MONTHLY BULLETIN OF CI]c MM plates ^griciiltittiil ^sdtb. Vol. I.] WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER, 1858. [No. 8. REGULATIONS FOR THE SIXTH NATIONAL EXHIBITION. The Sixth National Agricultural Exhibition will be held on the spacious Fair Grounds near the city of Richmond, Virginia, on the 25th, 2Gth, 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th days of October, 1858. The officers of the United States Agricultural Society and of the Virginia Central Agricul- tural Society will meet at the President's Office, each morning during the Exhibition, at nine o'clock, to perfect arrangements for the day. The members of the Executive Commit- tees will also meet each afternoon, at three o'clock, for the transaction of business. Gdests and Delegates will please report themselves at tlie " Entry Office," where they will find iheir tickets of admission. On entering the grounds they will find the Committee of Reception at the President's Office, where there will be a Register for their names, with their post-office addresses, and their quarters at Richmond. Members of the Press will obtain tickets and report themselves in the same manner. Every facility will be afforded them to obtain and transmit information. The Grounds will be in charge of Col. Charles Dimmock, Chief Marshal and General Su- perintendent, who will appoint a sufficient number of Assistant Marshals for the enforcement of the Regulations of the Society ; — a Superintendent (with assistants if necessary) for each Department; — and such other officers as may be required to enforce order and to punctually carry out the programme of each day. Each officer will wear a badge, denoting his position. The Judges are requested to report themselves at the "Entry Office," where they will find their tickets of admission. On entering the grounds they will register their names at the President's Marquee, where they will meet, each morning during the Exhibition, at half- past eight o'clock. Vacancies will be filled by the Executive Committee, who will endeavor to have each committee composed of gentlemen from different sections of the Union. The Books of Entries will be delivered to the Judges, by the Secretary, on the morniug of the day on which the awards are to be made, with the ribbons which are to denote the premiums, viz : 1st Premium, Zf^we ribbon; 2d Premium, Red ribbon; 3d Premium, White ribbon; Commendation, Green ribbon. Animals or articles thought worthy of "commen- dation" will be reported to the Executive Committee, who alone have the authority to award Discretionary Premiums in such cases. No person who is an exhibitor can act as Judge on the class in which he exhibits. And, during the examination of the judges, if any person interferes with them, by letter or other- wise, he will be excluded from the competition. But exhibitors, when requested, are ex- pected to make verbal or written statements concerning their contributions. No animal or article not entered upon the books given them will be examined by the Judges, and they will return those books to the Secretary, with their awards in writing, signed by their chairman. If not satisfied as to the regularity of the entries in their respective classes, they will apply to the Secretary for information ; and should there still be any doubt, after examination, or, if any animal or article is of such a character as not to be en- titled to exhibition in competition, they will report the facts to the Secretary, for the con- sideration of the Executive Committee, that such course may be adopted as the case may require. As one great object of the Society is to collect valuable information upon the subject- matter of the Exhibition, the several committees are requested to gather all the information possible from exhibitors in their classes, and to make their reports as full as time and circum- stances will permit. When there is but one exhibitor, although he may show several animals in the same class and order, only one premium will be awarded ; that to be first or otherwise, as the merits of the animal may be adjudged ; and when the animal is not deemed worthy of a premium, the Judges will, at their discretion, withhold it. An animal entered for exhibition in one class cannot compete for premium in any other, unless regularly entered in each class on the first day of the Exhibition. 