The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-11-03
LIST OF PREMIUMS
OF THE
VIRGINIA STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

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Best essay on the art of irrigation: $50, to Wei
| lngton Gordon, Louisa
Cd grade, sheep husbandry: 20, s. F. Christian,
| of Augusta.
I'd grade; guano as permanent fertiliscr; $40, DR.
| r. - Pendleton, Louisa
Sd grade. blue cay and sheep sorrel: 10. Robert
Harrison, Prince George.
| Thoroughbred Horses
Best thoroughbred stallion: $50, John Belehcr,
| for Red Eye, by Boston.
2d best thoroughbred stallion: 25 A. T. R Mer-
ritt's imp. bay horse, Don john ! asse.,. ..7
| Best thoroughbred mare: 90, Thos. w. boswell.
for bay mare Sarah Washington, by Zinganee.
| I'd best thoroughbred mare: TO- ThOs. w. Dos.
| we'll, for bay marc Nina, by Boston.
| Rest three year old colt or fly: 15 ID W. Haxal,
| for bay colt by Chde Harold, dam by Priam.
Best two year old colt or FLY: IL, W. d. Sims,
| for black colt by Childe Harold
| Best year old colt flly: 10, Thos. w. Dos.
well, for bay colt by Chlds Harold. dam Sarah
| Washington.
| Quick Drapsht Horses.
Rest stallion for quick draught: $50 to Henry J.
| Smith, Henrico, for br h. Kossuth.
| Cd best do do do. 25 to Franklin Felton, for blk
| h. Ticonderoga lu-- B. g-- /. ..t,,-< e ~
Best brood mare for quick dransbt, 10 to Jonn
Allen, Richmond for Betty Brown.
| I'd best do. do. do. 10 to Franklin FELTON,, Balt
| more for Lilly.
Best pair of match horses for quick draught: 30
| to r. J. Burnett, Richmond. r.4
cd best do. do. dc: : Is to Henry Anderson.
| T.
| VIM Taylor, for Black Hawk.
Cd best do do do: DIR. Ward, for Lady
Best year old colt or flly: Is to L. st. George
| Cooke.
Best year old do. do: Is to VIM. D. johnson.
Best year old do do: 10 to Alex Kerr
Best sucking colt to John T. Barksdale, Abe
marie, for colt by Kossuth.
Heary Draft Horses.
For the best stallion for heavy draft $50 to Jos.
| d. Reynolds of Orange, for Rattler; years old.
For the ID best stallion: S25, to B. w. Green, for
| his stallion, Morgan Champion
| For the best brood mare for heavy draft: 20, to
| II. H. Wyans, for his bay mare.
For the best pair heavy draught horses: 90 to
| Geo Mowry, for 5 and 6 years old
For the best team of heavy draught horses: 30 to
| John w. Hass, greys and roans, all stations.
| Saddle. .-.
| Best stallion for saddle: $50, Foster e. Crump,
| for their horse "Baie."
Cd best stallion for saddle: 25 George Purnell for
| Cleveland Bay"
Best brood mare for saddle: %, H. NJ Folks, Ches-
| terfeld, for Katy"
2d best brood mare for saddle: 10, VIM Mans
| field, Louisa.
Best saddle horse, mare or geldng: Is, r. Raglsnd,
| Petersburg.
Best year old colt or filly: 15 DIR. r. II. Cabell
Richmond.
Best year old colt or Ally: Is, Wm J. Carpenter
Best year old colt or filly: 10, Thomas Pollard.
Best sucking colt: 5, VIM. Allen of Surry.
Mules and Jacks.
Best jack: $50 to Eimrod Branham, Albemarle,
for Columbus years old.
Cd best jack 90 to Benz. Marable, for Marina.
duke, years old.
Best iennet: 90 to Nimrod Branham for Virginia
13 years old.
Cd best jennet 10 to J. n. Bolts, Henrico.
