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FARMERS' REGISTER 



763 



forts to keep up a show to ihfe last, until the final 

 Beverarice I'roin friends, country and kindred is 

 Ibrced upon them l)y liieir own most culpable im- 

 providence. Then, ere lonsj^, we should contem- 

 plate with deep and deli<;iiirul emotion, the old 

 tjwellings of our loni; buried ancestors, rapidly re- 

 pairing, instead of tumhiing into shapeless ruins ; 

 or their bricks and stones, like some that once 

 were parts of our venerable churches, converted 

 to the meanest purposes. Tlien, would our love 

 of country soon receive anew impulse; a vivid 

 encouragement from beholdinj; our long worn out 

 barren wastes converted into lertile fields, teeming 

 with luxuriant crops; and to cap the climax oi 

 well-earned, perlecily justifiable pleasure, we who 

 have resolved lo live in and die by our mother 

 state, might continually exult in reflecting that 

 all this has been our work. In a word we should 

 soon behold so happy a change wrought over the 

 lace of the whole country, as well as in its people, 

 that a true-hearted Virginian would almost as 

 soon think of committing suicide as of giving up 

 liis native home — the graves of his parents, rela- 

 tives and friends — all that fi'om his childhood he 

 •was taught to hold most dear, for any new state 

 or country on tlie fiice ol' the earth. 



And now, my brethren, one and all, I must bid 

 you farewell, perhaps — and not improbably, lor the 

 lust time. Should it be so, listen, 1 pray you, to 

 my parting entreaty : cherish our society ; keep it 

 •up ; and however leeble may be the encourage- 

 ment given to it here, where it should surely meet 

 with most ; however small may be its annual ac- 

 cession of members, let the few laithfii! friends of 

 our cause constantly bear in mind the all impor- 

 tant fact, that there is no other way yet devised so 

 well calculated to proaiole the husbandry of this 

 or any country, as that of oriranizing and main- 

 taining, in the proper spirit, societies cf agriculture. 



PBEBlIUftlS AWARr*ED BY THE AGRICULTU- 

 RAL, SOCIETY OF FREDERICKSBURG. 



Aanual meeting, November, 1839. 



The premiinns were awarded as follows, viz : 

 To Garland B. Taylor, of Louisa county, for 



his common blood stallion, Kxpunger, ^10 

 " J. Cole Dickmson, of Louisa county, lor 



his mare, Bett Badger, - - - lO 

 *' A. B. Hooe, of King George, for his 



three-year old filly, Tranijuillity, - 10 

 " G. B. Taylor, of Louisa, tor his riding 



horse, ------ 10 



" John Stuart of K. George, for his jack, 10 

 " George Hamilton, of Spottsylvania, for 



his mule colt, ----- 5 

 " Thomas Scott, of Orange, for his bull, 



Boliver, of the Durham breed, - - 10 

 " John Ferneyhough, of Spottsylvania, for 



cow, of the Alderney breed, - - 10 

 " F. VV. Taliaferro, of Spottsylvania, for 



grass laitcd bee!,* - - - - - 5 



* The committee on ^rass-fatted beef, reported that 

 they would have awarded the premiinn to Mr. Lewis 

 Shumate, of Fauquier, if his cattle had been entered 

 in time. 



Mr. F. W. Taliaferro, to whom the premium was 

 given, presented it to the society. 

 Vol. VII— 95 



To George Rowe, of Spottsylvania, for the 



best ram, ----- 6 



" Wm. C. J. Rothrock, of Spottsylvania, 



lor the best ewe, . - - - 5 

 " George Rowe, of Spottsylvania, for mut- 

 ton.* 



Domestics. 



To Mrs. Dickinson, of Louisa, for the best 

 suit of clothes, of domestic manufac- 

 liicture, the same having been worn 

 by Mr. Dickinson at the fair, - - ^10 



'•' Mrs. Virginia Scott, of Orange, for a 



carpet, ------ 5 



" Mrs. Hamilton, of Spottsylvania, for a 



piece of negro clothing, - - - 5 



" Miss Stevens, of Staflord, for a piece of 



plaid, ------ 2 



" Mr. Lyon, of Fredericksburg, for 4 oz. 



sewing silk, ----- 5 



" Mrs. Hunter, of ditto, lor a pair of silk 



hose, ------ 2 



" Miss E. Richards, of Culpeper, for a 



pair of worsted hose, - . - 1 



" Mrs. Mary Rothrock, of Fred'g, for a 



cotton counterpane, - - - - 3 



" Mrs. Mary E. Brooke, of Spotsylvania, 



lor a yarn counterpane, - - - 3 



" Mrs. Mary Rothrock, of Fred'g. for a 



piece of domestic flannel. - - - 6 



" Miss Went, of King George, for a quilt, 2 



" Miss Bond, of Essex, lor a cap, (discre- 

 tionary premium,) - - - - 6 



" An orphan girl, for a beautiful tippet, 

 made of ducks' feathers — a discre- 

 tionary premium of - - - - 5 



" Mrs. Mary Rotlirock, for a piece of jeans 



and piece o{' linsey, each - - 1 



Vegetables. 



To Doct. E. P. White, o^: Caroline, for the 

 best Irish potatoes, - - - #5 

 " John Ferneyhough, of Spottsylvania, for 

 the best beets, - - - - - 5 



'•' VVm. Jackson, of Fred'g, for the best 

 cabbages, - - - - - 6 



" Wm. Jackson, of ditto, for the best 

 celery, - - - - - - 5 



" Wm. Jackson, of ditto, fortlie best salsify 5 

 " Wm. Jackson, of ditto, lor carrots, - 5 

 " Robert Ellis, of ditto, lor parsnips, - 5 

 " J. Ferneyhough, of Spot'a, turnips, - 2 50 

 " John R. "Spotswood, of Orange, for ap- 

 ples, - - - - - - 2 50 



John S. Calpwell, Sec'ry. 



RUTA BAGA AND THE GARDEN FLEA. 



Frojatlie Fanners Montlily Visiter. 

 Mr. Editor.-'l believe it is a principle at com- 

 mon law that no man shall profit by his own mis- 

 doings ; but la.vs are not always just, and there 

 are lew principles which do not admit of excep- 

 tions. 



* The committee oa mutton, reported that they 

 would have awarded the premium to Mr. John B. 

 Gray, of Stafford, if his mutton had been entered ac> 

 cording to the rule of the society. 



