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Agricultural Exhibition. 



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CULINARY VEGETABLES. 



^or the best cabbage, not less than six heads; to be 

 produced on or before the fall exhibition of 1842, 

 Bridgman's Gardeners' Assistant. 



'"or the best cauliflower, not less than three heads, 

 Vegetable Physiology. 



?or the best kale, not less than three bunches of one 

 pound each, to be produced by November 21st, 

 1842, 1 year to Cabinet. 



?or the best bunch beans, not less than half a peck, 

 to be produced on or before June 25th, 1843, 

 1 year to Cultivator. 



Committee on vegetables. — Merrit Canby, J. T. Price, 

 Edmund Canby, William H. Jones, William R. Sellars 

 ind Dr. H. Gibbons. 



FRUITS. 



?or the best strawberries, not less than two quarts, 

 to be produced on or before July 1st, 1843, 

 Cabinet. 



?ox the best Raspberries, not less than three quarts, 

 to be produced before July 1st, 1843, Cultivator. 



For the best early pears, not less than half a peck, 

 to be produced on or before July 20th, 1843, 

 China fruit basket. 



For the best fall pears, not less than half a peck, to 

 be produced on or before November 21st, 1842, 

 China fruit basket. 



7orthe best winter pears, not less than half a peck, 

 to be produced between the 1st and 17th of 

 March, 1843, China fruit basket. 



For the best native grapes, not less than 4 bunches, 

 to be produced between the 17th and 22nd Octo- 

 ber, 1842, - - Bridgman's Gardeners' Assistant. 



For the best plums, the least liable to injury from 

 insects, not less than two dozen, to be produced 

 on or before the 5th of October, 1842, Cabinet. 



For the best early peaches, not less than half a peck, 

 to be produced on or before September 25th, 1842, 

 Fruit basket. 



For the best late peaches, not less than half a peck, 

 Fruit basket. 



For the best quinces, not less than half a peck, to 

 be produced at the fall exhibition of 1842, 

 Cultivator 1 year. 



Committee on fruits.— John R. Latimer, Thomas Gar- 

 -ett. Z. B. Glazier, A. S. Read, Dr. H. F. Askew and 

 William McCaulley. 



FLOWERS. 



For the best varieties of camellias, to be produced 



to the Society by March, 1843, - - - - Diploma. 

 For the best varieties of China roses, to be produced 



to the Society in May, 1843, do. 



For the best varieties of hyacinths, to be produced 



to the Society on or before May 20th, 1843, do. 



For the six best varieties of tulips, to be produced 



on or before May 20th, 1843, do. 



For the six best varieties of dahlias, to be produced 



on or before October 20th, 1842, do. 



For the ten best varieties of chrysanthemum, to be 



produced on or before November 21st, 1842, do. 



For the best bouquet exhibited at the exhibitions of 



the Society, - - do. 



For the introduction of any new and valuable seeds, 



fruits or plants, presented to the Society during 



the year 1842-3, silver medal, 3 to 5 dollars, at 



the discretion of the Board of Directors. 



Committee on flowers.— Edward Tatnall, jr., J. P. Ga- 

 resche, George Reynolds, Dr. H. Gibbons, John Bullock 

 and Dubre Knight. 



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, in quantity not less than 5 pounds, 

 Treatise on Silk. 



Committee on silk.— Ziba Ferris, Jonas Pusev, Wil- 

 liam Webb, J. A. Lockwood, Samuel Buzby, Samuel 

 Hilles. 



AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, &c. 



For the best plough, certificate of merit. 



For the best drilling machine, - - - do. do. 



For the best grain or grass sowing machine, do. 



For the best mowing or reaping machine, do. 



For the best straw and hay cutter, do. do. 



For the best root or vegetable cutter, do. do. 



For the best corn sheller, do. do. 



For the best display of Agricultural implements, do. 



Any newly invented Agricultural apparatus will be 

 entitled to appropriate premiums. 



Committee on Agricul'l implements. — A. Bidermann, 

 William Boulden, Justin Pierce, M. E. Capelle, J. N. 

 Troth and B. Whiteman. 



MAIZE SUGAR. 



For the largest quantity and best quality of sugar, man- 

 ufactured from one acre of corn stalks— the premi- 

 um, Pedder's full set of sugar boilers, adapted to 

 the business. 

 Committee on maize sugar. — Dr. W. Gibbons, Dr. J. W 

 Thomson, George Piatt, Samuel Canby, Robert Church- 

 man and P. Reybold. 



Committee on domestic manufactures. — Samuel Buzby, 

 C. I. Dupont, J. Evans Young, Joseph Lloyd, William 

 Webb and Andrew Gray. 



Standing Committee on Horticulture — perishable arti- 

 cles.— J. W. Thomson, Merrit Canby and Dubre Knight. 



Ploughing match for horses and oxen, to take place 

 on the second day: — the premium to be a premium 

 plough. 



Judges.— Edward Tatnall, John Richardson, J. C. 

 Clark^ J. J. Brindley, Jesse Gregg and P. Reybold. 



No animal shall take the same premium a second 

 time. 



All articles exhibited will be returned to contribu- 

 tors, unless otherwise directed. 



If, of any article for which a premium is offered, no 

 specimen be submitted worthy of distinction, the So- 

 ciety reserves the power to withhold the premiums, and 

 in all cases where premiums shall be demanded, they 

 will require such evidence from the claimants, as shall 

 be satisfactory to the directors. No person shall be en- 

 titled to a premium for any animal which he shall not 

 have had, or possessed, at least six months immediate- 

 ly preceding the time of exhibition, said animal to 

 have been raised in this county — imported animals ex- 

 cepted. It is to be distinctly understood, that all grain, 

 vegetables, &c, produced for competition, shall be the 

 growth of the producer. 



All premiums not demanded within sixty days after 

 they shall have been awarded, shall be deemed as hav- 

 ing been generously relinquished to aid the funds of the 

 Society. The object of the Society in offering these 

 premiums, is simply to excite a spirit of emulation 

 amonest cultivators to improve the varieties of fruits, 

 vegetables and other productions. It is desirable that 

 each kind of fruit offered for competition, may be 

 as numerous as possible, regard being had to produce 

 none but of fair quality. Each article should be ac- 

 companied by its appropriate name. It is also desira- 

 ble that the articles exhibited, should be accompanied 

 by short observations on the mode of culture, with any 

 other remarks deemed to be of utility. 



The judges are authorised to withhold premiums 

 where none is entitled to distinction ; and where but 

 one of a class is exhibited, they will award such pre- 

 mium as they think it merits. Those who intend to 

 compete, must inform the Committee of Arrangement 

 before 11 o'clock on the day of exhibition. 



All stock, &c, contributed, must remain on the 

 ground during the exhibition; and all stock intended 

 for sale, will be required to be registered in a book 

 provided by the Committee of Arrangement, at the 

 following rates: For each horse, $2: for neat cattle, 

 $1 each; for hogs and sheep, 50 cents each. 



Articles that are designed to compete for premiums, 

 will be produced when practicable, at the fall or spring 

 exhibitions of the Society, of which public notice will 

 be hereafter given. Perishable articles may be offered 

 at any of the meetings of the Society, or at those of 

 the Directors, which take place on the afternoon of the 



