Smyrna times., 1858-10-14
Agricultural Exhibition

ty,-the display in stock aud agricultural in
plements being good but in vegetables. OWN
TO dry season, behind that of former exhibtion
On our first page may be found list of most ,
the articles exhibited. We condense from IN
reports of the committees the following nro
miums:
Seed Grain.-Best seed wheat So. Job,
Hum; white seed corn So, Thomas Wilson
yellow do -, Isaac Goodwin; seed clover 80
Thomas Wilson; sweet potatoes 81. Tbom.,
James; Irish potatoes 81, Stephen Minner.
Horses, Class No. BEST stallion. medal
Jacob r. Lewis ; second best, certificate NJ
merit, James Vail; best mules, Henry CowpiIl
Horses. Class No. 2-Best pair of horses 81
Dr. J. c. Bird; best carriage horses and fast.
est (half mile in minute and SO seconds>. s3
william Y. Fountain; best family horse So.
John Woodall. The committee timed the fol.
lowing horses: r. w. Reynolds, Jr., PACING
mare, time, half mile, minute and 43 seconds
John Moore's bay mare, minute and 40 sec.
Onds. Isaac Registers bay horse, minute and
49 seconds. Thomas Slaugh;er's bay colt, 3
years old, minute and 50 seconds. C. Horns
bobiail bay horse, minute and As seconds
Benjamin Cloak's roam mare, l minute and 46
seconds. VIM. TOmlinson's bay colt, l minute
and so seconds.
Horses. No. 3-Best brood mare 50. Thoms -
J. Marvel; second best 50. DR.. H. Ridgely
best colt between 2 and 4 years old, So, John
West; second do. 50, John Caulk between l |
and years So, Thomas J. Marvel; second do.
81. Thomas Postles; under l year old 81.
George Boyer.
Bulls GGd COUs-Best Devon bull So. heir.
of c. p. ilolcomb best Durham bull So. Thos
Wilson common stock So, G. l.. Galley mix.
ed bred 81, Daniel c. Cowgirl; Devon COW So.
estate OF c. p. HOlcomb; native breed SO, NJ.
II Galley; second do. So. John NJ. Clark; best
Alderney COW So, DR.. ii. Ridgely.
Oren and other Caitle.-Bsst pair of work
oxen 80, Thomas lockwood second do 81,
George Graham; best bull calf (Alderney), 3
years old, 81. DR.. Henry Ridgely; do native
breed 81, VIM. G. Jump; best calves under 9
years old, 81, estate of C. p. HolcOmbs besr
heifer of native breed 50, Daniel C. Cowgirl:
best fat OK 81, Joseph Seward; second do. 81,
James Kerbin.
Hogs and Pigs-Best boar 50, DR.. Ridgely;
best sow s., Francis Register best pair Of
pigs 81, G. c. Tumin.
Sheep-Best buck tS3, Isaac Goodwin; best
two ewes s., Stephen Cats best four lambs
81, Henry Cowgirl. II
POuItry-Best pair of geese 81, Stephen II. t
Cats; best variety of fowls So, NJ. Ii. Galley. &
Agricultural Observation-Disclosures of :
merit were awarded to the following persons s
tor implements exhibited, viz: DR.. William G
Bonwill, for corn harvester; Melvie & Son, $
for washing machine; Francis S. McWhoEter.
Tor potato planter "a very ingeniOusly con,rved {
and apparently perfect machne); DR.. ]. Emer. t
son, for plows of various patterns; J. Collins,
for combined plow and harrow, for cultivating
corn and seeding grain; Harris g. Wood, for
grain drill Grier & Stanton, for climax grain
ihnt, patented by w. II. Beach do. for corn =
aheller and sugar mill; J. Millaway g. Son, :
Tor grain fan, and washing machine patented = =
by DIR. Cole, of Millington. Nd. y,
Butter and HORey--Best butter, Mrs. Eliza
beth Wilds-closely contested by Mrs. A. F.
Eccles, Mrs. III. Truax. Mrs. E. B. Galley and :
Mrs. I. H. Register best honey, Mrs. II. B.
Woodall.
VsgetabIesABest and largest variety of vege- t
tables 81. NJ. II. Galley; second do. 81. E. B. t
Clements; best cabbage, Timothy Terry. 7
Orchard Fruits, @c.-Best apples (maiden's
hlush) 81, Peter Wilson; October peaches 81, t
DIR. Ridgely; grapes. of the Catawba and Isa- /
telIa varieties, 81, Thomas Lockwood. .
FEooers and Fancy WOrk-Largest and best
collection of flowers, Mrs. John Mcdowell,
Gift Annual; the finest boquets were exhibited
by Mrs. Garrett Luff and Miss Lizzie Comegys,
the latter awarded the premium, a Boquet
Holder; Miss Luff exhibited boquet contain
ing 64 varieties of verbena alone; best speci-
men of embroidery, Hiss Mary E. Stevenson;
best homemade linen and fustian for table use I
and towel, Mrs. Daniel C. Cowgirl; best de- :
Ggned silk quilt, Mrs. c. NJ. Stockly, Work \
Basket; best knit quilt, Mrs. VIM. Mullen,
Work Basket best collection of wax fruit and
aowers, Miss Annie Dean.
SpeeiaI Pren,inms--The following persons
were awarded certificates of merit. viz p. D.
Decker. for model of ShedOn's patent fence
Joseph p. Comegys, for boat; Miss III. c. Ste
venson and Miss e. ID. Clark, for currant wine;
Mrs. N. s. Cowgirl. for peach paste and fplced {
peaches; Mrs. w. r. Thompson, Mrs. ID. c.
Cowgirl, Mrs John Mcdowell and Mrs Hannah
Davis. for canned peaches; Mrs. Mcdowell
aud Mrs. George w. s. Nicholson, for pickles
and speed peaches, and DE-. Bonwill, ior den-
tistry.
The following were awarded premiums, VIZ:
David 8. Casperson, for sugar cane molasses
and domestic wine, 81; Mrs. Dan'l C. Cowgirl
for currant wine, So; Mrs. Mcdowell, for cam