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THE FARMERS' REGISTER. 



ture in (he slate : — to report ihe nature and quan- 

 tity of the atrriculiural eiaples, eo far as they may 

 lie' able to apcerttiin the same: to collect and 

 ijio'est such lacis in relation to the improvement 

 and cultivation of the soil, and the best modes of 

 preparitiii its various products for iheir appropriate 

 uses, as they may think would afford useful infor- 

 inaiion to ilie aoriculiural community — to report, 

 so far as they may ascertain the same, the relative 

 decrees of encoura;fement afiorded by the state of 

 Ibreiiin and domestic markets to the various aor- 

 ricultural productions of this commonwealth, and 

 to suirgest to the legislature such measures as 

 ihey mav deem desirable lor the developement of 

 Ihe resources, and tiie promotion of the general 

 interests of agriculture in this commonwealth. 



jiiid be it further enacted. That it shall be the 

 duty of said board to hold one session in each, 

 year, at such time and place as may be fixed 

 upon by the board, with the consent of the ex-' 

 ecuiive. 



This act shall be in force from the passage 

 thereof! 



PREMIUMS OFFERED BY THE HENRICO AG- 

 RICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



{Published by request of the Executive Committee.) 



At « meeting of the Executive Committee of 

 the Henrico Agricultural and Horticultural So- 

 cteiy, on the 27ih day of March, 1841, the 161- 

 iowmg were determined upon as the subjects lor 

 and amounts ot the Premiums to be awarded at 

 the first exhibition of the Society, which will be 

 held on Wednesday, the 26th day of May next, 

 instead of the time heretofore reported, viz : 

 1st. For the best iiorse or colt, calculated 



to produce the best stock for the 



draught or saddle 



2. For the best brood mare do. 



3. For the best jack _ _ - - 



4. For the best bull (or domesiic purposes 



5. For the best milch cow - - - 



6. For the best yoke of oxen 



7. For the best boar of improved breed 



8. For the best brood sow, to be exhibited 



if practicable with her litter of pigs 



^. For the best specimen ol' fruits, the 



production ot' the exhibitor — a fruit 



basket of the value of - - - 



10. For the best specimen ol' rare and beau- 



lilul plants or fiowers — a silver bou- 

 quet holder of the value of 



11. For the best specimen of vegetables 



12. For the best cultivated market gar- 



den, not less than one acre — a set 

 of garden tools of the value of 



13. For the best specimen of domestic 



wine, the production of the exhi- 

 bitor . . . . - 



14. For the best specimen of domestic silk 



not less than one pound, the pro- 

 duction of the exhibitor 



15. For the best specimen of butter not 



less than 5 pounds— a silver cream 

 pot of the value of - - - 



16. For the best suit of clothes ol Vir- 



ginia manufacture, the premium to 



be given to the producer of the ma- 

 terial of which the clothes are made ^15 

 17. For the best specimen of agricultural 

 implements, including cutting ma- 

 chines, corn-shellers. Sac - - 15 

 The committee have not lelt themselves war- 

 ranted in offering higher premiums at this time, 

 but will increase and enlarge the subjects as the 

 funds of the society may enable them to do. 



They deem it proper to give notice, that at the 

 fall exhibition the following additional premiums 

 will be given, and that they will be as large aa 

 shall be practicable, to wit : 

 For the best cultivated farm. 

 For the best field of corn, not less than 5 

 acres. 



For the best crop of turnips, beets, carrots, par- 

 ;;5j)ips, sweet or Irish potatoes, not less than half 

 firi acre of each. 



For the best piece of domesiic carpeting, not 

 iess than 20 yards. 



For Ihe best hearth rug. 

 For the best table cloth. 



For the best counterpane, bed-quilt or comfort. 



And for other articles of household industry. 



The members who have not subscribed to the 



constitution, and Ihe citizens generally, vsrill be 



called upon by some member of the society to 



enable them to become members. 



Jesse H. Turner, 

 Th. S. Dicken, 

 Rich. G. Haden, 

 Wm. H. Richardson, 

 Joseph Rennie, 

 Wm. D. Wren, 



Executive Committee. 



$15 

 10 

 15 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 15 



10 



10 



15 



10 



10 



10 



PROPOSED EXHIBITION OF THE HENRICO 

 AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



Coiiimunicated for tlie Farmers' Register. 

 The first exhibition of the Agricultural and 

 Horticultural Society of Henrico County, will 

 take place at Goddin's Spring, near Bacon's Quar- 

 ter Branch in the city of Richmond, on Wednes- 

 day the 26ih May next, if lair, if not, the next 

 lair day thereafter. 



It is specially requested that all animals, and 

 other articles intended to be put in competition 

 for the premiums, may be at the place of exhi- 

 bition at or belore 10 o'clock. Indeed so impor- 

 tant is it that this request be strictly attended to, 

 that no article will be received after that hour. 

 The respective committees appointed to adjudge 

 the articles and award the premiums, will be at 

 their posts at 9 o'clock, or earlier, to receive and 

 arrange such articles as may be offered. 



With this exhibition it is intended to connect 

 a fliir, so that all persons, w^hether members of 

 the society or not, having fine animals, beautiful 

 plants or flowers, rare exotics, valuable imple- 

 ments of husbandry, or any other article con- 

 nected with the rural art, and wishing to dispose 

 of them, will be permitted to bring them on this 

 occasion, when we have reason to believe a good 

 opportunity for sales will be presented. 



At 11 o'clock precisely, the exhibition will 

 commence. 



