JOHN C. HAINES FIFTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THK Indiana State Board of Agriculture VOLUME XL VI— 1904-05 INCLUDING THB Proceedings of the Annual Meeting 1905, RepoHs of County and District Societies, State Meetings of Swine Breeders, Corn Growers' Association, Farmers' Institutes, Experiment Station, Farmers' Mutual Insurance Companies Union, State Dairy Association, Cattle Breeders' Associations, Etc. LIBRARY ^NEW YORK BOTANIC/,; TO THB QOVERNOR GARDEN. INDIANAPOLIS WM. B. BURFOBD, CONTRACTOR FOR STATE PRINTING AND BINDING 1905 THE STATE OF INDIANA, ) Executive Department, y Indianapolis, October i3, 1905. ) Received by the Governor, examined and referred to the Auditor of State for verification of the financial statement. J. FRANK HANLY, Governor. LIBRAE NEW BOTAf^ . CiARDBN Office of Auditor of State, , ) Indianapolis, October 21, 1905. j The within report, so far as the same relates to moneys drawn from the State Treasury, viz. : $10,000 named in the within statement, has been exam- ined and found correct. WARREN BIGLER, Auditor of State. October 21, 1905. Returned by the Auditor of State, with above certificate, and transmitted to the Secretary of State for publication, upon the order of the Board of Com- missioners of Public Printing and Binding. ^— ^ Filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana, Octo- ■^ ber 13, 1905. '^ DANIEL E. STORMS, ) Secretary of State. Received the within report and delivered to the printer this 2 1 st day of October, 1905. HARRY SLOUGH, t^ Clerk Printing Bureau. CD CO INDIANA STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Indiana roLis, Ind., Octol)cr 10, 1905. To His Excclhncy, J. Frank Hanly, Governor of Indiana: I beg- to siil)iiiit herewith the rei)<)rt of the proceedings of the Indimia Stnte Board of AariciiUnre for the year 1904. CHAELES DOWTiING, Secretary. (4) MEMBERS OF THE Indiana State Board of Agriculture 19 04. 1st District— JOHN C. HAINES, Rockport, Spencer County. 2nd District— MASON J. NIBLACK, Vincennes. Knox County. 3rd District— E. S. TUELL, Corydon, Harrison County. 4tli District— JOHN TILSON, Franldin, Johnson County. ■ 5tli District — H. L. NOW DIN, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County. 6tli District— KNODE PORTER, Hagerstown, Wayne County. 7tli District— DAVID WALLACE, Indianapolis, Marion County. Stli District— SID CONGER, Slielbyville, Shelby County. 9th District— W. T. BEAUCHAMP, Terre Haute, Vigo County. 10th District— OSCAR HADLEY, Danville. Hendricks County. 11th District— :M. S. CLAYPOOL, Muncie, Delaware County. 12th District- W:\I. :\I. BLACKSTOCK, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County. 18th District— JOHN L. THOMPSON. Gas City, Grant County. 14th District— JOE CUNNINGHAM, Peru. Miami County. 15th District— C. B. BENJAMIN, LeRoy, Lake County, ic.th District— JAMES E. McDONALD, Ligonier, Noble County. OFFICERS FOR 1904. JOHN C. HAINES, President. DA.VID WALLACE, E. H. PEED, Vice-President. General Superintendent. CHARLES DOWNING, J. W. LAGRANGE, Secretary. Treasurer. Executive Committee. Messrs. NIBLACK, CONGER, WALL\CE, BEAUCHAMP, CLAYPOOL. (5) State Industrial Associations. OFFICERS FOR 1904. Indiana State Board of Agriculture — President, John L. Thompson, Gas City; Secretary, Charles Downing, Indianapolis. Indiana Hi)rticuUural Association — President, Jolin Tilson, Franklin ; Secre- tary, W. B. Flick, Lawrence. Indiana Shnrfhom Breeders^ J.ssociai— President, Aaron Jones, South Bend; Secretary. H. L. Nowlin, Lawrenceburg. Indiana Jersey Cattle Club -President, M. A. McDonald, West Lebanon ; Sec- retary, C. C. Topp, Indianapolis. Indiana Corn Growers' Association — President, D. F. Maish, Frankfort ; Secre- tary and Treasurer, Scott Meiks. Farmers' Institutes — Director, Prof. W. C. Latta, Purdue University, Lafayette. Erperiment Station — Director, Prof. John Skinner, Purdue University, La- fayette. State Chemist — Prof. Arthur Gobs, Purdue University, Lafayette. State Entomologist — Prof. James Troop, Purdue University, Lafayette. State Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association — President, F. L. Studebaker, Bluff- ton; Secretary, C. E. Ams^den, Waldron. Indiana Angus Cittle Breeders' Association — President, Will R. Pleak, Greens- burg; Secretary, George W. Henderson, Lebanon. Indiana Chester White Swine Breeders' Association — President, L. A. Hinshaw, Zionsville; Secretary, W. H. Morris Indianapolis. Indiana Dioroc Jersey Swine B eeders' Association — President, W. E. Jackson, Kniglitstown ; >iecretary, J. M. Phelps, New Castle. Indiana Po'and China Swine Breeders' Association — President, Adam F. May, Flat Rock; Secretary, W. H. Morris, Indianapolis. Indiana Improved Live Stock Breeders' Association — President, W. 8. Robbins, Horace; Mecretary. Prof. J. H. Skinner, Lafayette. Indiana Guernsey Breedus' ..4.'<.