Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-22
Sampson County Fair.
List of Premiums Awarded at the
Sampson County Agricultural Fair,
held at Clinton on the 9Th. 9TH
Sth and 9th days of Dec, 1871.
CULTIVATED FARMS.

CULTIVATED FARMS.
Best cultivated farm, L. A. Powell; End
do. do, j. II. Braman; 3rd do. do, Dr.. j.
II. Fason.
The Committee, unable to decide be-
tween the two second premiums, awarded
each half the first.
FIELD CROPS.
Best acre low-land corn, 1Ot5 5ush)
l.. 4. Powell; best acre rice, (525 bush j.
Z. Peterson; best I-19 acre sugar cane,
(2S gal syrup Il. IIignsmith; best J acre
do, (25 gal syrup Mrs. Thankful Mathis.
Cane not in sufficient quantity to be en-
titled to premium.
SAMPLE CROPS.
Best bale shucks, l. A Powell; do do ma
tive hay, same: do do oats, same; best stock
corn, f Peterson: best bread corn, same;
best Sampson peas, w A Faison; 2nd best
Quaker peas. same; best sweet potatoes,
60 weighing III lbs 8 or same; best
Russian turnips, same; best Early Rose po-
tatocs, (2nd crop upon same land) l. G
Hubbard; 2nd best Early Rose potatoes,
end crop III \ BizZell; best sugar cane,
X IIighsmitlI: 2nd do do, j l. BOykin; best
pumpkins, Col J Ashford; End best bread
corn. same; 2nd best tuInips, Rev II Nc
Alpine: End best sweet potatoes, j w
Wright; best hominy, G II Boyllin; best
meal, (bOlted) same: Ind best do, same;
best flour, (madc in Sampson) same; 2nd
do 60. (do Go,) w. l.. Faison.
SINGLE SPECIMENS.
Best cotton stalk, L { Holmes best okra
stalk, do; best kershaw. Mrs & Mathis !;
/ best watermelon, G w Hobbs best beet,
DR. j ii FaisOn best sweet Dotatoe, GA
pounds) Edgar G. Williams.
THOROUGHBRED CATTLE.
Best Brahma bull, years, best Devon
bull. years. best Devon COW, , years, best
Devon heifer, y years, w a Faison.
GRADE CATTLE.
Best hull two years, best bull calf, seven
months. \ l. Powell; two heifers, one year
nine months, and two years one month, A
Johnson; best calf. best hcifcr three years,
best bull five years, VI j FaisOn; best Brah-
NOR bull four years, i II Andcrs, Bladen;
/ best COW and calf, best Durham heifer three
year, best do do, two years, best do do,
eight months, best do bull, eighteen months,
J Il BraInan.
NATIVE CATTLE.
Best heiter, two years, best COW, six years,
best hciter eight months, Avery { Peter
son; best hcifar, eighteen months, V j Nc
Arthur.
/ MICH COWS.
Best mrh cow, \ Johnson; second best
do do. l. { Hubbard.
FAT CATTLE AND HERDS.
Best fat hcifer 5 Peterson; best nerd
Of cattle (2J hcaiD W a Faison.
WORK OMEN.
Best yoke oxen, six years, II W Moore;
second DO do, six years. Mrs Isabella Ash
ford: best singh OK, Y j Macarthur: second
hes. 10 do, J IL Lamb; best train OF work
oxen, ten yoke, II W Moore.
STOCK HORSES.
Bcs. brood mare ANA colt, Abncr u Rob
inson; second best stallion, three years,
Benedict Mathis; second best flly, one
year. 6 " Hobbs; best stallion three yeas.
best iIlly one year, L IL Hubbard, Duplin;
best mare, four years, L j IL Peterson; sec
end best do do. seven years. \ \ Matthias
best stallion. " l. Bardcn: second best
brood mare. II J F&ison: second best horse
colt, two wears. \ NJ Fai5On, DUpiiH: best
do do. one year. = J. Cromartie, Bladcn.
best FLY, two and 4 half years. / y Hobbs
second best mare, two years, L Parker
BIadun; second best FLY. two years, j j
IraIsall: second best mare. four years, j "
Ncaks: best brood mare and mule colt, :
Il ireland: second best do do, NJ ! FaiSon
est colt, two and Il third Yeas, j W
Weaks; second best stallion. DR. IlaWlcy
Duplin.
