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DAILY ENQUIRER-StJX: FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1874. areA thau under the old system his quan tity of fencing will be greatly diminished, and consequently ought to be better. For this country no better fence can be made than the stake and cap ten rail fence. It is better because stronger, nt d cheaper SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE. SOME PRACTICAL MJUOESTIONB. Major A. K. Calhoun : Having for the pint live or six months wituesso.i tlio ef forts yon have been rnakiug, both by your speeches ami your paper, to awaken » spirit of improvement amongst the plant, ing community, and your evident deure topU e knowledge ot' agriculture in all its branches before their eyes, wiilyou al low one who has h »d fifteen years of ex perience in nunagiug a bi'"ge farm in the Valley of Virgin a to say a fo.v words in aid of your g > dwo; k? My business in this city for the past tiv • years has b ell u ~ f w.tti planters entirily, and of such a na- I dopends the Ftr, -.1 ah >j;< litre us to hi ut le me to see their wauls, ! ga e. 'The gue nliht be id by advice and frie.idly act-* try to le* i gtft ng, nad ot «;i 1 c*cnl lie *' ‘ ’ * ..1 .1 t a s to clos u ' v “"’o in it > uuijjoi N n,| cotu tort ut >le because the worm is shorter and t..kes water. Apply to less land than tho present tumble down worm fonce. Instead of pulling out a panel of fence, as he now does, when he wants to go iuto a tiel I. let him have gab s lu making his gates let hi.u lee die.t that no gate post is durable or w 1. st nd the strains put upon it n.il«-KH it squ.ue, over 1*2 inches above ground, ami is put at least iU feet undergrouu l—l.l iH; os is the best siz •. thj u a ty o! m.sts FOR SALE AND RENT. For Rent Cheap. A foi r room dwelling on Merver stree •rtul le er street, near Crawford, neat gjklfl exeellent well of** 1 -"* liavctnem. From what I have learned from them 1 find that a more intimate knowledge of their business is the one thing needed. They have as tine i cli mate, as good lands, and as reliable labor as the Virginia farmer has, bub tl ey ns a cla^aro sally deficient in agricultural ed. uculiou. Th*s is at the bottom of all their trouble. Jhe formation of Granges has had oue good etfect al ready—that of briugiug tho edu cated and experienced planter in close contact l»y association in the Grange with his hard-working, uneducated brother, who, by hard knocks year after year, has ouly succeeded in keeping grim pov erty at bay, and not ban sb him ont ulto- gether. Let tho eduoated Grangeis study closely aud carefully works on agriculture and agricultural chemistry, and then in a plain unscientific manner explain to their brethren tho results of thoir studios and experiments, by this means. Years ago in Virginia and Maryland we raised the standard of farming from what it is now in Georgia, to that which the beautiful Valley of Virginia now shows to the trav eler. Agricultural societies did for Vir ginia aud Maryland then, what the Granges can do for Georgia and Alabamu now if they will but pursue tbe sumo course of study. Experiments, and then giving to their members in essays or lec tures the results of their labor in the study, laboratory and Held. An entire change in the mode of fanning must be made. Smaller farms, deep plowing, rotation of crops, and saving of manuies must take the place of the present shack ling system. Let the planter begin tho new system this fall, with the oat aud wheat crops. First, by putting in only so much laud as he can manure with farmyard manure and composts and such commercial fertilizers as his own experi ence has shown him to be good. By a little industry he can, in a month or six weeks from this time, make an as tonishing amount of compost, if ho ouly trios. Let him rig up an ox-cart or one- horse wagon, and go down to the swamps and get swamp muck. Lpt him spread it out aud dry it. Then take three bushels of uuslaoked lime, dissolve