>.ocia(toft --President, .John Morgan. Plainfield; Secretary, Oliver H. Mills, Mooresvilie. Indiana State Association of Fair Afanaf/ers —President, J.J. Insley, Crawfords- ville; Secretary, W. M. Blackstock, Lafayette. (6) ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE GOVERNING THE INDIANA STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. As Taken from Horner's Annotated Statutes 1901 , Vol,. I. (2614) Incoi-poration. 4. The State Board, as at present constituted and organized, is hereby created a body corporate, with perpetual suc- cession, in manner hereinafter described, under the name and style of the "Indiana State Board of Agriculture." (2615) Officers. 5. It shall be the duty of the State Board to appoint a President, Secretary and Treasurer, and such other officers as they may deem necessary. The President shall have power to call meetings of the Board whelieyer he may deem it expedient. (2616) Meetings. 6. There shall be held in the city of Indianapolis, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January, annually, a meeting of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture, together with the president of each county agricultural society or other delegate therefrom duly authorized, who shall for the time being be ex-officio members of the State Board of Agriculture, for the purpose of deliberation and con- sultation as to the wants, prospects and conditions of the agricultu^-al interests throughout the State. And at such annual meeting, the several reports from the county societies shall be delivered to the President of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture; and the said presidents and delegates shall, at this meeting, elect suitable persons to fill all vacancies in said Board: Provided, however, that said election shall not affect the members of the Board present, whose term shall not be considered to expire until the lAst day of said session. (2617) Annual Report. 7. It shall be the duty of said Board to make an annual report to the General xVssembly of the State of the receipts and expenditures of the Board, together with such proceedings of the State Board and reports from county agricultural societies, as well as a general view of the condition of agriculture throughout the State, accompanied by such recommendations as they may deem interesting and useful. (2618) State Fairs. 8. The Indiana State Board of Agriculture shall have power to hold State Fairs at such times and places as they may deem proper and expedient, and have the entire control of the same, fixing the amount of the various premiums offered, embracing every article of science and art, or such portions of them as they may deem expedient and proper, calculated to advance the interests of the people of the State. They may employ assistants, receive contributions, dona- tions, etc., and unite with a county or district society for the purpose of defraying the expenses of said State Fairs. 8 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. (2()19) Expenses. !). The State Board of Agriculture shall certify to the Auditor of State the ordinary expenses of the Board proper, including the necessary personal expenses of their attendance on not more than two meetings in any one year. The Auditor shall audit the same, and. on his warrant, the Treasurer of State shall pay the same out of any money appropriated for agricultural purposes. (2020) May Buy Land. 1. The Indiana State Board of Agriculture is empowered to purchase and hold real estate, for the purpose of holding State Fairs and other uses of the Board, to an amount not exceeding two hundred and forty (240) acres; and to sell any real estate it may hold, for the purpose of reinvesting the proceeds in other real estate for the same general objects. (2021) rurchase Ratified. 2. The purchase of real estate made by said Board, A. 1). 1S(;0, of \yilliam A. Otis and others, consisting of thirty-si.x acres of the northwest quarter of section thirty-six. township sixteen, range three east, in Marion County, are hereby ratilied and con- firmed; and the said Board is empowered to hold the same for the general objects of the Board: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall authorize said Board to hold more than eighty acres, as aforesaid. (2022) Exempt from Tax. 4. The real and personal estate of said Board shall be exem'pt from taxation; and the County Treasurer of Marion County is authorized and required to pay to said Board the amount of taxes assessed and collected upon said real estate for said county for the years 1S02, 1S03 and 1804; and the Treasurer of State shall refund to said Board of Agi'iculture the amount of State taxes collected upon said real estate for the years aforesaid. (202.'?) Yearly Appi-opriation. 4. The sum of ten thousand dollars (.t;iO,( 00) annually is appropriated for the use of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture, to be expended in the payment of premiums awarded by the said Board, to be paid' out of the State Treasury upon the first day of April yearly, and to be receipted for by the President, attested by the Secretary of the said P.oard. (2()23a) Lands Exempt from Taxation. 