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SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
tary subscription, any sum of money, the President and 
Treasurer shall make and subscribe an affidavit of the 
facts of the formation of such society, and of their having 
raised a certain sum, specifying the amount thereof, which 
affidavit shall be filed with the Comptroller of this State, 
who shall draw his warrant on the Treasurer for a sum 
equal to the amount of such voluntary subscription, no^, 
however, exceeding the amount to which such county or 
said State society would be entitled, according to the ap- 
portionment aforesaid, 
CHAPTER 425. 
AN ACT TO FACILITATE THE FORMING OP AGRICULTURAL 
AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES, 
PASSED APRIL 13, 1855. 
^ 9. The President, Secretary and Treasurer of said so- 
ciety, shall, annually, on or before the first day of Febru- 
ary, make out and transmit to the Secretary of the State 
Agricultural Society at Albany, a statement of the trans- 
actions of said Society for the year, giving a full detail of 
the receipts and expenditures thereof, with a list of the 
premiums awarded, and to whom, and for what purpose, 
and the saaie shall be subscribed and sworn toby said 
officers, before some person authorized to take the ac- 
knowledgment of deeds, as being a just and true state- 
ment within the spirit, true intent, and meaning of this 
Act. 
FORM OF AFFIDAVIT TO BE ANNEXED TO REPORT TO BE 
MADE TO THE SECRETARY OP STATE 
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
County, ss: 
A. B., President,® C. D., Secretary, and 
E. F. Treasurer of Agricultural So- 
ciety, being duly sworn, depose, and each for himself de- 
poses, that the annexed statement of the transactions of 
the society, the receipts and expenditures of the same, 
and the list of premuims awarded, and to whom, and for 
what purpose, are, in all respects, just and true. 
Dated at the day of 
18 . 
Sworn and subscribed, ^ 
this day ' 
of , 18 , r 
before me, J 
STATE FAIR AT ATE ANT A— PREMIUMS, &c. 
We have only room for the leading premiums in the 
more important departments : 
FIELD CROPS. 
Best Bale of Cotton, Wm- S. Grogan, DeKalb county, 
Georgia— Silver Cup, |10 
Best Lowland Corn, on two acres, 77 bushels an acre, 
D. H. Hutchinson, Lumpkin county — Silver Cup, 10 
Best Upland Corn on two acres, Gen. G. P. Harrison, 
Chatham county — Silver Cup, 10 
Best Bale Timothy Hay, J. H. Dennis, Pulton county — 
Silver Cup, 15 
Best Bale Native Hay, J. H. Newton, Athens, Georgia 
— Silver Cup, 10 
Best Barrel Chinese Syrup, J. A. Hayden, Atlanta— Sil- 
ver Cup, 10 
Best Crop of Sweet Potatoes on one acre, 533 bushels, 
J. B. Hart, Green county — Cup, 5 
Best Fleeces of Wool, G. C. Sproull, Cass county— Cup, 5 
Best Bale Peavine Hay, Dr. R. M. Young, Cass county 
—Cup, 5 
Best Bale of Fodder, J. H. Newton, Athens— Cup, 5 
SAMPLES OF FIELD CROPS. 
Best Bushel Irish Potatoes, D. H. Hutchinson, Lumpkin 
county— Cup, $ 5 
Best Bushel Field Peas, J. S. Thompson, Walton county 
-Cup, 5 
Bust Bushel Red Wheat, J. D. Parran, Whitefield coun- 
ty— Cup, 5 
Best Bushel White Wheat, J. C. Sproull, Cass county 
—Cup, 
Best Bushel Oats, N. A. Crawford, Milton county— Cup, 5 
Best Bushel Barley, J. S. Thompson, Walton county— 
Cup, 5 
Best Bushel Bread Corn, Daniel Johnson, DeKalb coun- 
ty— Cup, 5 
Best Bushel Stock Corn, Joseph Pit^s, DeKalb county— 
Cup, 5 
Best Bushel Sweet Potatoes, J. B. Hart, Greene county 
—Cup, 5 
Best Bushel Grass Seed, John Bowman, Hall countv — 
Cup, 5 
Best Sample Leaf Tobacco, John Picken, Atlanta — Cup’ 5 
FIRST CLASS — HORSES OF ALL WORK. 
