St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-06-09
AWARDING COMMITTEES.

On Field Crops 4. Orcharding-Nor-
man Rice, Alanson Lambert, r. q.
Horn.
Vegetables and Fruit-Wm. F. Den
niston, w. g. johnson, Harvey Nye.
Farming Implemeats-R. c. Horr, Mi
10 Gilbert, James Griffith. .
Horses, Males, Jacks and Jennets-L.
G. Burroughs, John Brown, David
White.
Catle-John Chapman, H. NJ.
Brown, Geo. Neville.
Suine, Foaols, Sheep and HIool-Max-
well Ireland, Charles Smith, Charles
II. Young.
Dairy Sugar and Honey-Mrs. J. L.
Anterior. Mrs. r. w. Humphrey, Mrs.
John Chapman.
Mechanic Arts--David Petit, NJ. G
Cooke, David Ripley, John Ball, New
man butcher.
Household Manu- actures--Mrs. L. G
Burroughs, Mrs. A. b. F. Hildreth, Mrs
n. butcher, Mrs. David McMurray
Mrs. S. 2. Pearson.
Architectural Draaeings, Pcnmansdip
Geological Specimens, Blacksmith Work
Tin Hare, Gate Hangings and Carpen
ters' Iools-James Jackson, VIM. L
Dayton, Nathan Thompson.
Misceilaneous--Miss Mary D. Cheney
Mrs. c. p. Burroughs, Mrs. Geo. Wy
att, James Coley, R. w. Humphrey.
Female Equest,iamship--Hervey VIII
bur, B. +. Cheney, Wesley Brownell.
The Secretary read the following
PROPOSAL,
To the Secretary Of the Floyd County Ag'
ricuitaral .Society:
We, the the undersigned, hereby
agree to pay the respective sums set
opposite our respective names, towards
fitting up the Fair Grounds and max.
ing preparations for the First Annual
Fair of said Society, and furnish ma
terial and do labor for the same pur
poses, as may be directed by the off
GERS of said society, and as herein
specified by each of us-provided that
the First Annual Fair of said society
be held at St. Charles City.
Dated, June 4th, A. ID. 1859.
Signed by seventy-one citizens, most
ly of St. Charles, and pledging in mo-
ney, labor and material, sums amour
ting in the aggregate to $252,OO.
The proposition was accepted, when
on motion it was voted to locate the
First Annual Fair of the Society at
St. Charles City.
I'm motion II vrac voted that tbn
best and second best one acre Of Rye,
Barley and Oats be added to the list
of Field Crops, and the same prcmi-
ums be offered for them as for Wheat
and Corn.
II. w. Humphrey, of st. Charles,
gave notice that he shall compete for
premiums on the best three acres of
Tame Grass and best Orchard.
w. L. Denniston, of Riverton, gave
notice that he shall compete for pre-
miums on the best five acres Of Wheat,
best one acre of Wheat, best five acres
Of Corn. and best one acre of Corn
NJ. w. Raymond, of Floyd, gave no.
tice that he shall compete for premi-
ums on the best five acres, and best
one acre of Corn best one acre Of
Oats, best one acre of White Beans,
and best halfacrc of Potatoes.
N. butcher, of Niles, gave notice
that he shall compete for premiums on
the best five acres of Corn, and best
one acre of Wheat.
John Chapman, Ulster, gave notice
that he shall compete for premiums on
the best five acres of Wheat, and best
one-fourth acre of Flax.
Wesley Brownell, of Riverton, gave
notice that he shall compete for a pre-
MUM on the best one-fourth acre of
Millet.
NJ. G. Cooke, of Floyd, gave notice
that he shall compete for premiums on
the best five acres of Wheat, and best
one acre of Barley.
Other applications for premiums
on Field Crops should be handed in
to the Secretary as soon as possible,
SO that the growing Crops may be ex.
amined by the Awarding Committee. ]
On motion, it was voted that the
foregoing proceedings be published in
the ST. Charles City Intelligencer.
The Board adjourned to meet again
at the Secretary's Office in st. Charles
City on the first Monday in September,
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
JOHN BALL, Vice Pres.
A. B. F. HILDRErH, Sec'y.