1828 - REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO (Washington County, Fair October 16th & 17th, 1828) Marietta Friend & Gazette Saturday, January 4, 1829 Having been requested at a recent meeting of the board of Directors to prepare the minutes of the annual meeting and Fair of the Agricultural Society of W. C. the following summary, abridged from the reports of the various Committees, is respectfully submitted. JOHN BROWN The premiums on horses were awarded as follows: For the best Stud horse owned: by. F. DEVOL $5.00 2d. JONATHAN ROSS 3.00 3d. RUFUS PAYNE 2.00 Best Broad mare, JOSEPH O'NEAL 3.00 2d. WM. McATEE 2.50 Best yearling colt, MOSES McFARLAND 2.00 Best sucking spring colt THOMAS SEELEY 1.50 Best Bull, JONATHAN HOFF 3.00 Best yearling bull WM. R. PUTNAM 2.00 Best bull calf WM. R. PUTNAM 1.50 Best milch cow, JOSEPH BARKER, JR. 3.00 2d. LUTHER G. BINGHAM 2.00 3d. JAMES FURGUSON 1.00 Best heifer calf LUTHER G. BINGHAM 1.00 Best yoke of two years old steers well broke, WM. R. PUTNAM 2.00 2d. JONATHAN HOFF 1.00 Best beef animal (reared by G. DANA, Esq.) C. C. ROGINSON 2.00 2d. best, JOSEPH BARKER, JR. 1.00 Best merino buck, BENJ. DANA 3.00 2d. LEWIS P. PUTNAM 2.00 3d. LEWIS P. PUTNAM 1.00 Best pair of merino ewes LEWIS P. PUTNAM 3.00 2d. LEWIS P. PUTNAM 2.00 3d. BENJ. DANA 1.00 Best merino lambs five in number, LEWIS P. PUTNAM 2.00 2d. LUTHER G. BINGHAM 1.00 Best Sow, STEPHEN HILDRETH 2.00 Best fat hog and over two years old, JAMES FORGUSON 3.00 2d. EBENEZER GATES 2.00 Best piece of fulled cloth, 3 qr. wide Not less than five yards, MRS. BETSEY PUTNAM 2.00 2d. MISS MARY LEWIS 1.00 Best piece of red flannel, MRS. HARRIET BROWN 2.00 2d. MRS. BETSEY PUTNAM 1.00 Best piece of linen, MRS. RACHEL CLARK 2.00 2d. MRS. ELIZA W. LAWTON 1.00 Best piece of table linen, MRS. SALLY DANA 2.00 2d. MRS. SALLY DANA 1.00 Best piece of diaper, MRS. LYDIA G. PALMER 2.00 2d. NRS, RACHEL CLARK 1.00 Best piece of carpeting, MRS. SUSAN P. COTTON 3.00 2d. MRS. LUCY M. MAYBERRY 2.00 3d. MISS MARY GREENE 1.00 Best piece of stair carpeting, MISS SARAH WHITNEY 1.00 2d. MISS MARY GREENE 50 Best hearth rug, MISS MARY GATES 1.00 Best pair of blankets, MRS. D. S. MILLS 1.00 2d. MRS. D. S. MILLS 50 Best piece of plaid, MRS. EMILY FAIRCHILDS 1.00 2d. MISS SUSAN E. MANSON 50 Best pair of thread stockings, MRS. SARAH BINGHAM 50 Best pair of woolen stockings, MRS. SARAH BINGHAM 50 Best piece of cotton and wool for mens’ wear P. MORRIS 2.00 2d. MRS. BETSEY D. ANDERSON 1.00 Best bonnet in imitation of leghorn, MISS. SARAH A. LUND 3.00 Best straw bonnet, MISS MARY HARRIS 2.00 2d. MISS MARY HILDRETH 1.00 3d. MISS NANCY A. LUND 50 Best piece of soal leather, ICH’D NYE 2.00 2d. JOHN CRAWFORD 1.00 Best two sides of upper leather, JOHN CRAWFORD 2.00 2d. ICH’D NYE 1.00 Best half dozen calf skins, JOHN CRAWFORD 1.00 2d. OTIS WHEELER 50 Best fur hat, JAMES DUN 1.00 Best wool hat, JAMES DUN 50 Best cheese, NANCY FULLER 3.00 2d. RUTHEUS HAYWARD 2.00 3d. MRS. SMITHSON 1.00 Best butter, MRS. SMITHSON 2.00 2d. J. PORTOR 1.00 3d. MRS. C. GREENE 50 Best maple sugar, first and second BENJ. DANA 3.00 Best pearl ash, MISS OTIS 1.00 Best wine made in 1827, J. C. COLE 2.00 Best