one bushel of salt in as little water as possible, and slake the lime therewith; with every ten bushels of dried muck mix one and a half bushels of tho suit and lime mixture. Take a layer of the prepared earth, put ou it n layer of horse, cow or hog manure, or cotton seed, and then put a layer of pre pared earth (muck, salt and lime), ten times more than the stable manure, and so ou overy day, keeping tho heap moist, but not so saturated that the soluble j.arts would run out. Let him also gather all the lo ives (pine or oak) and compost with lime and salt, and when rotten throw on tho other compost heap. By pursuing the above directions from >w until oats and wheut seeding time in e fill—say until 1st of December, after hieh no wheat or winter oats should be the farmer will bo astonished to d ont how largo an amount of fertili- rs he has made, aud at a very small ex cuse, too. Just before breakiug up his and for wheat or oats, let him haul •ut and scatter this compost over his* flaud, and thon turn it under. Then sow and harrow in well his wheat or oats, and next year ho will lind that lie can make more on twenty-five acres well tilled, than on one hundred acres tilled under the old aystem. Let him also becareful in select ing good seed for sowing. Fully as much is lost from bud seed as from poor laud. Of tho wheats best adopted to this cli mate and soil I would prefer a boarded variety, an 1 of oats none can bo fouud superior to the rust proof raised by Mr. Win. H. Young. Boarded wheat is less liable to ruHt, aud for that reason I prefer it, and if of tho red variety is still more Becure. Right here comes in rotations of crops, a thing more needed just now in jthis country thau anything else, if they wish to improve their lands permanently. With the sowing of wheat and oats be- ;ius tbo animal work of the farmer, and ight hero be ought to so adjust bis fields to lay them off into four divisions for irming, under the four-field system, ie one best adapted to this sec^iou. Be- [in, say, if he has 100 ucres of cleared Mid in a body, by making four fields of it- 1st, field wheat and outs, or wheat itire, or oats entire as ho prefers. Next iy, after the grain has been taken off, him get a good four-mule plow, Watt’s .ttern, and a two-mule subsoil. Let proceed to break the land up with the mr-mulo followed iu tho same furrow f the two-mnle subsoil. After he has us thoroughly broken up bis land, t him harrow it well with a two-mule arrow, and thou sow broadcast very ickly acropof peas. About the middle of jptember let him take a hanow or roller ,nd level the peas down to tho ground; hen ppread from 40 to 100 bushels of un packed lime on the peas; after that let him turn the peas uuder, and by cotlon miauling time he will have a 25 acre field hat, unless it is injured by drought, ca’- irpillar, or boll worm, will make him the % msuing season a 500 pound bale of lint lotton to the acre; and what is better till, it will not need any other manure, jxcept a crop of peas turned under the ourth year, for eight years, and he will *nd on clay land that the lime will last hat length of time. On sandy soils poos ,nd lime will be required every fourth /ear, tho latter, being more porous, will [ose their fertility sooner thau clay soils, fter taking off the cotton crop on field iO. 1, begin your ploughing for corn in lecember, if you can, and plough deeply d well with a two-mule plow ; turn un- ir all plantation manure you can put on le field, and if you have any to spare, in ie spring you can use it in the furrows or “ to great advantage. After tho first ,r the planter will find that this rotation item will give him—first, 25 acres in and wheat, 50 acres for cotton, and acres for corn, all on highly improved ^Virginia aud Maryland we farm ruost- o_. is,.1.1 ..