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FARMERS' REGISTER 



[No. 9 



terpane, cotton — Proctor. $3— 2d do. Wm. I. C. 

 Rothrock, $2 — 1 pair wool stockings, Miss Hill, 

 $1 — 2d do. Miss Benson, $1 — 1 other material, 

 Miss Berryman, $1 — 1 piece flannel, Miss Hill, 

 $5 — negro clothing, none, worthy: discretionary, 

 deemed worthy Mrs. Gordon's rug, $5 — Mrs. 

 Skinker's plaid, S?2— Duerson's cassinett, £1— 

 Miss Fitzhugh's straw bonnet, $1 — Miss Rich- 

 ards' tippet, §5. 



The Committee on butter, award the premium 

 to Miss M. E. Mitchell, of Spottsylvania, for the 

 best 10 lbs. of Butter. 



WM. JACKSOS. 



The Committee on Agricultural Implements re- 

 port that they have examined two articles exhib- 

 ited by Mr. James M. Garnett, one an expanding 

 harrow, lor which they award ten dollars. 



The other an Echellon cast hoed Cultivator, 

 fixed in a wooden brake, being original in sev- 

 eral respects, and promising utility for cultivating 

 corn, or seeding wheat, they award to him $5 for 

 the same. 



YEAMAKS SMITH. 



Upon motion of Major James Richards, and 

 sustained by Mr. John Dickinson, it was unani- 

 mously 



Resolved, That the premium on the expanding 

 harrow, be increased to twenty dollars — and the 

 one on the cast hoed cultivator, be increased to 

 ten dollars, and that the thanks of this society be 

 tendered to Mr. Garnett for the great improve- 

 ment made upon these important implements of 

 husbandry. 



On motion of Mr. Dickinson : 



Resolved, That the report of the committee on 

 agricultural implements be forwarded to the Edi- 

 tors of the Arena, Herald, and Farmers' Register, 

 with the request of the society, that they be pub- 

 lished in their respective journals. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE AGRICULTURAL SOCI- 

 ETY OF ALBEMARLE. 



Premiums awarded at the 11th Annual Exhibi- 

 tion . 



Horses. 



To James Ross, for the stallion by Truffle, 

 out of Lady Teazle, best calculated to 

 improve the breed of horses, $10 



To Wm. Garth, for the best broodmare, 8 



To Seth Burnley, for his mare, by Ser- 

 geant's Medley, calculated for agricul- 

 tural purposes, 6 



To Bez'l Brown, for his three year old colt, 



Bonnets O'Gray, by Gray Beard, 6 



To Clifton Brown, for his three year old 

 colt, Black Beard, by Gray Beard, out of 

 a full blooded Potomac mare, the second 

 premium of 4 



To William Garth, the second premium for 



the best two year old colt, 3 



To John Rodes, for the best year old colt, 



(by Byron,) 3 



To J. P. Sampson, for the best do. by Wild 



Fire, 2 



Cattle. 



To John Winn, for the best bull, $8 

 To John H. Craven, for the second best 



do. two years old, 5 



To John N. C. Stockton, for the best cow, 5 



To John Winn, for the second best do. 4 

 To Wm. Woods, for the best heiler, one 



year old. 5 

 To John Winn, for the second best do. two 



years old, 3 



Sheep. 



To William Woods, for the best rain, 6 



To J. H. Craven, for the second best do. 5 



To John Winn, for the best pen of ewes, 5 



To J. H. Craven, for the second best do. 4 



Domestic manufactures. 



To Mrs. Clark, for the best piece of wool 



and cotton flannel, 3 



To Mrs. Craven, for the second best do. 2 



To Mrs. Dabney, for the best carpet, 6 



To Mrs. Walter Coles, for the second best 



do. 5 



To Miss Lucy Ann Simms, for the best 



hearth rug, 2 



To Mrs. Mary Brown, the second premium 



for blankets 3 



To Mrs. Winn, for the best negroes' winter 



clothing, 5 



To Mrs. Sarah Bowcock, for the second 



best do. 4 



To Miss Dabney, for the bestpairof wool- 

 len hose, 1 



The exhibition of suits of clothes, was decided- 

 ly better than those heretofore shown. 

 The Judges award to John Rodes, the 



first premium of $6 



To John H. Craven, the second do. of 5 



And to Wm. Woods, the third do. of 4 



The Judges award to Mrs. Jane C. Woods, 

 the first premium for the best cotton counter- 

 pane, 3 

 To Mrs. Simms, for the best piece of 



hempen or flax shirting for negroes, 4 



To Mrs. Mary Brown, for the best piece of 



flax diaper, 4 



To Mrs. F. Rodes, for the best piece of 



flax and cotton diaper, 3 



To Mrs. Jane C. W T oods, for the best pair 



of thread hose, 1 



To Miss H. Gatewood, for the best pair of 



cotton hose, 1 



Agricultural products. 



To John Carter, the first premium for wine, 

 made of the Catawba grape. 



To James Clark, the second premium for 

 wine, made of the common wild moun- 

 tain grape, 



To John H. Craven, for the best barrel of 

 cider, 



Ciiccse and butter. 



To Mrs. Wm. Woods, for the best cheese, 

 To Mrs. J. N. C. Stockton, for the best 

 butter, 



