample labeled No
|, (Mr. VIM. G. Robey's.)
The undersigned Committee, in conclud-
ing this hasty report, beg leave to congratu-
late this Society upon the manifest improve
ment in every quarter of the agriculture gene
rally OF this county, and the better quail
~ and more careful management of this ar
ticle, Tobacco, particularly, as they feel
proud to say they have found in the MANY
samples exhibited TO them this day, owing
evidently to the efforts Of this Society to
improve and elevate the agriculture of old
Charles county.
There would have been much more COM
petition Tor premiums IN this staple article
but for The unavoidable detention of the yes
sci which was to have brought samples from
Baltimore. All of which is most respectful
ly submitted by your Committee.
VIM. G. RoBEY,
HENRY A. NEALE,
JAMES F. STONE.
Report Of the Committee on Wheat and
Oats.
The Committee on Wheat and Oats
would respectfully report, that in accord
ance with the duty assigned them, they have
examined the different certificates presented
for competition, and do award as follows