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List, of
OF ROCKDALE CODSIT FAIR, OCTOBER 15,1818.
DEPARTMENT 1.
FIELD CROPS;
Tho wbolft of Ibis department is limited to the modaeiion
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RULES FOR COMPETITION:
~ s sea ' s/sjus
persons, The statement of exlnbiters must tell the kind and
dition of the soil manner of preparation, implements COU
non, the kind and quantity of used in nrena
used, mode manure used ip planting, kmd of seed
o! cultivation, different times of cultivation, Exhibited implements
used m cultivating, and any other facts of interest.
especially requested to their are
prepare, statements with care, and ire
tf ui mg&Er makiES ^‘ hem britf as a clear narrative
PROVISION CROPS,
1 Best Acre Upland Corn $5 00
2 Second Best ...........
3 Best Acre Upland Corn...... 3 00
acre of Lowland Corn........ 5 00
4 Second Best acre of Lowland Corn 3 00
5 Best acre of Wheat................ . 5 00
6 Second Best acre of Wheat........ .. 3 00
7 Best acre of Oats................ . 3 00
8 Second Best acre of Oats.'.............. . 2 00
..
HAY CROP.
9 Best aero Native Grass Hay, not less than 2 tons, 1
Bale exhibited......................... 2 00
10 Best acre Pea Vine Hay, not less thin 14 tons, .... one
Late exhibited........... <^2 og
11 Best . ............
acre Corn Forage, not less than 4 tons 1 bale ex. 2 00
12 Best acre Millet “ “ “ 4 « j « 2 00
13 Best acre Clover or Grass Hay, l bale exhibited. 2 00
ROOT CROPS.
14 Best acre Sweet Potatoes....... to 00
15 “ ^ Irish Potatoes to 00
........
10 “ acre Turnips............... to CO
17 u “ Ground Peas........... to CO
13 “ ^ acre Chufas.......... to 00
PAONEY CROP.
19 Best acre of Upland Cotton...... >c )0
20 'Second Best acre of Upland Cotton co 00
21 Best acre of Lowland Cotton........ « 00
22 Second Best acre ot Lowland Cotton co 00
23 Best Bale of Cotton.......... « 00
SAMPLE CROPS.
24 For the Best and Largest display in merit and varie¬
ty dairy of sample products from the field, garden, orchard
and apiary, the contribution of a single farm 5 00
25 r i he cond best collect i above
s' n as 3 00
26 Best six .
stocks of Cotton.. 1 00
27 Hest six stocks .
of Corn with ears 1 00
28 Best bushel of .
Corn in the ear.............. I 00
29 Second .
best bushel of Corn in the ear........ 1 oo
30 Best bushel .
of Oats, Rust Proof............ 1 00
31 Best bushel .
of Oafs, Black or White, growing 1 00
32 Best VV’heat...............* .
bushel of Red I 00
33 Best bushel of '•Vbile Wheat................ l CO
34 Best bushel of Rye......................... 1 00
35 Best .
bushel of Barley , 1 00
.
36 Best bushel of Field Peas . . , 1 00
.
37 Best and Largest bushel of Sweet Potatoes 1 00
38 Best and Largest bushel ot Irish Potatoes . 1 00
39 Best and Largest Pumpkin . 1 00
40 Best bushel ot Ground Peas . , 1 00
4t Best \ bushel of Chufas .... 1 00
.
42 Best gallon of Sorghum Syrup, sample of a crop lot 1 00
43 B« st 5lbs. of Sugar made from Sorghum, with the
modus operandi ...... 5 00
ONE-HORSE FARM.
44 For the Best Results from a Oue Horse Farm . $10 00
45 Second Best Results from a One-Horse Farm , . 5 00
Conditions of Entry.—O ne horse to be employed to do the
w r crk for whhch a horse is used ; one regular hand the year threugh.
All extra help in the growing season, and in harvesting the crop,
not to exceed the labor of one additional hand, so that all the labor
on the farm during the year shall uot exceed two full hands. The
farming yea*' to embrace from October 20th, 1877, to October 20th,
1878, and exclude the crop ot 1877. If all the crop is not gathered
by lhe time of the Fair, the remaining portion to be estimated and
certified to by three disinterested witnesses. The object of the offer
is to meet the case of an industrious small farmer who does his
own work.