1. That any part, parcel, or tract of land not exceeding eighty acres and the improvements thereon, owned by county or district agricultm-al associations of this State, oi-ganized agi'eeably to llie provisions of "An act for the encouragement of agriculture," approved Fcltruary IT. ls."t2. shall be exempt from taxa- tion: I'rovided, that when the same shall cease to be used or occupied exclusively for the purpose specifically set out in said act. approved Februiiry 17, ].sr»2, or shall fail in any way to comi>ly with the provisions thereof, the same shall cease to be exempt li-om tjixation. (20211 Boom for Specimens. 2. The (iovernor is hereby directed to si'lect a convenient room in the Cajtitol. or in any building that ni;iy lie ANNUAL MEETING. 9 erected by the State, if a suitable one can be found, and, if not, hire one suitable for the deposit and safekeeping of sueli minerals, soils, ores, fossils, maps, sketches, etc., as may be collected and made by direction of said Board, which i-oom shall be placed under the control of said Board. (2625) May Borrow and Mortgage. 1. The State Board of Agricul- tm-e is hereby authorized and empowered to borrow tlie sum of sixty thousand dollars, at a rate of interest not exceeding six per cent, per annum, and for security of the payment of said sum, to mortgage its property in Marion County known as the State Fair grounds, and to apply the sum so "borrowed to the payment of a like sum heretofore borrowed of one J. A. Hambleton, and to take up and desti'oy all notes, bonds and mortgages given therefor. And the said Board shall have power to issue bonds to the above named amount of sixty thousand dollars, and to make the said bonds payable ten years after date, but redeemable at the pleasure of said Board, on sixty days' notice after five years from date. (2G2G) Deed of Trust Postponed. 2. To enable the said State Board of Agriculture to borrow said money, and to execute a satisfactory mort- gage therefor, F. A. W. Davis, to whom said Board has heretofore executed a trust deed, to seci:re a repayment by said Board to the State of the sum of twenty-iive thousand dollars, appropriated to the use of said Board by an act approved Marcli 10, 1877, in section one, item five, of said act, is liereby authorized and required to I'elease, satisfy and cancel said deed, and reconvey to said Board the interest described therein. And in lieu of such deed, the said Board shall execute a new deed of trust to said Davis, or, if the Governor and Attorney General so advise, to the Auditor of State; which new deed of trust shall be a lien on said State Fair grounds next after the mortgage provided for in the preceding section. (2027) Debt Prohibited. 4. Said Board is liereby prohibited from borrowing money, or creating or contracting any furthfer liability or debt, on the faith or credit of said property or any other property, or in any wise further incumbering the same with any lien or charge, except as hei-etofore in this act provided. (2628) Vacancies, How Filled. 1. Whenever a vacancy in the office of the Secretary, Treasurer or Superintendent of the State Board of Agriculture shall occur by death, resignation or otherwise, the same shall be filled by appointment by the President of said State Board of Agri- culture, which appointee shall hold said office until some regular meeting of the State Board of Agriculture. 10 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. AN ACT foi- the relief of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture, author- izing it to borrow money to pay off its existing indebtedness and for other puiposes, and to repeal so much of an act concerning the State Board of Agriculture, approved April 14. 1881, as is now in force, being sections 279G, 2797 and 279S in Burns' Annotated Indiana Statutes of the revision of 1901, and other matters properly connected therewith; and providing for an emergencj% (S. 114. Approved February 17, 1905.) Whereas, The Indiana State Board of Agriculture is indebted in the sum of about forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) for unpaid purchase money on a part of its lands, known as the State Fair grounds, near to Indianapolis, in Marion County, Indiana, which sum it is unable to pay at the present time; and also needs and will need from time to time further sums to be used in erecting and maintaining necessary buildings and making other and, permanent improvements from time to time, so as to enable it at all times to fully perform and discharge its duties under the law; and Whereas, The indebtedness described in said act of April 14, 1881. published in the acts of said year at page 84, have each and all been long since fully paid and satislied; now, therefore. