Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-05
AGRICULTURAL.
Meetlag OF the shelby County
Agricultural Society.

The Society met 10 the Circuit C0urI
I room, Memphis, January, 1, 1869, in puT
-u=BCe Of resolutions of last meeting, M
D. L Stewart, President, 10 the chair.
Al tie rsques. Of ". 3. Williamson.
the reports OF ITeasuters were read
sgsil.
Msj1r TrezsvAnf, chairman Of the old
Fio7rce Committee, stated that he had
mes prepared s report, owing TO a mis-
Outstanding of his IS 70 The day o.
meeting.
Tie Secretary read the following report
Of premiums OF the late Fair:
To II. .. J. stewart, Esq, President Shelby
CoCAJy AgUcU tural S1e.e!y:
ST: / beg leave 70 submit the follow
Ing report as u the distribution Of pre-
Ufgmzs
The following parties have called for
and been paid the sum total opposite
their nGm=s:
Mathews, Jndson & Co SIS; z D Ward
& Co, 3 James & Rosa. 10; C. A. Rose,
Is; Jim Buck, (c0i'd) 3; T. W. Lake, Is;
I. p. Adams, il; Peter Mitchell, Is; J.
Crowley, =; Master Flank Wright, 10 /;
Davis Clckr=iI, IS; W. = Bruce & CO.,
10; Mas annie GOODWIN. 2; Mrs. Cole
m2a Boyd, Z; Mis- 4. r. R2disill, 5 j.;
Mur. EsS5al Morrison, 3; Mrs.. Jesse NJ.
E&te. 8 ; Atiss sue Rochester, ?; Mrs. r.
J. White, 8 f.; Ms. Julia BJWeB, 8; S. l..
LONG. -; Joe n. Paine, 3; James Cow
30, 10; William Cooper, 8; Ship &
Vaudeville, =; Mrs. 7. J. Cogswell, 10;
Mrs. George J. Henry, 4; z. d. Dun
can, y; n. fiUgram, 8 J. w. Ssntafee,
I0i Frank Cheek, 8; ". W. Tfigg, 10;
William Penn, 2; ". G. Bridges, 2;
5jrs. r. \. Parker, 10; 4. Piischke, 5
&rs. EizaUeth Cisridge, ! Mrs. q. =.
Moon, i Ms. W. h. LaEe, 2; John
Trent, ( 30 Z Wood, !; Miss Flora
Lake, > Mrs. ". L. White, Mrs. G..
Z. D3Eiou, .; L. s. F!sm, 5; John +.
AIeaus, 10; George 9. Holmes, 10 Ell.
Stack 5; Joe Oieii. % joe Seiignan .;
II 4 Montgomery 100; Jukes& Scott, 5;
The following named persons have do
mated iLssgUs total opposite their names
70 the Society Greiii, Bros. & Co., So ;
AfcCCmbs 3 Co, 2 h. G Craig & Co, 6;
II. D Ware & Cc. 81 3. P. Anderson, ?;
W. 5. BrU9e d Co, > Sam Hays, 8 ;
Mrs C5raella Pearson, =; John l.. Eich-
reg 8 ). =. Cash, 2; Geo. REYNOLDS,
Lea & Co, 8; MIS-. Ii. c. Hunter,
>: MIS-. =. J. Hays o Hook d l. grill,
3 John Trent, 5; Z. 5 Fam, q w.
4. Harrison, 5.
~ AA[ fNe-E ii @AHE A-AA4Rth A1<-AA1N -
by the proper PsFsons, sad ! s4Pp3se5 IN
der TIE Published rules, are deemed for.
lei Ell e the Society Benz. Mills, So
Mira. l. a. Fowler, 3 Memphis PfrseTv-
log O., : 4; Miss Rs5ee5a Park, l y. Il.
Wright, ! f; Hiss Rachel Levy, 5 Miss
Eliza 81, GleQmops, !; Il. Wetter Go,
5. Respectfully,
va. HENEY LAKE, Secretary,
o motion Of Mzj. SIS kss it was re-
so.y,,i that the agricultural societies Of
Wes- Tennessee be requested TO meet st
JaeksoD, Tenn, by delegation, o1 the
third Wednesday OF FsUfcary next, TO
consider the general promotion OF their
interests aBd thst the Chairman Of this
soei='y nov appoint six delegates.
Unanimously passed, and MsJ Sykes,
Leon T.ousdaie, FL! Rlyner, E. W. Clld-
well, a. :. Hayes and w. II. Lake ap-
painted.
o. motion, tia Ghtrman vas added.
On motion q! Eli Bsynsg the Chair
appointed as e!teFnatss in said lest
named committee, Il ID. aoodTyn, Ju0.
p. 1~fezsyaot, ". r. WiIiisms1n, K. h.
longs C. A h sc and r N. Mason.
=. \. HsyUCs moved that a committee
la eUDointed for tue paf9oes 81 Issuing to
the farmers Ct Wtst Tennessee "a al
dress on tue subject Of The agricultural
interests % this ~sacti3u Of The State, and
tue Importance q CONCERT Of action and
the benefits Of ~orgsU;21d sOsieties.
Pssse5 unanimously; and the chair sp-
pointed A E HgyneE, = Ensiey, Ii. w.
Peter, @. w. Gin. George G. Eolmss, n.
c PerkiDs and J.. Goodlett, said COM
mittee.
o. motion Of d.. Peter &c was ordered
;h4t 6 committee lie sgpninted to make
iEsUiTies Ia regard 10 lie purchase or
lssss q grounds, and Dr.. Peter, DR. @.
0. Baatyn,E r. II. Jones, Ell RayneT, F.
". Caldwell, J. ". Lef5Wich Sad Jon p.
TaZ8vsnt, were appointed.
Mr.. ttAyner moved that the cbRiE sp.
polat some member 70 deliver sn essay
&C The meeting at B2gtlett, and DR.. II,
" Peter vas selected.
Maj. Sykes EasGs saggestiOns in regard
to the obtaining and raising oats hat
have never. mad the rust, sni most inter-
es ing statements were made by him, Z.
~, Celd ge,l and J. II. Goodiett, Ia re-
gSvd thereto the latter two gentlemen
having sicb cats, ard giving sccOunts Of
how prolific they were, growing sdmira-
bly, on the poorest grOHSdi MI C@id-
we'll, from six bushels Of seed, obtained
a yield OF one hundred and niRety-hve
bushels of cats lsst yesr.
On motion OF Nc. Goodlstt the chair
was requested 20 call a meeting OF the
Society, to be held at Bartlett, on the
drst Saturday in March next. The So
cjety adj 3Uraed to meet there al thst
time.
M.p.L STEWART, President.
". II. LAKE, Secretary.