58 Bulletin for September, 1858, of Regard will be had to the purity of blood, as established by pedigree, symmetry, size, and general characteristics of the several breeds of animals ; and the Judges will make proper allowance for age, feeding, and other circumstances. They are expressly required not to give encouragement to over-fed animals in the breeding classes. The Superintendents of the diflerent Departments will render every possible facility to the Judges in the discharge of their duties ; but no displays of horses or cattle, not on the programme, are to be made without the approval of the Chief Marshal and General Super- intendent. Exhibitors must make separate entries of each animal and article, paying the required entry fees, (without exception,) and receiving a card designating the Department, the Class, and the Number of the entry. This card must be affixed to the animal or article entered, or nailed near it, for the information of the Judges. Entries can be made by letter or at the business office in Richmond. The stalls, pens and tables will be alloted in the order of application. No animal or article exhibited can be removed from the grounds until the close of the Exhibition, unless by written permission from the Executive Committee, after having paid all charges ; and any premium awarded will be considered /or/e«Ve(^ if the animal or article to which it was given is removed without this permission in writing. Every animal and article entered must be placed entirely under the direction of the Offi- cers of the Exhibition. The exhibition of stock in the rings and on the track will take place P'recisely at the time specified; and animals not prepared at the proper time and place, may, at the discretion of the Judges, be ruled out of competition. Exhibitors must see to the delivery of their contributions upon the Show grounds; and the Societies cannot, in any case, make provision for their transportation, or be subjected to an}' expense therefor, either in their delivery at, or return from the grounds ; but all the expenses connected therewith must, as heretofore, be provided for by the exhibitors. The Officers of the Exhibition will take every possible precaution for the safe-keeping of stock, &c., on exhibition, after its arrival and arrangement upon the grounds, but will not be responsible for any damage that may occur. They desire exhibitors to give personal atten- tion to their animals and articles, and at the close of the Fair to attend to their removal. No premium will be awarded to any horse not sound and perfect. The Judges will de- cide what tests of speed, strength and docility various classes must be submitted to. All racing is prohibited. Exhibitors of Thorough-bred stock will be required to furnish detailed pedigrees of the animals to be exhibited, in writing, at the time of making their entries. The standard au- thority in all cases of pedigree of Horses will be the English Stud Book and the American Turf Register ; for Cattle, the English and American Herd Books. Entries must specify the exhibitor's name and post-office address, and the age of the animal offered. No animal to be entered in the name of any other than the bona-fide owner, either by himself or his agent. Should it be proven that any deception has been wilfully practised in making entries, the Executive Committee will withhold the payment of premiums awarded upon such represen- tations. Applicants for premiums on Farm Crops will remember that the land from which the crop for premiums is claimed must be in one piece, and must be measured by a competent sur- veyor, whose affidavit must accompany the statement. The applicant must state, in writing, the location of the land, and the kind and condition of the soil ; what was the previous crop, if any, and how that was manured ; the quantity and kind of seed, the time and manner of sowing, harvesting and preparing the crop for market ; the actual yield, (the statute