Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-06
srlTr AGRICULTURAL FAlR-Llsr or fNI'

~ We w,rc announced from the stand
~. I.rwulen. Mr.. Is. johnson pa' ""'' VI
| tho, cnrne forward and, aiior apolo%"'hs i'
| .I,,,,.,. nj Mr.. A. R. BolueI of J"ilcrs"h' VII"
| Ih,o, .,yoiutcl TO deliver tho vsed!c'ofy ad'
,, o,..rtajnoI the a.oomhleL multitude with lew
,;,,,, p, marks at tho Conclusion o. WHICH, nc 40
r,,r,I ,h. adjournment of the Agricultural Soce'y'
until the next annual meeting
F,r the premiums for written essa5s on eApe'i'
meuts there were no competitors.
BRANCH ii.
Essags or Written Commandments
Tho committee awarded $50 to Prot WIN Gillian,
of the Virginia Military Institute i"r Ms Essay "n the
| sn;ls Of the Valley ut Virginia.
B.s ESSAY Oh the art OF irrigation, $50, y yelling
ION Gordon, Louisa. .,o q d, ,,-,..;., If
I'd Crude: sheep husbendry, S!o, Christian u
Augusta. 80. .,o r. p
% grade guano as q Permsnent tertliser' ~ ~
Sd grade: blue cay and sheep sorre $40, Robert
Harrison, Prluce George
BRANCH iii. srssrant
For premiums for the best entire crops OF o'ns'O
farms-no competitors.
BRANCH ".
IHoroggkbrrd Horses , ,, .,-
Best thoroughbred stallion SJO John os''"''
Red Eye, by Boston. TN u.rritt's
ID best thoroughbred stallion, ~ ~ -
imp bay horse, Don John. u, D,sx.lI for
Best horuug Inbred mare, 500. Thos Do'"''' ''
bay mare Sarah Washington, ey I TS,. " boswell,
ID best thoroughbred mare Wv i"''
for bay mare Nina, by Boston,. e,s NV Uarall.
for bay colt by Childe Harold dam " ~ S, for
Bes: two wear old colt or lilly, sl'' " s'ns' LOT
black colt by Chde Harold .. am Thos w Dos.
well, for bay colt by Childe Harold dam seFah
"'s"'''s''"' OaiA DraugM Horses. ,
Rest stallion for quick drauGht: gov l" i'e"!
! Smith H.urico, for brown horse hossutl. y,.r.
I'd hest stallion for quick uraughl' c. " 1'
E.ltuu for bluck horse TiconduroSa. .,o H.,
IL, h,,nI mar. for quick draught: S!o to Johh
Allen, Richmond for Betty Brown. ,n,. Sin :,
I'd best brood mare for quick urauSh'' @i''o
Franklin Felton,, Baltimore, for Lilly. ,,o
Res, par of match horses for quick dransh': -"
to } Burnett, Richmond. ;a,. s,s
% best pair of match horses LOT QUICK at""H' so
10 Henry Anderson. ,,; c,I D..
VIM TavlUr, Tor Black Hawk.
Lady. "a .,r 10. r,
Cooke. - 80 49,,
Best = year old colt fIy: SIS TO Nm d John
Best year old colt or flly: $40 to Alex Kerr.
Best sucking colt: 50 10 John | Barksdaie' Abe
marie, for colt by kUssuth
Heary Ura"ght Horses.
For the best stallion for heavy draft: $50 to Jos ID
Reynolds Of Orange, fer Rather, i years old.
For ID best STALLION: :2j to W Green, for his stall
lion, Morgan Champion.
For the best brood mare Tor heavy drausht S-V 10
III II Wyuus, for his bay maze.
For the best puir heavy draught horses S2o to
Geo Muwry, for and years old.
For the best team of heavy druught horses: $50 TO
John W llass, ! greyS AMI ruans, all stal!luus.
iSadiic Horses.
Best stallion for saddle so, Foster & Crump for
their horse "Bailir.'
% best saddle for stallion; SD, George Purncl' for
"Clevcland Bay"
Bcs, brood mare for saddle So IL VI Folks, Chcs-
tcrtiud, Tor katy
"a best brood marc for saddle; $40, VIM Mansfield,
Louisa.
Best saddle horse, marc or gediug; sl5, Raglaud,
Petersburg.
Best 3 year old colt or hlly; SIS, DR. r II Cabell,
Richmond.
Best year old colt or FLY; slj, VIM Carpenter.
Best yea old colt or fly $40. Thomas Pollard.
