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Annual Exhibition of tlie Philadelphia Ag. Society. Vol. X. 



The printed list not having provided for 

 many articles which in their estimate mer- 

 ited distinction, the committee have ven- 

 tured, to give them small premimns, in the 

 confidence that their decisions will be con- 

 firmed. 



For the best Drill i^Tachine, (horse power) 

 to John Grounsell, of Chester, Delaware 

 county, $4. 



For the next best, Batchelor's Hand Drill, 

 to D. O. Prouty, of Philadelphia, )&2. 



For the best Hay and Straw Cutter, (Mil- 

 ler's Patent horse power) to George Lay, of 

 York, Pa., $4. 



For the next best Straw Cutter, (horse 

 power) to Jesse Urmy, of Wilmington, Del., 



Both these instruments are capable of cut- 

 ting and grinding cornstalk.s, and their use 

 must add greatly to the economy of large 

 farms. 



For Harvey's Straw and Stalk Cutter, to 

 D. O. Prouty, $52. 



For the best display of Agricultural Im 

 plements, to D. O. Prouty, <^8. 



For the best Fan Mill, to Isaac Grant, of 

 New York, for his Chaffing and Screenino- 

 Mill, 84. 



For the next best do., to J. Bamborough, 

 of Lancaster, Pa.. $2. 



For a Ciieese Press, to James Edwards, 

 Delaware county. Pa., ^2. 



For an improved Cultivator, to Joseph 

 Dickinson, Chesnut-Hill, $2. 



For a Horse Power and Threshing Ma- 

 chine, to Jacob Heston, Chester county, $2. 



For an Endless Chain Horse Power, with 

 improvements, to Jesse Urmy, $2. 



A large number of beautiful ploughs were 

 on the ground, and give promise of good 

 work to-morrow. The plough of S. I. Ro- 

 berts, was admired for superior workman 

 ship, and one from Howard & Delano, of 

 New York, attracted much notice. 



Beside the implements above specified, 

 were Fan Mills, Corn Shellers, Straw Cut- 

 ters, Churns, Harrows, Cultivators, etc., from 

 Mr. Prouty. Straw Cutters from Mr. M. S. 

 Powell, and a neat Fan Mill and Screener 

 from Watkins &, Lee, of Virginia. 



For Agricultural produce the committee 

 award the following premiums : 



For the best wheat to James J. Taylor, of 

 Bucks count}', Pa., .'ftS. 



For the next best do., the Judges were 

 unable to determine between two beautiful 

 specimens, and therefore award to Richard 

 Paxson, of Bucks county, for his White 

 wheat, $1. 



And to Robert T. Potts, of Montgomery 



county, for his "O. K." or Swedeland wheat, 



For the best Indian corn, to C. Stockton, 

 Montgomery county, !*^2. 



For the next best do., to Isaac Newton, 

 Delaware county, $1. 



For the best display of Agricultural pro- 

 duce, to S. Williams, of Philadelphia county, 

 ^. 



For the next best do. do., to the Pennpyl- 

 vania Hospital, $2. 



A sample of California rye was presented 

 to Dr. Mease, President of the Society, by 

 W. Morris Cooper, of New Jersey, which, 

 in lightness of colour and size of grain, was 

 unsurpassed. There was also a good display 

 of sugar beets from I. W. Roberts and Owen 

 Sheridan. Indian corn from Jacob Albert- 

 son and W. Crispin, N. J. Mediterranean 

 wheat, turnips, &c., from Isaac Newton. 

 Very fine apples from C. Stockton and W. 

 M. Cooper. Mercer potatoes from C. H. 

 White. A mammoth pumpkin from Brinton 

 Jones, and a neat ana tasteful collection of 

 produce from G. Blight, to whom a premium 

 of Wi is awarded. 



The committee have to express regret that 

 so few productions of the soil in this emi- 

 nently agricultural district are brought to 

 our Exhibition, and recommend the Society 

 to offer greater inducements in future. 



AiiGERNON S. Roberts, 

 Samuel Williams, 

 Robert T. Potts, 

 John S. Harris, 

 John George, 



Committee. 



Addenda. — Since closing the report there 

 have been brought forward exceedingly good 

 specimens of Indian corn, Mercer potatoes, 

 turnips and celery, from John Ruthwin and 

 T. J. Snyder, of Montgomery county, and 

 Dennis Kelly; also a South Sea Squash from 

 B. Roberts, and a very neat Bee-hive, with 

 an ingenious protector from moths or insects, 

 from Israel Lamborn, Chester county. The 

 committee regret that the articles were too 

 late for competition. 



To Robert Henry, the gardener of Mr. 

 Blight, the committee reccrimend an hon- 

 orary premium of 82 for an ornamental or 

 fancy plough in flowers, placed over the ora- 

 tor's stand. 



At the Ploughing Match eleven entered 

 the list, and an animated time time it was. 

 The committee made the following report : 



The first premium to the Prouty Plough, 

 No. 5^— No. 8 on the list. 



The second premium to J. B. Moore's 

 Plough, of Wilmington, Del., No. 11 on the 

 list. Plough No. 8, letter A. 