bushel in grain crops to be used.) This statement must be sworn to before a magistate, and a fair average sample of the crop must be exhibited. Applicants for premiums on Fruit Trees must state, in writing, the location of their or- chards, and the kind and condition of the soil ; the age, number and varieties of their trees ; the amount of fruit produced last year, (estimated,) and this year, by measurement. This state- ment must be sworn to before a magistrate, and a fair average sample of the fruit, when practicable, must be exhibited. Applicants for the premiums on Nurseries must state, in writing, the location and size of their nurseries; the kind and condition of the soil; the manner cf cultivation ; the age and number of trees exhibited, and the retail prices asked for them. This statement must be sworn to before a magistrate. Fruits and Flowers must be arranged on the tables by nine o'clock, on Tuesday morning. All fruit and flowers offered in competition must have been grown by the exhibitor, and the Judges will withhold premiums where they are not merited. Fruit and flowers once placed on the tables are under the control of the Judges, and cannot be removed until the close of the Exhibition without their permission, given to the Superintendent of the De- partment in which they are exhibited. It is expected that Domestic Productions and Domestic Manufactures are hona-jide household The U. S. Agricultural Society. 59 contributions, and not from any factory or store. Any articles made by boys or girls, if worthy of exhibition, will be received and reported upon, but no Exhibitors' Ticket will be given to exhibitors of articles under two dollars in value. Exhibitors of Implements and Machinery will make all necessary arrangements for test trials, when practicable. Medals awarded to machines or implements tried or tested, will have the fact engraved on them, the United States Society having two years since declared : " That for the awards upon the conparative excellence of competing machines, to be of real practical benefit to manufacturers, and more especially to farmers themselves, they should be made only upon the results obtained by thorough working-trial of the same." In no case will a premium be granted to an implement on exhibition if it be not worthy of such distinction, although it may not have competitors ; and in all cases the preference shall be given to those which perform their proposed labor with the greatest reference to economy. The object of Exhibitions and Trials being to show the working qualities, and not the orna- mental appearance of machines, rt is desirable and expected that the competing article shall not be of better quality than the average stock on sale at the warehouse ; and if manr.fac- turers desire to exhibit great excellence of workmanship and adornment in their implements, they are requested likewise to enter one of average excellence, with the price of the same attached. Each exhibitor should prepare, in writing or print, a condensed and lucid statement of the superiority claimed by him for his implement over others of a similar nature, which should be given to the chairman of the jury of awards in his Class, and he should be pre- pared to exhibit and explain the several points, if so requested. By so doing the labor of the jury will be much lightened, and the inventor or manufacturer be enabled to secure a complete attention to the important features of his machine or implement. All instruments, machines, utensils, and apparatus intended to be used in the preparation, culture, or seeding of the soil ; — in the harvesting, transportation, or manufacture of prod- uce ; — or in the various requirements of agriculture ; — or in promoting the comfort of agri- clturists and of their families, will be admitted to the Exhibition. Sales may be made by Exhibitors at any time during the Fair, under such regulation as the Executive Committee may prescribe, but the articles sold shall not be removed without the authority of the Executive Committee. Sales by auction must be made by an appointed auctioneer, at such time and under such regulations as the Executive Committee may