Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-08

/ For the ,! best COW. sl5 to- G"dsborough Of Ba
morc Tor "l;cil Cl!ecIcr."
For the 81 best cow S. TO Philip Slaughter II kappahai
mock, for "Dnry Maid"
| No two year old Durham heller shown.
For tic best year old hcfer $lo To Corbn Warwick
OF Richmond, for "SnOw Drop"
For the second best do. S5, 10 the same gentleman, 70
Fanny"
LARRcE BRegn.-l. The first premium OF $50 was giSer
10 Lewis CrensIiaw OF llcncO for hts Delaware boar
years ami mOnIs old The committee considering II t'
best on the ground.
= For the , best boar above years DID, $40, 10 K
Graves, for his Delaware and Chester county hog.
j. tT Tie best boar year old S5, to Charles " IT.
hama Of Richmond Chester county breed.
H. For ID best boar So TOWN Taylor for his boar 'onoa
III months old
s. For best boar monlho old: SI5, 10 Griffin o
inrric". Snrry b:eed II months olj.
L. For u best boar, 50, Slaughter Fick!in OF Abe
marie, lor his Chester boar, months old.
Fer best breeding years old, $50 TO Jno R.
Woods, i"r bis AnemarIe bred SOW, with pigs.
g. For 81 best SOW Sl0 John r. Woods for his Abe.
marie bred SOW.
o For best sow no, ess than months and under l5
months DID, Sl5 10 Lewis D. Crenshaw, for his Delaware
SOW.
TO- For ID best DO So, TO John Woods, for his Abe
marie bred SOW.
H. For best lot Of pigs less than and under months
old, $50, 10 Thomas w Eppes OF Petersburg.
H. For 2h best do Sl0 to Benjamin Hickman ol Penn.,
Tor his Chester county pigs.
The committee That ChaIkey Harvey of Penn,
htcd pigs equal 10 any presented but being over months
nJ, il 10 their power 10 award premium.
SWINE
Small. RRsgD l3 For best boar years old. SIS;
10 K II khun Of lienco.
l9 For best boar over year cid. sl5 to Thos Hardy
of Norfolk Esscx breed
Is For best breeding years DID, SIS, TO L
Hardy. Suffolk hrcel.
81 For hest SOW no; lrss than months more than
l5 months old, SIS, 10 II Hardy. Essex breed.
- For 2ntl best do SIS 10 + A Hardy. Essex breed.
23 For best lot Of pigs less than and under S,
ln"nlhs DID, SIS, 10 II A Hardy.
a. For second best do, So 10 K II Kuhn
CROPS, &c.
For The heat average crop Of Corn, s2O Maj Marshall
nct'gc uf Augusta.
or The bst yield Of Glover single acre, slO the
gentleman.
For The best variety Of Indian Corn S. to Capt John
Richardson oil Charlotte county
For the best average product oi Wheat per acre. $50 to
1'h0I Jones, Jf, oi Richmond county.
For the best average product o Peas, STU, 10 Eimuno
Rufiu, Jr
For the best variety of Field Peas, IS, to Edmund Rulin
Sr.
For the lIgest weld Of Sweet Potatoes, Sl0 to VIM ID
Hlanslild oi Louisa. $50 bushels Per acre.
For The best variety of Manufacturing Tobacco, 3d. 10 NJ
i Brary Of MccLlrnbnIg.
FOR the best variety o Turnps s5. to Geo Basse OF
Hanover.
For The best specimen of Pumpkins So to Fucher OF
Hanover.
For the hest spe9imen Of Carrots and parsnips S5 To NJ rs
iiurtlnY.
For tie best Hay Straw Cutier tor horae power SU,
to G. II Drury for Straw Gutter OF Eastnhns patent,
made anA exhibited by him. ~
For tue best Hay und Straw Cutter Tor hand power, slO
ln Il " Smith of Richmond for his Patent Gutter
For best Corn Shelter tor horse power, SlU 10 Mott.
Lewis {. Co, OF Richmond, f'G Mumna's Patent!
For the best Gris MILL for horse ro"er' slo' 10 II
For the best Corn and Cob Crusher So to Whitman &
Go ot Rlltimore for one oi Nichols Patent
The Committee also recommended premium CT sio 10
Mott Lewis Go n Richmond, for llickoks patent Apple
Grinder.
USEFUL MACHINES AND IMPLEMENTS.
III, isndt thn m
vuablc collection of useful machines aud implements ex-
bcd ard made at any factory whether including SUB
l:c,s for other premiums not. The committee after
thorough examination, awarded the premium Of S?5 10 Mott
Lewis d 60 Of Richmond
THE RUFFIN PREMIUM.
