The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-10

year, Maj Tor d. Ps Graham best grade cow
under one year, Major ID. p. Grahara best
pair Of fat cattle under three years, n. p.
Oglesby /; best fat bullock under two years,
Jacob McGavock; best cow Of any age, N.
r. Oglcsbg. p.s.t
The condition and quality OF the horses
would fairly be considered an improvement
on those OF former years, and this depart
ment seems to grow in interest and public
favor year by year, and will doubtless ac-
complish much good for this section, In
which high grade OF horaes Is rapidly In
creasing, and with such fine high-bred
horses as Major w. w. Bentley's, Major
w. c. Sanders's, s. Casscll's, and others,
who Keep entire horses" we may hope to
compare soon with any section OF the State.
The premiums awarded in this department
were as follows: 49, ~.
Best stallion over years, Manassas, Ma
jor W. G. Sanders; best stallion under
years, Shylock, r. n. Pend.eton; best stall
lion under / year, Nick, Rush Hutford.
Best mare, years and over, Lucy Ashby,
Colonel S. Cassell; best mare under years.
Wild Pigeon, James Cassell; best mare UNI
der year, Gertrude Boiling, Il. c.. Kent;
best mare colt, Sam. Tilden, Master Willie
Sanders; best mare for single harness,
Adam Sanders best pair Of mares for style
and quality, Captain William Gibbony; fast
pacing mare, Denmark, Adam Sanders; fast
trotting gelding, Fancy Boy, r. X. Kelley
fast-trotting mare in harness, Denmark, A.
Sanders; best heavy draught stallion, ss The
Colonel" Colonel S. w. Ficklin; best
heavy-draught stallion years old, William
Rudy; best hcavy-draught stallion year,
old. Benton Savers; best heayy-draught
mare, Lizzie, Adam Sanders; best heavy
draught mare 5 years old, Mollie, w. c.
Sanders; best heavy-draught mare 2 years
old, Lola, William Crockett; best heavy
draught colt, Lucie, n. L. Vaught; best
gelding, BARLEY, T. Peery.
The following premiums were awarded
with special reference to the horses best
adapted to breeding Of saddle-horses, and
are very fine animals.
Best stallion over four years old, Fancy
Boy. +. X. Kelley; best stallion two years
| old, Bismarck, G. J. Holbrook; best stallion
| colt, sam. Tilden, Willis Sanders; best mare
colt two years old, Sallie Boyle, \. II.
Gibbony; best mare colt one year old,
Jacinto, i. Savers; best mare colt, Colonel
J.F. Kent; best mare or gelding, r. Il.
Kelly: best mare three years old, Terry,
Colonel Joseph T. Kent; best mare two
wears old, Clipper, Thomas Peery.
S,ccepStakcS.-Best stallion OF any class,
Fancy Boy, Il. X. Kelly; best mare OF any
class. Fanny Buiord, w. c. Sanders.
From this list it will he seen that this de-
partment was ably and well represented,
and as the various animals were produced
before the judges and the public general
admiration was manifested, ana the adludl-
cation Of premiums seemed to meet the ap-
probation OF the multitudes who were
seated on the grand stand in the front OF
the Judges. 'a.
We had much pleasure in examining the
fine sheep which were shown this year,
nearly all OF which were awarded pre-
miums in their respective classes. This
year we had larger show OF sheep than on
any former occasion, and also larger rari.
ETY.. Major w. w. Bentley showed an i'm
ported OXfordown ram OF very large size,
weighing 2l5 pounds, and direct from the
flock: and also IN imported SouthdoWn
ram from the flock OF Lord Walsingham,
and two ewes. All these were very supe-
rior sheep, and were much admired by all.
There was also an imported Cotswold ram
by Mr.. T. A. Marshall, which attracted
much attention, and was much admired.
Robert II. Crockett kept up his for
mer reputation in Cotswolds' ana
new and successful men appeared
in this department. Il. n. Pendcton, S. d
S, Umbarger, and John FL. Hufford had
some well-grown and good specimen sheep
Of the Cotswolds, which proved their claims
to premiums. AS this section produces
everywhere the finest kind OF natural blue
grass spontaneously, we would commend
this industry to the general farming COM
munity as most important and as most pro-
titable, especially now the dog-taX Is re-
| ducing the number Of dogs and the chances
of their killing sheep to the smallest degree.
Let the section be filled with Southdowns,
Cotswolds, OXfordowns, Lincolns, and
Shropshiredowns, and they will enrich these
lands and restore them again to the highest
state of productiyencss and profitable Gull
ture. .@.
The show OF pigs, agricultural products,
fruits. vegetables, flowers, household work,
ladies' work, agricultural implements, and
many other things, was deficient, and con-
spicuous by their general absence.
Foote g. Suit, OF Wythevile, had two ele-
giant buggies on show, and a common
wagon. Suitable premiums were d" ID oeo
to them.
The Fair was brought to close this eve
ming, after three days of merry holiday and
excellent good feeling amongst the vast
crowds Of visitors. This rapid sketch would
be incomplete without some reference to
the speech of General T. Lee, who had been
invited to address the Society or this occa-
sion, and who did so in perhaps the very
best speech the Society has had the good
fortune to listen to-. dwelling as it did with
REGULAR charms and felicity on the great IN.
terests in question affecting the successful
prosecution of agriculture in this most i'm
portant and growing section Of Southwest
Virginia. 1t has been a happy and success
full Fair. YOUR Own CORRESPONDENT.