prescribe. Premiums. — Exhibitors to whom premiums in plate may be awarded, can make their selec- tions from among the articles exhibited on the ground. The medals will be ready for de- livery at the annual meeting of the United States Agricultural Society, at Washington, in January, and can be easily forwarded by Members of Congress, or by express. Certificates will be given with each premium, and Certificates of Merit will also be awarded by the Executive Committee, upon the recommendation of Committees. Should the receipts warrant, the Executive Committee will also award Discretionary Premiums when recommended. The Grounds at Richmond are commodious and accessible. There are stalls for the ex- hibition of animals, with halls and tents for the proper display of machinery, products, &c.. and a track for trials of speed against time, processions of horses, (fee. A Programme for each day of the Exhibition will appear in the Richmond morning papers, with such additional Regulations for the preservation of order as the Chief Marshal and General Superintendent may deem it necessary to enforce. Experimental Farm. — The Essex county, Mass., Agricultural Society has recently come into possession of a farm in Topsfield, worth about $6,000, bequeathed' to it by the late Dr. Treadwell. It has been placed in charge of N. W. Brown, who is to occupy it for twenty years from January 1, 1859, under the direction of the President, Secretary, Treasurer, and three of the Trustees. The farm is to be conducted with a view to promote scientific agri- culture, by experiments, &c. The occupant is to keep a full record of all transaction* on the farm, receipts and expenses of each department, meteorological record, &c., and 9. yearly statement of the general management. The agreement also stipulates that the So- ciety shall have the right to hold their annual shows on the ground, which they may decide to do, as the farm is quite centrally located in the county. Canadian Crops. — The Montreal Atlas contains an oSicial statement, from the Bureau of Agriculture and Statistics, of the crops of the present year. It says that returns from twenty-six counties have been received and analyzed. In eighteen of these counties the wheat midge and rust have been very prevalent and the crops seriously injured. The average produce of the whole twenty-six counties is 12^ bushels per acre of winter wheat, and 14| bushels of spring wheat, showing a deficiency of about 40 per cent, in winter- wheat, and 10 per cent, in spring wheat. Never before, in the history of Canada, has so much injury been done by rust as this year. t)0 Bulletin for Septemher, 1858, of JUDGES AT THE SIXTH NATIONAL EXHIBITION. If a sufficient number of the gentlemen appointed on each class are present at Richmond, they will be divided into Sub-Boards, each of which will view and award premiums upon designated portions of the class. Gentlemen appointed, who may not find it convenient to attend, and who have not already notified the Secretary, will please do so, that the vacancies may be filled. Class 1. — Durham Bulls. \ Class 10. — Alderney Coics and Heifers. Charles B. Calvert, Jonathan Thorne, R. Acheson Alexander, J. K. Marshall, William Sutton, Maryland. New York. Kentucky. Virginia. Massachusetts. Class 2. — Durham Cows and Heifers. Paschall Morris, Philadelphia. H. K. Burgwyn, North Carolina. Arthur Watts. Ohio. Richard Peters, Georgia. John D. Lang, Maine. Class 3. — Devon Bulls. Edward D. Hobbs, Kentucky. George Blight, Pennsylvania. A. S. Matthews, Virginia. John Brooks, Massachusetts. Odin Bowie, Maryland. Class 4. — Devon Cows. W. H. Sotham, New York. J. W. Fairfax, Virginia. George Hartshome, New Jersey. William C. Wilson, Maryland. Le Grand Byington, Iowa. Class 5. — Ayrshire Bulls. J. P. Barret, E. D. Lyon, J. T. Brown, Henry B. Jones, B. S. Heming, Missouri. Maryland. Rhode Island. Virginia. Wisconsin. Class 6. — Ayrshire Cows. Frederick Watts, Pennsylvania* William S. Fontaine, Virginia. G. D. Hastings, Connecticut. George W. Hughes, Maryland. John Pope, Tennessee. Class 7. — Hereford Bulls. W. G. Lewis, Massachusetts. J. R. Emory, Maryland. C. M. Clark, Ohio. S. ff. Stuart, Virginia. D. L. Brooks, Wisconsin. Class 