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most useful animal, and of such an equality of' 

 excellency, size and form, that they all deserve 

 the highest commendation. These gentlemen 

 really deserve the thanks of the commonwealth 

 of Virginia for their public spirit and liberality 

 in importing the best animals alone, and ought 

 to be esteemed as public benefactors. 



The Committee beg leave to call attention to 

 another fact that must have been noticed by 

 many — i. e. the great and vronderful improve- 

 ment made by crossing the tups of these differ- 

 ent families on our native sheep. The shov\^ of 

 Devons was superior to all previous exhibitions 

 in our State, while there was a manifest deteri- 

 oration and falling off in the Durhams and Al- 

 derneys. Among the Devons were many very 

 fine animals. 



In the Hog department tlie Committee saw 

 many fine, large and well-shaped animals, but 

 would rather discourage than commend so much 

 crossing. In crossing animals it is notorious 

 that nearly all the bad qualities of both parents 

 are usually transmitted to the progeny to the 

 exclusion of the good qualities. 



It is true often a very superior animal is pro- 

 duced, but then he cannot be relied on for any 

 thing, some of his offsprings taking after one 

 and some after the other branch of his family. 

 A cross on our native stock produces some ame- 

 lioration, but we cannot rely on such crosses for 

 permanent improvement. 



The Horse department presented a great va- 

 riety of excellent animals for the .diff'erent pur- 

 poses to which this noble ^animal is made sub- 

 servient. The show of blood horses and mares 

 was not extensive, and with one or two excep- 

 tions, much below what we expected to find, but 

 this deficiency was in a great measure compen 

 sated by the extensive and excellent exhibition 

 of horses for nearly all other purposes. 



Poultry. Chickens. — 1st Class. 



406. Eor the best pair white Shang- 

 hais, C. J. Merriwether, 2 00 



409. For best pair vellow Shanghais, 

 J. Porter. " 2 00 



413, For best pair gray Chitagongs, J, 

 Porter, 2 00 



419. For best pair white or red Game, 

 James Duke, 2 00 



420. For best pair Bramah Pootra, J. 



G. Turpin, 2 00 



422. For best pair black Spanish, J- ' 

 G. Turpin, 2 00 



428. For best pair Sea Bright Bantams, 



J. G. Turpin, _ 2 00 



429. For best pair Java Bantams, 

 Richard Forrester, 2 00 



A. For best game Cock, A. 11. Gar- 



nett, 2 00 



B. Pair Game Fowls, " Earl Derby," 



J. McL. Anderson, Caroline, 2 00 



C. Pair White and Red Bantam, J. G. 

 Turpin, 2 00 



D. Game Fowls, James Duke, 2 00 



E. " Hancock Game," " 



A. G. Ehim, 2 00 



F. "Ilenney and Christian Game,'^ 

 Jesse Baker, . 2 00 



G. " Black Suwarrow," William Brit- 

 tain, 2 00 



Turkeys — 2ncl Class. 



433. For best pair common Turkeys, 



J. G. Turpin, $2 00 



434. For best pair wild Turkeys, J. 



G. Turpin, o 00 



435. For best pair crested Turkeys, J. 



G. Turpin, 2 00 



Geese — ?>rd Class. 



437. For best pair wild Geese, J. G. 

 Turpin, $2 00 



438. For best pair China Geese, J. G. 

 Turpin, 2 00 



439. For best pair Bremen Geese, Mrs. 



B. W. Green, 2 00 

 ' 440. For best pair Poland Geese, W. 



D. Jennings, 2 00 



Ducks — 4,111 Class. 



443. For best pair Salem Ducks, Geo. 



H- King, Henrico, 2 00 



444. For best pair Alesbury Ducks, 



J. G. Turpin, " 2 00 



445. For best pair common Ducks, 

 Wm. Brittain, 2 00 



447. For greatest variety of Poultry, 



by one Exhibitor, J. G. Turpin, 10 00 



BRANCH V. 



Agricultural Lnplenients — Ploughs, Cultivators, 

 <£'c. — Class 1. 



448. For the best single Ploup-h, Geo. 

 Watt & Co., Richmond, 



449. For best shovel Plough, F. Nel- 

 son, Richmond, 



450. For hest sub-soil Plough, Geo. 

 Watt & Co., Richmond, 



451. For best nevv'- ground Plough, 

 Geo. AVatt & Co., Richmond, 



452. For best hill side Plough, F. Nel- 

 son, Richmond, 



453. For best Cultivator for corn, A. 

 P. Routt, Orange, 



455. For best cultivator for 2 horses, 

 Sinclair & Co., Baltimore, 



456. For best harrow, H. M. Smith, 

 Richmond, 



457. For best swingle bars of novel 

 construction and superior value to those 



in common use, F. Nelson, Richmond, 3 00 



JD rills and Broadcasters — Class 2nd. 



458. For best broadcasting or drilling 

 machine for sowing grain and grass 'seed 



D. C. Meade, Semour's Patent, $20 00 



459. For best wheat drill, Bickford 



& Huffman, 20 00 



400. For best broadcasting machine 

 for sowing guano, Baldwin, Cardwell, & 

 Co., Richmond, 20 00 



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