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Premiums of the Ag. Society of JVew Castle County, Del. Vol. X. 



MAIZE SUGAR. 



For the largest quantity of Sugar — having 

 regard to quality — not less than 20 lbs., 

 manufactured from corn-stalks, Colman's 

 Reports. 



AMERICAN MANUFACTURES. 



For the best American " Russia Iron," cer- 

 tificate of merit. 



For the best piece of fine broad Cloth, cer- 

 tificate of merit. 



For the best lot of Cassinetts, not less than 

 three pieces, certificate of merit. 



For the best lot of fine Satinetts, not less 

 than three pieces, certificate of merit. 



For the best specimen of Cotton goods, cer 

 tificate of merit. 



For the best ingrain piece of Carpeting, 

 certificate of merit. 



For the handsomest and best made saddle 

 and bridle, certificate of merit. 



For the handsomest and best set of single 

 or double harness, certificate of merit. 



For the best lot of Edge Tools, certificate of 

 merit. 



For the best constructed Cooking Stove, 

 certificate of merit. 



For the best lot of Cabinet Furniture, not 

 less than three pieces, certificate of merit. 



For the handsomest and best Parlour Stove, 

 certificate of merit. 



For the handsomest and best made Marble 

 Mantel, certificate of merit. 



For the handsomest and best made Boots 

 and Shoes, three pairs of each, certificate 

 of merit. 



For the handsomest and best manufactured 

 Hat, certificate of merit. 



For the handsomest lot of manufactured 

 Silverware, certificate of merit. 



For the best and most convenient four-wheel 

 Carriage or Dearborn for family use, and 

 having regard to cost, certificate of merit. 



For the handsomest and best specimen of 

 Castings, certificate of merit. 



For the best sample of Coach or Shoe Lea- 

 ther, certificate of merit. 



(t^ All to be made in New Castle county, 

 and premiums to be awarded to any domes- 

 tic articles not enumerated, as above, at the 

 discretion of the Board of Directors. 



PLOUGHING MATCH, 



For Horses and Oxen, single or double 

 teams, and with or without drivers, to take 

 place on the second day of the Exhibition. 



For the best Ploughing, -SIO and Cabinet 1 



year. 

 For the second-best Ploughing, Skinner's 



Farmers' Library. 



For the third-best Ploughing, Colman's Re- 

 ports. 



l<'or the fourth-best Ploughing, Farmers' 

 Encyclopedia. 



The great Ox Team will take place this 

 year. Farmers generally are invited to 

 bring in their Oxen to form a long team. 

 The 0.xen of each Hundred will be desig- 

 nated by a banner, and the Hundred that 

 brings in the largest number will have its 

 Oxen placed on the lead. 



There will be a Ploughing Match for 

 boys under 16 years of age. 



For the best Ploughing, $5. 

 For the second-best Ploughing, Farmers' 

 Encyclopedia. 



Claims for the premiums on crops must 

 in every instance, be accompanied with a 

 statement of the condition of the ground 

 before commencing, and then the whole 

 process of tillage, and the measurement 

 must be of the whole crop by the half 

 bushel, and certified to in writing by the 

 applicant. Crops to be entered as early as 

 the day of Exhibition — applications to be 

 acted on by the committee any time before 

 the 1st of January, 1840. 



No animal shall take the same premium 

 a second time. 



All articles exhibited will be returned to 

 contributors unless otherwise directed. 



If, of any article for which a premium is 

 ofl^ered, no specimen be submitted worthy of 

 distinction, the Society reserves the power 

 to withhold the premium, and in all cases 

 where premiums shall be demanded, they 

 will require such evidence from the claim- 

 ants as shall be satisfactory to the Directors. 

 No person shall be entitled to a premium for 

 any animal which he shall not have had or 

 possessed at least six months immediately 

 preceding the time of exhibition. It is to 

 be distinctly understood that all grain, vege- 

 tables, &c., produced for competition, shall 

 be the growth of the producer. 



All premiums not demanded within sixty 

 days after they shall have been awarded, 

 shall he deemed as having been relinquished 

 to the Society. The object of the Society 

 in offering these premiums, is simply to ex- 

 cite a spirit of emulation among cultiva- 

 tors to improve the varieties of fruits, vege- 

 tables, and other productions. It is desirable 

 that each kind of fruit offered for competi- 

 tion may be as numerous as possible, regard 

 being had to produce none but of fair quality. 

 Each article should be accompanied by its 

 appropriate name. It is also desirable that 

 the articles exhibited should be accompanied 

 by short observations on the mode of culture, 