8. Hereford Cows and Heifers. John Jones, Delaware. H. F. French, New Hampshire. Pells Manny, Illinois. S. H. Bell, Virginia. J. Bancroft, South Carolina. Class 9. — Alderney Bulls. Horace Capron, Illinois. B. M. Bowdle, Maryland. H. W. Clapp, Massachusetts. T. D. Mears, North Carolina. Robert Mallory, Kentucky. Charles W. Harrison, A. P. Hatch, Collin Clark, J. Contee, J. J. Cooke, Pennsylvania. Alabama. Virginia. Marj'land. Rhode Island. Class 11. — Grade Cows and Heifers. Edmund Ruffin, Virginia. H. F. French, New Hampshire. L. F. Hardcastle, Maryland. B. Gratz, Kentucky. W. Gill, Ohio. Class 12. — Native Cows and Heifers. Anthony Kimmel, Maryland. J. McGowan, Pennsylvania. John Porter, Vermont. C. W. Burwell, Virginia. E. G. Faile, New York. Class 13. Yoked Working Oxen and Steers. Lewis F. Allen, New York. James N. Brown, Illinois. W. C. Scott, Virginia. Joseph Lindsey, sr., Delaware. George W. Graham, Maryland. Class \A.—Fat Bullocks. Stephen Brannon, Kentucky. Edward Wartman, Pennsylvania. C. J. Stovin, Virginia. Joseph Newell, Massachusetts. William Jessup, Maryland. Class 15. — Fat Cotes and Heifers. William Patrick, Virginia. H. N. Hunt, Maine. R. S. Hill, Maryland. B. S. Beecker, New York. J. R. Cornell, New Jersey. Class 16. — Thorough Bred Stallions. W. W. Crump, Virginia. W. S. King, Massachusetts. J. Ridgelv, Maryland. T. H. Hunt, Kentucky. Benjamin Alston, South Carolina. Class 17. — Thorough-bred Mares. Gibson Mallory, Kentucky. Charles Duvall, Maryland. Allen Dodge, Dist. Columbia. C. C. Clay, jr., Alabama. Genery Twichell, Massachusetts. Class 18. — Stallions not Thorough-bred. Clement D. Hill, Maryland. W. P. Braxton, Virginia. N. B. Smith, Connecticut. John Lardner, Pennsylvania. M. W. Phillips, Mississippi. The U. S. Agricultural Society. CI Class 19. — Mares not Thoromjh-hred. Henry Wilson, Ohio. R. W. Williams, Louisiana. Charles Lloyd, Pennsylvania. James Carroll, jr., Maryland. Albert Aiken, Virginia. Class 1^.— Heavy Draft Stallions. Moses G. Cobb. Massachusetts. W. L. Underwood, Kentucky. Jacob Rutledge, Maryland. H. Clay Hart, Missouri. Richard G. Haden, Virginia. Class 21. — Heavy Draft Mares. Charles M. Barras, Ohio. Thomas Clark Maryland. W. Rogers, Virginia. Ezra Forristall, Massachusetts. M. Powers, Pennsylvania. Class 22. — Matched horses, pairs, in harness. John P. Stockton, New Jersey. W. J. Minor, Mississippi. Gerard Gover, Maryland. G. W. Mowry, Virginia. A. B. Greenwood, Arkansas. Class 23. — Boadsters, sinyle, in harness. A. Kennedy, Marj'land. Keene Richards, Kentucky. David Leavitt, jr., Massachusetts. R. Tenbrock, Alabama. R. Blackwell, Virginia Class 29. Richard G. Haden, John N. Hambleton, A. J. Murray, J. Shelby, J. P. Johnson, Class 30. — Long-xvooled Bucks. Richard S. Fay, Massachusetts. .M. R. Cockrill, Tennessee. C. R. Prischard, Virginia. S. W. Worthington, Maryland. H. Canfield, Vermont. Class 31. — Long-icooled Ewes. Charles H. Tilghman, Jacob Hite, James Buchalew, R. Randolph, M. Mclntyre, Class 32. — South Down Bucks. Aaron Clement, Pennsylvania. R. y. Henley, Virginia. S. W. Jewett, Vermont. Henry Carroll, Maryland. Bazil Duke, Missouri. Class 33. — South Down Eives. R. H. Allen, Virginia. J. Exton, Delaware. M. Cushing, Vermont. J. B. O'Bannon, Kentucky. J. Camak, Georgia. Class 24:.— Saddle horses, under the saddle. Class 34.— Saxon Bucks. L. D. Crenshaw, Virginia. William Kelly, New York. W. S. Milton, Kentucky. Owen W. Thomas, Kentucky. T. J. Lee, Maryland. John A. Lancaster, jr. Virginia. W. J. Minor, Mississippi. J. W. Vail, Vermont. Adin Thayer, New York. A. H. Retout, Louisiana. Class 25. — Pan ies and Horsemanship. Class 35.- -Saxon Ewes. F. Smyth, New Hampshire. R. W. Scott, Kentucky. Burwell Whiting, Virginia. R. J. Gaines, Virginia. R. Thomas, Maryland. John Giles, Connecticut L. J. Pope, Tennessee. George R. Dennis, Maryland. W. D. Stewart, New York. D. J. Powers, Wisconsin. Class 26. — Trotting Stallions tested against time W. H. Brune, Maryland. F. W. Eppes, Virginia. Frederick Showers, Pennnsylvania. Willie Baird, North Carolina. David Leavitt, New York. Class 27. — Trotting Mares tested against time. Samuel Medary, Ohio. Robert Gilmor, Maryland. W. H. Key, Alaisama. J. P. Goodwin, Virginia. Jason WoodrutF, New York. Class 1^.