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That the Indiana State Board of Agriculture be and is hereby authorized and empowered to borrow money at such times and in such amounts as may be necessary for the payment of the existing indebted- ness now outstanding for a part of the real property of the said State Board of Agriculture, known as the State Fair grounds, near Indianapolis. Marion County, Indiana; and other sums from time to time for the pur- poses of erecting and maintaining proper and necessary buildings and improvements to enable it at all times to carry out, perform and discharge its duties in giving State fairs and other puiijoses; and I'ur the security and repayment of such loans, with interest, to mortgage its said real property, consisting of about two hundred and fourteen (214) acres, situate near to the city of Indianapolis, Marion County. Indiana, and commonly known as the State Fair grounds, together with the improvements now and hereafter placed thereon. And the said lioard is authorized and empowered to apply the moneys borrowed to Ihe payment of a certain note executed to the Columbia National Bank in part payment of the purchase price of said two hundred and fourteen (214) acres of land, .ind also of an existing mortgage on a part of said fair grounds and premisos made to Theresa II. Smith; and to take up said indebtedness by whom- soever held, and to cancel all the notes, mortgages and obligations so ANNUAL MEETING. 11 outstanding and to use the remainder of any sum so borrowed and other sums hereafter borrowed from time to time, in erecting new buildings on said fair groimds and in malving and maintaining improvements and repairs. But the aggregate Indebtedness occasioned by such loans shall not exceed the sum of eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) at any one time, and the ^-ate of interest shall not exceed six per cent, per annum. Sec. 2. Any and all notes, bonds, mortgages given, issued or executed by said Indiana State Board of Agriculture shall be authorized by a majority of said Board in session and signed by its President and Secre- tary and attested by its corporate seal. Sec. 3. The said Board shall have power from time to time to mort- gage all or so much and such parts of said described Indiana State Pair grounds as its Board of Directors may determine in manner and form as described in Section 1. To secure such loans and if deemed best by such Board, then the Indiana State Board of Agriculture is hereby given power and authority under this act to issue bonds, as well as notes, in making any loan or loans in such denominations and amounts as the said Board may from time to time determine, Avith interest coupons attached in the usual manner; such notes and bonds to be made payable at such times and on such terms and conditions as may to the Board seem best; and to secure such bonds as well as notes by a mortgage or mortgages upon all or any part of said lands. Any and all notes and bonds so authorized, bearing such rates of interest as may be determined not exceeding six per cent, per annum and secured as aforesaid, the Board may sell from time to time at such prices as the majority of the members of said Board may authorize and direct at not less than par. Sec. 4. In case bonds are issued in series or otherwise from to time and secured as aforesaid, no bond shall have any priority by reason of the time or order of sale over any other bonds of the series secured by any such mortgage; but each bond secured by any mortgage shall be secured equally and ratably by such security. Sec. 5. It is further enacted that "An act for the relief of the State Board of Agriculture, appropriating certain moneys for the use and benefit of said Board and postponing the lien of the State of Indiana on certain lands therein named and prohibiting said Board from further encumbering their property," approved April 14, 1881 (Acts of 1881, page 84), and set forth in part as Sections 279G, 2797 and 2798 of Burns' Anno- tated Indiana Statutes in the revision of 1901, and all other laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby re- pealed. Sec. G. Whereas an emergency exists for the immediate taking effect of this act, therefore, it shall be in force from and after its passage. 12 BOARD OF AGRICULTUKE. CHAPTER XXVII. AX ACT to t'xonipt from taxntion the mortgages, notes and bonds here- after issued by the Indiana State Board of Agi-iculture. (S. 115. Approved February 21, 1905.) Whereas, The Indiana State Board of Agriculture exists for the benefit of the people of the State, in the property of which corporation there is no private or individual interest, but the same is held entirely for the public purpose of promoting agriculture, and Whereas. The said Indiana State Board of Agriculture finds it neces- sary to boiTow money to pay off and discharge an existing debt on the State Fair groinids and to make needed improvements on said gi'ounds to enable said Board to better fulfill its duties, and Whereas. It is beneficial to the State and people that the Board shall procure said loan at tlie lowest possible rate of interest, and in order to do so it is necessary to exempt the notes, bonds, mortgages and other evidences of the same from taxation, and Whereas, The property of said Board is not subject to taxation under the Constitution and laws of the