The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22
Mississippi State Fair.
NOVEMBER IIth To leth. 1874
PARTIAL LIST OF PREMIUMS.

THE ForRrn ANNUAL STATE FAIR viii be
held at JACKSON, commencing on sohaAy'
November lIth, and ending saturday the 10Th
TIE following is q partial list OF premiums
to be awarded. \ Catalogue, embracing the
full list. together with all details concerning
the Fair, VIII be forwarded 10 any aooFe77
on application 70 The Secretary
COTTON.
Al the date of Issuing the Premium List
the Board were unable 70 determine the full
amount of premiums that may be offered on
cotton. Tie Board, however, guarantees the
following
For best bale common short staple-..--9l00 W
For second best bale common short staple - ~
For third best bale, 10 ---'---''- - ~ ~
For fourth best bale, do -.....-.-. = w
The Remington Agricultural Works Of llion,
New York. manufacturers Of he American
Needle Cotton Gin ynd Condenser, patented
by II. Y ScatteTgood, have authorized u u
Dudley Coleman No . Union street, New Or
leans. s. ho Is their agent, to offer az le@ial
premium for the Mississippi state Fair %
1872, one OF their ~ circle Needle "ihsi caPa,
city four bales i day, with four mules, anu
pice $50 90, for the Best Bale OF Cotton GIN
ell on the Needle Gin in 81
CoRN. OATS, WHEAT, RICE, GRASSES, 10
BACCo. CIGARS.
The PRODUCER j. required 10 furnish detail
! cd account OF the mode OF production, date OF
planting. mode of cultivation, time OF Pio"-
4 ing and hoeing, ind OF plo~- used, kind ana
/ amount Of gnanures how applied, and when,
and the variety OF The product. The land
rnlIst be accurately measured, and cotton, or
other product. measured or weighed IN the
/ presence Of respectable witnesses, whose GER
/ tifcate viii be required to verify the same.
1 II Dudley Coleman, No 8, Union street
/ New Orleans. offers one OF his ceIe-
brated Corn AIiils--I4 inch French
Burr stone-fo the best five acres Of
corn grown in Mississippi prior to the
Mississippi State Fair, 1872, value $40 %
For the second bestfye acres, the Missis-
sippi Agricultural, Educational and
Manufacturing Aid Society, offer a
splendid Silver Cup, cash yalue......... 90 90
Best one acre Of corn, by Association. % W
Rest two bushels corn on The ear......... - 90
Second best TWO bushels on the car. 10 W
Best and largest ear Of corn................. 90
Bees bale broom corn, not less than one
hundred pounds, as received from the
plantation, Miss. growth, -.......Sllver Medal
Best two bushels Mississippi Wheat by
one prOduccr-special premium of
Mississippi Agricultural, Educational
and Vi; nuiacturing Aid Society,
EicKsb ..........Silver Cup % %
Best bushe buck wheat %
Best acre Red Glover ~ W
Best half bushel clover seed ............. 10 90
Best barrel Rough Rice w
Best bushcl barley ~ w
Best half barrel clean rice................ . 10
| Best bushel Rcd Oats. Silver Cup, val 70 %
! Best bale pca-yine hay .........,.......... w
Best bale crab-grass hay ................... 90
/ Best sample Of Tobacco, on the stock
/ grown ia Mississippi not less than
| Best sample Cigar Leaf Tobacco, Mis-
sissippi or W
/ Best boxmanu featured Chewing TObac-
co..................... Diploma and Silver Medal