The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-22

ferent circumstances 20. IS. For The best essay
any suhject Of agricultural chemistry, or ether
erIepcs, conveying useful ana imponsant ssnc as
For the best essay on the disease of wheat esps-
eiay, and Of any other crops 10 Virginia. and the in
saawn ssn saa. The
which are most injurious 70 the wheAt crop, and the
means for renoyins les.ening the injuries caused
generally or any particular parts thereof 80 100 On
wheat culture, Ia like manner, So i0i. On tobacco
culture il line 20 Essay on On sh
cause remedy and prevention Of the disease called
.distemper' in cattle 20 1c4 20 III For each one
Of the twenty best and most useful communications
in writing. not receiving any other premium ana y
any proper form, and on any useful subject Of sss
cultural practice, premium of TO-
Remarks, and Special Rases on Branch H.
Written communications to the Executive Com
mttee sentin at any time. and even ii published BY
ordsr previous to the Fair shall not thereby have
impaired their claims to premiums at the next rar.
And all original essays. or ether written com
tlons TO the Society," which have been published BY
order of the Executive Committee since the last
preceding annual Fair, shall be considered BY the
appropriate committees ct awafos Is s e, 70
munications are received by the Executive COMMIT.
tee and published, if that be deemed proper, the
earlier and better service will they RENDER ana the
more strictly may they be scrutinized and their de-
grees of merit be estimated more correctly
When premium has been awarded at q previous
Ii ne to an essay the beat on certain SUBJECT
and that subject 10 retained IN the schedule Tor
another year. any other nd later essay OF wTtten
communication on that subject to obtain pre- MUM
rpst be either deemed to have important additional
value compared to the former one - honored, OF
Otherwise be very different in matter, or manner
Of treatment well Of sufficiently high order
of merit,
All written communications to which may be
awarded premiums will be published IN the trans
actions of the Society. And any others offered 10
compete fer premiums and not obtaining tnat hohof,
viii be published in like manner, If deemed wsrihy
by the Executive Committee.
BRANCH III.
MOST, PROFITABLE FARMING IN VIRGINIA.
Honorary testimonials for the twelve farms, which
(so far az known have been managed to greatest
benefit and profit in reference to the following great
objects of cultivation imprc vement of SOIL fertility
or production Increase of farming capital sufficient
annual profits; and general arrangement and proce-
dure tending to best secure profitable and enduring
resuits Greater superiority in one or more OF these
requisites may compensate for dehcieney IN others.
Remarks and Special Rules for Branch HI.
As formerly provided and required, there should
be submitted for each farmer for whom this honof
claimed concise description of his farm. ana OF
its general management rotation average products,
&c. These honors, awarded at a previous or any
later annual meeting, shall net be given SECOND
time to any farmer who YVES before so honored.|
The awards not to be understood as Distinguish,
ing (by the order of the in any other Way)
the comparative merits of the farmers named at any
one time-nor between these and other names pre-
viousy thus stated and afterwards (requred by the
rule) passed over The judges ct the award can de,
eide only upon the facts made known to them, and
cannot be expected to know all the persons Tor
whom such honors might be justly claimed. From
the ecessary imperfection OF such informaton the
judges will scarcely be able at any time 70 seect 1ne
they will also scarcely fail, in any year, 10 name
twelve farmers of a high degree OF merit and
whose practices and results well worth being
thus distn guished, and made known TO the public
BRANCH ".
BEST ENTIRE CROPS OF DIFFERENT FARMS.
1rnto cd tof ha nj ach
of the following crops raised in 1853 or 854 On
bona de farm and for entire crop OF the farm, &C,
cordng to its usual designed rotation, the annexed
premiums: 123. Best average product OF Indian
corn $50 l24. Best average product Of wheat, So
I25. Best average product of clover, so. lb Best
| average product of tobacco, 80 Ut. Best average
product of oats, 80. 1913. Best average product OF
peas, Southern corn-ied, either among corn er
in srtn OF IN green gg 9 Rrf
duct of rye So $780, Best average product of barley,
so. ISL. Best average product of timothy, hsrdE-
grass other hay of artificial graes or clover, 50.
