Clermont County Agricultural Society to hold annual fair
At a July 24 1849 Batavia meeting the Clermont County Agricultural Society voted to hold the annual fair on Ulrey's ground the last Saturday of September. A committee including B W Pesen Joseph Shaw and M D Salt was named to select a proper exhibition site and negotiate contracts. Premiums are listed for cattle horses poultry butter cheese honey flowers fruit field crops and other domestic products with detailed entry requirements and measurement rules.
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Clermont County Agricultural Society
Batavia
Ulrey’s
Best Farm Implements and Surplus Premiums Listed
A catalog of top farm implements including best sword plow best plow for general use furrows 6 by 10 clay soils 6 by 10 light sandy soils 6 by 12 steel plow subsoil plow best wagon for general uses beating spring wagon for market best reaping machine mowing machine threshing machine harrow roller horse rake corn cultivator one horse best fanning mill clover seed hulling machine corn sheller straw and hay cutter churn cheese press bee hive grain cradles corn brooms plow harness wagon harness carriage harness saddle and bridle general purposes with premiums noted as onary premiums will be prepaid.
Premiums Planned for Exhibition by Board
The Board will arrange and announce the premiums before the exhibition. They aim to apply all obtainable funds, already about one hundred dollars, and expect the total to double before the day. Interested persons may join by sending their names and a one dollar admission to the undersigned or secretary John Hancock at New Richmond.
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John Hancock
New Richmond
Thos. S. Shields
Devons breed praised for beef and milking excellence
In Genesee Farmer notes Devons as a distinct, red breed with rich milk, good fattening, and strong labor. cites Lord Leicester’s Holkham herd gains and Vernon and Garbutt introductions to Western New York. Anecdotes thread through farm economy urging better agricultural press usage.
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Allen
Bloomfield
Leicester
Holkham
England
New York
William Garbutt
Wheatland
Sheldon
Beck
Vernon
Roanoke
Genesee County
Devonshire
Messrs
Garbutt
Dibble
Michigan
Canada
Genesee
Farmers Adopt System To Track Field Cost Per Bushel
The speaker notes many farmers are using a system to record expenses per crop unit. A farmer’s yearlong account reveals costs per bushel for wheat 38 cents oats 18 barley 29 beans 37 and so on. This enables quick assessment of whether current practices serve the farmer’s interests and where to adjust if needed.
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Genesee
General Gaines’s Last Words Inspiring Tribute
The Picayune notes Gen Gaines spoke of a final march as his knapsack is packed. It adds the general did a prudent disposal of his worldly duds and castoffs. The piece urges urging kindness to a fallen friend, avoiding reproach despite guilt and infamy.
The School Mistress and the Promising Scholar
A country school mistress asks a bright pupil about his future path. The boy replies that his father plans to set him to work in the taters patch, preferring practical labor over professions or literature. The exchange captures rural humor and parental pragmatism.
Washington's 1759 Virginia Marriage Scene Recreated
At Arlington House J Stearns copies from Peale and Woopatdn to paint Washington marriage in St Peter's Church New Kent Virginia. The scene shows Col Washington bride in white satin with lace and diamonds, officiating Bishop servant of Braddock, Governor in scarlet and a royal cortege including officers and Cavalry.
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Washington
Custis
Wash
St. Peter
New Kent
Virginia
Mossom
Bishop
Braddock
George Ll
Monongahela
Alezandria Zelle
Australian Sky and Moonlit Night Reverie
The author extols the Australian sky both day and night, praising its rainbow hues and tranquil nocturnal beauty. He recalls riding under a clear night sky while the moon glides along her path, finding solace in solitary moments and quoting a maxim about choosing solitude over bad company.
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Andrew M. Gest
Bakewell
Leicestershire
Norfolk
SWINE
Bupter
Devon Cattle
Husband
Hook
Betsey
Divine
Papa
Sherlock
Tillotson
Blair
Annie Gray
Widow Gray
Annie
Glen
Ned
Undine
Phil. R
Phil
Heaven
Mr. Thompson
Dad
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