The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-02

,iaa,ssr straw. &e.. Mrs. 81 j. Boyden,
,eaI nel, .,s ''aRest ease French embroidery
iEsadninMr. Alexander Fisken. Best
tanaatry nicture, sS-Mrs. D. u: Green !;
saeoni best. S5-Miss Alice LEY, Mancheg.
Tar, nest set erbalmed flowers, medai ana
cert;icate-Mrs.L.h.T rueman, Rtchmond.
Rest corset, s5 and medal Miss Helen Hay.
don: second best. ~ and medal--Mlss Ellen
Hardou. Best specimen darning, S3-Miss
Belle Gray. Best hoopskirt and hustle,
certificate and medal-Mra. A. G.. NuDley,
Richmond. Largest and best collection Of
needle, work, SS-Mr. Alfred North, Eng
land. Best piilow-cases, $3-Mrs. c. d..
Msupin. Richmond.
The embroidered Christmas gown,
11S years old. with other curious antique
articles, exhibited by Mrs. J. w. Randolph,
deserve honorable mention.
Department v.
GLASS H., SECTION vI.-FAT STOCK.
Best fat bullock. s3C-Jobn T.. CoWan'
MONTGOMERY county. Second best fat pul'
lock, s25 d. ?. Graham, Wythe county.
Third best fat bullock. Sl5-John L. CoWan,
Montgomery. Best lot fat CATTLE no ns4 ie ess
than six, S100-John T. Cowall. Best iat
cow. s25-L S. Irvine, Powhatan county.
Second best fat cow, $15-R. II: Dulaney.
Loudoun. Third best, heller, 5i0-h. II.
Dulaney, LHudoun. ,c-,
This IA TO certify that the six tat steers
exhibited by me have been fed IN Inc ,oi-
lowing manner: GraZed until JANUARY Io.I,
and from that time fed on corn.meal tWlct
n dav ND TO the time Of exhibition, except
\ month or six weeks during the summer,
when they were not fed any grain;
"A''' JAMES M. BYARs.
THE cipht bullocks exhibited by me are
ared-one, four years, and seven three
wears. The four-year old steer mas peer
Regularly fed on grain since FEBRUARY iast
and allowed to run on grass. Inc seHu ven
steers were fed on grain in the field part
of last winter, and have been fed on gram
s''i'' VIC i'' VI - JOHN #. CowAN.
CLASS y.-PoULTRY-sECTI0N I.
frb;ckons- Best Trios.-Gsmes, S3-James
Duke ''I for Irish reds. White LeghOrns,
s3-G. r. Rowe, Fredericksburg: White
face black Spanish, SD. y. King.
IiSbt Brahmas, Sd. w. Lewellen.
Dark Brahmas, SD. w. Lewellen,
Houdans, SD. w. Lewellen. Buff Coch-
ins. S3-J. w. Lewellen. GRAY Dorklngs,
sal. Mongar. MARYLAND. SilVer-spanSled
Hamburcs, S3-Captain Babcock. SILVER
bantams, Sd. Mougar. Maryland. Gold
en- bantqms, So Il. Moucar, Maryland.
Black bantams, s3-J. L. Hill. White-face
black Spanish. SD. n. King.
Geese, Turkeys, &c.-For Best PG,r-,
Common geese. Poland geese, each 90
james Duke. Common turkeys, S3-W. S.
Chandler. Bronze turkeys, Hong Kong
geese, wild geese, Brazilian ducks, Rouen
ducks. each $3-L. Mongar, Maryland.
Common guineas, $3-W. S. Chandler.
hluscoyv ducks, &3-A. Q. Holiday. East
ern Shore ducks, SD. NJ. Melton. Best
coon fancy pigeons, $3-FutZ. Best dis
play Of poultry of all kinds, S10-James
Duke. Best trio Chinese swans, Sd.
Mongar, Maryland. Best trio white BAN
tams and best pair hylcsberry ducks, eacn
ST. J. Woodbridge. Best trio domi-
n;ques, S3-Jam Duke.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For CASHMERE and stcam-pipcs, especial
merit-American Rolled Nut and Tube
Company. For nine varieties of saws, GER
tifi;atc and medal-EdwGrd Boyle. For
one lot drug scaleS. honorable mention
l.. Wagner IL Co. For lot Of surgical in
struments. certificate and medal-John w.
kison, Richmond. For case pocket lnstru-
ments, certificate aud mcdal-JOhn w.
Rison, Richmond. For case of obstetric
Instruments, certificate and medal-John
w. Rison. Richmond. For one truss, pre-
MUM and medal-John w. bison, Rich
mond. For best homemade rifle, S. Suth-
erland, Richmond. For one drug mill,
honorable mention--L. Wagner & Co. For
one case artificial limbs. certificate and
mcdal-W. }. Sickle, Richmond. For best
specimens Of callSkinS manufactured and
dressed in Virginia, premium and medal
Henry Still Il Co., Culpeper, Va. For best
set wagon harness for two horses. made in
- TNff T.
Richmond. For best harness leather and
kipskin, premum--O. II. GEaIkley e. Co.,
Richmond. For best ct of carriage har-
ness for two horses, premium and medal
5. 5. Cottrell IL Co., Richmond. For best
set of buggy harness for one horse, certfi-
cate and premiums. S. Cottrell & Co.,
Richmond. For best ridng-saddle and
bride for gentlemen, certificate and pre-
mium-J. IL. Dckerson Il Brother, Rich
mond. For best pair of leather gloves,
certificate and premium-d. W. Donally,
Lewisburg. For best leather collars, pre-
MUM and metal-Wright Il Hudnall, Rich
moud. For four sheepskin mats and enc
case pulled wool, premium-G. S. Adler,
r chmond. For printing and copyiD
inks made in Virginia, ccrtificate-Joh
w. Rison, Richmond. For pyramid tot
Iette articles, premium-P. Z. Dupuy.
For best bottle black ink, medal-Mrs.
Mary A. Davis, Richmond.
Meeting of the Society.
The annual meeting Of the Society was
held last evening in the concert-room of
the Exchange Hotel, President uaryie in
the chair.
The annual report of the President of the
Society was read by Colonel +. G. Rutfin ::
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT.
Gentlemen 1.-The Executive Committee
of the Virginia State Agricultural Society
congratulate their constituents and other
farmers on another meeting of the Society
and another Fair, which is opened under
favorable auspices, good weather, full at
tendance, and an exhibition OF more than
the usual high standard of excellence.
Though the agricultural year has been,
upon the whole, untaVorable, vet the at
tendance OF the farmers on this occasion
maniiests an unabated zeal in their calling,
and leads TO the hope that ut the meeting
to be held during the Fair discussions
among yourselves may suggest some
remedy or alienation of the evils which
have afflicted us. 1t is important that
something be done to put ourselves in a
condition to freight the many lines of rail-
road which are built or building over the
State and add the inducements Unsuccessful
tilIage and plsturage 10 the others, which
now invite thither an immigration checked
at present by the political condition of the
State and the maiign efforts and misrepre.
sensations of interested parties and sec
tions. AS mode Of improving our agri-
culture, it has been deemed important by
the Executive Committee to assert claim
in behalf of this Society to Firginia's quota
of the land fund donated by act of Con-
grcss for the purpose of promoting aggicul.
ture. This was done before the General
Assembly rs early rs January last. And
asain,-the Legislature having failed to act
Upon that question at all during the late