State of Indiana, and fts securities issued thereon for the benefit of the people of the State as aforesaid should lilvewise not be taxable, therefore, Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. That any and all mortgages, notes, bonds and evidences of in- debtedness hereafter issued by the Indiana State Board of Agriculture and secured by mortgage upon its property, known as the State Fair grounds, in Marion County and near to the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. or otherwise, shall not be listed or assessed, but shall be exempt from taxation in this State. THE Indiana State Board of Agriculture CONSTITUTION. As Revised and Adopted at the January Meeting op the Board, 1891. Article 1. The name and style of this society shall be "The Indiaua State Board of Agriculture," its object, to promote and improve the con- dition of agriculture, horticulture, and the mechanic, manufacturing and household arts. Art. 2. There shall be held in, the city of Indianapolis, at such time as may be prescribed by law, an annual meeting of the State Board of Agriculture, together with presidents, or other delegates duly authorized, from each county, or such other agricultural society as may be authorized by law to send delegates, who shall, for the time being, be ex-officio mem- bers of the State Board of Agriculture, for the purpose of deliberation and consultation as to the wants, prospects and condition of the agricultural interests througliout the State; and at such annual meetings the several reports from coiinty societies shall be delivered to the President of the State Board of Agriculture; and the said President and delegates shall, at this meeting, elect suitable persons to fill all vacancies in this Board: Provided, however. That said election shall not affect the members of the Board present, whose terms shall not be consi-dered to expire until the last day of the session. Art. 3. The State Board-elect shall meet immediately after the ad- journment of the State Board, for the purpose of organization and for the transaction of such other business as the wants and interests of the society may requix'e; and hold such other meetings froni" time to time, for making out premium lists, preparing for State fairs, and all other busi- ness necessary to the promotion of the objects of the society. Art. 4. The State Board-elect -sliall consist of sixteen members, chosen from the following districts: 1st District — Posey, Yanderburgh, Gibson, Warrick and Spencer counties, (13) 14 liOAUD OF AGRICULTURE. 2d District— Knox, Daviess, Martin, Pike, Dubois, Crawford and Perry counties. 3d District— Harrison, Wasbin|?ton, Orange, Floyd, Clark and Scott counties. 4tli District— Jackson, Lawrence, Brown. Monroe, Greene, Owen, John- sou and Sullivan counties. 5tli District— Jefferson, - Switzerland, Ohio, Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley and Jennings counties. 6th District— Bartholomew, Decatur, Bush, Fayette, Union and Wayne counties. 7th District— Madison, Hancock, Hamilton, Henry and Shelby counties. 8th District — Marion County. 9th District— Clay, Vigo, Parke, Vermillion and Fountain counties. 10th District— Putnam, Morgan, Hendricks, Montgomery and Boone counties. 11th District— Delaware, Randolph, .Jay, Adams, Wells, Huntington and Blackford coimties. 12th District— Carroll, White, Benton, Newton, Tippecanoe, Warren, Jas- per and Pulaski counties. 13th District— Clinton, Tipton, Howard, Grant. Wabash and Whitley counties. 14th District — Elkhart, Kosciusko, Fulton, Cass and Miami counties. 15th District — St. Joseph, Marshall, Starke, Laporte, Porter and Lake counties. IGth District— Allen, Dekalb, Steuben, Lagrange and Noble counties. Chosen -for two years, one-half of whose terms expire every year, to wit: Those representing the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Seventh, Four- teenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth districts expire at the annual meeting of 1800, and those representing the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninili, Tenth Elev- enth, Twelfth and Thirteenth districts expire at the annual meeting to be held in .lanuni-y, ISUl. To be chosen by ballot. Art. 5. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings, conduct the business in an orderly and parliamentary manner, and otti- cially sign all vouchers and drafts upon the Treasurer (except for pre- miums), and all other instruments requiring the same, and call special meetings in cases of emergenoj'. * Art. G. The State P^oard-elect shall, at the annual meeting after the adjournment of the delegate meeting, proceed to elect one of their number President, who shall hold his othce for a term of one year, and until his successor is elected and qualilied; and one of their number for Vice- I'resident. whose term shall be the same as I'resident, who shall act, and ANlSrUAL MEETING. 