DEPARTMENT 2.
HORSES, MULES AND JACKS.
AU hovses must be owned in said county at least two months be¬
fore the fair,
46 Best Stallion with tour of his eolU............. $5 50
47 “ Brood mare with colt by her side, not over one
year old................................. tf- o
48 “ Colt under 2 years old.................... to o
49 “ Jack, must be merritorious with 2 cf his colts
under 2 years old........................ Cn 00
50 “ Jennett, must be merritorious.............. to 00
51 “ Pair Georgia raised mules.................... bi 00
52 “ Pan Mules, Mule, raising not considered.......... U 00
53 “ Single Georgia raised................ ^ 50
54 “ Single Mule, raising not considered.......... L9 00
55 “ Mule colt under 2 years old................ LC 00
56 “ Georgia raised hor^e uuder ten.............. Cn 00
DEPARTM EUSTT 3.
CATTLE.
57 Best Blooded Bull.................... vi 00
58 “ Native Bull...................... to 00
59 *• Blooded Cow.................... CO 00
60 “ Native Cow...................... to 00
61 “ Heiffer under 3 years, age considered to 50
62 “ Sweep Steak heiffer.............. bO 00
MILCH COWS.
63 Best Milch Cow, Minimum 4 gallons per day.... $3 00
64 For the cow giving the richest milk, not less than
2^ gallons per day. Milking to be done at Fair... 3 00
65 For the best herd of cattle not less than three
cows or heiffer of one breed Ca 00
65 For the best herd o t sheep.... C*J 00
While Tiuth is Left Free to Combat it.”
SATURDAY.
a r- “ “ Buck and Ewe 2 OO
cy 00 and heaviest clean ............. fleece from
sheep one
1 00
SWINE.
69 Best Boar, improved breed 2 50
70 Native Boar........ . 2 00
i I “ Sow, improved breed . 2 50
72 •* Native sow............ . 2 00
73 “ Sow and pigs under three months old , 3 UO
i4 ‘ And largest lot of hogs not less than six, the
property of exhibter.............. o 000 000
1 1 - CJ Oy r Largest and fattest boo-’ ................... Cl
- r 2d “ “ a 1
DEUA.RTME3STT 4.
77 Best Trio Buff’Cochins 1 00
*’ Partridge Cochins
79 “ “ White . 1 00
80 *• Trio Black Cochins 1 00
81 “ ii Leghorns 1 00
82 Of . 1 00
83 “ “ Bantams game, any variety 1 00
“ “ 1 00
84 “ Lot of any variety not less than 8 1 00
85 l f, r £- ert lot cb "^kens, lurkevs and guineas 2 00
«« 8b “ Tno Brozer turkeys ®
87 r Common . , 1 59
88 “ r White turkej’s ... 1 50
guineas 1 00
GEESE AND DUCKS.
89 Best lot of native geese, not lfess than 4 1 00
90 Best pair Hongkong geese 4 00
91 Best pair Afican geese 1 00
92 Best pair t
museovy ducks . 1 00
93 Best lot of white ducks not less than 6 1 — oo
94 Best lot of any variety lc 00
BEES.
95 Greatest yield of houey in comb form a single hive of
bees with affidavit by-the exhibiter °
96 Greatest yield of honey extracted . $1 00
97 Best dispiay as rule above toi 00
of honey . % >-* OO
98 Best and largest display of bees Cn OO
99 Best bee hive. *-* 00
DEPARTMENT 5.
HORTICULTURE, ORCHARDS, &C.
100 For the best collection of kitchen Garden Seeds, rais¬
ed by one?person and not less than twenty varieties ;
seeds must be exhibited in glass jars 01 bottles, and
not in closed packages.......... 2 00
1 Best Garden Vegetables grown and exhibited by one
person J
2 Best dozen ..... specimen Fall Apple 2 00
oue , 1 00
3 “ , .
“ Shockley Apple 1 00
.
4 a ti Yates “ 1 00
.
5 a it any other varieties 1 00
6 44 44 Fad Pears 1 00
7 Best collection of Peaches .
late 1 00
8 Best coliectron of Fruit Trees—merit and variety 4 00
9 Best lot ot Hedge Plants, adapted to this part of
Georgia, with the best method of cultivating training
and keeping. Open to the State ' 5 00
. .
