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Agricultural Exh ibition. 



Vol. VII. 



Agricultural Exhibition. 



Premiums offered by the Agricultural Society of New 

 Castle county, for the fall exhibition and cattle show, 

 t'i be held <>u Wednesday and Thursday, September 

 14th and loth, 1842; near the city of Wilmington. 



HORSES. 

 For the best thorough bred stud horse, 



silver medal,— §5 



For the second best thorough bred stud burse, 



Farmer's hand Measurer and certificate of merit. 

 For the best stud horse for field and road, 



silver medal, — 5 



For the second-best stud horse for field and road, 



Liebig's Chemistry and certificate of merit. 



For the best thorough bred mare, silver medal,— 4 



For the best mare for field and road, do. do. 



For the best horse colt, from 2 to 3 years old, 



Turf Register, 1 year. 



For the best horse colt, from 1 to 2 years old, 



Lawrence on Horses. 



For the best mare colt, from 2 to 3 years old, 



Farmers' Cabinet, 2 years. 



For the best mare colt, from 1 to 2 years old, 



Cultivator, 2 years. 



For the best colt under 1 year old. 



Work on Farriery. 



Committee on horses. — John Richardson, Richard Jack- 

 son, J. J. Brindley, James Webb, James T. Bird and J. 

 W. Andrews. 



NEAT CATTLE. 



For the best native bull silver medal,— $5 



For the second-best native bull, 



Farmers' Land Measurer and certificate of merit. 



For the best imported bull, silver medal,— 5 



For the second-best do 



Squarey's Agri. Chemistry and cert, of merit. 



For the best native cow, silver medal,— 4 



For the second-best do 



Dana's Muck Manual and certificate of merit. 



For the best imported cow, silver modal,— 4 



For the second-best do 



Fanners' Land Measurer and certificate of merit. 

 For the best pen of cows, not less than five, consi- 

 dering their dairy properties 



a superior butter tub. 



Committee on cattle. — W. Robinson, John Piatt, J. S, 

 Caldwell, Samuel Canby, J. S. Naudain and Thomas 

 Blandy. 



NEAT CATTLE 



UNDER THREE TEARS OLD. 



For the best bull calf, from 1 to 3 years old, 



Treatise on cattle. 



For the best bull calf under 1 year old, 



Liebig's Chemistry. 



For the best heifer calf, from 2 to 3 years old, 



Cultivator, 2 years. 



For the best heifer calf, from 1 to 2 years old, 



Cabinet, 2 years. 



For the best heifer calf, under 1 year old, 



Practical Farmer. 



For the best lot of store calves from 1 to 2 years old, 



and not less than six in number, 



silver medal, — 6 



Committer nn rattle wader "Ay ears old. — Benjamin Webb, 

 Captain .Maxwell. Eli Wilson, Jacob Faris, George Jan- 

 vier and John Rcybold. 



OXEN. 



For the best pair of working oxen, 



premium yoke. 



For the second-best pair of working oxen, 



certificate of merit. 



For the heaviest pair of oxen, silver medal, — 4 



For the next do. do. certificate of merit. 



Committee, on oien. — Caleb Churchman, P. Reybold, 

 Edward Tatnall, John Iliggins, E. T. Bellah and W. 

 Solomon. 



SHEEP. 

 For the best long wooled buck, 



Blacklock's Treatise on sheep. 



For the second-best long wooled buck, 



certificate of merit. 



For the four best long wooled ewes, 



silver medal,— 33 



For the four second-best long wooled ewes, 



certificate. 



For the best short wooled buck, 



Treatise on sheep. 



For the second-best short wooled buck, 



certificate. 



For the four best short wooled ewes, 



• • silver medal, — 3 



For the four second-best short wooled ewes, 



certificate. 



For the four best lambs of any breed, 



2 vols. Cultivator. 



For the four second-best lambs of any breed, 



certificate. 



For the best imported sheep, 2 vols. Cabinet. 



Fur the second-best do certificate. 



Committee on sheep. — Bryan Jackson, Henry Dnpont, 

 William Bowman, John C. Clark, W. Lovell and An- 

 thony Higgins. 



HOGS. 

 For the best boar over 1 year old, 



silver medal,— S3 



For the second-best boar over 1 year old, 



certificate of merit. 



For the best boar under 1 year old, Treatise. 



For the second-best do certificate. 



For the best sow over ] year old, silver medal,— 3 



For the second-best sow, do. certificate. 



For the best sow under 1 year old, Treatise. 



For the second-best, do. certificate. 



For the best brood of pigs, not less than 5, 



Agricultural work. 



For the second-best brood of pigs, not less than 5, 



certificate. 



Committee on hogs. — Samuel Wollaston, John Jones, 

 William Tatnall, William Canby, P. Reybold, jr., and 

 J. L. Miles. 



CROPS. 

 For the best crop of wheat, over 30 bushels per acre, 



and not less than five acres, premium plough. 



For the best crop of corn, over 80 bushels per acre, 



and not less than five acres, 



premium corn sheller. 



For the best crop of barley, over 40 bushels per acre, 



and not less than five acres, premium harrow. 



For the best crop of oats, over 70 bushels per acre, 



and not less than five acres, premium cradle. 



For the best crop of hay, not less than 2| tons per 



acre, and not less than five acres, 



premium horse-rake. 



For the best crop of potatoes, over 300 bushels per 



acre, and not less than one acre, premium nuke. 

 For the best crop of ruta baga turnip, of one acre 



or more, and not less than COO bushels to the 



acre, premium drill. 



For the best crop of sugar beet, of half an acre or 



more, and not less than 35 tons to the acre, 



' premium drill. 



Committee, on rrops. — William J. Hurlock, George Ty- 

 bout, M. Churchman, S. P. Johnson, D. W. Gemmill 

 and C. P. Ilolcomb. 



BUTTER. 



For the best fresh butter, not less than 10 lbs. 



premium butter cooler. 



For the second-best fresh butter, not less than 10 lbs. 

 certificate of merit. 



For the best potted or preserved butter, not less than 

 20 pounds, and not less than four months old, 

 two stone butter pots. 



For the second-best potted or preserved butter, not 

 less than 20 pounds, and not less than four 

 months old, certificate. 



Committee on hitter.— James Canby, John H. Price, 

 Eli Hilles, Henry Latimer, Edward Grubb and Thomas 

 Massey, jr. 



