Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-07

The commi,,ce recommended to the attention Of the
committee on discretionary premiums. the Harrow plough
OF Mr. MeCornick; aud also tho Iron Plough OF Hall
Spears OF Pttsbarg These poughs, in their opinion,
| each worthy OF a premium.
R,AriSo MAciriSNs-The committee appointed to Judge
ne'scen the comparative merits OF the different Reaping
Machines as they tested the Of Mr. liam
en Curls Neck. the sist Of Juus last uade their
awards As follow They stated that there three
chimes ON the ground; invented nv ussey by
| Cyrus II Mccormick, and one 10y Thos ID Bunan The
operations OF tho three machines curing the first
uia, MAS 80 perfect that they unable decide
tween h,m and therefore resolved to give them another
| days trial
The trial resumed the sed, and e,rly in the
morning. that the committee may have the advantage OF
seeing them tested while the dew was ON the wheat u,
in this they disappointed, there that
could affect their working All the circumstances wero
as favorable for trial the previous day.
The trial had upon "A plain and on an unduiatcd
surface wheat OF tall and uxurant growth well
Of shorter and thinner growth and upon wheat in
| glcd OF lodged condition.
The committee regretted being able apply severe
tests IN the trial. such wheat short skin wheat,
high beds and deep furrows While differing ia opin
ION In regard To ;he comparative merits Of the three
chimes unanimous in recommending them all pub
| lie favor.
The committee s,ood-for Hussey .; Bunalrs .; and
Mccormicks !.
fLouR-Tho committee awarded the premium of 81
Tor the best Family Flour hbited the va-y Mills
manufactured in the county of Augusta by ID Palmer
| exhibited by Mathew Blair.
There we're fourteen samples in, all, which the commit
| tee highly recommended.
Boar above years old, to Graves for his Delaware
aud Chester county hog, years old, 10.
G3rd Premium Tor Boar ! year old, to Charles Ii vii
liaios, Of Richmond City, Chester county Breed, l5
ith. To wm Taylor, for his boar "Ouora," aged II
months, s.
9th. To Griffin. for Surry boar IL months old l5
9th. To Slaughter w Fickln, Of Albem.rle for his
Chester boar, 4 months old, s.
9Th. To Jno Woods, for his Albcmarle bred Sow,
with pig, 20.
sih. oJno Woods. for his Albemarlc brsd Sow, To-
9TH. To Lewis ID Cr-nsh NV, for his Delaware Sow is
10th. To Jro Woods, for his Albcmarlc bred Sow
II months old, $.
IL. To Thos W Eppes OF Petersburg, for the best lot
of pigs under months, 30.
IL. To Beij Hickman OF Penn for his Chester county
pigs, Ia.
The Committee deem il their duty to state that Mr.
Chakley Harvey, OF PENN exhibited lot OF pigs equal
- any presented but being above months old the Com
mittec had no power award him the premium which
the superiority Of his stock deserved.
IL. Small brecd-To Il II Kuhn, of Henrico, the Com
m'i'se award premium oil Is, tor his boar l. years
old
Is. To Thcs Hardy, Of Norfolk for his Essex boar
10 months old, Is.
IL. To T Hardy, for his year old Suffolk Sow, Is
Fl. To I Hardy, for his Essex Sow, 10 mouths old
Is.
-. To 7 Hardy, Cor his Essex Sow : months old s.
%. To 7 Hardy, for the best lot ofpigs under
months old, Is
-. Il IL Kuhn, for best pigs months old, $.