■clnin lint hnrn if iu the p hung so provided with iin it will fasten r» constituti jnaMy fences arid shutting gsb 1 s mg ot' law n de light and gat. t Mivsner it: should ' e i its If, nn 1 b« i.» in-h. t-o that Mr. N’lfc'g r o put ing up Alter l.xiug eoj'8 im For Rent. JEWELLING ON J/VCKSONST,, near tho Baptist Church, Knqu rc at Alabama Warehouse. b *|»s tl W.H. HUGHES. For Kent. M ^ five roomed dwelling, ps with out-house?, < u Troup street, bo-*^*- » Da hi wiu . his enclosures, let tho plauter take every spare moment to fixing bis harness, farming tools, gins, Jkc. This can bo done very ofteu at times when he is loaf ing at cro-s loads’ stoios or doggeries, wasting bis time in discussing pditios! aud the everlasting nigger. If bo will quit loafing and discussing tho nigger so muck and attend to his farm, it won’t bo long before Mr. Nigger will begin to ad mire tho new system, and cutclnng tho spirit of improvement nbroad, will go to work willingly. Fixing up dwelling houses and adding comforts for the fam ily will all go along naturally with the cultivation of the land, when onco im provement gets fairly uuder way. Although 1 am a city man, and my busi ness now is to make my living out of the planter, yet my welfare and his are so very closely connected that I have at all times, and will always iu future, strive to benefit them and raise the standard of thoir pros- p?rity in every way I cau. To the Gran ges, if well conducted, do I look for tho means to arise to redeem our broken down people from the bondage to debt aud poverty they are now in. They, and they alone, can, by a united effort, raise tho country from tho fallen estate it is now in. Let them begin with tho soil, and by close and enroful study aud exper iments, strive to improve that first of all, for from that proceeds tho wealth of nil. Get thoir lands iu good t ilth, and wealth, direct trade and political power will fol low. Wealth is power, aud wealth cau come to them from tho soil alone. Agri culture has now become a science, and to be successful i.s a planter one must call in tho aids that science gives him. Science has revolutionized agriculture, and now in all civilized countries the man who dis dains scieuco and depeuds upon hard knocks fails. You ueed all tbe assistance yon can get from it, and science alouc comes from education. Ignoranc’e and poverty cling together in darkness, but education and intelligence combined with industry diffuse a joyous light over this fair universe of ours. Study agricultural chemistry, and if Mossed with a better education than your poor neighbor, give them all the benefit you can of it. Take tho best agricultural journals, and there learn what you need either in tillage or iu agricultural machin ery and tools. Buy all the labor-saving machines you con, and learn how to use them. Agricultural mechanics has made rapid strides in improvement during the past twenty years in machinery and tools, and I am sorry to say tho majority of planters in Georgia and Alabama have not kept up with it. Without good tools it is impos sible to do good work. Rope harness and uncurried mules won’t make good crops. You have now a State chemist; make use of him : send specimens of the differ ent kinds of soil on your farm, and get him to tell you what are the best manures for it, and if ho won’t, or can’t toll you, turn him out and get some one who can. You Grangers have tho power to accom plish this, and I beg of you to see that it is well done. Yon must know the constituents of your soil, aud learn how to treat them just ns the physician treats tho diseases of tho human frame. Find ont tho nature of your land and how to improvo it, and then prosperity will come; aud never cease your effoits until you have obtained it. I have endeavored in this essay to awaken tho planting community to the necessity of tho hour. All I ask is for the industrious and intelligent to pursue the plans I have suggested, feeling sure their labors will bo amply repaid. Tho iguo- rnut, stingy, and lazy, of course, will not be benefitted by them. Yours, truly, Virginia. Apply to J. It. CONNOR 6c CO. For Kont. PLEASANT K E S1DENUE rooms, In the uppor part ot the