15 for the time beiiii;- have all the power, as President, whenever the Presi- dent is absent from any regular meeting. They shall also elect some suitable person as Secretary and some suitable person as Treasurer, and a General Superintendent, who shall hold their offices each for one year, unless removed for incompetency or neglect of duty. They shall also elect four of their number who shall, with the President, constitute an Executive Committee, who shall have power to act in cases of emergency, where loss would result by waiting till a regular meeting of the Board, but shall have no power whatever during a meeting of the Board. Art. 7. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to safely keep the funds belonging to the society, pay out the same on orders or drafts drawn by the Secretary, and report annually to the State Board, and as much oftener as he may be called upon by the Board, and shall give bond for the faithful performance of his duties. Art. 8. It shall be the duty of the General Superintendent to take care of and carefully keep all property belonging to the society, have the care and control of the fair grounds during the recess; have the super- vision and oversight of such improvements or additions as may be directed by the State Board, and, under their direction, procure materials, contract for labor, and shall be, during the continuance of the fair, the chief marshal and head of the police. The members of the Board shall employ all the necessary police and gatekeepers. Art. 9. The Secretary shall keep a true record of the proceedings. He shall conduct all correspondence on behalf of the society, except when otherwise directed by the President. He shall, by himself and assistants by him appointed, arrange the details of the entries, tickets and enroll the names of committees and judges of the State Fair, receive and record the various reports of the awarding committees, fill out and deliver all diplomas and certificates. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to con- , dense the county agricultural reports for each year into one volume and superintend the publishing of the same. He shall audit and file all ac- counts against the Board; draw orders in favor of proper persons on the Treasurer for the amount; but orders shall not be drawn payable to order or bearer, but to the name of the party alone or his agent. He shall make an annual report, showing amount of all orders upon the treasury, and shall perform such other duties as the best interests of the society may demand; but he is at all times subject to the direction and control of the State Board. Art. 10. At the annual meeting of the Board the salaries of the Treasurer, Secretary and Superintendent shall be fixed for the ensuing year; Provided, That said Board may, in their discretion, at any meeting of said Board, make said officers an additional allowance for extra services. 16 BOAED OF AGEICULTTJRE. Art. 11. That no compensation shall be allowed to delegates attend- ing the annual meetings of the State Board; nor shall the members of the State Board-elect be paid any sum of money, as compensation or other- wise, except by order of the Board-elect. Art. 12. The State Board may adjourn from time to time, or they may be called together by the Secretary, by order of the President, by a written notice to each member, enclosed by mail, and a notice of such meeting published in two or more newspapers of general circulation, in the city of Indianapolis; and all mot-tings so held by adjournment, or calls, shall be deemed regular and legal. Art. 13. Any alteration or amendment to this Constitution may be made at the annual meeting of the State Board, two-thirds of all the members voting for such amendment. Art. 14. The following standing committees shall be appointed by the President, to whom all matters of business coming up for reference under their particular heads shall be referred, unless otherwise specially directed by the Board: 1. Finance and Claims. 2. Rules and Regulations. 8. Fair Grounds. 4. Unfinished Business. .5. Geological Survey — Executive Committee, ex-oflBcio. 6. Premium List. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. At the May mooting in 1851, certain rules, embracing ten sections, for the government of county agricultural societies, were adopted by the Board of Agi-iculture, as required in Section 1 of the statute laws enacted by the Legislature of Indiana for the "Encouragement of Agriculture," approved February 17, 1852. At the February meeting of 18G8 the rules were found inexpedient and were repealed, and the following resolutions, submitted by the Committee on Rules and R«\gnlations. wore adopted: Resolved, That all county and district societies shall be organized and governed by the laws of the State of Indiana in regard to agricultural societies, and especially under the act passed by the Legislature and ap- proved Fobruiiry 17, lSi')2. Resolved. That all societies so organized will be entitled to send dele- gates to this Board (State Boai'd of Agriculture) at its annual meetings, and will be received and acknowledged upon the presentation of their reports nnd ci-cdontinls. mid