The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-11-08
Premiums to Augusta Men.

Premiums to Augusta men were awarded
at the Lynchburg Fair, as follows:
10 Mr.. A. N. Bowman, 1st on saddle
mare, LIST on entire colt. year old, LIST on
herd of shorthorns, lst on yr old short horn
bull.2nd on yr old bull, 2nd on yr old COW,
End on yr old COW, End on | yr old COW.
sweep stakes on COW. 'Lady Craeg 2nd,''
lst on south down ewes, LIST ON grade lambs,
LIST on Polan China boar, under two wear
old, LIST on Houdan fowls, lst on black Span
lsh. lst on English dorkings. lst on Musco.
Wy ducks.
To Mr.. G. Julian Pratt 1st on heard of
Jerseys, lst on bull, under year, 1st on
bull calf, lst on heifer. under year, LIST on
heller under yr, Ist on heifer calf, LIST on
imported COW, Rose 'Harebelle," lst on
grade heifer, under 2 yr, lst on Essex boar,
Nations Ward, lst on Berkshire sow, Miss
betsey, lst on white Leghorn Fowls. Num-
erous premiums were awarded in the house,
mold department to Mrs Pratt.
At the fair recently held at Culpener Va.
the following premiums we're awarded to
Augusta men in The face of severe competi
ton:
10 Z. j. Pratt, OF Walnut Grove, stock
Waynesboro, on Jerseys-1st on bull 3 VI
old, lst on COW yr old, for Rosa Harebelle.
End ON bull and under yr, for Brunies
Boy, End bull calf Diable, 1st and End on
heifers, Gladowa, and Ada's Pet, and first
upon his entire herd, in competition with
three other herds.
Mrs. G. Julian Pratt was awarded nume-
rous LIST premiums on different classes end
LIST ''for the largest exhibit made by one
person of usefal and ornamental articles. >,
Mr.. G. J. Pratt also took LIST on Essex boar,
Nations ward, and LIST on Berkshire sow,
Miss Betsey.
Mr.. A. N. Bowman. of Waynesboro, re-
ceived lst pr upon saddle mare, and LIST on
brood mare, for saddle purposes, LIST on
Berkshire boar, Augsburg Chief, LIST on
short horn bull, 2 yr old, LIST on bull yr old,
lst on bull calf, and on yr old cow and
LIST on his herd OF shorthorns. He also cot
premiums as follows:
lst ON Southdown eve 2 year old, LIST on
Southdown eve, yr old, lst and 2ud on
Southdown lambs, LIST and End on grade
ewes, LIST on grade lambs and 1st on pet Of
fat sheep.
Messrs. Bowman and Pratt are citizens
any county might be proud of. They are
the best advertisements county could have
to make it known in favorable light to the
rest of the State.
AZ the State Fair in Richmond, premiums
were awarded to Augusta exhibitors, as fol-
lows:
A. N. Bowman.-Best trio white. faced
black Sprnish, old fowl, 81; best trio white
faced black Spanish chickens, 50; best trio
Houdan chickens, So; best pair muscoyy
ducks, 81; best middle wool buck, VI old
and over, $40; second best buck, l yr old
and under 2, So; best pen ewes, three or
more 2 yrs and over, $40 best pen of ewes,
three or more, yr and under 2. $40; second
best do, SIS; best pen eve lambs, three or
more SIS; best pen Wool grade ewes, $40;
best pen eve lambs, S. ; second best short
$3.50 oo'A SniA ocCUtu UeSG SNORT norm COW.
three yrs old and over, 500 (; third best dairy
COW, $40; second diploma for herd of best
bull over Is months old, and four cows or
METERS, not over two years old, of either
Short horn, Hereford, Holstein or other
large breeds of one breed and owned by
one exhibitor.
q. Julian Pratt.-For second best Alder
ney bull, three years old and over, SIS; Sec
ond best Attorney bull, one year old and
under two, $3.50; best Alderney bull calf.
Ag1cuItuyal Journal; Second best Alderney |
COW, three years old and over, $3.50; best |
Alderney heifer calf, Agr,cuNuraz Journal:
best Alderney grade heifer, one year old
and under two, $3.50.
lar. j. A. Harman.--Best plate of Rux-
berry Russell apples, 81 best plate of any
other kind ST..
The best bail OF Timothy hay was exhibit
ed by G. l.. TODD, grown by j. w. Bell, of
Augusta.
Thc narrow exhibited by j. W. Carpen-
ter, OF Bridgewater, Va, is honorably mem
toned. 1t arrived too late to compete for a
premium.
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