No. 1. " Premiums of the Ag. Society of A^eiccastle co., Del. 



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dollars, at the discretion of the Board of 

 Directors, 



SILK. 



For the best reeled raw silk if approved, not 

 less than a pound, a premium Silk reel. 



For the heaviest and best cocoons, excluding 

 double ones, not less than five pounds. 

 Treatise on Silk. 



AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 



For the best plough, certificate of merit. 



For the best Drilling Machine, do. 



For the best Grain or Grass Sowing Ma- 

 chine, certificate of merit. 



For the best Mowing or Reaping Machine, 

 certificate of merit. 



For the best Straw and Hay Cutter, certifi- 

 cate of merit. 



For the best Root or Vegetable Cutter, cer- 

 tificate of merit. 



For the best Corn-sheller, certificate of merit. 



For the best display of Agricultural imple- 

 ments, certificate of merit. 



For the best Threshing Machine, certificate 

 of merit. 



For the best farm and road wagon, certifi- 

 cate of merit. 



For the best cart, certificate of merit. 



For the best and most convenient harvest 

 bed on wagon or cart-wheels, certificate 

 of merit. 



Any newly invented Agricultural appara- 

 tuswill be entitled to an appropriate premium. 



IV^AIZE SUGAR. 



For the largest quantity of sugar, having 

 regard to quality, not less than 20 pounds, 

 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, certi- 

 ficate of merit. 



For the best lot of casinetts, 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, cer- 

 tificate 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, cer- 

 tificate of merit. 



For the best lot of cabinet furniture, not less 

 than three pieces, certificate of merit. 



For the handsomest and best parlor stove, 

 certificate of merit. 



For the handsomest and best made marble 

 mantle, certificate of merit. 



For the handsomest and best made boots and 

 shoes, three pair of each, certificate of 

 merit. 



For the handsomest and best manufactured 

 hat, certificate of merit. 



For the handsomest lot of manufactured sil- 

 ver ware, 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 

 castingtJ, certificate of merit. 



For the best sample of coach or shoe leather, 

 certificate of merit. 

 0:^ All to be made in Newcastle county, 



PLOUGHING MATCH, 



For horses and oxen, to take place on the 

 2nd day of the Exhibition. 



For the best ploughing, $10 and Farmer's 



Cabinet one year. 

 For the best edge fiarrow ploughing, SIO. 

 For the best flat furrow ploughing, 810. 

 For the second best edge furrow, Colman's 



Reports. 

 For the second best flat furrow. Farmer's 



Encyclopcedia. 



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 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, 1845. 



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 

 ofiered, no specimen be submitted worthy of 

 distinction, the Society reserves the power 

 to withhold the premiums, 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 immedi- 



