From Western Post & Mudgee Newspaper: May 25, 1861 KEEN'S SWAMP Mr W RUSSELL, Post Master, Keen's Swamp, is appointed agent for "The Western Post and Mudgee Newspaper. May 29, 1861 MUDGEE AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION List of prizes awarded: Best thoroughbred colonial cart horse - a silver medal, value £3 - Mr Richard ROUSE. Best colonial cart horse - a silver medal, value £3 - Mr C B LOWE. Best thoroughbred colonial mare - silver medal, value £3. H and E BLOOMFIELD. Best colonial cart mare - silver medal, value £3 - John M'DONALD. Best imported bull - silver medal, value £3 - Robert LOWE Best colonial bull - silver medal, value £3 - F and A COX Best imported cow or heifer - silver medal, value £3 - GH and AB COX Best colonial cow or heifer - silver medal, £3 - Robert LOWE For the best wool in pen of five rams - no award. For the best wool in pen of five ewes - silver medal, value £3 - BLOOMFIELD. For the best sow - First prize 20s., W READFORD, second prize, 10s., W KEETCH. Cochin China folws - A B COX, 20s. Spanish Fowls - A B COX, 20s. Game fowls - T NICHOLSON, 20s., W R BLACKMAN, 10s. Fancy fowls - W BURROWS, 20s Turkeys - A B COX, 20s. Geese - A B COX, 20s Ducks - H BURROWS, 20s Sack of wheat, containing not less than three bushels, of which at least thirty bushels had been grown by exhibitor, £3, J TAYLOR. Second sample, ditto, 20s. C WILLIAMS Barley - no prize awarded Oats - no prize awarded For the best two bushels of maize - First prize, A WILMOT, 20s. second prize, G H and A B COX, 10s. 56lbs best oaten hay - W READFORD, 20s. 56lbs Lucerne hay - E MARLAY, 20s. The best sample of 10lbs of artificial grasses - First prize, 40s A WILMOT; second prize, 20s., GH and AB COX. Potatoes - M'DEED, 10s Pumpkins - W LOWE, 10s. Turnips - F BUCHHOLTZ, 10s Carrots - F BUCHHOLTZ, 10s Parsnips - A B COX, 10s Magel wurzel - A B COX, 10s Hams, bacon, cheese - no award Butter - H BURROWS, 10s Agricultural implements - Robert LOWE, £3; G H and A B COX, £2. Farm servants who have been in the same situation continuously for the greatest length of time - John DILLON having been in the Mr COX's family thirty-four years, £2. Wellington HUME, twenty-nine years in same family, £1. Certificates of merit were awarded to Mr BARNES for seed and honey; Mr MILNE for cordials; and Mr STANBURY for a Chili plant. Ploughing match (horse teams) - R BAGNALL, first prize, £5; J BAX, second prize, £3; J SANDERS, third prize, £1. Bullock teams - VILES, first prize, £5; W MARSH, second prize, £3; BAGNALL, third prize, £1. ***END*** Annette Piper Please note: Every effort has been to transcribe the above information correctly, however errors may have inadvertently been made. Spelling of surnames/places as appears in original.