The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-31

pFPARTMENTS-RAW MATERIAL, FARM
PRODUCTS. MACHINERY, FARMING IN
ELEMENTS. MANUFACTURES, FINE ARTS,
HORSES. CATTLE. SHEEP, HOGS, AND
ruULTRY-TllE RACES.
II NAV be truly said that the seventeenth
I exhibition OF the State Agricultural Society
q q one OF the best ever held by the Society.
Nearly every department is better repro
,rntcd than last year, and the entries and
{ articles in many Of them are far more nu-
! lacrous and SUPERIOR
I Yesterday there was but one thing lack
\!nr 10 make the Fair = success, and that was
. crowd. The attraction In Richmond-i. G.,
tAc Presidents arrival-kept many persons
l., town. and the inclcmcnt weather pre-
VENTED others from attending. Ncverthe-
I.s. all who did GO out were fully compcn-
1 <atcd. and had a fine opportunity OF inspect
/ i'm. all the animals and articles on cNiilDl-
ton. ..
RAW MATERIAL. AND TRGDCCE.
In Department I.-Natural History. Raw
Material, and Producc-lhcrc arc not many
Articlrs on exhibition, very &c" minerals,
In, g fair representation in raw material,
and n crcditab!c collection OF farm-products,
such as wheat. corn, oats, vegetables. seeds,
Nc. our city mills exhibit specimens OF
their fine il0ur, meal, &C., and the nur-
ycrymcn adjacent to Richmond have =
GOOD DISPLAY Of nur>cry-grown fruit-trccs,
orpamcnta.-trccS, &c. In this department
Mcssrs. Vim. O. Hurt & Son. Of Bedford
county. near the Peaks OF Otter. exhibit
sixty varieties OF apples, besides Il collection
OF october peaches.
In the same department, under floral-pro-
duets. Mrs John W. Davies exhibits q beau
titu lot OF greenhouse plants. cut-noWcrS,
&c. She did not contest Tor premium,
but the very tasteful arrangement and dis
plav OF her flowers certainly entitled her to
one. Mr.. Lewis, the Governors gardener,
also exhibited a handsome lot Of flowers.
In the same department there was tine
lot OF butter exhibited, domestic loai-bread,
saly.lunn, ham cake, fruits, 1ellicS, canned
fruits, applc-butter, pickles, dried fruits,
&c.
The tasting committee was engaged most
Of the day Yesterday in tying on the blue
ribbons.
The premium for the best Sally-lunn was
awarded to Mrs. G.. W. Camp, OF this city.
MACHINERY AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
The machinery building on the grounds,
flied I'D with pullcyS and shafting, is not
8, interesting as outside, though there are
All sorts OF machines inside such as corn
mills. printing-prcsscs, &c. Outside OF the
building every machine and agricultural
i,aplement manufacturer in the CITY is well
and crcditablv represented. Indeed, the
display OF machinery, Sc., Is better this
year than last. There are nine or ten en-
zines on exhibition. Among them may
be noticed the noiscIesS beauties X.
I. Lee and Wade Hampton, built at
the Metropolitan Iron-Works by ".
r. Tanner l. Co. These engines took the
first premium at the North Carolina State
Fair as the best portable engines. Messrs.
Ettenger Il Edmond, rs usual. have one OF
their large and powerful engines driving
the shutting in Machinery Hall. In addi-
ton, there are scli-binding harvesters,
plows without number, corn-shellers, bar
rows, &c, &c. Mr.. Schermerhorn exhibits
for II. NJ. Smith Il CO. the New York ada
mant plow. adapted for use in Virginia.
But there are other interesting sights to be
seen in Department III. which cannot be
mentioned in detail, such as agricultural,
Horticultural, and dairy machines. In this
last class-dairy machines-Mr. j. Is. Laid
exhibited the Delta churn (his own inyen-
tion), and Yesterday had the pleasure Of see
ing blue ribbon tied upon it.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WORK.
In this department the entries have been
very numerous. and the exhibition is as hne
Is we have ever seen ut any OF tue falrs. IL
would ill many columns OF the Dispatch
to give anything like full account OF what
can be seen in Department III. There are
any number OF specimens OF plain and fan
cy ncedIc-work, such a> dresses, under
garments, &c. There is q stand-coyer
woven bv hand Of twine-no needle or Ill
>,rument OF any kind being used-eX-
hibitcd by Miss Woodbridge, which is one
OF the most beautiful specimens or work
,nanShip ever seen. She also exhibits
beautiful cover for table or stand OF needle
embroidery. Then there is quilt made by
Il ady in Manchester which contains IL, l3l
pieces. But these beautiful things must be
seen TO be appreciated. There are several
set. OF iewelry made OF tish-scales, which
are also very pretty. We may also mention
several beautiful afghans, plain and orna-
mental; silver tligree iewelry by Mr. y.
j. Evans, OF this city; embroidered to"eisi
worstcd.work in endless variety; embrold-
cred counterpancs, book-lnarks, table ana
tollct-mats, crochet-work OF all KINDS, In
fants' clothes OF the most beautiful ana
elaborate styles, Chencile embroidery in
silk, and in fact almost everything ladys
ingenuity could suggest. 4 curiosity in the
teeth, &C., also add to the interest in the
pavilion. The beautiful artificial and en-
balmed flowers also attract much attention.
There is a vase filled with natural grasses,
which is made OF 1856 "sheep-burrs," all
>ewed in by band. 1t is one OF the prettiest
things at the Fair. Among the curiosities
is brick from the old church at James
town. Another IS q picture Of Joseph
and his Brethren, worked in worsted,
which contains $4,000 stitches. Industrious
ladies OF Richmond, think OF that! There
are also two handsome specimens OF spatter-
work, and some beautiful specimens OF
"ater-color painting on velvet.
The Charlottesville Woollen Mills have
line display Of their cassimeres and Melton
goods.
In the same department may be mentioned
Garein's display of soaps; J. T. Allen
CO.'S collection OF cigarettes, &C.; w. ID.
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