And for entire crops, though not occupying en-.
tire shift of the farm, making full amber OF
the regular or designed rotation. but yet being sub
ject of large culture on bona tide farm premium
of $50 for the largest average production OF all the
following crops 1872 Corn, not less than IS bushels
to the acre. 1888. Wheat, not less than so bushels
to the acre 1884, Glover not less than tons of hay
to the 135. Tobacco not less than 1000 pounds
1856. Oats 1877. Rye. lSs; Barley, ls9. Southern
| potatoes 142. Irish potatoes 143. Turnips. 144
Pumpkins. l45. Buckwheat. 146 Hemp. al
Flax.
Remarks on and Special Rules for Branch ".
No crop will be DENIED subject of large culture
having any claim for one Of the latter stated
premiums unless it occupies at least one fteth part
Of all the arabic land of bona fde farm, whether
large or swaziland further, that it shall appear to
the iud ses from the extent of culture or otherwise
that such crop cultivated for its expected farm
ing profit and not especially aided by greater expen
ses incurred merely to obtain a premium.
Crops and other agricultural or horticultural pro-
ducts must be the growth of the persons for W hon.
respectively, premiums may be claimed
Crops of corn, tobacco, any others of which the
amounts cannot be usually ascerteined in the year
their growth, before che time for awarding pre-
niums, are proper subjects for premiums if OF the
growth of the year previous to the awards being
made. e.
Crops offered as largest products, must have had
their amounts fixed with sufficient accuracy-and for
the whole, if of grain, tobacco, other market
cropF But grass roots, other provender products
designed mainly for home consumption. and rot
suitable for being wholly measured or weighed, may
be estimated by the accurate measurement weigh.
ing of the product of one or more average acres
of a known proportion of the whole product.
The testimony required will be the best that the
nature of the may admit and such will be sat.
isfectory to the judges.
BRANCH V.-LiUe Stock.
s.-7horoughbred
148. For the best thoroug hbred stallion. without
regard to performance on the turf $50. 49, For I'd
best thoroug stallion gard to perfor-
the turf %. $50. For the best thoroughbred
mare without regard to performance on the turf 90
Isl. For I'd best thoroug mare without re- ard
to performance the turf. 10. 1852 For the best 8
year old colt fly Is. l53 For the best wear old
colt iy, 10. 1874 For the best year old colt CT
fly,8.
Quick Draught and Saddle Horses.
155 For the beat stallion for quick draueht, $780,
156. For the I'd best stallion for quick draught 25-
l57. For the best brood for quick draught 90
1853. For the I'd best brood for quick draught,
TO- 49, For the best stallion for the saddle, 3d.
1850 For I'd best staien for the saddle, IS. l6i For
brood for the saddle TO- l65 For the best pair
matched horses so. 1874 For the I'd best pair match.
ed horses Is. 165. For the best saddle HORSE mare
geding l5 1885, For the best pair draught horses,
Is. l67 For best team of draught horses, not less
than four, 20.
Heavy Drdaght Horses
16s For the best stallion for heavy draueht, $50.
I69 For the % best stallion for heavy draught 25.
ITO. For beat mare for heavy draught 20. I'll. For
the I'd best mare for heavy draught, 10.
Mules and Jacks.
172 For the best jack, $50. IFS. For the Cd best
jack %. ia For the best jennet, 20. u.s. For the
I'd best ennet, 10. 176. For the best pair of mule
90 1T. For the best team of mules not less than
five, 80.
Short Horns Durhams and Herefords, three uears
old and upsoards.
178. Fer the best bull $50. 49, For the ID he's,
bull, 15 180 For the Sd best bull 8. 1871 FOR the
best COW, so. 1872 Fer the I'd best COW, Is lss Fol
Sd best cow, 8.
Short Horns or Durhams and Herefords, under
three years old.
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