No. 4. 



Agricultural Fair and Cattle Show. 



119 



For the best botir pig, between two and 

 fiix months old, to Benjamin Hickman, $3. 

 For the next do., Benjamin Hickman, $2. 

 The committee were much gratified with 

 the line displaj of pigj=, &c., &c. 



John Lardner, 

 David Whitall, 

 Benedict Gheen, 

 Enos Gheen. 



The committee on butter and poultry, beg 

 5eave rcspeetfuHy to report — that they award 



For the best pair of Jersey Blue fowls, to 

 Aaron Clement, ^"i. 



vMso t-o Aaron Clement for second best do.. 



For the best pair of other improved breeds, 

 Poland fowls, to William Leonard, $"2. 



For the second best improved breed, to 

 M. Grouse, $L 



For the best pair of capons five months 

 old, to Anthony NewbisUl, ^■2. 



For the best pair Oi ducks to ^ Cart- 



wrigiit, $2. 



F'or the next best to Cartwright, ^L 



For the be^ pair of geese, to Manuel 

 Eyre, m- 



To Anthony Newbold, a special prennum 

 for his Chinese (Thangber) and Marrabar 

 fowls, $2. 



M. Grouse, a special premium for his Ma- 

 Say a>ck, $1. 



The committee report that they were 

 highly pleased with the general display of 

 fowls. VViiliam Leonard deserves great 

 credit for the attention he has given to the 

 improvement of the PoJand fowls; also, unich 

 praise is due to Michael Grouse for his white 

 and black Poland chickens. The Jersey 

 Bhies exhibited, were very superior. 



To John Thomas they award the first pre- 

 mium of a silver butter knife, $5. 



For the ne.xt best, to Tothweight, 



GolmaK's Tour, 



George Wuigkt, 

 James McPhersok, 

 Homer Eachus. 



The committee on implements and pro- 

 duce, report — that the olijects brought toge- 

 ther have been unusually numerous, and 

 worthy of attention. The most extensive 

 and best display of implements made by one 

 person, was that of D. O. Prouty, to whom 

 they award the first premium of $10', and 

 the ne.\t best that of E. Chandler, the second 

 premium, Golman's Tour. 



The Wheat Fan made and exhibited by 

 Edwin Chandler, of Philadelphia, besides 

 preparing the grain for market, has an ar- 

 rangement by which the seed of Timothy is 

 deposited so as to be obtained separately. 



The committee award for this the first pre- 

 mium for Wheat Fans, $4. 



For the next best Fan, which also sepa- 

 rates t]\e Timothy, they award the second 

 premium to J. Bamborough's Fan, Lancas- 

 ter, Pa., $2. 



For the best Corn Sheller they award the 

 first premium of $4 to D. O. Prouty, for his 

 improved large double Cora iSheller, for 

 shelling and scieening corn, ajid separating 

 it from the cobs, adapted to hand or horse 

 power. 



For the next best to E. Chandler, for his 

 double Corn SheJler, they award the second 

 premium of .**2. 



For the best horse power Straw or Stalk 

 Cutter, to Jesse Urmy,of Wilmington, Del., 

 for his Corn-stalk Cutter and Grinder, $6. 



For the best Strav/ or Hay Cutter, they 

 award the second premium of ^4 to J. G. 

 Talbot, for Richardson's patent. 



For the next best Straw or Hay Cutter, 

 they award the second premium of $2 to D. 

 O- Prouty, for Hovey's patent. 



For the best Drill Machine, they award 

 the first premium of $2 to Pierson's Grain 

 Drill. 



For the second best to Smith's Grain Drill, 

 $2. 



For many machines and implements of 

 great value no premiums have been offered 

 by the Society. Among those which par- 

 ticularly attracted the attention and admira- 

 tion of the committee, may be named, the 

 Grain Thresher and horse power exhibited 

 by W^keeler, Meleg & Co., of Norristovvn, 

 Pa., together with the Cutter adapted to the 

 horse power, for which the committee award 

 an honorary premium of '$4. 



The committee would also deem worthy 

 of special notice the Double Geared Self- 

 Adjusting Chain Horse Power, of Jesse 

 Urmy, of Wilmington, Del, together with 

 ihis Stalk Cutter, and Corn-cob Crusher and 

 Grinder. 



R. T. Potts exhibited a drill for planting 

 corn, made by E. J. Dickey, of Hopewell, 

 Chester county. Pa., which had proved itself 

 very efficient in putting in the crop of the 

 present season. For this Corn Drill the 

 committee award aa honorary premium of 



To D. O. Prouty, for his Churn, the com- 

 mittee award an honorary premium of ^2. 



To J:icob Rogers, Jr., a premium of $2 

 for BirdselTs Double Pointed and Self-Sharp- 

 ening Cultivator. 



The committee also noticed an alleged im- 

 provement in the Water Ram made by N. 

 and G. M. Kohl, of Willow Grove, Pa., — 

 said to consist in the substitution of brass 

 inner valves. 