— Mules. W. A. Harris, Illinois. W. Berkely, Virginia. Caleb Lettcn, Hlinois. W. Webster, Maryland. C. H. CMlds, Rhode Island. -Asses. Virginia. Maryland. Florida. Kentucky. Arkansa.s. Maryland. Kentucky. New Jersey. Virginia. New York. Class 36. — Silesian Merino Bucks. Charles E. Wethered, Maryland. Sdmond Hammond, Vermont. John A. Scott, Virginia. William Gardner, New Jersey. Willie Baird, North Carolina. Class 37. — Silesian Ewes. M. W. Ransom, A. A. Gordon, S. E. Edmunds, J. C. Clark, Ebenezer Hobbs, Class 38.- W. R. Staples, A. S. Crothers, 0. R. Funsten, Josiah Newhall, P. 0. Herbert, North Carolina. Kentucky. Virginia. Missouri. Massachusetts. ■French Merino Bucks. Rhode Island. Indiana. Virginia. Massachusetts. Alabama. 62 Bulletin for September^ 1858, of Class 39. — French Ewes. Class 49. — Geese. John B. Dillion, Thomas Hughlett, Leonard Clit't, William Dillard, J. R. Lawton, Indiana. Maryland. New York. Virginia. Massachusetts. Class 40. — Spanish Merino Bucks. B. A. Donald, Virginia. W. Hunt, Ohio. Charles J. Dupont, Delaware. C. C. Hutchins, New Hampshire. W. McCully, Pennsylvania. Class 41. — Spanifh Merino Ewes. G. W. Kendall, Texas. Richard C. Tilghman, Maryland. H. T. Curd, Kentucky. E. L. B. Curtis, New York. J. B. Clark, New Hampshire. Class 42. S. T. Earle, A. H. Wescott, Joseph H. Peck, B. Steadman, John Lindsey, -Live Muttons. Maryland. Georgia. Dist. Columbia. Ohio. Virginia. Class 43. — Slaughtered Muttons. Charles Stetson, New York. W. H. Macfarland, Virginia. David Woclpper, Pennsylvania. David Pulsifer, Massachusetts. J. Throckmorton, Kentucky. Class 44. — Large Breed Sivine. J. R. Baldwin, Missouri. A. Carrington, Virginia. T. L. Lovering, Vermont. Samuel H. Clay, Kentucky. A. Howe, Florida. Class 45. Eben Wight, Peter Melendy, 0. Horsey, S. Hill, J. W. Dyer, -Small Breed Pigs. Massachusetts. Ohio. Maryland. Iowa. Virginia. Class 46. — Larger Asiatic Fowls. D. A. Reese, Georgia. William P. Winfree, Virginia. A. B. Sandford, Ohio. George B. Deacon, New Jersey. James Parrott, Maryland. Class 4*?. — Other Gallinaceous Fowls. A. J. Newbold, Pennsylvania. M. Dove, Maryland. John Furgeson, Kentucky. Robert Carter, Virginia. F. G. Gary, Ohio. Class 48. — Ducks. R. J. Ormsby, Kentucky. C. C. Tate, Virginia. A. Y. Moore, Michigan. J. R. Partridge, Maryland. A. Maillard, New Jersey. [William M. Bagley, iWilliam Simpson, |A. Phillips, [Eben. Sutton, |e. J. Bird, ] Class 50. !F. G. Gary, |S. W. Ficklin, John T. Bate, !L. Shallcross, |C. T. Keitte, Virginia. New York. Missouri. Massachusetts. Maryland. -Turkies. Ohio. Virginia. Kentucky. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island. 1 Class 51. — Guinea Fowls. jJames P. Robin, Maryland. jMoses Kimball, Massachusetts. [Jeremiah Porter, Virginia. JA. B. Sandford, Ohio. :H. McKenzie, Alabama. Class T. Hardgrove, H. Oclrichs, W. H. Blackburn, Wm. D. Cook, Will. Watkins, 52. -Tobacco. Virginia. Maryland. Micsouri. North Carolina. Kentucky. Class. 53. — Flour, Grain, and Corn. W. T. McCoun, New York. |A. B. Davis, Indiana. Robert P. Dodge, Dist. Columbia. [Simon Rublee, Wisconsin. David H. Branch, Virginia. Class 54. — Vegetables and Seeds. David Landreth, Simon Brown, Henry Irvine, Joseph D. Bondurant, John S. Gittings, Pennsylvania. Massachusetts. Virginia. Kentucky. Maryland. Class 55.- Richard Peters, W. M. Cary, Jas. 0. Adams, R. J. Gage, C. Palmer, -Other Staple Products. Georgia. Maryland. New Hampshire. South Carolina, Virginia. Class 56. — Fruits. Marshall P. Wilder, Massachusetts. Lawrence Young, Kentucky. Wm. D. Brinckle, Pennsylvania. Wirt Robinson, Virginia. Wm. Summer, South Carolina. Class 57. — Beverages. J. A. Warder, Ohio. W. H. Haxall, Virginia. S. G. Fisher, Pennsylvania. George R. Taylor, Missouri. James B. Ricaud, Maryland. Class 58. — Flowers and Floral Designs. Mrs. J. Ridgeley, Maryland. Mrs. Fred'k Smyth, New Hampshire. Mrs. C. C. Clay, jr., Alabama. Mrs. Wirt Robinson, Virginia. Mrs. W. Carter, Missouri. Th» U. S. Agricultural Society. 