DEPARTMENT 6.
TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS.
10 Best Turning Plow rl 00
11 Best Shovel Plow .... rl OO
12 Best Garden Plow rt OO
13 Best Sweep Plow . rl OO
14 Best Subsoil Plow 1 00
15 Largest and Best lot of Plows of all kinds tO 00
.
16 Best Wood Plow-Stock ... M 00
17 Best and largest, display of Patent Plows, Harrows,
Rakes, &c.—outside companies . 10 00
18 Best Mower and Reaper ^ 00
19 Best home-made Ax Handle H OO
120 Best home-made Cotton B sleet H oo
21 Best bait dozen Shuck Collars . 1 oo
DEPARTMENT 7.
MANUFACTURES.
22 Best Iron Axel two-horse Waeon « $3 oo
23 Best Wood Axel two-horse Wagon 3 oo
24 Best Iron Axel one-horse Wagon 2 oo
25 Best Wood Axel one-horse “ 2 oo
26 Best collection of Wagons, Carts and Buggies of all
kinds...... 5 oo
27 Best Top Buggy .... . 4 oo
28 Best No Top Buggy 3 oo
29 Best Wheel Barrow . , . 1 oo
130 Best Hand Cart . . , 1 oo
31 Best Set of Chairs—Fancy . , 2 oo
32 Best Set of Chairs—Plain 1 oo
33 Best Roekiug Chair , 1 oo
34 Best and largest display of Furniture 5 DO
DEPARTMENT 8.
HOME INDUSTRY.
All articles must be strictly home production or manufactured.
35 Best fresh Batfer, not less than 2^ lbs. ........$1 oo
36 Best six months old Butter, uot less than 5 pounds 2 oo
37 Best fresh 20 pounds ot Pickb d Pork... 1 i - OO
38 Best fresh 20 pounds Pickled Beef...... ►— OO
39 Best two Native Hams................ >— OO
140 Best jar of Lard, not less than 20 pounds ... 1 OO
41 Best collection of Dried Fruit........ . . . 1 OO
42 Best collection ot Canned Fruit........ . . 1 OO
.
43 Best collection of Jelley, Preserves, Pickles, Catsups,
Syrups and Cordials....................... 3 oo
44 Best display of Ornamental Preserves, cut by hand,
work of the exhibiter........................ 2 oo
45 The most handsomely carved Citron Preseives 1 oo
46 Best collection of Pickles.................... 1 oo
47 Best collection ot Bread, Cakes, <fcc., work of exbib¬
iter..............................a . 1 00
PLAIN SEWING, WEAVING, &C.
48 Best made Gentleman’s Suit—coat, pants and vest—
by a lady................................... Homespun—wove, 2 oo
49 Best cut and made, by xehibit’r 2 00
150 Best Calico Dress, cut aod made by exhibiter 1 00
In awarding premiums on dresses, the superiority ot work will
be considered of first importance, and the taste displayed in the
style of cutting aod making up, second.
51 Best patohework calico Quilt........ $1 808000
52 Best Log Cabin Quilt............ 1
53 Best Worsted Quilt................ 1
54 Best Knit work Silk Quilt.............. 2
55 Best or Crotchetted Counterpain 2
56 Best Woven Counterpain.......... . I
57 Best Woven Cbverlit.............. S
58 jetest Woolen Jeaqs............. *.. ••A
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17, 1878.
TW0 DOLLARS Per Annum
NO. 33 .
59 Best Cotton Jeans........................ ^ oo
160 Best Tlearih Rug .... M oo
61 Best Rag Rug . , h-» 00
62 B°st Rag Carpeting * . . 1 00
The . ,
63 handsomest Pillow Cover
64 Best Shirt by girl under OO
mace a 15 years . oo
65 Best child’s Crochet S.'iq ne
66 Best Table Piano Cover OO
or . oo
67 JVfost beautiful Handkerchief M
68 Most beautiful Shawl . , oo
l
, oo
69 Best Fancy Kuitting H-*
170 Best Specimen of Tatin oo
71 Best Tidy , 1 OO
72 Best Lady’s Work . Basket , . * rH oo
or Box . iH OO
73 Best I amp or Vase Mac 1
74 Best Tidy .Java Canvass oo
on 1 00
j5 Best Pen-Casting on Java Canvass 1
76 Best Specimen of Embroidery oo
77 Best Specimen of Appliqy Work 1 oo
88 Best Specimen of Appliqy Raised 1 oo
!a S Work 1 oo
est f, e h°t, CoIIars ’ Sleeves > Chemisetts and Hand’h/s 2 oo
. 180 Best Si'k Embroidery ... 2
oo
FANCY WORK.