Best Stallion over 4 years old, R. H. Lampkin, Ogle- 
thorpe county— cup, $15 
Best Mare, 4 years old and upwards, A. Bacon, Monroe 
county, Tennessee — cup, 10 
Best Brood Mare and Colt, J. B Tanner, Clayton county 
—cup, 10 
SECOND CLASS — BLOOD HORSES. 
Best Stallion, over 4 years old, (Sligo) J. B. Magee, 
Troup county— cup, $15 
Best Mare and Colt, A J. Persons, Coweta county — 
cup, 10 
MORGAN HORSES. 
Best Stallion, four years old, (Clive) George H. Waring, 
Habersham county — cup, $20 
Best Brood Mare, (Fashion,) Shelton Oliver, Oglethorpe 
county— cup, 10 
GEORGIA RAISED HORSES. 
Best Pair Matched Horses, H. R. J. Long, Athens, cup, $10 
Best Single Harness Horse, W. P, Anderson, Marietta 
—cup, 10 
Best Saddle Horse, J. H, Jackson, Greene county — cup, 10 
HEAVY DRAFT HORSES. 
Best Heavy Draft Horse, Ariosta Appling, Marietta- 
cup, $10 
FIFTH CLASS. 
Best Jack J. S. Thompson, Gwinnett county— cup, 10 
MULES. 
Best Pair Mules, J. W. Nesbit, Milton county — cup, $10 
CATTLE. 
Best Bull, 4 years old, W. C. Penn, Jasper county — cup, $10 
Best Bull 3 years old, Dr. R. M. Young, Cass county — 
cup, 10 
Best Bull 2 years old, R. Peters, Atlanta— cup, 5 
Best Bull 1 year old, Mrs. T. C. Elder, Campbell county 
—cup, 5 
Beet Cow 4 years old,R. Peters, Atlanta— cup, 10* 
Best Milking Cow, Rev. R. B. Lester, Atlanta, cup, 10 
2d Best Milking Cow, R. Peters, Atlanta — cup, 10 
Best Heifer, 2 years old, W. P. Mylun, Cass county 
—cup, 5 
Best Heifer, 1 year old, R. H. Moody, Tennessee— cup, 5 
Best Working Oxen, R. Peters, Atlanta — cup, 10 
FAT CATTLE. 
The Executive Comnoittee would call the attention of stock 
growers to the pen of Cattle exhibited by Rev. C. W. How- 
ard of Cass county, which have been raised entirely upon 
asture, Summer and Winter, having never been fed with 
ay or grain, and award a special premium of a Silver Pitch- 
er, $20 
SHEEP. 
Best Pen of Sheep, (Cotswold.) Rev. C. W. Howard, 
Cass county — cup, $10 
Second Best Pen of Sheep, ( Merino,) J. C. Sproulls, 
Cass county— cup, 10 
Third Best Pen of Sheep, J. C. Sproulls, Cass county — 
cup, 10 
Best Pen of Cashmere Goats, R. Peters, Atlanta— cup, 10 
SWINE. 
Best Boar, R. Peters, Atlanta—cup, $10' 
Second Best Boar, Rev. C- W. Howard, Cass county — 
cup, 5 
Best Sow, R. Peters, Atlanta — cup, 10 
Second Best Sow, R. C. Johnson, Atlanta — cup, 8 
Third Best Sow, R. Peters, Atlanta—cup, 5 
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT. 
Best half dozen Bacon Hams, A. G. Holmes, Gwinnett 
county — cup, $5 
Best half dozen Shoulders, A. G. Holmes, Gwinnett 
county — cup, 5 
