The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-02
THE VIRGINIA STATE FAIR.
FOURTH AND LAST DAY.

to any OF its predecessors. The weather
was more pleasant than il had previously
| been. except that the wind had dried The
| track aud reads and made them somewhat
dusty. The programme, SO far rs exercises
| on thc track We're concerned. combined more
features OF general interest Than that Of any
other day. This alone must have drawn
several thousand persons to tie srounf.s.
| The attendance was nothing ike so large as
on Thursday, but still WIS very respectable
in numbers. Our reporters visited the
grounds late in thc afternoon. and found all
ha3dS busy in taking down machinery and
putting up their goods preparatory TO
moving them of. The hum of many voices
and The happy shouts OF children were giving
way - the ring Of the hammcrand the clan~
| OF iron. Wagons were being loaded with
articles which had been thoroughly scrui-
nizcd Ivy thousands Within the past four
DAYS The sidr-showmcn were folding up
| their tents. and everything bctokcncda Il ha>ty
| departure. Many articles were taken away
| last night, the others will be removed to-
dav, aud the la.t rcstirc Of the fair of 1872
| will then llavc vanished.
We give below continuation Of the pre-
mium list. Many Of the committees lmve
| not Yet reported. and we are therefore un-
able 10 present full list:
| FARM PRODUCTS.
For the largest prod;lct lrr acre of upland
in corn, not less than 10 contiguous acres
and not less than 80 Bushels 10 the acre,
William H. Benton, diploma and Sd.
Best crop Of ground-peaS, $40, EGm,nd
Il. Cooke. Best chipping leaf tobacco,
honorable mention made on sample OF crop
OF 1872 exhibited BY J. l.. Thompson. Best
manufacturing leaf. box 81. fancy wrapper
leaf. so, David Baker, Jr., i. i. V. pound
lump twist; also recommend premium for
II. W. divers Uoncy-Bec brand, bright
tobacco. Best manufactured tobacco for
general consumption, SO, L. L. Pillintotl
for Indispensable brand OF smoking tobacco.
Best specimen of cigars, s., &. =. Saamnne
La Corona d'Iiali,. Best blishel white corn
S3, John G.. Lumpkin. Best 3 lleeces of wool
produced in Virginia. 81, :. 5. Bradford
Special premium by Walton, Whann IL 20
for best crop of tobacco raised by tlleir special
fertilizer known rs the !; Virginia Tobacco
Eertii2er,' 80, Edmund II. Cooke.
ORCHARD PRopUCrs.
Natire Vines Best still Catawba wines
s.. }. {. Cumuack. Best Concord wines. 3
JOIN j. Wc:th. Best Virginia Seeding wines
S.. Mrs. Il. X. Carter. Best from any othel
grape s., VI. Is. Buck. Front Royal. Warren
county, Va. Best blackberry T!hc. 8, 4
9. Holladay, Hcnrico. Best from any other
fruit, 81, Mrs. Jc;cr, Of Petersburg.
Brandy and IFhRSkey.-lest specimens OF
. native brandies, -, NJ. B. Buck. Best and
purest~' distillition of Whiskcy, So. james
Bumgardner.
BiNers, tc.-The committee say they have
tasted Il variety Of hiitcr>, and find them al
| q
would give It to Bakers BittcrS. The fol.
, lowing articles are noticed fEvorahiy: Rasp
berry syrup +. 4. Uatt0rf; fcnnel whiskay
same; tomato catSup, Mrs. y. \. Wilson.
GARDEN PRODUCTS.
Best acre Of winter cabbage, S25, to L. II
Jcter. Best dozen hec!>, -, 10 Griffin {
Brother. Best dozen ciJi,a3cS, -, to J.. II
Jetcr.
