The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-08-21
Baldwin District Fair.

PARTIAL LIST OF PREMIUMS OFFERED BY CITIZENS
OF srAUNToN AND AUGUSTA COUNTY.
Persons having received first Premiums at
previous Fairs not to compete9
F0, the Best Horsemdnship By Lady OF the Dis
t,ict, free for all ages, escorts alloaUcd
Julius C. scheffer handsome gold watch, name
of winner engraved. valued at $50.
Special Premium offered by a friend of Au-
gusta county solid silver toilet setvalued at SIS
j. r. Liggett, riding habit
John O'Connell, handsome saddle.
David O'Rork, handsome bride.
CITY Street Car Company, handsome silk bri-
die valued at $l5.
For the Best Specimen Of Horsemdnsliip BY dis
tlfct yo,ah at'lder ticetre years Of age.
Hon. E. Echols, IS in gold.
Mason Miller, splendid Texas or Spanish hair
bride.
G. c. Berry. pair of boots.
For Best Specimen Of Horseg,anship exhibited by
district Miss under sixteen gears of age.
Hon. Fl. st. G. Tucker, SIS in gold.
Charles A. Gladke, riding habit.
s. M. Donald, material for riding habit
D. ]. Landes, one dozen cabinet photographs
j. f. Kingan, handsome pair gold earrings.
Under fourteen gears.
G Julian Pratt, So in gold.
Maslin s. Booker, handsome whip, value SIS.
W. Il. Talley, handsome dress pattern.
Special for Babies.
NJ. C. Treiber, handsome hanging lamp to pa
rents of handsomest baby under four years Of
Geo. c. Jordan, baby carriage for handsomest
baby under two years of age.
Specials for farmers.
Thomas Kivlighan offers for best bale of timo-
thy hay, one box of cigars.
James Fl. Woodward. for best two bushels of
oats, one gold shirt.
A O. E,l,ay owl of
cakes, one barrel roller process flour.
T. Williams Co., best average crop of hay,
lbs. of May Apple tobacco.
T. c. Williams Co., best average crop of Irish
potatoes, lbs Mattaponi tobacco.
II. A. s. Hamilton, best fleece of middle wool,
IS in gold.
Bumgardner q McQualde, for best two bushels
of corn, case of J. Bumgardner whiskey
Staunton, Va; Nursery Co. best assortment of
apples raised on the exhibitors own farm in the
district, 50 assorted apple trees.
a. Loeb y Co., best collection OF vegetables, one
hat, value So.
Andrew Bowling, for best yeast bread, one
barrel of roller process flour.
Witt & Holt, for best salt risen bread, one bar
rel of roller process flour,
H. f. Lyle s. Co., for the best bushel of red
wheat raised and cleaned by exhibitor Virginia
Chilled Plow No. 20; also for the best bushel Of
corn white or yellow. in the ear, Livingston
No. q.
Baker s. Brown offer the following premium.
to be contested for at the exhibition of the Bald
win District Fair for 1880: for the best bushel Of
LOngberry wheat produced by the use of Bakers
Soluble er-phosphate-the contest to be sub
ject to the following conditions Not less than
one bushel shown, and to be accompanied by
affidavit that the sample was raised on the farm
of the exhibitor, harvested in 1890, and from a
crop OF not less than one hundred bushels, and
that the sample is drawn from his crop as pre-
pared foT market. Statement in writing to ac-
COMPANY the exhibit, giving the following in
formation: Time of sowing quantity of seed
per acre, character of soil and preparation,
quantity per acre, and name of fertilizer used
WITH such addtona as may be-
thought by producer to be of advantage to his
brother farmers.
Piedmont Nursery, CroZet Va, offer 100 choice
peach trees for the best and largest exhibit of
fruit, subject to rule in Glass s, Department l.
Clemmer 81 Hogshead, best two bushels rye,
case of WhiSkey.