The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-08
Mississippi State Fair.
NOVEMBER nth no loth, 1sss.
PARTIAL LIST OF PREMIUMS.

/ THE FoURrm ANNUAL SrArE FAIR will be
/ held az JACKSON, commencing on Monday,
/ November llth, and ending Saturday the 10Th.
| The following Is a partial list OF Premiums
40 Doe awarded. 4 Catalogue, embracing the
fun list, together with all details concerning
the Fair, viii be forwarded to any address
on application to the Secretary;
COTTON.
| Al che date 81 issuing the Premium List
| the Bonrl we've unable 70 determine the iuil
amount ~ premiums that may be offered on
cotton. The Board, however, guarantees the
! following
/ For best bale common short staple-..-Sl0O o.
| For second best bale common short staple IS 90
For third best hale, do .......... 90 %
| For fourth best bale, do .......... % 90
| The Remington Agricultural Works of Ilion
| News Urk, manufacturers Of the American
| Needle Cotton Gin Und Condenser patented
| by IL. '. ScattergoOd, have authorized IL.
| Dudley Coleman, No. Union street, New Or
leans, who is their agent TO offer as "A special
premium for the Mississippi State Fair Of
lS12 one Ut their 30 circle Needle Gins, capa-
| city four bales day, with four mules and
uice $40 90. for the Best Bale of Cotton gin
ed On the Needle Gin in 1872.
Corn, OATS, WnEAr, RICE, GRASSES, To-
BACCo, CIGARS.
The producer is rcquircd to furnish detail
ed account of the mode of production, date Of
planting mode of cultivation, time of plow-
ing aud hoeing, kind of pillow used, kind and
and the variety of the product. The land
must be accurately measured, and cotton, or
other product, measured or weighed in the
presence of respectable witnesses whose Ger
uhcate viii be required 10 verify the same.
III. Dudley Coleman, No. = Onion street
New Orleans, offers one of his cee-
brated Corn MIls--li inch French
Burr stone--for the best five acres Of
corn grown IN Mississippi prior 10 the
Mississippi State Fair, 1872, value Sl25 90
For the second best five acres, the Misss-
sippi Agricultural, Educational and
Manufacturing Aid Society offer
splendid Silver Cup, cash value......... so 90
Best one acre Of corn, by Association. % 90
Best two bushels corn on the ear......... 10 90
Second best Two bushels GA the ear. 10 %
Best ana largest ear of corn %
Bes bale b"oom corn, not less than one
hundred pounds, as received from the
plantation, Miss. growth, Silver Medal
Best two bushels Mississippi Wheat by
one proIucer- special premium Of
Mississippi Agricultural, Educational
and Ma nuiacturing Aid Society,
NicKsburg, Cup % 90
Best bushel buck ....... 3 90
Best acre Red Glover ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 90
Best half bushel clover seed .............. 10 %
Best barrel Rough Rice..................... 3 90
Best bushtl barley. 10 90
Best half barrel clean rice................. 3 %
Best bushel Red Oats Silver Cup, wal 20 90
Best bale pea-yne hay .............. 90
Best bale crab-grass hay ...............-... 90
Best sample OF Tobacco on the stock,
grown in Mississippi, not less than
i've pounds, 90
Best sample Cigar Leaf Tobacco, Mis-
sissippl or ............. 90
Best boXmanutactured Chewing Tobac-
co...................... Diploma aud Silver Medal