Best team of mules, or moro, to be owned and
worked one year preceding their exhibition: 20 to
II. f. Taliaferro Richmond.
Best mule colt, years old, raised in Virginia
IS to Ddmond Winston, Hanover.
Short Horns
For the best bull go, to Matthews & Saun-
ders, for Norfolk five years old.
For the I'd best bull: Is, TO Dulaney & Irvine for
kirkeaventon, years old.
For tho Sd best bull &, to VIM. c. Rivea for Red
Rover, years old
For the best cow: 30, to Matthews g. Saunders
for Ellen Kirby, 8 years old.
For the Cd best cow : Is to VIM. B. Preston, for
Star, six years old.
For the Sd best cow: &, to X. Ii. Dulany, for Au-
rora, years old.
For the best bull, between and years old: Is
to Mathews e. Saunders, for Highlander.
For the I'd best bull, between and years old:
6, to Mathews Saunders, for Jordan
For the best heifer, between and 3years old
Is to VIM. b. Preston, for Flora.
For the I'd best hefer between 2 and years old
8, to Mathews s. Saunders, for Jenny Lind.
For the best heifer, betweea l and years old:
IS, to Mathews & Saunders, for May Flower
For the I'd best hefer, between l and years old
g. to Mathews & Saunders, for Rose of Allegheny
Derons and AlderneyS.
For the best Devon bull years and upwards
$50. to z. b. Pcndcton.
For tho Cd best Devon bull: l5 to p W. Dudley
For the Sd best Devon bull: &, to Roger Brooke
Jr.
For the best bull between and 2 years old Is
to Alex Garrett.
For the 2d best bull: 6. to T. w. stonestreet.
For the best cow over years old; 30, to T. W.
Stonestreet.
For the Cd best COW over years old: IS. to Roger
Brooke
II +ha u haot 70 u
Hutchinson.
For the best cow between and years: Is, to
DR. p. B. Pendleton.
For the I'd best cow between 9 and years: 8, to
Philip ST. Geo. Cooke.
For the best heifer between and years old: IS,
to T. w. Stonestreet
For the End best heifer between and years
old: 8, to T. w. Stonestreet
Derons and Aidfrneys under years old
None exhibited.
Ayeshires and Holsteins orer three years old
Best Ayrshire COW, years old and upwards:
$50 to Peter Glenn, for his COW Christmas l0years
old
Natires or Grades.
For the best bull three years old and upwards:
$50 to Thomas L. Parish for Ben Bolt.
For the 2d best bull three years and upwards
Is, to Philip ST. George Cooke.
For the Sd best bull, years old and upwards: 8,
to G. G. Coleman. es
For the best bull, between l and years old: Is,
to s. w Ficklin, for Belmont
For the 2d bost bull between and years old:
g, to VIM G. Rives, for Romeo.
For the best cow, years old and upwards: 30,
to Jno l.. Harrison
For the I'd best cow, years old and upwards: Is,
to Thos. l.. Parish, for Beauty.
For the Sd best cow 3 years old and upwards: g,
to S. W. Ficklin
For the best heifer. between and years old:
Is, to DIR. Jno. r. Woods
For the 2d best heiier between 9 and years old:
g. to r, b. Haxall
For the Sd best do: 5, to R. B. Haxall.
For the best heifer, between ] and years old:
l5, to Jno. L. Harrison, for Jenny Lind
For the ID best heifer, between and years old:
8 TO VIM. c. Rives.
Hork Orea.
Best yoke of trained oxen over years old: $50
to Blair Burwell of Powhatan.
2d best yoke of trained oxen, over years old;
$l5 to A. @. Crump of Powhatan.
No oxen exhib tied under 4 years old
Dairy Cops
For the best dairy cows 30, to W. B. Preston, for
Durham COW Star.
For the I'd best: Is, to P. d. Glenn, for his Ayre-
shire cow Christmas.
Fat Stock.
Best pair fat steers: $50 10 Gordon G. Kent
Best fat COW: Is to James r. Kent of MoDtgy.
Best fat hefer: 10 to David McGayock of Pulaski.