Smyrna times., 1857-10-28
LIST OF lIIUMS

AWARDED by the Agricultural Society of Kent
County, Del, at its Annual Exhibition, held
at Dover, October 14th and 18th, 1857.
(We give only such articles as were awarded
premium or certificate of merit. The others
we're named in our last issue.)
Seed Grain--Bsst specimen of seed corn.
white, Jac"b NJ. Hill 81 yellow do, Thornton
Russell "; seed wheat, blue stem, r. B..
wright, " W; seed oats, barley, Peter Will
son 81 OO. Seed Irish potatoes, black and
white mere! !rs, ii. Z. Cooper, 81; seed Sweet
poIatucs, yellow, N. r. Sevil 81. The com.
mItIee award a merit of praise to all the con.
t:Ibutors IN this department. Committee. r
Alaband, Daniel Cummins, DIR. J. w. Sharp.
Solomon Townsend John Emerson.
HorSeS.-Edward Stout awarded medal and
certificate Of merit for the best stallion.
Discretionary premium of $50 each, 10
Geo. Shortes and H. b. Woodall, for the best
colts under year old.
Commlttec, No. John Woodall, William
=. Jump.
10 Daniel Cummins for the best pair of car
rlage horses, $5 W.
10 q. w. 5. Nicholson for the best carriage
horse 50 90.
To A. Wells So 90 for the best pair Of
daft horses.
To DR.. J. c. Bird So 90 for the best colt over
l and under 3 years old.
Commillee-T Russell, w. l.. Cannon. John
Sherwood, Thomas Il. rhurlow.
Butts aud COWS-To DIR. Ridgely. for hest
bull ul foreign breed over 3 years old. ~, O0:
Estate OF T.. Z. Holcomb, So OU for best native
or mlXed breed over 3 years old ID. G.. Cowc,l.
$3 0O for best ditto under 8 aud over wears
old ; for best cow of foreign breed, DIR. Rldgely
50 %; second best, Ii. Cowgirl So 90 hes,
native or mixed breed, w. J. Clark S3 90:
second best, J. Williams So %. Committee,
james kerbIn, chairman.
OTen, 9c.-John Truax, best pair of work
oxen, $3 Thomas d. Lockwood, I'd best ditto.
81; i. J. Marvel, for the fattest beef 81
second best, Thomas Marvel 81; w. q, jomn
:or best bull calf, Devon, 81; II. J. MARVEL. for
the best hefer, So ID. e. Cowgirl, for the best
lot of calves, ST. Committee, j. Brown. Il. r
Lewis, ID. j. Jackson, p. Wilson, T. J. Marvel
Hogs, 3c.--Dr. RIdgely 81, for best brood
SOW, Chester and China; Thomas Marvel So.
ior the best palr of pigs under three months
old, mixed Breed White. Committee, Peter
Miller, Samuel Wharton, David Pleas nton. r.
NJ. Carter, Isaac Goodwin.
Vegeta6Les--The committee reported that
Manlove Ii. Galley had exhibited the LARGEST
and best assortment of vegetables, and that ].
M. Hill had exhibited the second best. Com.
mIttee, Samuel Hargadine, E. b. Clements, II.
Gooden, r. b. Wright
FrHits.-Elenry Cowgirl, for the best apples.
Seek-no.Further and Winter erickson. al !:
Mrs. l.. A. Frazier. for the best basket of
peaches, Argives Cling and Coonage Cullen
$l; f. b. Clements, tor the ID best apples. Pc.
mock, sl. Committee, Peter S. Collins, ii. T.
Hoffecker, VIM. G. Smith.
Flour and MeaL-A certificate of merit award.
ed to Thornton Russell, for sample of superior
Hour aud meal. Committee, james G. WapIes.
L. b. Coursey and Thomas L. Frazier.
SheeP--lsaac Goodwin SO, for best buck; Cd
best buck' John l'ruax ~ for the best ewes,
ID. e. Cowgirl, So and certificates of merit to
Stephen Cats for buck, and Beitha G. Whar-
Ton for ewes. Committee, Thomas Wilson
and Samuel Cubreth.
Butter, Honey, Sc.-To Mrs E. A. ozier
is awarded the tiEst premium of $5 for her supe-