68 Class 59. — Domestic Productions. Mrs. Henry Cox, Virginia. W. D. Wallach, Dist. Columbia. Mrs. H. G. Otis, Massachusetts. W. Stavely, Pennsylvania. Mrs. James H. Wilson, Maryland. M. T. Goldsborough, Maryland. Mrs. Gibson Mallory, Kentucky. Joseph A. Moore, Kentucky. Mrs. A. G. Handford, Wisconsin. George R. Kalb, Missouri. Class 60. — Domestic Manufacture. Class 68. — Household Implements. Mrs. A. G. Brown, Tennessee. Edward Friend, A''irginia. Mrs. James Lyons, Virginia. J. H. Wallace, Iowa. Mrs. J. McGowan, Pennsylvania. W. W. C. Force, New Jersey. Mrs. Charles Dimmock, Virginia. S. Ahalt, Maryland. Mrs. J. J. Crittenden, Kentucky. John Harris, Virginia. Miss Sally Lambert, Virginia. Mrs. J. H. McHenry, Maryland. Class 69.— Instruments, ^c. H. V. French, Massachusetts. Henry A. Dyer, Connecticut. W. P. Palmer, Virginia. John H. Kelppart, Ohio. W. L. Underwood, Kentucky. W. C. Wilson, Mar^'land. Randolph Harrison, Virginia. W. Overton, Virginia. J. L. Darlington, Pennsylvania. B. F. Crane, Missouri. H. A. Tayloe, Virginia. Class 70. — Silverware for Premiums. Class 61. — Locomotive Steam Engines. Roger A. Pryor, Virginia. B. P. Johnson, New York. Walter A. Wood, New York. Thomas Samson, Virginia. R. McHenry, Maryland. Sanford Howard, Massachusetts. C. H. McCormick, Illinois. Wm. Duane Wilson, Iowa. J. P. Ripley, Georgia. T. Affleck, Mississippi. Class 71.— Pa intings, Maps, ^c. Class Q2.— Ploughs. Luther Tucker, New York. John A. Porter, Virginia. L. A. Whiteley, Kentucky. Elisha R. Potter, Rhode Island. J. R. Thompson, Virginia. J. C. Walsh, Maryland. Wm. Van Zandt, St. Louis. H. K. Burgwyn, North Carolina. J. R. Thomson, Maryland. J. S. McCune, Missouri. Class 63. — Rollers, Harrows, ^c. Class 72. — Collections, Minerals, ^c. Charles L. Flint, Massachusetts. Joseph Henry, Dist. Columbia Robert Dick, Maiyland. S. Maupin, Virginia. N. B. Cloud, Alabama. A. L. Elwyn, Pennsylvania. S. Francis, Illinois. A. Litton, Missouri. B. Harrison, Virginia. J. S. Gould, New Y'ork. Class 64. — Harvesting Machines and Implements. Class 73.- —Farm Crops. Henry Wager, New York. P. St. George Cocke Virginia. Dr. Broadnax, North Carolina. James Gait, Virginia. Arthur Peter, Kentucky. Josiah W. Ware, Virginia. H. Carrington Watkins, Virginia. Robert B. Boiling, Virginia. John S. McCune, Missouri. Wm. 0. Allen, Virginia. Class 65. — Agricultural Machines. Class 74. — Fruit Trees. S. V. Merrick, Pennsylvania. Jamei E. Williams, Virginia. W. J. Watkins, Virginia. Hill Carter, Virginia. George E. Riddel, Delaware. W. W. Gilmer, Virginia. A. G. Munn, Kentucky. E. P. Scott, Virginia. S. Cooper, Massachusetts. N. F. Cabell, Virginia. Class 66. — Agricultural Tools. Class 75 . — Nurseries. J. H. Frazee, New Jersey. Wm. C. Wickham, Virginia. Robert Patterson, North Carolina. Robert Archer, Virginia. William Dodge, Maryland. Julian Harrison, Virginia. John Bates, Ohio. W. P. Tate, Virginia. Peter P. Batte, Virginia. Peyton Johnson, Virginia. 64 Bulletin for September, 1858. The National Exhibition at Richmond, by the United States and the Virginia Central Ag- ricultural Societies, will probably be superior to any of the National Exhibitions previously held. The spacious grounds, which are situated within the city limits, have been put in complete order, and the arrangements have been so perfectly systemized as to insure the punctual observance of the varied programme for each day. In addition to the usual display of animals, implements and products, there will be introductory addresses by the Presidents of the two Societies; Gov. Wise (chairman of the Committee of Invitation) will welcome the invited guests; Gen. Caleb Cushing, of Massachusetts, will deliver an oration; Hon. W. C. Rives will pronounce the valedictory, and gentlemen from various parts of the Union will speak at the banquet. The arrangements are on the most liberal scale, and well worthy of the "Old Dominion." The revised edition of the Premium List is ready for delivery. Delegations to the Exhibition at Richmond. — It is now certain that a large majority of the prominent Agricultural Societies in the Union, will be officially represented at Rich- mond by their ofhcers, or by delegations. In