axe, ZADOC CORY 1.00 Best dung fork, A. WARNER 50 Greatest quantity of wheat, upland, WM. P. PUTNAM 4.00 2d. JOSEPH O'NEAL 2.00 Greatest quanitity of corn, bottom land 117 bushels per acre raised by IRA HILL of Newport 4.00 Greatest quanitity of corn, upland, about one hundred bushels per acre, grown by E. DEMING, Watertown 4.00 Greatest quantity of flax, JAMES LAWTON, JR. 3.00 Greatest quantity of white beans 18 bush. per half acre, JAMES LAWTON, JR 2.00 Greatest number of wolves killed in county 15 young ones, JAMES HANDLIN 5.00 2d. LEVI ALLEN and JAMES WILLIS, 4 wolves each. each 3.00 Plough mathch -- first premium awarded to JOHN HENRY for ploughing 1/2 of an acre in 30 minutes in the neatest manner 4.00 2. to STEPHEN HILDRETH for ploughing 1/4 of an acre in 31 minutes, also well done 2.00 Best coverlet, MISS EUCRETIA ALLEN 1.00 2d. MRS. MARY B. FEARING 50 The following articles were examined and premiums awarded by the committe of the contingent funds. Russian or nacked barley 8 qrts in bags 50 Time piece, D. B. ANDERSON 1.00 Hearth rug ormamented, MRS. PUTNAM 25 MRS. THACHER 25 Sample of willow basket ingeniously made 25 1 Flowered Coverlet 50 Flowered Coverlet 50 Kentucky jean and vesting, MRS. SUSAN B. COTTON 1.00 Kentucky jean and vesting, MISS ROANA FULCHER 75 1 Cotton bed quilt, MARY COOK 50 1 Cotton Counterpane 75 1 cotton counterpain, MRS. SALLY GREENE 50 One pair of twilled rose blankets, BETSEY PUTNAM 1.00 1 Fancy handkerchief embroydered and one piece of wide inserting, MISS EUNICE ALLEN 25 One pair of knit over shoes or socks, MARY COOK 12 1/2 One stock of cherry boards and one barrel of Apple brandy, MR. CHAMBERS 50 One pair of yearling steers, JOHN HOOK 1.00 Sweet apple molasses, MRS. J. SMITH 50 One pair of socks, B. DANA 25 Some interesting specimens of squashes, beets, carrots, parsnips and of the egg plant were also observed. The fair was on the 16th and 17th of October; the weather pleasant. The number of people present large. The first day was spent in receiving and examing articles, entered for the Show. The Society transacted its business on the second. A procession was formed, which procecded to theCongregational meeting ouse, where an appropriate address was delivered by ARIUS NYE, Esq. to a large and attentive audience. After which, the procession returned to the Court house, where the above premiums were awarded. An excellent dinner was then spread for those who wished to partake. The exhibition of the articles, entered for the show, was going on most of the day. Those of domestic manufacture, were of superior workmenship. The ladies did themselves much honor in the skill and industry, and observable in the truly pleasing variety, which they added to the show. Some articles of female industry, which were through the hurry of business overlooked by the committee of the contingent funds, and for which on premiums were offered in the general list, past unobserved; among which were several pieces of ingeniously wrought laces. It is to be regretted, that the number of animals, entered for the Show, was very small; meat stock in particular. Extracted by Debbie Noland Nitsche Diamonddeb@comcast.net October 2007