Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-13
OUR COUNTY FAIRS.
Thirty VIII he HELD throughout the
STATE This Fail.

There IL much activity IN the state De-
partmeut Of Agriculture Just now. Staus-
ties a. 10 labor, mining, anu agriculture IN
Virginia are being gathered ana put lhto
proper form, the object being 10 auFft' t'ls'
these features of the old wealth.
The annual crop report will be reldy Tor
circulation in few dlys. aui mo II
plnin hand. book to be distributed ~ the
Worlds Fair IS receiving rs hal'hIns
tounhes The department - doing much
that will eventually rebound 10 the good
of the various interests % the state
A circular is now being prepared giving
the names of all the county tairs 10 be he'd
this fall and the dates and officers. as lar
as uossible. Of each organization. lhere
VIII be about thirty of these county eXnl-
bitions. The circular VIII contain the iol-
lowing information IN regard to them
AcCoMAc COUNTY.
Fastern.Shore Agricultural Association
President. George II. Adair, GTangeVilie;
Secretary. 4. 4. Wescott, Grangoyille.
Date of meeting, August stu.
AUGUSTA COUNTY.
Baldwin District Fair-President, NJ. f..
Miller. StauntOn, Va; Secretary, >. ~.
Pratt. Staunton. Date OF meeting not
determined.
BOTETOURT COUNTY.
Botetourt Agricultural and nechanlcal
ssociation-Presldsnt Alfred Beckerly :
Secretary. James Mcdowell Date Of
meeting. October 18th. 18th, 18Th and 2Oth.
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.
Cho-ferfeld Agricultural Society -Prosl-
dent. W. ". Baker. IialIsbOro'; Secretary.
J. Is. Watkins. Ha.lsboro'.
FAIRFAx COUNTY.
Undecided as to whether fair will be
held.
Shenandoah-Vnley Agricultural so
cietv-President, j. n. McCan, Nlnch"S-
ter Secretary, T.. q. Hollis, Winchester.
Date of meeting not gwen.
uENEICo COUNTY.
VIRGINIA State Agricultural and Me
chanIcal Society President, \: ;. Buiord'
| Richmond: Secretary. \. VI. Tyler Rich'
mond. Date of meeting, -
This is the State Far.
KING WILLIAM COUNTY.
King William Agricultural Society
President. l.. ID. Robinson, king William
| Courthouse: Secretary, B. {. Carrot. hing
| William Courthouse. Not decided yet 10
| hold meeting.
LANCASTER COUNTY.
Chesapeake Agricultural Society -pre9l-
| dent. John 4. Palmer, heiina mock Sc
| cretary. j. b. Cralle, hel!uasnock, Date
of meeting, sta, stu. and 10th OF hoVem-
| ber
LoUDOCN COUNTY
Loudoun Livestock Assoc'ation-Noo
officers gwen: DAte Oh HeeV'".' "u" "''
29th, 3Oth, and 3lst.
HANsE'foND COUNTY.
Nansemond County Agricultural So
| cletv-President. George W. Aurney; Ne.
cretary, G. ". Perkins. Addresses not
gwen. Date Of meeting late III Octooer'
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY.
| Chesapeake Agricultural Association
President. DR.. A, BrockenbrOugh. CheSa-
peake. Secretary. A. Il. Leatberbnsy, Ma
| chipongo. Date Of meeting, August ZZl'
| 23d. 2ith. and 25th.
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY.
Name of association not giveD-Presl
dent. w. If. Richardson, Farmyll!e. Date
| of meeting. October.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
Rockingham County FAIR Association
| President, A. II. Wilson. Harrisonburg
| Date OF meeting. September 26tu, 9th
2sth. and 29th, ut Harrisonburg
SHENANDOAH COUNTY.
Shenandoah County Agricultural So
President. N. J.. Walton. Wood
stock; Secretary. J. Ii. GrayDill. Wood
stock. Date of meeting, Sd to 9th OF DC
/ tober.
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY.
Tidewater Agricultural Association
President, J. d Pretlow; Secretary. A. Il
! Gardner. Date OF meeting not gwen.
sporrsYLYANIA COUNTY.
Rappahannock-YaIley Agricultural AM
| Mechanical Society ,. W. Cor
bin. La Grange, Va; Secretary. ,. )
Quinn, Fredericksburg. Mestlng At Fred
| ericksburg September 26th, 9th, and 2sth
TAZRwELL COUNTY.
Name not giyen-Presldent. Samue
Walton. Falls Mills; Secretary. J. L. Gil
dersleeve. Tazewell Courthouse. Meeting
in October.
wEsrMoRRLASD COUNTY.
Westmoreland Stock Association-Pres'
dent. w. r. Crabbe; Secretary, Ihoma
Brown Hagen. Date not txed.
PULAsKI COUNT.
Pulaski Agricultural and Mechanical Az
soclation-OfIicers not given. Date
meeting September 9th, 7th. and sth.