city. Apply to P. H. ALSTON. Sept. f», 1874-lw epU tt A with live BANKING AND INSURANCE. FIREMAN’S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY. Chicago Losses Paid Promptly in Full, -• • $529,364.92 Boston “ “ “ - - 180,903.89 Total Assets—Gold—January 1st, 1874, $582,632.02. LIABILITIES. Losses Dim and Unpaid Losses iu proto-* of adjustment, or adjusted and not due All other Claims COMPARATIVE STATEMENT, Income, 187.2 Income, lb72 None. §22,5118 00 1,015 52 §01‘>,887 7.2 520,217 87 CEORCIA STATE PAIR. THE GREAT GEORGIA STATE FAIR OF 1874. The Annual Fair of the Georgia State Agricultural Society for 1874, WILL BE HELD AT Oglethorpe Park, Atlanta, Georgia, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1»TH, AND CONTINUING ONE WEEK! For Rent Cheap. PORTION OF THE DESIRABLE RES- idunco oF Airs Judge Thomas, ou ROSE HILL, with or without furniture, outhouses, stables anti garden. Also, about sevon acros for mar ket garden. Apply on promises or at Enquirer-Sun otllco. Sept. 6, 1874 it For Sale. rnilECARRIGER PLANTATION IN. X Russell county, Ala.—320 acros, 19jf cleared. 2.500 poach, 4 0 apple trees.* d plums. Three-ii ’ ~ M For Rent. HOLLY OR IN PART, THE dwolllug known as “Slulevllle,” owned, by Kov. T. B. Slado. Apply to him or Alfred Prescott. sopaaw To Rent. l.o»«c« Promptly Adjusted mid ‘ niil) Nettled by G. GUNBY JORDAN, Agent, » c,2 - > iy COLUMBUS. GA. SAVE YOUR MONEY! MOST ANY ONE CAN MAKE MONEY, BUT ONLY THE WISE ONES SAVE IT ! If you will only Save what you Waste, It would be no trouble to become Indenendent. For Rent, O F Fin E S AND SLEEPING ROOMS iu the Georgia Home In- 'jjgjja siirauee iiiihilng, among which is ti«> ofllco now occupied by Southern Lilo Insurance (Jump ... au^30 if Aw %\ For Rent. FIVE-ROOMED DWELLING and out-houccs on Troup, near Bridge JllSlfl. etrect. Repairs and ultcrutions to suit tenant. K. B. MURDOCH, No. 92 Broad St. Apply to »uu2i) If lvitch School, Enquire a For Sale or Rent. DWULLING, A TWO-STORY .Y with eight rooms and Double opposite tho Girl a’ Publle I ket rates. in the ttve-Ueld systom, but hero it is leoessarv, as peas routed will furnish loient uitrugeu to the soil to enable it itand the strain of cultivation. The late in this section producing foliage •e rapidly aud abundantly than in Vir- in, where wo use clover instead of I Treat tho 2d, 3d and 4th fields in lion in the same manner ns the first, in throo years our planters will not nt the miserable, poverty-stricken, ,u-troddeu look they now have. As .Improvement must begin in the field T have presented that first. After the flalds have been looked after, let the plan- | celved a ter begin at the stable; next, instead of au^-is lm only a trough Cas many now have), et him build good log stubles and cow-sheds, covered with good clap-boards or shingles, comfortable quarters for his stock first of all. Then let him see that his stock Young’s Rust Proof Oats. MJ. RUST POOF OATS ARE NOW a.viy for market. Gall at tho Guano ml secure them. They are put up in ushel sacks, at til.50 per bushel. A Treatise on the Cultivation of Oats will accom pany each order. ecp8 d&w2m W. H. YOUNG. REMOVAL. I HAVE MOVED MV STOCK OF CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, ..... i*i'ence of tho late Jonn Johnson, flamer of St.Clair and Troup sis. A WHITE .SERVANT WANTED En quire as above. auaUO—dtf. For Rent. riMIK re.-ldouco setoml.ioor south of St. Awi X Paul Church, ut present occupied by Mr. Peyton. Possession (tivcu first O t.