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pond) 152 bushels of the like com and five Ava- 

 gon loads of pumpkins; and the latter 111^ bushels 

 ol" the like corn,lroni two acres of poor ridge land, 

 with a single manuring; also recommending that 

 the- society's premium lor the highest product ot 

 wheat on any Iwo contiguous acres, be given to 

 William Rad'lord of Bedtbrd, lor 161| bushels ol 

 good merchantable wheat, made on 4^ acres of 

 land, being about 36| bushels per acre; which was 

 adopted, and the premiums awarded.* 



Odin G. Clay, chairman of the committee on 

 stallions, brood mares, colts, fillies, jacks: and 

 mules, made a report, recommending that the so- 

 ciety's premium tor the best stallion be given to 

 J. Wright, of Bedtbrd, tor his stallion. Faultless, 

 by Shakspeare; that the premium tor the best brood 

 mare, be given to William W. Austin of Camp- 

 bell, ibr his brood mare, Florizclla; that the pre- 

 mium tor the best colt, be given to Robert Campbell, 

 of Bedibrd, for his colt, Go-ahead by Shakspeare, 

 three years old; and that the premium tor the best 

 jack, be given to Francis Adams, ot Campbell, tbr 

 his jack, Sancho; which was adopted, and the pre- 

 miums awarded. t 



Robert Campbell, chairman of the committee on 

 bulls, cows, calves, rams, boars and sows, made a 

 report, recommending that the \society's [;remium 

 tbr the best Durham bull, be given to John Smith, 

 of Bedtbrd, tbr his full blooded bull, Bolivar; that 

 the premiimi for the best bull, of common stock, be 

 given to John T. W. Read, of Bedtbrd, ibr his 

 bull, Clear-the-cow-pen; that the premium ibr the 

 best cow, be given to William Radfbrd, of Bed- 

 ford, for his three-quarter Durham. cow; that the 

 premium Ibr the best calf, be given to WiUiam 

 Owens, of Campbell, fbr his half-blooded Devon 

 calf, Tecumseh, 10 months old, weighing 600 lbs; 

 and that the j)remium fbr the best boar, be given 

 to John Callaway, of Bedford. The committee 

 also reported, that there were several other very good 

 bulls, calves, and a cow, exhibited, to wit: the bull 

 Bishop, by Ralph Smith of Campbell, and the bull 

 of William C. Leftwich, of Bedford, both part 

 Durham, and another by John Callaway, of Bed- 

 ford; a black calf', Prince, by William Davis, of 

 Campbell, 5 months old, weighing 500 lbs, and 

 another calf of W^illiam Owens, of Campbell, a 

 half Devon, 10 months old, weighing 550 lbs. 

 Also a cow of the Jefferson breed, by Samuel 

 Smithson, of Campbell. The committee further re- 

 ported, that there were several other subjects ex- 

 hibited, which, in their opinion, were excluded 

 fi-om premiums by the 11th article of the constitu- 

 tion; which was adopted, and the premiums 

 awarded. 



SECONI) DAY. 



Exhibition of Domestic Manufactures. 



Odin G. Clay, chairman of the committee of do- 

 mestic manufactures, reported, that they had per- 

 formed that very pleasing duty, and that, Irom the 

 many beautiful and excellent articles exhibited to 



* Gerard Alexander, of Campbell, made 62^- bushels 

 of wheat, weighing 65 lbs. per bushel, on two acres of 

 land, part of a larger field. The constitution, relative 

 to grain crops, was unanimously amended; for which, 

 see the constitution. 



jThe pedigrees of stallions. See. &,c. having been 

 withdrawn by their owners, nothing more than is stated, 

 is remembered by the secretary. 



them, they have selected the fbllowing, as deserv- 

 ing the respective premiums ofiered by the Socie- 

 ty: 



1. A piece of carpeting, manufactured by JVIrs. 

 J^abney, of Campbell county. 



2. A piece of fine woollen cloth, manufactured 

 by Mrs. Alexander Austin, of Campbell county. 



3 A yarn counterpane, manuliictured by Mrs. 

 James Leftwich, of Bedtbrd. 



4. A sj)ecimen of sewing silk, manufactured by 

 Mrs Robert Mills, of Bedibrd. 



The committee further reported, that there were 

 sundry other excellent articles exhibited to their in- 

 spection, for which the societ)^ have ofiered no 

 premiums: and should there be timds in the trea- 

 sury, they would earnestly recommend that some 

 suitable prennums be awarded tbr the fbllowing 

 articles, which they have selected with great care, 

 from a variety of others: which was adojited, and 

 the regular premiums awarded, together with the 

 fbllowing: 



To Mrs. William Radford, of Bedford, fbr a cot- 

 ton counterpane, a silver cup. 



To Mrs. Claiborne Creasey, of Bedford, for a 

 yarn counterpane, a silver cup. 



To Miss Elizabbth Robinson, of Bedford, for a 

 hearth rug, ^3 



To Mrs. John Tyree, of Campbell, fbr a piece 

 of fiincy work, ^3 



To Mrs. Charles Moorman, of Campbell, for a 

 piece of carpeting, ^3 



To Mrs. Rowland Ward, of Campbell, for a 

 papaw carpet, ^3 



To Mrs. William Adams, of Bedford, for a 

 piece of yarn cloth, $3 



To Mrs. William L. Bell, of Bedford for a piece 

 of counteriiane, $S 



To Mrs. William Steptoc, of Bedford, for do 

 do, S3 



To Mrs. Francis Adams, of Campbell, fbr do 

 do $3 



The president, according to the constitution, de- 

 livered liis address, which was concise and perti- 

 nent, and for which he received the unanimous 

 thanks of the society. 



It was resolved that the Editors of the Lynch- 

 burg Virginian and of the Farmers' Register be 

 respectfbfly requested to give the proceedings an 

 insertion in their respective papers, together with 

 a copy of tlie constitution and the president's ad- 

 dress. Also that the secretary susbcribe fbr the 

 Farmers' Register, and procure, if practicable, all 

 its numbers, and have the same well bound, fbr the 

 use of the society. 



The election of officers, for the ensuing year, re- 

 sulted as Ibllows: Wm. Radfbrd, president; Ge- 

 rard Alexander, 1st vice president; Benjamin A. 

 Donald, 2d vice president; Alexander Austin, sec- 

 retary; Henry Brown, sen. treasurer; William 

 W. Austin, Thomas Steptoe and James S. Dillard, 

 executive committee, all re-elected. 



The meeting then adjourned until the first 

 Tuesday in May next. 



ALEX. AUSTIN, Scc'y. 



No decision having been made by the committee 

 on stallions, &c. &c. relative to ftUlcs, that sub- 

 ject was referred to the executive committee. 



