Smyrna times., 1858-06-03
WHOLE NO., 375.

pilI Vi piSSi uIuCI y lIOHInS Olu
largest hog 2
Committec-james NJ. Kerbin, John c. vii.
son, n. ii. Coverdale, VIM. McGonigal, Thos.
Wallace.
Fowls.
Forlorgest and best variety of domestic fowls, So
pair Of turkeys
" pair of geese
pair of ducks
Committee WIN. NJ. Jester Horace Spru-
ance, John Wooda, Manove II. Galley, VIM.
VI. Meredith.
BUTTER AND HONEY.
Best butter, not less than 3 lbs, premium, er SIS
Second best, premium, or =
Best potted butter, not less than 5 lbs, and
not less than three months old, 3
Best arrano ed beehive, with or without bees, 2
Best lot of honey, not less than 10 lbs,
Committee-E. b. Clements A. J. Taylor,
L B. Lockwood, +. b. Harper, Isaac 6. Lofand.
Flour AND MEAL.
Certificate Of merit for the best half.barrel of
flour; als0 for the best % lbs of buckwheat
-four, and the best bnshel of corn meal.
Committee Charles NJ. Wharton, Thomas
McIlvalne, Nathan L. Sevil, Martin IIarrng-
ton, Charles Wroten.
ORCHARDS AND FRUITS.
Best peach orchard 50
apple orchard 2
specimen of apples, not less than 3 pecks
peaches,
pears,
any variety of fruit deemed
worthy of distinction
Commitce-David Casperson, Thos. Wilson,
William Slaughter, Thomas James, Joseph
Burchnal.
VEGETABLES.
For best kitchen garden So
best aud largest variety of vegetables 2
second best =
best specimen of any variety deemed
worthy of distinction l
Commlttee-James 5. BuckmOster, John NJ.
NosheIl, William VIrden, e. Il. b. Day, james
Williams.
Hay AND GRASS.
For the best 10 acres OF timothy S3
clover 3
mixed grasses 8
l acre Of timothy l
COmmittee-George PARIS, Thomas Madden,
John II. Bcwey, John NJ. Black, NJ. S. Van
! Burkalow.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. - Certificate
| of Merit tor the best Of each of the follow.
ing articles, viz: plows, harrows. cultivators.
| wheat drills, reapers, mowers, straw-cutteTs,
cornshellers, threshers, wagons, carts.
COmmttec-A. B. Richardson, ]. T. Thur
!ow, Joseph Moore, VIM. NJ. Shakespear
! PLowING MATCH-(To commence at o'clock,
IN, Thursday.)
The best plowman will receive q medal, to
cost not less than Sc
The second best, medal 10 cost not less than 4
The best rlowbOy, not over seventeen years
of age, medal to cost
the second best, "a medal to cost not less than
! -Commlttre--Jas. G. NAPLES, Bellha Whar-
ton, VIM l.. Hazel, Thos. Draper, James Jones.
SPECIAL PREMIUMS.
ti,o bne DfSu maj arfuPoH
IN the county, from the Sorghum Saccha-
ratum, not less than lbs, ~
For the best specimen of mOlasses, manufac-
turrd in the county, from the same, not less
than gallon,
For specimens Of mechanical skill, in carpen-
try, smlthwork, harness, boots, shoes, &c.,
and Tor such other articles on exhibition as
do not come under regular classification,
Discretionary premiums.
Commirtee-T. B. Bradford, James Hopkins,
Daniel Cummins, S. e. Mason, John Glow.
Flowers AND Fancy Work.
Lrrgest and best collection of
flowers, Gilt Annual
Finest bouquet, bouquet Holder.
Finest specimen of cmbrodery,W Work Box.
Finest specimen OF homemade
linen aud fustan, Work Basket.
Best specimen Of female handi-
craft of any other sort,
Committee-Mrs. John A. Nicholson, Mrs. ].
c Bird, Mrs E. Wilds, Mrs. WIN. Walker,
Mrs. :. A. Rldgely, Mrs. VIM. DuHame, Mrs.
, VIM. Cowgirl.
If no specimen be offered worthy of distinc-
ton, the society reserves the privilege of with.
holding the premium.
App icunts for premiums will either receive
the amount awarded in cash, or its value in
some agricultural work, at their pleasure
Books will be provided by the society for that
purpose.
Claims for premiums on crops must be ac-
companied with statement OF the situation of
the ground, time of planting, process of tIllage,
aud kind of manure applied. The measure.
ments must be done in a manner satisfactory TO
the committee on Crops. Crops to be entered
: by the day of exhibition, and the application
may he acted on by the COMMITTEES at any lime
before March next.
4 Premiums will only be awarded to members
3 of the society and ladies, and must be claimed
within sixty da VS. after the award has been made,
3 otherwise they will be considered as relnquish-
} ed for the benefit of the society.
Z Articles for exhibition must be upon the
. ground for the inspection Of the committee, by
IL o'clock on the first day.
The annual address will be delivered by VIM.
r. Morris, Esq, on Thursday, at IL O'Clock.
Committee of fArrdngement-M Hayes,
2 ]. Nj. Hill, William Cowgirl, John w. Smith,
} Solomon Townsend. Il. d. COursey. James &.
. Waples VIM. DutIamel, Robinson Walker.
D Price of Ad,niSSion-.Smgle tickets, % cts /;
, for gentleman and two ladies, 90 cents; fer
family ticket, 75 cents. Members who have
D paid their dues, admitted free.
! By order OF the Board of Managers,
! q. w. S NICHOLSON, Rec. Sec'y.
: Dover, May, los.
. Which, having been read, was, on motion of
Mr.. William DuIlamel ordered to be printed
in handblll form.
3 On motion of Mr.. William Cowgirl, the bill
, of G. w. S. Nicholson, tor printing. amounting
2 to S1l3, was allowed.
On motion the meeting ad jOnrned.