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culture, or as having any claim for one of the 

 latter stated premiums, unless it occupies at 

 least one-fifteith part of all the arable land of a 

 bona fide farm, whether large or small — and 

 further, that it shall appear to the judges from 

 the extent of culture or otherwise, that such 

 crop was cultivated for its expected farming 

 profit, and not especially aided by greater ex- 

 penses incurred merely to obtain a premium. 



Crops, and other agricultural or horticultu 

 ral products, must be the growth of the per- 

 sons for whom, respectively, premiums may be 

 claimed. 



Crops of corn, tobacco, or any others of which 

 the amounts cannot be usually ascertained in 

 the year of their growth, or before the time for 

 awarding premiums, are proper subjects for pre- 

 miums, if of the growth of the year previous 

 to the awards being made. 



Crops offered as largest products, must have 

 had their amounts fixed with sufficient accura- 

 cy — and for the whole, if of grain, tobacco, or 

 other market crops. But grass, roots, or other 

 provender products, designed mainly for home 

 consumption, and not suitable for being wholly 

 measured or weighed, may be estimated by the 

 accurate measurement or weighing of the pro- 

 duct of one or more average acres, or of a known 

 proportion of the whole product. 



The testimony required will be the best that 

 the nature of the case may admit, and such as 

 will be satisfactory to the judges. 



JUDGES. 

 Chas. P. Moncure, Culpeper. 

 Philip B. Jones, Orange. 

 Dr. Wm. G. Carr, Albemarle. 

 J. J. Hite, Clarke. 

 Edmund Hill, King & Queen. 



BRANCH IV. 



HORSES. 



Thorough Bred.— 1st Class. 



Awards to be made witlwut regard to per- 

 formance on the turf, and the Judges are required 

 to reject any animal competing in this division, 

 with which there is not furnished a complete ped- 

 igree, shewing the purity of blood on the side of 

 both dam and sire. 



98. For the best thorough bred stal- 

 lion, $40 00. 



99. For the second best thoroughbred 

 stallion, 20 00 



100. For the third best thorough bred 

 stallion, Certificate of Merit. 



101. For the best thorough bred 

 mare, $20 00 



102. For the second best thorough bred 

 mare, 10 00 



103. For the third best thorough bred 

 mare, Certificate of Merit. 



104. For the best entire colt foaled 

 since January, 1853, $10 00 



305. For the best entire colt foaled 

 since 1st January, 1854, 10 00 



106. For the best entire colt foaled 

 since January, 1855, 7 50 



107. For the best filly foaled since 



1st January, 1853, 10 00 



108. For the best filly foaled since 

 since 1st January, 1854, 10 00 



109. For the best filly foaled since 



1st January, 1855, 7 50 



110. For the best foal dropped since 



1st January, 1856. 5 00 



JUDGES. 

 William W. Crump, Richmond. 

 Wm. Townes, Mecklenburg, 

 George Booker, Hampton. 

 Gen. E. P. Scott, Greensville. 

 John Marshall, Charlotte. 



The Horse of General Utility. — 2nd Class. 



111. For the best stallion for useful 



and elegant purposes combined, $40 00 



112. For the second best stallion for 

 useful and elegant purposes combined, 20 00 



113. For the third best stallion for use- 

 ful and elegant purposes combined, 



Certificate of Merit. 

 114 .For the best brood mare for use- 

 ful and elegant purposes combined, $20 00 



115. For the second best brood mare 



for useful and elegant purposes combined, 10 00 



116. For the third best brood mare for 

 useful and elegant purposes combined, 



Certificate of Merit. 



117. For the best entire colt folded 

 since January 1853, 10 00 



118. ^For gthe best entire colt folded 

 since 1st January, 1854, 10 00 



119. For the best entire colt folded 

 since 1st January, 1855, 7 50 



120. For the best filly foaled since 



1st January, 1853, 10 00 



121. For the best filly foaled since 1st 

 January, 1854, 10 00 



122. For the best filly foaled since 1st 

 January, 1855, 7 50 



123. For the best foal dropped since 



1st January, 1856, 5 00 



JUDGES. 



Thomas Branch, Petersburg, 

 Samuel B. Finley, Augusta, 

 R. W. Saunders, Wythe. 

 John A. Carter, Loudoun. 

 Wm. D. Mansfield, Louisa, 



Quick Draught Horses. — 3rd Class. 



124. For the best stallion for quick 

 draught, $40 00 



125. For the second best stallion for 

 quick draught, 20 00 