^JUL For terms, &c., ajqdy to O. UoL tun -y, Esq., who uili represent me iu above matter during rny ab? cncu. aug‘21 e-idtf J. S. .TONES. To Rent. uing year, the dwelling < r JaekHou and St. Clair streets, i cuptrd by Mrs. Wn Apply to aug14 If . C. Gray. WJI. C. CO ART, at Georgia Houie Bank. EftGLE & PHENIX SAVINGS DEPARTNIT Less than one year old, and has 378 Depositors. The Legislature of Georgia binds, by law, over $3,000,000 for the security of Depositors—$12 in assets for every dol lar of liabilities. Deposits of $1.00 and upwards received. Seven per cent compounded four times a year. Deposits payable on demand N. J. BUSSEY, Pres't. G. GUNBY JORDAN, Treas’r. $15,000 In Premiums Offered, all In CA8H Except Med als and Diplomas. No Silver Plate. NO ENTRY FEES CHARGED ! We append a fow extracts from Premium List, as showing the range and char actor of tbe Exposition : COUNTY PREMIUMS. To tho County making tho Best Exhibition of STOCK $500 00 To the County making tho Host Exhibition of FIELD CHOPS 500 00 To the County making tho Best Exhibition of HORTICULTURAL nnd DO MESTIC Products .200 00 To the Oouuty making the Best Exhibition of FRUITS 100 00 To tbo Conuty making the Best Exhibition of DOMESTIC MANUFAC TURES 150 00 To tho County making tho Best Exhibition of ARTICLES MANUFACTURED BY MACHINERY 200 00 For tbo County making tho soooud host exhibition of artiolea manufactured by machinery - 150 00 HORSE DEPARTMENT. Bost thoroughbred Stalion nnd ten of his Colts $200 00 Best Stallion of all work, and ten of his Colts 125 00 Best Gelding or Mure 10*1 00 Seooud Best Gelding or Mare 50 00 Bust combination Hoiko or Mare 5*1 00 Bast Saddle Horso or Mare 50 00 Second Best Saddle Horse or Mure 25 00 Third Best Saddle Horso or More 10 00 Finest and Best Double Tonni—matched 100 00 Second Best Doub'o Team—matched 50 00 Bost pair Mules—in haueas 50 00 Best single Mule 25 00 1849. 1874, D. F. WILLCOX, GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT, 81 Broad Stroot, Representing Oldest and Strongest American and English Companies. i»lil 1 tr II. II. KPPINU, Pres’t. 41. IV. KIHVAItUS, Cunliler. U. M. MULPOltD, Ass t Cash’i The Chattahoochee National Bank OF COLXJMBUS, O LO. For Rent. |_J0USK AND LOT west sitlo of Jn^k^on •xcellcnt neighborhood, oont occupied by Dr. K. C. Hood. Mx mm- lortaldo rooms, out-houscs, garden, excellent woil of water. Possession given 1st October next. Apply toC. K. J0UK&T0N, Ksq. it. 8. HaHDAWAY, For Sale or Rent. rpHE VALUABLE PLANTATION spin, i known u? ttio “B ANIvS place”,Stew- art County. Georgia, at tho junction of-4- Hit'.Uuteo Greek and Chnltutmoeheo River, 21 miles below Columbus, supplied with mulos, corn, larminic implements, &c., for another Those wishing your, will do wel dot-signed. buy call ». E. E YONGE, G. J. PEACOCK, Columbus ; or G. R. RANKS, On tbo plaeo To tho Gunby Building, ST. CLAIR ST., NEAR THE FONTAINE AND ALABAMA WAREHOUSES, THOS. K. WYNNE. sepddAw tf N. J BUSSEY, Agent AMERICAN Cotton Tie Company. The trade supplied at lowest mar- ?0p6 d.VwoOd A Valuable Plantation For Sale. Spring, Southwo tern Railroad. The tract contains about 1,300 acres. It will be sold on favorable terms. Tho place is well watered, with 3 0 acres ot rich bottom land. There Is on the place three good dwelling houses, loca ted in a beautiful K''nyc, and a suftkient num ber of houses for' laborers, and other imnrovc- incnts. There Is also on the plaeo a valuable mill site, where a mill did an excellent hu*l- ness for over twenty yorrs, until burned down in tho fall of 1873. Tho dam is seeuio, and a lino pond of water on a never failing stream. There Is three or tour tons of iron where tho mill stool, which will go with tbo place. I live in tho neighborhood near tho place, nnd will show tbo land-to any one wishing to purchase. My address is Box Spring, Talbot county, Ga, Ung28 wZlAdtseptB JAMES M. LO WE. This Bank transact! a General Banking business, pays Interest on De> posits under special oontraot, gives prompt attention te collections on all acceasible points, and invites correspondence. Information transmitted by mail or wires when desired. aprl dtiui DRY COODS. THE LATEST IMPORTATION! A Full Car Load of Dry Goods Just Ini JOSEPH & BRO., JJAVE ON THE SHELVES THE FINEST AND CHEAPEST ASSORTMENT OF Slock in tho South, and aro daily receiving additions. Prices Lower Ilian Ever! LATEST STYLES PRINTS, BELTING, STEEL AND BLAOK BUCKLES, AND EV ERYTHING A LADY COULD DESIRE. Sept 5, 1874-tf REAL ESTATE AGENTS. JOHN BLACKMAR, St. (Jlnir Street, Gunby’a Building, next to Freer, Illgos & Co. Real Estate Brokerage & Insurance. To Mm-Imnt.' anil Mfchnlilc’ Dank, till. city. Closing Up—Great Bargains 1 T AM SELLING ALL GOODS IN MY X lino at the lowest prices, in order TO CLOSE UP IN A FEW DAYS. e mo, 1 must say, PLEAS TLE. J. I. GRIFFIN. Notice. Ill leav_ WEDNESDAYS and SAT UR. DAYS nt 8 o’clock a. m., and Important to Farmers. 