Best sucking colt; 81, VIM Allen OF Surry
lflirS and .IatkS.
Best jack: so, t. Nimrod l'ranhan, Abemarle, for
Columbus, yenrs old:
I'd best jack 80. to Benz. Marubo. for Marina
duke, years OLD
Best enret So to Nilnrod Branham for Virginia,
Is years old.
I'd best jennet so to J. VI. Bolts iIenrico.
Best team Of mules, or more, TO be owned and
worked one your preceding their exhibition; gu 10
II. r. Taiafrrro, Richmond.
Ic-t mule colt, years old, reised in Virginia SD
Edmund Winston, Hanover,
CATTLE.
SHIRT iiOrhE.
For the best bull; $50, 10 Matthews Saunders, for
Norfolk, 5 years old
For The 2i best bull; SIS, to Dulaney s. Irvine, tor
Kirkeavrnton, 5 Years old.
For the Sd best bai IS, TO WIN. c. Rives, for Red
Rover, years old
tur the be., cow; $50 to Matthews s. Sander, for
Ellen Kirby, years old.
For The III best COW; SIS to WIN. B. Preston, for
Star, s years old.
For h.. I'D best COW IS, to r. H. Duiany. for Arro-
ra, years old.
For the best bull between | end years old: Sis,
to Matthews j. Saunders for Highlander.
For the I'd hes; bull, between and years old
So, To Mathews u Saunders, for Jordan
Far ths best hcfrr, between aud years old: SID,
To VIM. u. Preston for Flora.
For the 2i beet heifer. between md years old;
g. to Mathews Is Saunderp, for Jenny Lind.
Far the best hef-r between | aud > years old: GID,
| to Mathews Il Saunders, for May Flower.
For the ID best hclfcr between aud years Old;
~ to Mathews IL Saunders, tor Rose Of Allegheny.
For the Sd best COW, 3years Old and upwards: S.
to w Fickn
For the best h.fer, between and years Old' SIS,
To DR. John Woods.
For the I'd best heifer, between and years old;
80, to X Is Haxall
For The ID best heifer: SIS. to X y Ha1a.
For the best hcifer, between and years old: sl5,
~ John l. Harrison, for Jenny Lind.
For the 2d beet helfer, between and years old:
So, to WIN Rives.
Dt1ons and AlderHsyS.
For the best Devon bull, 3years and upwards: $50,
20 ?. Z. Pend!eon.
For the ID best Devon bull: sla, to p. W. Dudley.
For the sd best Devon bull IS, to Roger Brooke,
Sr.
For the hest bull between i and years old: SIS,
To Alex. Gurrctt.
For the Cd best bull: S., to T. W. Stonestreet.
For The bes, cow over years old $50 TO I. w.
Stonesrcet.
For the ID best COW over years old: Sl5, to Roger
Brooke.
For ,he 81 best cow over years: IS, to Alex B
| Hutchinson.
Fer the hes, COW between ? and years SIS, to
DR. T Is Pendlcton.
For the Cd best COW between 2 and years: 50, TO
Fur the best heifvr between and years old sl5'
to I w Stontstreet.
For the Ind best heif.r between and Q years old:
| So, to L w Stonestreet
Lcrons and 1idcrnryS uRdcr gears old.
None exhibited.
| Ayreshircs and if3'steinS, orcr three gears oh
| Best Ayrshire cow, years old and upwards s@i'
to Peter Glenn, for his COW Christmas, III years old.
Mattress ar CRATES.
| For the best bull three years old and upwards
| $50 to Thomas l. Parish for Ben Bolt.
For the ID hest bull three years old and upwards
$5, To Philip st George Cooke.
| For The I'd best bull ) Years old and upwards: ~
| tn T. G Coleman.
For the best bull, between and 2 years old: Sl5
| to ) w Ficklin, for Belmont.
| For the ID best BULL between and Q years old: So
| to WIN Rives, for Romeo.
For the best COW, years old and upwards: $50, to
John l. Harrison.
For the I'd best cow, years old and upwards: Sl5,
! 10 Thns l. Parish, for Beauty.
Work OITH.
Best yoke of trained OXEN over years Old so, tc
| Blair Burwell Of Powhatnn
I'd best yoke Of trained oxen, over vParS old SD
| TO A Crump OF Pnwhatan.
| No oxen exhibited under 1 years old.
| Dilr9 Eo~S.
For the beet dairy COW: 80, to w b Preston, fol
| Durham COW StnI.
For the ID best j "a T. ID Glenn, for his AYRSHIRE
| COW Christmas.