The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-09-15

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Agricultural Society
WILL HOLD ITS 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 $50; all other grades
of Cattle, 81 premiums, from $25 to $40;
| and 40 premiums from $S to So. Best herd
of Cattle, not less than Is. owned and held
as farm stock, &c, $40; I'd 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 premi-
ums, from $50 to $40; Trotting Horses and
Mares, premium of $500, one of $500,
one of 500; Pacing, one of $50; Matched
Horses, fancy trotting, premium of $50; best
Matched Trotting, a premium of $50; best
Draught, Gelding, and single Horses, IL pre-
for all work, Is premiums from $25 to $40;
Jacks and Mules, premiums from $25 to
SO; best Mule Team of 4, $50; I'd best,
$15 ;-making about So 600 in premiums for
all descriptions of Horses and Mules.
SIIEEP-For different kinds, I6 Premi-
ums, from $40 to $40; 80 Premiums from
So to 81
SWINE-26 Premiums, from $40 to 81.
POULTRY-Best lot owned by exhibit
ors, $500 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 So I'd do 81. 40 premiums of
81 each for different varieties, and 80 pre-
miums of 81 each for I'd best.
Agricultural Implements-Best display, a
premium, $50.
STEAM PLOW-Premium, 500, med
al or special diploma; for different kinds of
PIows and Plowman, Is premiums, from $40
to 3.
Rollers, cultivators, drill, &c.-14 premi-
ums, from 81 to So.
Wagons, carts, higgins, &c. 10 premiums
from $50 to s..
Leather and its manufactures, harness,
whips As premiums, from 50 to So.
Butter and Cheese premiums. $40; l
of s., 5 of s., and of SO.
Sugar, Molasses, and Honey-A premium
of SO, $6, 8 of So, and 4 of So.
Flour and Meal-5 premiums of So and
of 81.
Grain and Seeds of S25, of So each,
8 of 50, and 13 of So.
Vegetables-Best and largest display, $50;
6 of So each, and II of 81.
FRUIT AND MELONS, consisting of
apples, figs, blackberries, cramberries, lem
ons, oranges, melons, nectarines, pears,
peaches, prunes, pfums, and ounces. Best
general assortment of fruit of all kinds, sill
yer cup or 500; I'd best, silver medal or $l5;
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 $4 and $50 each and 80 premiums of
So and 81 each.
Grapes and Wine-6 premiums Of So
each; of SO, lS of So, and IL of 81.
Flowers, designs, baskets, vases and boz
quets.-3 premiums of $40 each; a of 81
and So, 10 of $5 and $4, 13 of So, 81 of So
and % of 81.
Stoves and Tin Ware-12 premiums of $5
each, and of SO.
Nantes, glass, gas, cutlery, furniture, &c.
"A premiums of $40 each. 10 of So, 5 of
So, IL of So &c.
Domestic manufactures--Cloth, linens,
shirtings, &c.-14 premiums of So each, 2
of 81, 6 of So, and of 2.
Needle and knit work, embroidery, Crotch
ct, leather, and shell work, &c. premi-
ums of So each, % of So and GA of 81.
Bread, cakes, pastry, pudding, jeilies, meats,
fruits and vegetables in air-tight Cans, and
spiced fruits. A premium of 80, So, of
$3, of 81, and S3 of l.
Fine arts, painting and penmanshlp.-
Best display of photographs, &c, $40; ID
best ditto, So; best collection of oil paintings,
$40; I'd best ditto, So and for paintings in
oil, water colors, colored engravings, mono
chromatc drawings, pencil and pen draw
ings. 4 premiums of So each, 10 of So, of
So, and IL of 81. Best display of plain and
ornamental pennmanship, by schools or COL
leges, $5; I'd best ditto, $3.
Best display of Articles by Tradesmen
and Mechanics, consisting of books, station
ary, boots and shoes, hats and caps, clothing,
paper hangings, dry goods and Trimmings,
millinery, and collection of American and
Foreign Arms. premiums of So, and ofI
$3
Silverware, Sewing Machines, pianoes
and melodeons premium of $40, 3 silver
Medals, 3 premiums of $40 each, of 50, a
of SO, and of So
For non-enumerated articles, if deemed
worthy, a premium of ss3 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 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.
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