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THE FARMERS' REGISTER. 



well set wiih a unilbrm ihick and vigorous growth 

 of young clover, while on eilher side, the clover 

 is much more scattering and far inlerior. The 

 wheat stubble (wheat was cut from this field 

 this summe-r) would show that the wheat in this 

 strip was decidedly better, I may almost say 50 

 per cent, better without the Tear of exaggeration, 

 than outside ol' it. The carrot weeds stand al- 

 most twice as high as on the neighboring land, 

 and though the vile fbx-tai< rears its dingy head 

 in great prolusion on either side, little or none is 

 perceptible here. The above observation may 

 be interesting to those owning deposites oT green- 

 sand. Edmund Ruifin, Jr. 

 November 4th, 1841. 



AGUICULTURAI. AND HOUTICU f.TU « AI^ SO- 

 CIETY OP HKNUico— (.2(i meeling.) 



(Extracts from the proceedings.) 



Report of the commiitcc on staUiojis. 



The committee appointed to award the pre- 

 mium to the stallion best suited lor the get of 

 saddle or harness horses, beg leave to report, that 

 six were exhibited, and thecommiltee unanimous- 

 ly agreed that the bay stallion Cleveland, the pro- 

 perty of Gen. Carrington, and got by imported 

 Cleveland out of a Roanoke mare, was entitled 

 to the award. R. B. Haxall, Chairman. 



October 20th, 1841. 



The award ol'S^S was therefore accordingly 

 paid. 



The following reports were then presented: 



• Report of the committee on gardens. 



The committee on gardens respectfully repre- 

 sent, that of all the fine gardens in the vicinity of 

 Richmond, only one has been ottered (or their ex- 

 amination, and they sincerely regret that they 

 are compelled to decline awarding a premium to 

 that. John Carter, Cluiirman. 



Richmond, October 20,19, A\. 



[And accordingly no premium was awarded 

 upon the subject of gardens.] 



Report of the committee on corn. 



To the Executive Committee, of the Henrico 

 Agricultural Society: 



The undersigned, a committee appointed to ex- 

 amine the fields of corn, of such members of the 

 society, as might be disposed to compete lor the 

 premiums to be awarded, state, that they were 

 requested to view the fields of the following per- 

 sons, to wit : 



The Rev. J. H. Turner, JVlessre. G. VV. Bas- 

 set, Walker Tomlin, R. C. Page, Jas. Gordon, 

 Isaac A. Goddin, Josiah Smith, John N. Shields 

 and Sterling I. Crump. Having examined the 

 corn fields of the gentlemen aloresaid, we now 

 report : That it is our unanimous opinion, that 

 Mr. VV. Tomlin's is the best field of corn, Mr, 

 S. I. Crump's the second best, Mr. I. A. God- 

 din's the third, and Mr. J. N. Shield's the fourth. 



We deem it proper to state, that Parson Tur- 

 ner's corn field has been visited by a violent wind, 

 and was very much injured, and it gives us pleas- 



ure to state, that all the corn fields, viewed by us, 

 are considered very fine. 



Edmind Christian, 

 Edwin Hill, 

 William A. Gay. 



Henrico, October 20, 1S41. 



Whereupon the premiums were accordingly, 

 paid— viz. : sgilS to Mr. Foster— ^12 to Mr. 

 Crump— SIO to Mr. Goddin— and i$8 to Mr. J. 



N. Shields. 



Report of the committee on roots, Sfc. 



To the Executive Committee of the Henrico 

 Agricultural and Horticultural Society: 



Yourcommittee to award the premiums on roots, 

 &('., here beg leave to state, that they have view- 

 ed the crops of every individual who has ex- 

 pressed a wish to compete for the premiums, (at 

 least so far as has come to their knowledge,) and 

 report as (bllows : " 



That the crops of turnips that came under their 

 observation, were those ol Messrs. Francis Sta- 

 ples, Thos. S. Dicken, Joseph Reniiie, William 

 H. Richardson, and New and Hydecker ; and 

 they give it, as their decided opinion, that Fran- 

 cis Staples, esq., is jnstl\' entitled, to premium 

 No. 1 ; General William 11. Richardson, to i)re- 

 mium No. 2 ; and Thomas S. Dickin, esq., to 

 premium. No. 3. The crops, taking the premiums, 

 were really very fine, (being the ruta baga turnip,) 

 and so were the others of their kind very good, 

 being the red top and while Norfolk. 



Your committee (tirther report, that their at- 

 tention has been drawn to but one crop of beets, 

 which crop, in their estimation, was, in every re- 

 spect, richly deserving ol'a premium — having ob- 

 tained an immense size, notwithstanding the ra- 

 vages of its enemy was marked heavily upon 

 them— premium No. 1, on that crop, they award 

 to Rev. Jesse H. Turner. 



Yourcommittee have farther to state, that they ^ 

 have been called upon to notice the potato crop 4 

 of Messrs. John Carter, Fsaac A. Goddin, Edwin i 

 Hill, Thos. S. Dickin, James Gordon, and Wil- 

 liam H. Richardson ; and, after the most critical 

 examination in their power, by digging in vari- J 

 ous places, (lor they were mostly in the ground,) \ 

 they decide that, in their judgment, John Carter, 

 esq., is entitled to premium No. 1, on that crop ; 

 and General William H. Richardson, to pre- 

 mium No. 2. Of this crop, your committee would 

 observe, that the yield appears to them to be or- 

 dinary, both as? it regards size and quantity. 



On the catihage crop, your committee regret to 

 say, that they cannot award either of the pre- 

 miums, as ofllered by you on that crop, to any 

 person. The prospect of Messrs. New and Hy- 

 decker, for a large and fine crop was very flatter- 

 ing, until the worm attacked them, which almost 

 totally destroyed them. 



On the pumpkin crop, your committee would 

 report, that they vvcre highly gratified with tho 

 exhibit made by Messrs. Robinson and Turner, 

 their eyes having never before beheld a heavier 

 and more abundant crop than that of Mr. Robin- 

 son, throughout his entire field. Your commit- 

 tee think they would hazard little in saying, that 

 the pumpkins in the cornfield, is fully equal to one- 

 third of that of the corn crop, which certainly 

 does Mr. Robinson great credit, being a very 



