The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-11-03
THE SWINE DEPARTMENT

III. Cullen, Oh hanover.
| ialA THE SWINE DEPARTMENT
| is q grand success, White Chesters pre-
dominating. and generally very fine. Some
of the prettiest pens are from Pennsylvania.
| though there are many good ones from all
parts of Virginia. Our farmers. should
secure stock on this occasion, and thus i'm
prove our breed Of hogs. .r-s
SHEEP.
The varieties of sheep on exhibition are
numerous, and the specimens fine. Albe-
marie, Orange, and Culpeper counties OF
our own State were we'll represented, while
| New York and Pennsylvania also sent fine
pens.
FERTILIZERS.
Several specimens Of fertilizers of home
manufacture are on exhibition, ana all
claimed to be the best in the world. Some
of them are said to make grass grow on bar
rem rocks, but exhibitors have seen no test
Of this superiority. ,a
| STEAM ENGINES.
One of the most attractive engines on
exhibition is that from the Metropolitan
Works of this city. Tanner & Co. are pre-
pairing line of shafting to run the various
implements in the machine-room, where
everybody will go to-day. .' y.
HOME DEPARTMENT.
| The display in this department is not rs
large as we had hoped to see, but the arti-
cles on exhibition are very fine. Rugs,
crocheting, and patch work, show industry
and ingenuity as we'll as an eye to comfort
and economy. The ladies deserve great
credit for their specimens of preserves,
pickles, bread, cakes, butter, etc, and will
doubtless be stimulated to greater eXertlons
in the future.
VIRGINIA GRANITE.
In the mineral department we observed a
block of very pretty granite partially
dressed, which seemed to attract general
attention. This block is from an ineXhausti-
bic quarry on Mr.. +. G.. Rutfin's farm, two
and half miles below Rockets, and only a
short distance from James river, thus being
accessible to easy water carriage to all sec
tions of the Union. 4 practical stone
dresser has pronounced it equal to any gra-
mite in Virginia. as it dresses handsomely,
splits readily any way, and is exceedingly
pretty in color. We doubt not that Mr..
Ruffin will find ready sale for this valuable
stone to some enterprising northern man
who can appreciate its value.
cLoD URUsHEE.
Some sixteen years ago Mr.. I. G. Rutfin
| imported from England Il clod-crushing
machine, such as WAS used i'll the old c0lil-
try, and put it to work on his farm. Since
then he has made some improvements to it,
and is now using it regularly. The original
machine is on exhibition, and promises to
last many years:
| HAY AND HARVEST CART.
Hannam's hay and harvest cart, with i'm.
proYements by T. G. Rufin, is on exhibi-
ton at the State Fair, and is just the vehicle
that every farmer needs. The one we no:
ticcd was made at the Virginia penitentiary
weighs 805 pounds, and is capable OF haul
ing as much forage from the field as four.
horse wagon. .........
CEDAR WORK, ETC.
In the miscellaneous hall are snecimen:
of cedar work by Allen Il Co. that would
do credit to any establishment in the Union
There are also homemade broomS by Cook
s. Brother. and others, that cannot be eX-
celled. Let our readers examine these Spe'
cimens, and see what can be done III Ole
Virginia. .=
VALUABLE TO NILLERs.
Near the railroad gate there is to be seer
ihc celebrated Prysol;'s turbine water
wheel, with tuTrct case, which is exhibited
by General William Macomb, a gentleman
well known in Virginia as a gallant Con
ledcrate officer. This wheel will readily
commend itself to nil}-owner$ rs valuable
is principal advantages being that it is no
ut all effected by ice or back-Water; ant
requiring very little water, it can be worked
in times of the greatest drought. BrysonJ
wheel is manufactured and patented by
Cincinnati firm, but General Macomb i
pushing If in the South. and many miller
in Virginia, now using it, prefer it to an!
others.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.
Among those present we noticed Hon
John F. Lewis, senator elect, and Governor
Bieler, of Pennsylvania.
The following was received from PreSl
dent Grant yesterday:
WASHINGTON, November 1, 1869.
''The President desires me to say that h,
regrets that his engagements for the wecl
will prevent his being present at the Fai
in Richmond as he hoped to be-
Yours, f. s. dent,
"Secretary and Aid-de-Camp."
So we will be deprived of the presence 0
General Grant. 1t will be seen by the fol
lowing note, however, that we are to hav
other distinguished visitors from the IA
tional capital:
''DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
WAsHINGToN, ID. c., Oct. ~, 1869. J
". r. .Sutherlin, Esq,
"President, de-, Richmond, Va.
my Dear Sir,-I beg to thank you TO
the call YOU were kind enough to make a
the Department during my absence, and t.
say now that | cannot deny myself tn
pleasure of making You brief visit durin:
your Fair-brief because my official dutle
and other engagements compel it.
II will leave here OH the morning Q
Wednesday next the Sd proNimo, perhap
with friend or two, and will be obliged
you will be good enough to engage apart
HORACE CArRos."
Mr.. Capron is the United States Commis
sioner Of Agriculture.
REFRESHMENTS.
The visitors to the grounds have no diff
Guilty in obtaining whatever refreshment
they desire. PiZinni, the alert, has esta
blished within the grounds restaurant an
refreshment saloon, at which all the yisi
tors can be accommodated with eyerythin
wished for in the way OF eatables. The Ii
dies saloon is nicely furnished, and is Il
private as any lady could wish. Frank Mu
len, the well-known saloon proprietor c
Broad street, has several saloons in ditleren
portions Of the grounds, where he furnishe
the visitors with liquors strictly of goo
quality, as he will guarantee. Messrs. p
zinni and Mullen only charge city prices 70
what they furnish, which is very commend
able in them.
1 SIDE SHOWS.
OF course, we have side shows with tn
Fair. 1t would not be an Agricultural Fai
if we had not Within the enclosure seve
raj tents have been erected for the purpos
of excluding from the vulgar and un
donating view the precious curiositie
which are only to be seen upon certain con
dtions and upon peganlaIy con consideration fsG on
Wonderful japanese Juggler, the Tall We