Professor pham Of the Virginia Military Institute, was
the ony applicant, tor The tuin premium (tor The best ana
sis ol mar!s &c,) and the committee awarded II to nm.
80, X! RRAMGGH a G.al HQ HQ Vt j., ...."s, ,v~r ~,.
special premiums for useful subjects not enumerated 10 any
n rc previous branches To The committee therefore, was
entrusted examination OF some super phosphate m e
manufactured by Potts Kect chemists, for Allen ~ wee
dies Of phiIadcp but they could obtain no iniona
ton in relation lor they could make no report which "cuo
81 of service 10 the agricultural community.
FLOWERS
The committee would have been happy IL more premiums
had been placed their disposal reward the deserving
hc They but six in number the distribution was hc
ccssaly confined TO the following competitors. an .
For The largest and choicest variety o howers slo u
james Guest Of Richmond. :.
For the second largest and choicest variety Oh "c!s %
to Mr. Rcnnc Of Richmond. =,
For the best and greatest variety Of dahas also 10 s
uc.t The committee that they would have AWARDED
rze TO MIR Morton Of this city, for hs beautiful variety o
dlhlas had it been in hrr power There was no premium
ordered for That favoritG Hover, the ramelia -,
For the finest and greatest variety Of roscs So to Mrs
Woodbridge of Chesterfield.
mnpd The committee that il would have given them
pleasure also have awarded premium 10 Mr. f9senR VI
Ricl,mond lU. his sngulay beautiful floral ornament .
For the best and largest variety Of green puns 81
10 NJ Guest. ,,,, ,,,;r,
There were other competitors who exhibited heant'Iu
syecimens whom the committee advise TO "pck their Hints
and try again" ,.,.,,,
The committee found difficult TO make distinctions in
the fowls exhibited They therefore awarded premiums ~
the following persons: , ~ No., ,
Best pair OF white Shanghai chickens-C Burton o
Iirnrico. e,,,,,.;
Best pair of red Shanglais-J hloss Richmond
DO yellow do VIM Smith, flentico
Do imperial China G Turpin. Chesterfield.
Do white Dotkins-J Bower, Baltimore
Do red Chil,agOngs-J Porter llenrlco.
Do Grey do Porter, Ilenrco.
Do black Poland Bower, Baltimore.
Do white do I. Bailey, Fairfax ,
DO silver pheasant-C II Thompson Richmond
DO spanaed Hamburg Buffers Massachusetts
Dn Rsn9,I oa,ne-J Mnury Garland, Richmond
DO nlrxican game! /; I. Taylor. tlnnover
po Virrinia op knot game T Duke Ilenrco
D.. Sumatra Ebon game DR. E Powell, Goochllnd.
do Bruma poolru-N Taylor, Yorktown
DO black Spanish-J Bower, Baltimore
Do Osrch-L Bailey, Fairfax.
Do SeIriphl Bantams-E Gill.
Do Java-R II Kuhn. .
Do Snmatra sume-J e Buffers Massachusetts
Do great Malays-J Bower Baltimore
Do Jersey Blues-J 'rurpn, Chesterfield
Do common Dorkings--J G Turpn, Chesterfield
Do common BAN door II Christian, Henrico
TuEsus Gtece and Dlcks.--Thc following persons fe
eived premiums; o;
R.st oaIr of common Geese-D E Gardner Henrico
Do wild Gccse-J Bower Baltimore.
Do China Gecsc-J Bower, Baltimore.
do white Poland Ducks Fl Smith, Hcnilco
M, r. Hanover.
Do common Ducks-J g Burton HcnIico
DO Cannon Turkey ID r. Gardner, tienrco
DO wild Turkeys Mrs r Wood Prince Edward:
Greatest variety of Pouuy-J Turpn, Ches'.filrld
For The purpose of encouraging the Introduction ~ h
State of new and valuable varieties Oi POULTRY inc 1nagcs
recommend premiums for the following not mentioned II
lhe catalogue: r,r e,,h,,
DO Curaassons or South American Turkeys Bower
Baltimore
DO Bremen Gaese-L Bagby, Lunenburg
Do Hong Kong Geesr- DR. Powell, Goochlani
Do African Geese Bower Baltimore. "
Do Portuguese top knot Ducks-Robt NJ Hicks' A'be
marie. ,
Do Aylesbury Ducks-Dr f Powell, Goochland.
DO Poland Geese-Wm Palmer Richmond
Do black Java Ducks-J Bower, Bllmore
Do crested Ducks-J Turpin, Ches,eh"l
Do white Collala Ckickens-J G Turpin Chester htld
EI,,u L,nny Chjckpns- j G. TuTDn, Chesterfield,