81 Best display of Hair Work H
S2 Best display of Shell Work oo
83 Best display of 'A Work H oo
ax s H OO
84 Best display of Seed Work h» H
85 Best display of Rustic Work oo
86 Best display of Straw Work ■ H H OO
87 Best display of Bead Work s H oo
88 Best *% OO
specimen of Feather Work rH 00
89 Most Tastful Pin Cushion - „ 1
190 Best in Merit and Variety of Crocheting „ oo
91 Best Affghan - w 2 oo
» 1 oo
92 Best Feather Brush $1
93 Best Cai ving in Wood - oo
- 1
94 Best Catc’iall oo
*
95 Handsomest of Table Mats - 1 oo
set . 1 00
96 Handsomest Child’s D ress 1 00
97 Best Dryed Grass 1
98 Best specimen of Pottery Decoration " 00
. • 1 oo
WORK FOR GIRLS UNDER THIRTEEN.
99 Best ha.f dozen pair of Stoeki ȣS 1
200 Best calico Quilt 00
1 Best Ironed Shirt 1 00
2 Best Darned Sock Stocking 1 00
or 1 00
eepa^etmeistt 9 .
FINE ARTS.
CO For the best collection ol oil paintings M
^ Specimen ot oil painting . 00
O 44 Collection paintings . H 00
o u Specimen portrait . JO 00
t- “ Collection portait painting H 00
of other paintings ffl 00
00 .( “ Peu picture “
. 00
DEPARTMENT IO
LEATHER, HARNESS, SHOES &C.
9 Best lot of sole leather, home tan
10 Best lot upper leatlier, home , 00
tau , 00
11 Best lot calf skin, home tau
12 Best lot harness OO
. , OO
13 Best single harness . ,
14 Best double harness 00
. , 00
J5 Best collection hand made boots and shoes OO
FOR MILLERS ONLY.
16 For the best loo pounds flour cut of white wheat
home made 2
17 For the best loo pounds flour of 00
made out red wheat home
18 For the best . bushel meal home K) 00
out raised corn M 00
19 For the best bushel grits out home made corn 1
» 00
DEPARTMENT 11.
SPECIAL PREMIUMS.
20 Largest display ot millinery by one person 3 OO
21 Laigest display of merchandise, exhibition in show¬
case 3 oo
22 Foi the best hand fire engine, to be tested on the
ground 25 oo
DEPARTMENT 12
EXTRA PREMIUMS.
Offered 1st., March and published in county paper.
23 For 15o bushelf corn on one acre So oo
For . . .
24 tour bales cotton 5oo pounds each on one aero 5o oo
25 25o gallons sorgum on one acre 25 oo
26 One . , .
A hog weighing not less than 75o pounds . 25 oo
27 cow giving 6 gallons per day, milking to be done
on the grounds .... 25 oo
IDEPiYRTMEN'T 13.
TRAINED STOCK, (open to the state.)
First Day Trotting, 330 Class
Purse 14o First horse 25 oo
Second horse . lo oo
.
Third horse , . . . # 5 oo
Mile heats 2 in 3, in harness, 4 to enter 3-to start, Phy
or pay
Purse 215 Trotting race for mules 4 oo
First .
mule . , lo oo
Second mule 5 oo
Mile dash, 3 to entei’, 2 to start
Second Day Trotting, 300 Class
Purse 35o First horse 35 oo
Second horse lo oo
Third horse 5 oo
Mile heat, 2 in 3, in harness, 4 to enter 3 to start. Play
or pay.
Second Day Pacing. Open to AH
Purse 43o First horse 15 00
Second horse . , , lo 00
Third horse 5 00
Mile dasb, 4 to enter 3 to start. Play or pay.
Third Day Trotting, 240 Class.
Purse 575 First 1 orsa 5o 00
Second horse . 15 00
Third horse : : : : : lo 00
Mi’e heats, best 2 in 3 in harness, 4 to enter 3 to start.
Play or pay.
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