DOMESTIC PRODUCTS.
i. Best specimen fresh butter not less than
ten pounds, s., Garland iiancs. Best cheese
not less than twenty pound<, Virginia make
- and medal, j. 3. Bland. Best peck drict
small fruit, 81, Mrs. X. L. ". Duke. Best
collection Of can fruit. Virginia make, witt
process and eos; oi canning. - and medal
. Mrc. NJ. i. Davis. Best bacon !an cured b. e.
h.iHor, with written statement cl process ot
/ : vi
| ton. Best honey Give pounds, with written
statement Of bees, culture. etc, - an;
medal. divided Between L. II. Barbour
| and Mrs. n. Il. Davis. Best peaches. pre-
served in cans "r iars. -, ii.S. T.. Il. Alien
4 Best tomatoes, preserved in caIN or .iars, 80
: sane. D"&i grapes, preserved in cans III
: lars, -. >linc. lust G'liucc$. preserved in
cIn, or ,iirS, -. SANE. Best pears, pre-.
scry",! in ca.is or llrs, $3, same. Bes, cher.
/ ric,, preserved in Cans OF jar, S}, Nr>,
Thomas Brancl;, lirurco. Best ctron>, ITe
p served in cans OF jars, So, Mrs. J. T.
, Rogers. Richmond. Best peach butter
Mr-. VI. X. DavIs. licnricu. Best cur
rant Jelly. 81, Mrs. =. T.. Kent. Bc>t
plum jelly, 50, Mrs. u. Il. Davis. Best
, raspberry jelly, b, Mrs. :. Z. Kent. Best
strawberry jelly, 50, Mrs. :. L. Kent Best
/ grape Jelly. -. Mrs. :. l.. Kent .HcHrico. Best
gooscbclry jelly, SO, Mrs C.. L. Polk. Best
cranberry jelly, -, Mrs. William Warren
Best Siberian crab jelly, -, Mrs. :. L. Kent:
ilcnrico county, Va.
BREAD, CAKES, AND CnNFECrlONLEY.
Best wheat bread, four pounds, home
made. 3, Mrs. J. Il. Anderson, RchmUnd
Va. Best poundcake, homemade, 81, Mis-;
\. L. Wright. Best spoDgc-c,tkc, home
made, s., Mrs. j. c. johnson, Richmond
| w. Best frui-cake, homemade, -, Mrs
Thomas Branch. Best iieiiy-c:.kc s., Mrs
Il. Ii. Crump. Best piece of confectionery
plain or ornamental. medal and p, J. y.
!'iZZini, III. Best assortment Of candy, 81
same.
ruNr>-T0EACCn HACuIHERY.
= Best pump for deep wells, medal. Paul
Barramiu. Best rulup for shallow wells,
; certificate, same. Best tobacco machine fol
: smoking tobacco, special premium and medal
ID. W Hughes, Woodstock, Va. Best to-
hacco-dryer, honorable mention, U. +. Bow
, den.
AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL, AND DAIRY
MACHINES, IMPLEMENTS, &C.
Best combined reaper and mower, diploma
Lee & Brother, Tor Champion. Best reaper
diploma, j. ". Cardwcll e. Co, for Excel
, s!0r. Best mower, diploma awarded TO th,
Kirby. Best hay-teddcr, certificate, Ii. NJ
Smith & c.. Bc< -'iay rake, certificate. ioshul
Thomas. Best wheat-gleaner, certificate, {
. Il. Palmer. Best wleat-cradc, certificate
/, same. Best hay.presS in operation, medal
ii. NJ. smith 6 Co. Best combined corn an(
cotton cultivator, medal, w. {. Gaines
Salem, Va. Best fruit and sweet.potatc
dryer, medal, j. II. Revere, Fredericks
burg. Best combined reaper and mower
with dropEer attachment. medal, j. "
CardweN Il Co.. for Excelsior. Bes:
horsepower, medal, Joshua Thomas, ioi
Carey's. Best railway power, medal, ioI
: uccbncrs. Best combined machine toI
threshiug, separating, and cleaning, diploma,
J. w. Curdwell a. Go. Best threshinS lila
chine (simplc), medal. same. Best faL-.niil,
medal. Montyomery's Rockuway. Best cookie
| machine medal same Best agricultural EN-