1S36.J 



FARMERS' REGISTER. 



539 



The dimensions of the respective parts, and 

 the appendages necessary for the packin<ji: of cot- 

 ton, are sufRoienll}' described in tlie specification. 

 The construction of the press, wiiii Ihe exception 

 of the wheels for working it. is claimed as entirely 

 new. 



PROCKEDIXGS OF THE AGRICULTURAL SO- 

 CIJETY OF FRluDERlCKSBURG. 



Communicated for publication in the Farmers' Rpgistcr. . 



jliinual Electing, Kov. 11, 1836. 



The Society was called to order by the Secrefa- 

 ry, when the rule recjuiriMiJ the otliccrs to be elect- 

 ed by ballot was suspended, and the Society pro- 

 ceeded to the election ol" their ofHcers lor the en- 

 suing year: Wlicreupoii the fi)llowii!g named 

 gentlemen were unanuiiously elected : 



JAMES M. GARXETT, President. 



GEORGE iiAMiLTorf, Ist Yice President. 



FRANCIS w. TALIAFERRO, 2d Vicc Preset. 



R. B. SEJiPLE, Secretary and Treasurer. 



Many persons having petitioned to become 

 members of this Society, they were severally ad- 

 mitted. 



Allen W. JMorton having, through the Secreta- 

 ry, presented to this Society two volumes — one a 

 '•Geological Reconnoissance of the state of Vir- 

 ginia :" the other, " JMemoira of the Agricultural 

 Society of Virginia" — on motion of Major James 

 Richards — 



It was Resolved, That the thanks of the Soci- 

 ety be tendered to Mr. Morton, through the Se- 

 cretaiy. 



The Society then adjourned to attend the exhi- 

 bition, and to'meet again at 3 P. M. 



Evening Session. 



The 1st Vice President in the Chair 



The Committee on mares, colts and riding 

 horses, report — That the exhibition of this year is 

 not equal to the last; and furthermore report — 

 That Mrs. Maria Taliaferro is, in their opinion, 

 entitled to the premium for the best brood mare in 

 consequence of thesni)eriority of two fine colls by 

 Truffle, which were exhibited with her — and that 

 Mr. Rothrock exhibited the best colt. Their at- 

 tention was called to ridiughorses— two were sliown 

 — one by John H. Lee, the other by Charles Tay- 

 loe — neither of which is considered as entitled to a 

 premium, but are of opinion that JMr. Lee's horse 

 is the finest. james ricHx\rds, Ckairman. 



The Committee on bulls award the premium 

 to John H. Lee's young Durham bull, Preston. 

 ROBERT T. WILLIS, Chairman. 



The Committee on milch cows award the pre- 

 mium to Thomas Scott's Alderney cow Red Rose. 



R. T. WILLIS. 



The Committee on beef, sheep and mutton, 

 award to John F. Taliaferro, of Orange, the pre- 

 mium for the best grass-fatted beef — to John Glas- 

 sell, for the best work ox — to John Gray, of Staf- j 

 ford, for the best mutton — and Wm. Pollock, of 

 Stafford, for the best ram and ewe. i 



GEORGE ROWE. 



The Committee on flour report — That they have 

 examined two lots of flour, one exhibited bv Mr. ; 



Robert Willis, of Orange, the other by Mr. 

 Wheatly of Culpeper; and think them both of 

 irood quality — but award the premium to Mr. 

 Willis; it being the unanimotis opinion of the 

 committee, that his was of superior quality. 



WM. ROTHROCK, Chairman. 



The premium was awarded to Robert Wallace, 

 of King George, for the lour best contiguous acres 

 of Indian corn, each acre having produced a little 

 less than 60 bushels. 



The Committee on stallions and jacks report — 

 That the premium for the best bred stallion be 

 a.vvarded to Mr. Dickinson, of Louisa, for his 

 horse Falconi, by Sir Charles — also a premium to 

 Mr. Marshall, of Culpepper, flir his horse Young 

 Macedonian, being ;i large, strong stallion, and 

 calculated to improve our carriage and saddle 

 slock. FRANCIS \f. TALIAFERRO, Chairman.' 



On motion, Resolved, that George Hamilton 

 Francis V/. Talialerro, and Wm. J. Rothrock, be 

 appointed to form a scheme of ])remiums, and re- 

 port to-morrow. 



The Society then adjourned to 9 o'clock to-mor- 

 row. 



Saturday, ^'^ov. \Wi, — 2/id Day. 



The Society met persuant to adjournment — the 

 President in the chair. 



On motioii of James Richards, 



Resohed, that hereafler all premiums awarded 

 shall be paid in money to the successful compet- 

 itor, who is under a pledge of honor to lay the 

 same out in plate, with some inscription engraved 

 showing it was obtained fi-om the Agricultural So- 

 ciety of Fredericksburg. 



After tl;e adoption of some preliminary mea- 

 sures, the society then adjourned to the court house 

 to attend the Exhibition of Domestic Manufac- 

 tures, &c., and to hear the President's Annual 

 Address. 



Evening Session. 



Persuant to appointment, the Society met — the 

 President in the chair. 



The Committee on Butter report — that after 

 making an examination of a larsrer quantity of 

 fine butter than they have ever seen exhibited, do 

 award the premium to Mrs. Jean Morion, for the 

 best lot of fresh butter. 



w»i. jacksoa", Chairman. 



The Committee on Domestic. Manufactures have 

 aw^arded the following premiums, viz: 



For the best carpet, >p5, to Mrs. Thomas Scott, 

 of Orange. 



The best counterpane of wool, $3, to Mrs. Lu- 

 cy Quarles, of Orange. 



Second best ditto, ^2, to Mrs. John C. Browne. 



The 2d best ditto of cotton, S3, to Mrs. Wm. 

 Rothrock. 



Second best ditto, ^2, to JMrs. William Skinker, 

 of Fauquier. 



The best pair of wool stockings, $\, to Misa 

 Julia E. Hill. 



The best piece of flannel, ^5, to Rlrs. L. V. 

 Stevens. 



The best piece of negro clm'ii nr, n-5, to Mrs. 

 L. V. Stevens. 



They have also awarded discrcMotjary premiums 

 as follows : 



