The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-09-22
The Pennsylvania State
Agricultural Society,
WILL HOLD ITS NEXT
ANNUAL EXHIBITION
WILL HOLD IT'S MEX

At Easton Pa, COMMENCING TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 9th, and closing FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 30th, 1864. Premiums over
900 Read the following abstract
CATTLE-Foreign Imported, 10 premiums
ranging from $50 to $50; all other grades
of Cattle, 81 premiums, from $25 to $40;
and AZ premiums from IS to So. Best herd
of Cattle, not less than 15. owned and held
as farm stock, &C., $40; Cd best, S25. 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 pren-
ums, from $50 to $40; Trotting Horses and
Mares, premium of $500, one of $500. and
one of 500; 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 SIS to $40; Stations and Mares
for all work, 10 premiums from S25 to so;
Jacks and Mules, premiums from S25 to
$40; best Mule Team of a. $50; I'd best,
$15 making about $4,000 inpremiuDs for
all descriptions of Horses and Mules.
SHEEP-For different kinds, Is Premi-
ums, from $50 to $40; 80 Premiums from
IS to Sd
SWINE-26 Premiums, from so to S4.
POULTRY-Bestl lot owned by exhibit
ors, 800 largest collection owned by ex-
hibitor, So; best exhibition of pigeons, So
best trio of Capons, 81 best Caponed Tur-
keys, So; best collection of Stuffed Fowls
and birds, s.: I'd do. 81. 40 premiums of
So each for different varieties, and 80 pre-
miums of 81 each for I'd best.
premium, sou
STEAM PLOW-Premium, 500, med
al or special diploma; for different kinds Of
Plows and Plowman, Is premiums, from $40
to 3.
Rollers, cultivators, drill, &c.-I4 premi-
ums, from 81 to SO.
Wagons, carts, higgins, &c. 10 premiums
from $40 to s..
Leather and its manufactures, harness,
whips, As premiums, from s. to So.
Butter and Cheese premiums. $40
of So, 5 of 50, and 6 of SO.
| Sugar, Molasses, and Honey-A premium
! of $40, Sc, s of 50, and of So.
Flour and Meal--5 premiums of s. and
of 81.
Grain and Seeds-l of $25, of s. each
8 of 80, and 13 of 50.
Vegetabes-Best and largest display, $50
6 of So each, and II of 81.
FRUIT AND MELONS, consisting o
apples, figs, blackberries, cramberrles, lem
ons. oranges, melons, nectarines, pears
peaches, prunes, plums, and ounces. Bes
general assortment of fruit of all kinds, sill
YER cup or $40; I'd best, silver medal or 81 .
best and largest collection of each of tn
following fruits: Apples, pears and peach
es, so each; I'd best, A each. Is preml
ums of S4 and 50 each; and 3S premiums c
81 and 81 each.
! Grapes and Wine-6 premiums Of $
each; 8 of SO, Is of 81, and ii of 81.
Flowers, designs, baskets, vases and be
| quets-3 premiums of so each; of 3
and So, 10 of So and 81, 13 of SO, "a of =
and % of 81.
Stoves and Tin Ware-l2 premiums of >
: each, and of SO.
/ Mantles, glass, gas, cutlery, furniture, 80
A premiums of $40 each. ID of 50,
S3. III of 50 &c.
Domestic manufactures-Cloth, linen
shirtings, &c.-l4 premiums of 50 each,
: of 81, 8 of So, and Z of 2.
Needle and knit work, embroidery, Crotci
: ct. leather, and shell work, &c. prem
ums of SO each. % of 81 and 81 of 81.
: Bread. cakes, pastry, pudding, jellies, meat
fruits and vegetables in air tight Cans, al
spiced fruits. A premium OF -, 50,
So, of So, and 53 of l.
= Fine arts, painting and penmanship.-
Best display of photogra &c, $40;
best ditto, So; best collection Of oil painting
$40: I'd best ditto, So and for paintings
!, oil. water colors, colored engravings, mon
# chromatic drawings, pencil and pen draw
!. ings, premiums of So each, 10 of 50, u
81, and ii of 81. Best display of PLAIN ar
n ornamental pennmanship, by schools OF CO
;. Ieges, So; ID best ditto, SO.
III Best display of Articles by Tradesme
; and Mechanics. consisting of books, statlo
i, ary, boots and shoes, hats and caps, clotfIln
;. paper hangings, dry goods and Trimming
:, millinery. and collection of American ar
4 Foreign Arms premiums OF 30, and
r SO.
Silverware, Sewing Machines, planlo'
, and melodeons. premium OF s2o . sil''
= Medals, 3 premiums of $40 each, Oh 3D.
/, of SO. and of ~.
=" For non-enumerated articles, II deeme
worthy, premium of S3 on each may be
: warded. but no diploma, unless the article
!, of very superior merit-and then only Wi
. the approval of the Executive Committee.
AS the above is mere abstract OF I'll
= . premium list, exhibitors are requested to 81
!; cure catalogue, so that they may eontor
: TO the rules and regulations in presentln
!. articles for Exhibition. Premium lists ca
n be obtained upon application to the Secrets
: ry, and also Railroad RegulatIous-tt
. freight on some is free and on others at r.
g duced rates,
The leading Railroads will issue Excu
sion Tickets at reduced rates.
THOMAS p. KNOX, President.
A. B. LONGAKER, Secretary.
No,r;ot,u,n pa August 25,-3t