The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-09-08

Agricultural Society,
WILL HOLD IT'S NEXT
ANNUAL EXHIBITION
AT Easton Pa, commencing TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 9th, and closing FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 30th, 1864 Premiums over
$4,000. Read the following abstract
CATTLE-Foreign Imported, 10 premiums
ranging from $50 to $40; all other grades
of Cattle, 81 premiums, from 1875 to $40;
and 40 premiums from SS to So. Best herd
of Cattle, not less than Is, owned and held
as farm stock, &C., $40; Cd best, $25 Best
Team of 10 Yoke of Oxen from any county,
to be paid Agricultural Society of said coun-
ty, $50; I'd best, $25.
HORSES-Best Imported, 6 premiums,
from $50 to SIS; Thoroughbred, 10 premi-
ums, from $50 to $40; Trotting Horses and
Mares, premium of $500, one of $500, and
one Of $l00; Pacing, one of $50; Matched
Horses, fancy trotting, premium of $50; best
Matched Trotting, premium of $50; best
Draught, Gelding, and single Horses, II pre-
miums from Sl5 to $40; Stations and Mares
for all work, l5 premiums from SS25 to $40;
Jacks and Mules, Z premiums from $25 to
| $40; best Mule Team of 4, $50; I'd best,
$15 ;-making about So 900 in premiums for
all descriptions of Horses and Mules.
SHEEP-For different kinds, Is Premi-
ums, from $50 to $40; 80 Premiums from
IS to $4
SWINE-26 Premiums, from $40 to S4
POULTRY-Bestl lot owned by exhibit
ors, $500 largest collection owned by ex-
hibitor, So; best exhibition of pigeons, SO (;
best trio of Capons, $4 best Caponed Tur-
keys So best collection of Stuffed Fowls
and birds, SO; I'd do. 81. 40 premiums of
So each for different varieties, and 80 pre-
miums Of 81 each for I'd best
Agricultural mplements-Best display, a
premium, so.
STEAM PLOW-Premium, S100, med
al or special diploma for different kinds of
Plows and Plowman, 15 premiums, from $40
to 3.
Rollers, cultivators drill, &c.-14 premi-
ums, from 81 to So.
Wagons, carts, higgins, &c. 10 premiums
from $40 to So.
Leather and its manufactures, harness,
Butter and Cheese premiums. $10 l
of SS, 5 of s., and of So.
Sugar, Moasses, and Honey-A premium
Of $40, Sc, 8 of So, and of So.
Flour and Meals premiums of s. and Z
of 81.
Grain and Seeds-1 of $25, 4 of s. each,
of So, and 13 of So.
Vegetables-Best and largest display, $50;
6 of 81 each, and II of 81.
FRUIT AND MELONS, consisting OF
apples, figs, blackberries, cramberries, lem
ons, oranges, melons, nectarines, pears,
| peaches, prunes, plums, and ounces. Best
general assortment of fruit of all kinds, sill
yer cup or $50; I'd best, silver medal or S15
best and largest collection of each of the
following fruits: Apples, pears and peach
es, $40 each; I'd best, each. Is premi,
ums of 81 and So each and 80 premiums Of
81 and 81 each.
Grapes and Wine-6 premiums Of So
each; 9 of 50, Is of 81, and ii of 81.
Flowers, designs, baskets, vases and bo-
quets-3 premiums of $40 each; of 81
and S., 10 of So and S4, 13 of So, 81 of 81
and % of 81.
Stoves and Tin Ware-12 premiums of s.
each, and Of So.
Mantles, glass, gas, cutlery, furniture, &c
A premiums of $40 each. Is of So, 5 o.
$3, ii of 50 &c.
Domestic manufactures-Cloth, linens
shirtings, &c.-14 premiums of So each, 2
of 81, of So, and of 2.
Needle and knit work, embroidery, Crotch
ct, leather, and she'll work, &c. premi
ums of So each 2e of So and GA of 81.
Bread, cakes, pastry, pudding, jellies, meats
fruits and vegetables in air tight Cans, anC
spiced fruits. A premium of So, S., 3 O
SO, of 50, and S3 of /.
Fine arts, painting and penmanship.-
Best display of photographs, &C., $40; q
best ditto, So; best collection of oil paintings
$40; I'd best ditto, So and for paintings ir
oil, water colors, colored engravngs, mono
chromatic drawings, pencil and pen draw
ings, premiums of So each, 10 of So, 7 Of
81, and III of 81. Best display of plain and
ornamental pennmanship, by schools or col
leges, So; I'd best ditto, $50.
Best display of Articles by Tradesmer
and Mechanics, consisting of books, station
airy, boots and shoes, hats and caps, clothing
paper hangings, dry goods and Trimmings
millinery, and collection of American and
Foreign Arms. premiums of 80, and Of
So
Siverware, Sewing Machines, pianoes
and melodeons. premium of 500, 3 silver
Medals, 3 premiums of $40 each, of So, a
of S;3, and 4 of So
| For non-enumerated articles, if deemed
worthy, premium of $3 on each may be a.
warded, but no diploma, unless the article is
of very superior merit-and then only with
the approval Of the Executive Committee.
As the above is a mere abstract of the
premium list, exhibitors are requested to Sc
cure catalogue, so that they may conform
to the rules and regulations in presenting
articles for Exhibition. Premium lists can
be obtained upon application to the Secreta-
ry, and also Railroad Regulatious-the
freight on some is free and on others at re-
duced rates,
The leading Railroads will issue Excur-
sion Tickets at reduced rates.
THOMAS p. KNOX, President
A. b. LONGAKER, Secretary.