Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-10-29
Chestnut Grove Farmers, club.

named articles Field crops that have pre-
viously been entered and fees charged ::
PREMIUMS will he awarded for the largest
| WELD on one acre of first class land in
wheat, and one acre first class land in corn,
and one acre of second class land in corn
and wheat and oats, and third class land
in wheat, corn and oats, and half acre of
first class land in wheat, and half acre of
second class land in wheat, and half ere
third class land in wheat, and half acre
third class land in corn, one fourth acre
third class land in wheat and one fourth
acre second class land in corn, one fourth
acre second class land in wheat, three
fourtLs of an acre of third class land in
wheat, and one acre of bottom land in corn,
aud half acre of third class land in oats,
and one acre of first class land in oats, one
fourth acre of first class land in Irish pota-
toes, one fourth acre of second class land
in sweet potatoes, and one acre of first class
land in Irish potatoes and one eighth acre
of secoud class land in sweet potatoes, and
one eighth acre of second class land in Irish
potatoes and one eighth acre of first class
land in Irish potatoes, one acre third class
land in grass, and half acre second class
land in grass.
Premiums will be awarded on stock as
follows:
Best bull and heifer calf under one year
old.
Best boar and sow for breeding pur-
poses.
Largest fat hog.
Best brood mare
Best stallion and jack for breeding pur-
poses.
Best draught mare or gel ling
Best mare or geldiug for saddle pur-
poses.
Lest horse and mule colt under one year
old.
Best eve and buck sheep, and special
premium of Cots wold buck will be given
by H. H. Hubbard, for head of the best
sheep for WOOL mutton, &c.
The ladies' department consists of the
following:
Best % yards of home made Jeans.
Best yards of home made flannel.
Best home made blanket
Best patch work bed quilt.
Best pieced up bed quilt
Best home made double-wove counter
pane.
Best home made cOverlet.
Best hand made shirt.
Best machine made shirt.
Best 3 pounds of specimen butter.
Best rpecimen Of cheese of ) pounds.
Best specimen of lard.
Best specimen of canned fruit
Best specimen Of hard and soft soap )
pounds of each
Best one-half bushel of dried peaches, !
peeled and unpeeed.
Best half bushel of dried apples and |
pears peeled.
Products of soils consist Of The follow
ing:
Best half bushel clover seed.
Best half bushel timothy seed.
Best assortment of green apples raised |
by any one man.
Best bushel of white and red wheat.
Best bushel of corn and oats.
Best pound of tobacco in the hand.
Best dozen Of turnips, parsenips, beets. |
apples, Irish and sweet potatoes, and |
also best half dozen cabbage heads. |
A special premium of one bound volume |
of the ALBANY CultiUdtOr will be given by
Ed, r. Hall for the largest yield of wheat
on one acre. Special premiums will be
given by c. w. Charlton and others.
All persons wishing to bring stock will |
please come in on the morning of the first |
day, that they may be entered for exhibit !
ton. Entry fees will be small. The Club |
will have ample arrangements for the re-
ception of stock by erecting stalls, pens, |
etc. Feed for stock can be obtained on the |
grounds at reasonable rates,
4 sale of numerous articles, including |
wheat, corn, ETC., will take place on the |
second and last day, and all persons who |
have subscribed any articles for the bene- |
fit of the CLUB, viii please be kind enough |
to deliver them on the first day,
CHESTNUT GROVE FARMERS CLUE.
The Agriculture and Horticulture Asso- !
citation will be held at Chestnut Grove, |
three miles north Of cambridge, on Friday
and Saturday, 18th and S,h of November,
1873,
All are respectfully invited to come to
our exhibition. We say to the little girls,
come, and then the boys will come and
to the young ladies come, and the young
men will come and TO the old ladies come
and their husbands will have to come.
So come one, come all, and let the ladies
around Chestnut Grove prepare sufficient
lunch for the friends that may come The
doors will lie open free to all.
ID. l.. BETTIs, Sec'y.
S. r. BELTS,
JNO. NJ. GRIFFIN.
w. Il. COLE,
ID. l.. BELTS,
Committee.
THE YELLOW JACK STIH At WORK.