HARNESS, SADDLE AND SPEED HORSES.
Fastest trOttjng horse, time 800, S0ciet,
Premium, 81. VI Corbit New Hanover
fastest pacing horse, time $50 Society Pre-
, MUM, So, ID J Aaron, Duplin; fastest trOt
ting horse, time $40 Special Premium, SO
W Z Barden; fastest trottin@ horse time
3:1O, for Purse, So, VI X Bcaman: bes
harness horse, ID J Aaron, Duplir: secon,
best harness horse, j ;. Peterson.
, JACKS. JENNET5 AND MULES.
Best pair mules Kentucky raised l. :
Powell: best mule, Sampson raised, J v
Wright: second best mule, Sampson raised
: w 4 Faison: best jack, NJ J Faison: bcs
jennet, \ \ Mathis.
SHEEP AND GOATS.
Best lot sheep, CotsWold and native "
\ Faison; best buck and eve, COtsWOl,
ana native, w \ FaisOn; second best 10
sheep. / Powell; best buck and eve
native, Robert Peterson; De7t goats. native
, w L Barden.
SWINE.
Best Chester sloat, seven months old
5 Mrs { I Murnhy: best grade Chester boa
Is 5 Peterson; best SOW and six pigs, ma
tive, s Peterson; best SOW and pigs
Guinea. W X Pigford; best SOW and ST
shOats Berkshire and Guinea, W \ Faison
best boar, native. II j GarriS; best CheSte
SOW J Ii Faison: best Chester shoatS, j
l Fa5on; SOW and six pigs, grade Chester,
I 5 Peterson, Diploma; SOW and boar, mlNc'
Guinea, Is S Peterson, Diploma: One-hal
Guinea boar. ] l. Pioford, Diploma: nativ
SOW, DR. j Ii Faison, Diploma; tWonty-toU
, fat hogs, Mrs J c Williams Diploma; min
| fat hogs. Col J Ashford, Diploma: best fly
| fat hogs, \ Johnson; best large hog, IL Y
+ Moore: second best large hog, { L Stevens
f third best large hog, V V Nann; fourt
: best large hog Oliver Blackburn; fifth hes
large hog, " Bowden; sixth best larg
hog, ii W Moore,
POULTRY.
: Best native geese, l. Ii9tOrd secon
best native geese. j Lewis; second best Ia
, tive geese, W \ Mathis best Breme
geese, best bronze turkeys, Mrs M2Igarc
Faison, best LrOnZc turkeys, g months ole
l Mis- L l. FaiSOn; best muscOvy ducks, IL !
Bizzel; second best mdscOYy ducks, J Lew
' is; best native turkeys, " l. PigtOrd sec
. ond best native turkeys, j w Wright; hes
!; stonefence games, best wild Indian games
= Edgar G Williams best brahma chickens
: Mrs & Williams second best brahm
: chickens, I'll a Bizzcll . best coop grad
chickens, & " Hobbs best QunghIl chick
: ems, w + Pigford second best dtmghi
. chickens, J II Stevens best cotton games
= best blacllhaWk games, second best AIRING
: ton games. Y Y Vann: best ArringtO
games. j X MUnsey, for Hardy Buntln!
= C2lOrGu best lot game chickens, III a BIi
= zell best buff cochin chickens. Colonel
. Ashford second best buff cochin chickens
: J III Stevens : second best cochin and bral
ma IL Graves best peatON, Is Mrs Isabel
: Ashford.