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Economy. 



Vol. XII. 



For the Wheat Fan of Armstron<T & Mont- 

 gomery, they award an honorary premium 

 of S2. 



The Wheat Drill exhibited by Mr. M. 

 Eyre is worthy of notice, for its economy 

 and allerjed good performance. 



Also the Cradle Corn Cutter, exhibited by 

 the same gentleman. 



Produce. — For the greatest variety and 

 best display generally, the committee award 

 the first premium to George Blight, §;8. 



For the next best to Samuel Cooper, of 

 Penn Township, Colman's Tour. 



For the best sample of red wheat, the first 

 premium is awarded to C. S. Stockton; for 

 the next best to George Blight, $1. 



For the best white wheat they award the 

 first premium to Robert T. Polts, 'r^'i, and tor 

 the next best to the Pennsylvania Hospital, 

 $1. 



For the best sample bushel of rye, they 

 award the first premium to Isaac W. Ro- 

 berts, $2; for the next best to George 

 Blight, $1. 



For the best sample bushel of flint corn, 

 they award the first premium to Samuel 

 Cooper, of Penn Township, $2; for the next 

 best to S. S. Richie, $1. 



For the best Gourd Seed corn, they award 

 the first premium to Edward Rogers, $2; for 

 the next best to Charles Waters, $»1. 



For the best mixed corn, they award the 

 first premium to Enos Green, of Brandy- 

 wine, Chester county. Pa., $2; for the next 

 best to Isaac Newton, SI. 



For the best sample bushel of potatoes, 

 they award the first premium to Samuel 

 Cooper's College potatoes, $2; fur the next 

 best to Mrs. F.'Hennis, $1. 



For an uncommonly fine variety of white 

 corn, the committee award an lionorary 

 premium of $il to Wrn. Potts, of Montgome- 

 ry county. 



For beautiful bouquets presented to the 

 Society by Robert Henry, gardener of G. 

 Blight, the committee award an honorary 

 premium of $2. 



The committee would notice, as particu- 

 larly worthy of admiration, W. D. Rapp's 

 white Mediterranean wheat, the fine vege- 

 tables from the farm of R. T. Potts, and the 

 Pennsylvania Hospital; the Isabella an<! 

 Powell grapes of A. S. Roberts, a fine dis- 

 play of mangel wurtzel and ruta bagas by 

 Isaac Newton ; the Mammoth and Cheese 

 pumpkins, Valparaiso squashes, ruta bagas 

 and carrots, from the farm of Samuel W il- 

 liams; the Norfolk white turnips and ruta 



bagas of Wm. Webster, and the carrots and 



ruta bagas of S. S. Richie. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



G. Emtrson, Chairman^ 

 Samuel Williams, 

 Jes.se George, 

 Robert Hare, 

 Damel Dager, 

 Anthony Newbold. 



Lamb Tavern, Oct. 15lh, 18-17. 



The committee on ploughs and ploughing' 

 were highly gratified with the superior 

 manner in which all the ploughing was 

 done; it being very difficult, where all was 

 so good, to decide which was in reality the 

 best, and wished it were in its power to 

 give each man a premium. We however 

 award the first premium for the best ploush 

 to Prouty's No. 3i .'$10; second best, Col- 

 man's Tour, to Buckman's No. 8; first pre- 

 mium for the best ploughman, ^, to John 

 Hall; second besl, Colman's Tour, to Joseph 

 Rhoads. 



We also award a complimentary premium 

 of SS to Robert T. Potts, for his superior 

 working oxen — performing the work in the 

 best manner, without an extra driver. 



Samuel S. Richie, 

 Isaac Newton, 

 John Sharpless, 

 John P. Hunter, 

 Chalkley Harvey. 



Economy. 



A thorough-going, hardworking man and 

 his wife, who pulled together, had, by dint 

 of labour and good management, laid by a 

 sum of money, with which he stocked a 

 farm, although scantily, it must be confessed. 

 He worked two horses, and his wife milked 

 tour cows; and the business worked finely 

 llie first year: but then one of his horses 

 died, and the other fell lame; and to prove 

 the truth of the old saying, " misfortunes 

 never come single handed,", all his cows 

 died by the distemper, then raging in the 

 country. This also was the year, when the 

 fly literally destroyed his wheat, and the 

 drought the potatoe crop; so there was an 

 end of all his hopes, and with them, the 

 power for future exertion ! In his distress 

 he went to an old friend of his fitlier, who 

 lived in the city, and told him his tale. Flis 

 friend desired him to call next day, and he 

 would, in the mean time, see if anything' 

 could be done. On meeting him next morn- 

 intr, his friend said, " I know }'our honesty 

 and industry, and you must not give up. I 

 will lend you what money you may want» 

 until you can repay me; go ahead. The 



