The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-02

Virgins state Agricultural Society.
| The stated quartsrly meeting Of the Executive
Tuesday evening. the 2ssh April. 1851, 4 The II.
FI:sses-Edmuna l.a1.. rr..sa..t; n...u I.v.
Dulsny, Jamss 3. Hevm,n, WIN. C. Ksisht q q.
Rufin. and wm g. Crenshaw -
On motion of Mr. Tate, = -ss.ss.s. &
wsson body or ladder fey hauling whsat N ne sheef
or hay or straw" may be awarded on the sxhib;ttoS
Diently transported from distances and that de =
erstary be requested to publish NOTES to that 81.
feet in the Southern Planter =. :
fns fresitent was. at his request, excused from
serving the staadias Committees and the No..
ees thereby created were 6llsd BY the appointment
Of Mr Knight ON ths Committss Of Assosnts and
Ths Secretary presented Q sommuaicstiou from
Mr. e. @ Egssling srssssing the proprtsty Of hold
Ing frequent exhibitions Of fruits, fowss and vese.
upon,
On motion of Mr.. r. G. Rufsn, the communication
Mesrs. r, Rufin, Morton and Tsss. ''A'''''As u
| atn mr Srsn,hsw from the Committee on the Fair
| ornunds susmltted the following report: - =,
Gil Of .he cisy Of for the parpos. of s.sur
ing grounds on which to hold our annual Fst, bea
esvs 70 submit the following rslot: - -
5hev met the Committee Of the Counail m puhha
0rounds last Friday evening. bas - ,hs subject hsd
not sen specially referred to thsm toey ma no an
.nor.s to ass In the matter; they, however, agrssd
"fhat it be reoommen ended to ths couusl "a spno,t
acommttee on the part of their body to unite VIII
tee of the Virginia State Agricultural Soeiety 70 -
| sotists an extsnsion OF the present Fair 6roupds
and to mine other sites in the immediate vicinity
OF hiehmond with view to ascertain their rsspss.
tive costs and advantages and to report their action
| to the Council for their failure action" - -
On molten of Mr.. Dulansy,
Resolved That the Committee appointed To sopfar
with the Council be authorised in the event of fail
ure to obtsin suitable grounds and aecommod a.ons
cities and towns Of the State and to make such ar
rsne.ments with any one of them a. they may deem
| satis!actory.
The secretary presented letter from N T. C.bslI.
Esq suggesting To the the importance OF
taking aston to s,certan the pro sortion Of ausiai
land IN Virginia ass bransh Of statistics desired BY
not a few OF the farmers OF the 6tAte'-whersupon
on molten of Mr. =. q Rufin, f5S = = :
Resolved Thatthe Secretary be instructed to w,its
| to Mr Csosil and inform him that upon due advise
mont: 1t 10 deemed best that his proposition bs 70.
fsrred to the Farmsrs Assembly, and the aoaord.
ingly resommend to him to give 1t that direction
The appointment Of the committees to award prs.
MUM, on the various subjects OF exhibiton sseord.
ing to their Classification the schedule was taken
up ana after eon'deIabe progress was laid the
tee adjourned until tomorrow morning 10 o'clock
"WEDNESDAY MOANING, April as.h, 1857.
1ne Executive Committee met pursuant to ad-
jou,nment.
Present-E Ruf6n. President; xessrs Tate, pu.
| .ny. newman, knight, +. @. Rufin, Morton. Rich.
| Mr. g. Ruffia from the committee on Mr.. Es-
ceilings communication, presented the following re-.
| port: Es= - b
The committee to whom wss referred the memo.
| rial OF Mr. z. g Eggeling florist and nurssrymau
suggesting the propriety of holdiss frequent exhibit
| tions of fruits flowers and vegetables, under the
auspices and authority of the State Asreul.
| tursl Society, submit the following report:
L. That the Schedule of Premiums for the year 1857
having been already published, it IL too late to
| make any alteration therein.
I'd That the poposiIion to hold such exhibitions of
hs above products at points in the 81
merits consder alton and proper to divert To that
| .bject the sum COW appropriated to FaUIr and
| FRUIT TREEs, FLowERs and VEGETABLES, being
the three classes Of Branch VI of the sehsdule Tor
this year, aud that the premiums aedsr that head be-
altar he next Fair awarded In oertifsates Of sups
riority inste I'd of cash Fa5 n. =
Sd That proper to include In all future sshs.
dulles scale CT premiums for garden sssda, sxelu.
sivey the growth OF Virginia and the Southern
| 8tatesn "a. :
On melton Of Mr. Dulany, ..- ...t'
Resolved, That the following addition be made to
the rules and regulations heretofore adopted, viz
that stock may be sold at auction, daily. ae o'clock
during the three last days Of the exhibition, but shall
remain tho ground, aseordng 20 ths exsiag rules
on that subject until tho close of the Fair
The unfinished business of last night was taken up,
and the appointment Of committees OF award com.
| pleted.
The committee then at half past 5 O'Clock, r. r.,
adj burned the LAST Tuesday In July next. ss u
O'Clock r. M. CHAS WILLANS, 6ss'y