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Devoted, to Agriculture, Horticulture, JXccnanlcs 'and. the I Actul Arts.
D. P. lTot-LoivAY Wm. T.   )
Dtxs «,B. T. RrKD— Editors.\
RICHMOND, Jan0asy'15,.1856,
•    .noUowiy* (Jo.*, Pitltthert.
■>. I Vol.V. Xo.   2.
i    Winter Meeting of the State Board.
I—Wei 'copy*: [from tlie • Journal' of the 11th
J inst., the proceedings in part of the Winter
Meeting of the State Board, which- closed
its -jessiohori:the13th.    '..'..'.'.'.'.'■'':.:.i    ••
The Exhibitioa Before the.'.State Board of
Agriculture. ....... ~;
Prominent, because- of its novelty, among
the articles exhibited, are the dressed meats.
And of these not less prominent was the beef
exhibited by George Davidson of .Wayne
county. This was from the "half-blood Durham steetv which took the premium at-our
last State Fair. Its weight .when alive-was'
2,350 pounds; net weight of carcass 1,497;
rough tallow 400 and hide 132.' This makes
the tare but 4-5:j' including-; the .hide*—-the
smallest, proportionally, we i-ehieniber* of;
being1 less than one-fiftlr of the gross weight.
' OF tho quality  of tlie beef;  littlo  liiore'
need be said than that it took the' first premium yesterday.    Its marbled appearance—
the fat  intermingling witli tire lean—gave
promise of its tenderness and delicious flavor, _
and.wo are assured -by those  who ate of itv
that it melted away in the mouth as butter,
orthe winter Burre pear....' ,\..\ _'.;,,   ."
. Mr. Calvin-Fletcher, jr., of- Marion, came
close up to this Durham, and toolc the. second'
premium with beef worthy the fable of the
President of the,United-States.-    •... . .
;.But Old Wayne is never satisfied with her
trinmphs, but in Mutton and. Veal carried
away all the premiums, and reluctantly consented that Mr. S, D.Baker, of Marion, should
take the first premium for Pork. . All these
meats were -worthy- specimens of the stock
growing of our State.   The Turkeys, Geese,
Ducks and Chickens, wore fit representatives
of their respective classes, and were spread
over tho tables in great numbers. .,-....■.-.
The Butter exhibited, not only sustained,
but added to thei reputation of our butter
makers. Scarcely rariy but yellow, "butter
was seen; and that of line flavor and tastefully done up. It is a self evident proposition now, that our State is* to be a butter
making one, second to no other. In no one
agricultural product has the State made more
satisfactory progress.    •■'-'>'    •        ■ :-*.
Among the specimens, was * one of May-
Butter, exhibited and made by Mrs. Patter-
so^  of Jeffersonville.    tfo,- premium -was
offered for fius kind, but none was'more de-
Yi serving.   It wa* sweet, firm, and a rich yel
low color, put up  with 'crushed sugar; and'
saltpeter, in addition to the usual salt.     "
Ofthe. Vegetables, .we noticed-potatoes,:
Irish: and "sweet, -beans,   hominy,   -turnips' -
Squashes, onions, cabbage**-. &c.    They were
in good -preservation,  and were good "spec:,- .
mens.of. their kinds, *,•':.      ...   ,     , *    . ..-'.',.'
Can Fruits and Preserves were in considerable numbers.  'The first of those is rnjiidly
beio'mirig an article of general use, bnt there "
is much complaint'of failure to keep.   .This :
arises from inexperience and defective cans"
Different fruits 'and vegetables require .differ-.
cut ■modes", of heating, and tlie fastening nf-
cans arte various, and some defective.    Tin"
cans aro the-best, soldered; but wide mouthed *
glass bottels obtain the preference.
• :-:Qfthe Seeds, all the small grains were on;
exhibitw.n.-iThe wheat samples were, good,r
and corn was on tho tables iu all its colors*
and size of ears. , '••*-     •-   ,.
•*■ The.Evvits were excellent, raid some from ■•
Syracuse, New-York, could find no place
alonjjside of dttf owii,' As usual, the Lake*
carried off tlie first premium from the'Ohio,"
the contest being*, between Gem On* of *La^ ■
poVte, and -Mr, Todd- of- Madison:r; Mr.-36-
sephus Clark of Dearborn, exhibited the finest
Eastern Burre pairi '    - .-'•    '■'_'. --.;"', .,.,..,
i A iew. articles, were on exhibition for which-
no premium "was offered, and tlie Board determined «6t to give premiums to miseellanc-,
otts' article's, but 'appointed a committee' to'
examine their merits.      •:- ■ v ■ *   * „• ;
Of these were feather bonnets, muffs, &c.,r
w*ell' and' tastefully made;' table cloth', of
creditable make, and good home made flannel.
But-ill-this list was a shirt and collar, made*
by ft* little girl, twelve years old, daughter of
Doctor Brown, of Crawfordsville. So.-ex-
eelleh't was the make in the stitching, hem-
ming,and-gathers, that had it been made* byr
oiie- double - her • years, it would have well
deserved a-{premium.: 'And. yet herdomestic.
training'allows, but two hours in the day'to:
such pursuits, showing bow rapid an advancement may - be made in so early life, by an"
education which is calculated to fix the attention. How many hours are wasted, and,
how much of. bad habits is acquired by* overtasking children.   .      .;.-■■;■•..*.;
 LIST. OF PREMIUMS.     "    f'
; MEATS AND POCLTBY. *< : ...**?:,•. I
EBST arECTMEX Or BllBireD-BESI'. "
i 1st.* Oeorgo Dariihon of Wayne co., jilver etrp...'.. 820*
2d. Calrin Fletcher, Jr, Marion Co.,   !"     ." $10   ti&£.
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