1' eight W. JOHNSON, Agent Worms Kill the Cotton WITH ROYALL’S COMPOUND, and^osttie are kept up at night, and the Paris Green and Arsenic* mABfiiw saved in convenient places for Foil SALK BY ^og. The stock and stables _ UAA _ - __ A fter, let him then turn his atteu- E. v. nvlUU & DnU. Is fences. By cultivating a smaller | „ U gi u ■ell kn mud Alabama a- one ol Mont. U1N-M K1G1IT8 in h« ban worked he has iose» to make a ing Gin repairs caliom “Work A LARGE LOT Kentucky .leans, WARRANTED ALL, WOOL FILLING, AT PEACOCK & SWIFT’S. New Ua.ll I*i-ints PEACOCK & SWIFT’S. Beautiful and Cheap ! WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A FRESH STOCK OF BELTS WITH BUCKLES IN THE LATEST DESIGNS. Also, a lot of FALL PRINTS. CALL AT ONCE AND SEE THEM, AT THE NEW YORK STORE. auglS tf N. I, A.VBA ID It. Grand Clearing Out Sale ! TO MAKE HEADY FOR TIIK SI’HING TJIAIiK, WK NOU Ot > i.H Our Entire Stock of Fancy Dress Goods AT AND BELOW COST. FOR CASH ! ANI> EVERY OTHER ARTICLE AS LOW AS TO UK.FOUND ELSEWHERE. CHAPMAN & V.ERSTI LLE, iat d M< id 90 II HO AII NTKtit: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. Having had in our employ an Agent that we have ditoovered to be (imply a diminutively insignificant and contemptuously unworthy, unreliable, indo lent and dishonest fellow, through whom an impression has become current that we are about discontinuing our business in Columbus, we desire to say that notwithstanding any and all suoh representations that may be or may have been made, we are determined to mike our Machino more prominently known than ever. THE HOWE MACHINE COMPANY. CATTLE DEPARTMENT. $25 aud $20, respectively, for tho host Bull aud Cow of each of the following breeds : Alderney, Ayrshire, Brahmin, Devon, Durham aud Natives. Best pen of Fat Cattle—not less thau ton head $100 00 Best Milch Cow 75 00 Hocond Best Milch Cow 40 <M) Best breeding Bull with five of his Culves l*H) 00 Sheep. $25 and $15, respectively, for the best Buck aud Ewe of each of the following breeds: Merino, Southdowu and CoUwold. For the Hweopslnkos Buck $ 110 00 Best pen of Put Mutton HO 00 Swine. Liberal Premiums for nil the different breeds of Hogs. Sweepstakes Boar $ 25 00 Sweepstakes Sow, with Pigs %. 25 00 POULTRY. This Department is uuemuiuouly full aud liberal. Premiums aro offered for Thirty-Four different varieties of Chickens. $10 fur tbe best trio of each variety, except Bantams, for which $5 is ofi'orod for tho bost trio of each variety. Best Trio Bron/.o Turkeys $ 20 (Nt For tho best pair of Brouion, Hong Kong, African and Toulouse Geese, each, 10 00 For tho best pair Uouou, Poland, Muscovy aud Cayuga Ducks, each 5 00 For the beat display of Domestic Fowls % 100 00 Best display of Pigeons 25 (to CROP PRODUCTS. Bost results from a two-horse farm » $ 50 00 For the most ample nml generous support, sufficient for a family of eight white persous, to be producod on the lowest number of auren and at the least expense. This support to inolitdo provision fur tbo work and milk stock used. Tho amount of breadstuff's, moat, fruits, butter and milk, honey aud garden stuff's, to be given, aud ulso the details of culture aud manuring 250 00 Best three bales of Bhort Htaple Cotton 150 (Ml Second best lot 100 00 Best single bale Bhort Staple 50 00 Boooud best do 25 00 Best barrel Georgia rnado Sugar 25 (HI Best barrel Georgia made Sorghum Syrup 25 (Nt Best display of Samples of Crops, the contribution of a siuglo farm 50 00 Best display of Vegetables 25 00 Fruit. Best collection of Apples $ 25 00 Best collection of Pears 25 00 HOME INDUSTRY. Best display of Jellies, Preserves, Pickles, Jnrns, Catsups, Syrups and Cordi als, made and exhibited by one lady $ 50 (Nt Second best display of the Rumo to (Nt Third best display of tho same *. 