addition to the list of delegates published in the last number of the Bulletin, we add : The Sotith Carolina State Agricultural Society. — Col. A. J. Green, Columbia; Dr. J. R. Sparkman, Georgetown ; Col. Ben. Allston, Georgetown ; Gen. S. R. Gist, Union Village; and Dr. J. A. Metts, Clinton. The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture. — Sidney G. Fisher, Samuel Willetts, Charles W. Harrison, Morton McMichael, and D. B. Kershaw, esquires. Agricultural Fairs, (says the Richmond Dispatch,) everywhere coming into vogue in this country, and are among the most hopeful signs of an intelligent appreciation by the people of their great interest and of the growing prosperity of the country. This grand movement has become general, we might almost say universal, speading through East and West, through North and South, in every State, and in almost every county. The bene- ficial effects of these Fairs in England, where they are an old institution, are seen in the unequalled husbandry, system and neatness of that island garden ; and it is said that even in New England, under the improving influence of these associations, the sterile lands have reached a point of productiveness little inferior to the most favored States of the Union. Another great benefit is their favorable influence in uniting the people of a State, and, in National Fairs, like that which is about to be held in this cit^-, of bringing together the peo- ple of the different States of the Union, and thereby cementing the bonds of union and good fellowship. At the approaching Festival, a distinguished Massachusetts statesman will ad- dress the people of Virginia; and at a late meeting of the Maine State Agricultural Society, a Mississippi statesman, Hon. Jefferson Davis, delivered an address to the New Englanders. This address abounds with manly and patriotic sentiments. American Pomological Society. — The seventh session of this National Association was held at New York city, commencing September 14, continuing four days. A large number of delegates were present from every section of the Union, and the display of fruits was magnificent. The President, Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, in his able address, remarked that : "Since tiie organization of this Society in 1848, its example has been followed by the estab- lishment of the British Pomological Society in London ; the Societe Pomologique de Beige in Brussels ; and of other similar organizations located at almost every point of our Union — all working in harmony for the attainment of the most reliable and important results. These are aggregating the experience of the wisest and best cultivators, creating a taste for this useful and divinely appointed art, proving what varieties are suited to each particular locality, and what to general cultivation. These, through the influence of the Horticultu- ral and Agricultural press, are introducing fruit culture from the Canadas to Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific, bringing its numberless enjoyments within the means of the most humble cottager, and multipljjing the luxuries which crown the tables of the opu- lent. The large, luxurious and abundant fruits in the State of California, in the Territories of Oregon and Washington, already rival, and in many instances surpass these of our older States, indeed of the countries of Europe. " The transactions of our last session have been published generally by the periodical press of the United States. They were also translated and published in some of the languages of Europe ; and your Catalogue has already liecome a standard in American Pomology. This it should be your object, at each biennial session, to revise, perfect and promulgate, as the best means of preventing those numerous impositions and frauds which, we regret to say, have been practiced upon our fellow-citizens by adventurous speculators or ignorant and unscrupulous venders, who sometimes use recommendations, hastily and injudiciously given, or surreptitiously obtained, greatly to the injury of the purchaser and fruit-grower, to the dealer and nurseryman, and to the cause of pomology."