25 00 Best display of Dried Fruits 25 (Nt Second bost 10 00 Best display of Cunued Fruits 25 (Ml Second best 10 00 Bost display of Canned Vegetables 25 00 Second best ..... 10 00 Best display of Ornamental Preserves, cut by bund 25 00 Best display of Domestic \Viues 25 00 Best display of Bread by one lady 25 00 Haudsouiost Iced aud Ornamental Cuke, to be two feet high 20 00 Needlo Work. Best made Gentleman's Suit by a lady $ 25 00 Best made Lady's Suit 25 (Nt Best made Silk Dress by u Georgia Lady, not a dress maker 25 00 Best piece of Tapestry in Worsted and Floss, by a Georgia Lady 25 (Nt Best finished Baby Bosket by u Georgia Lady 25 (Nt Best sot of Mouobolr (’use, by a Goorgia Lady 25 0(1 Best display of Fornalo Handicraft, by ouo lady 50 00 Painting;.. Bent Oil Painting by a Goorgia Artist $ 50 00 Best display of PaiutiugH, Drawings, etc., by the pupils of any School or College 50 (Nt Best Oil Painting representing a Southern Landscape from nature 20 (Ml Bost Oil Paiuting representing an historical scene 20 (Nt Best Portrait Painting 20 (Nt MILITARY COMPANY. For the Best Drilled Volunteer Company, of not less than forty members, rank and file $500 (Nt Second best 250 (M) Third beat 125 00 THE FIREMEN'S CONTEST. At a meeting of tho Committee of llio Fire Department and the Fair Comiuitteo, the following programme was adopted : FIRST VltlZK—IIook nml Ladder Companion to rim three hundred yard*, aud put up a thirty-foot Ladder, aHcoud and descend a man, and return the Laddor to tho Truck iu the quickest time $ 75 (Nt SECOND PitIZE—For the best tirno made by uny class of Steamers, to run three hundred yards, got up steam, aud play through one hundred feet of hose in quickest time 100 (Nt THIRD PltlZE—Second cIush Hteumers, for the best play through one hundred foot ot hose 100 00 FOURTH PRIZE—Third class steamers, for best play through one hun dred feet hose 100 (Nt FIFTH PltlZE—Fourth class Steamers, for best play through oue hun dred feet boso 50 00 SIXTH PRIZE—Hose Keels, to run three hundred yards and play through one hundred feet hose in quickest time 50 00 SEVENTH PRIZE—Firo Extinguishers, to run three hundred yards, and play through fifty feet hose—fifty feet water 25 00 All other arrangements will be made by the first officers of each Cooipauy viliting the Fair, with the Committeo of tho Atlanta Fire Department. COMMITTEE OF FIRE DEPARTMENT—Jacob Emmel, Chief; Beau Berry, First Assistant Chief; .lorry Lynch, Second Assistant; John Berklc, of No. I; J. E. Gnllatt, of No. 2; G. W. Jack, of No. Jl; W. R. Joyner, of Hook and Ladder; D. A. McDuffie, of No. 5. FAIR COMMITTEE—It. R. Young, Chairman; Mayor S. B. Spencer, Aaron Haas, A. L. Fowler. Companies desiring to enter for the above Prizes, in the Firemea’a Contest, will address, for further information, It. C. YOUNG, Chairman Fair Committee. RACES. Put bo for Trotting Horses, open to the world.... $550 (Ml Purse for Running Horses, open to tho world 850 00 Five other purses of lihoral amounts aro offered. A5T* Tho abovo Is but nn outline of tho Premium List, nn offered by the STATE AGRIOLU* T17 It A L NOIJIKTY and tt.o < TJ'Y Of' ATI. ANT a, embracing every Department of Industry , will be sent by mall, upon application to Freights and Transportation. ArraniU’inentx will he made with tho various Railroad and Steamship tines for the uriml re duced rated lor tlaitorti auil articlos coining to the Fair. Articles mav be sent, consigned ‘-Georgia State Fair, Atlanta, Georgia,” at any ti ne alter - . ixp . lion, or to eontribut# to the comfort nnd enjoyment of its viGtors, end alt persons are tespect- *-•"— 1 -tever of merit they mav have to exhibit. GEN. A. H.DOLUUITT, President. GEN. WM. PHIL).It’S, General Seperintemleiu M A LOOM JOHNSTON, Secretary. 8. U. SPINUEK, Mayor of the oily ol AUmta.