coniplinni-c with the Imws .is legally organized socictios. Minutes of the Board. MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AUGUST 4, 1904. On August 4, 1904, the Executive Committee of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture met pursuant to the call of the Presi- dent at the office of the Secretary of the Board in the State House. The following members were present : Messrs. Haines, Conger, Beauchamp and Claypool. ]\Ir. Xiblack was absent. Mr. Fesler submitted a proposition to place an advertisement for the State Fair in the Marion County Mail, a newspaper pub- lished in this city, of a quarter column from this date until after the fair for seventy single admission tickets to be used by corre- spondents of his paper. Mr. Wallace presented and moved the adoption of the following resolution, which was seconded by Mr. Claypool and unanimously adopted : (Resolution not on file.) JOH^ C. HAINES, President, CHAPtLES DOWNING, Secretary. MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, SEPTEMBER 1, 1904. The Executive Committee of the Indiana State Board of A^ri- culture met pursuant to the call of the President at the ofiice of the Secretary in the State House. There were present the President, Hon. John C. Haines, and Messrs. Niblack, Conger, Wallace, Beauchamp and Claypool. The President announced that the object of the meeting was to close up the matter of the purchase of the 134 acres of land held 2-Agri. (17) IS BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. by the Board under lease and option to purchase from Mrs. Theresa H. Smith on the proposition of Mrs. Smith, made through her attorneys, Hawkins & Smith, which proposition is as follows : Mrs. Smith is to convoy to the Board by warrauty deed the 134 acres of land now held by the Board under lease from her Avith option to pur- chase for the sum of $40,200, with the accrued interest thereon from Jaimary 23, 19i 2, at per cent., amountiuc; to the sum of and also the amount duo for rent with the accrued interest thereon, amounting to $ , making a total of $49,028.96; sixteen thousand five hundred and sixty-eight dollars and seventy cents of which is to be paid in cash, and the Board is to execute two notes for the balance: one for .i;iG,5o0.13, due October 1. 1905, and the other for ."t;lt),.'')30.13, due October 1, 1900, with interest at the 'rate of per cent, per annum from date until paid, secured by a mortgage upon the 134 acres of land purchased. And in addition thereto the Board is to pay Hawkins iV- Smith the sum of i?500, the Board to pay the costs in the case of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture vs. Theresa H. Smith et al. On motion of Mr. Conger, seconded by Mr. Wallace, the propo- sition of Mrs. Smith as above set out was accepted, and the Presi- dent and Secretary of the Board were directed and empowered to sign notes and execute a mortgage to secure the same in accord- ance with said proposition. In accordance with the order and direction of the committee, the President and Secretary of the Board reported that on Sep- tember 1, 11)04, they paid to Mrs. Smith in cash the sum of $10,568.70, and delivered to her two notes, each calling for $16,530.13, due October 1, 1905, and October 1, 1906, respec- tively, with 6 per cent, interest from date, without relief from valuation or n])praisement laws, and providing for attorney's fees, and executed a mortgage upon the 134 acres of real estate so pur- cliased to secure the payment of said notes. And the President at the same time delivered to Hawkins &; Smith an order on the Treasurer for the sum of $500, and thereupon Hawkins & Smith, attorneys for Mrs. Smith, delivered to ]\rr. Haines, President of the Board, for the Board, the folloAving warranty deed : ANNUAL MEETING. 19 WARRANTY DEED. This indenture witnesseth, That Theresa H. Smith, unmarried, of Marion County, in tlie State of Indiana, convej^s and warrants to Indiana State Board of Agriculture, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Indiana, of Marion County, in the State of Indiana, for the sum of forty thousand two hundred dollars ($40,200), the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the following real estate in Marion County, in the State of Indiana, to wit: Part of the southwest fractional qiiarter and part of the southeast quarter, all in section eighteen (18), township sixteen. (16) north, range four (4) east, in said county and State, described as follows: Beginning on the west line of said section at a point thir- teen hundred and twenty (1,320) feet north of the southwest corner thereof, and running east parallel to the south line of said section twenty- six hundred and eighty and twenty-five hundredths (2,680.25) feet; thence south parallel to the west line of said section thirteen hundred and twenty (1,32()) feet to the south line of said section; thence east, with said south line, to the center of Fall Creek; thence northeastwardly with the center of Fall Creek, to the west line of the Peru Railroad right-of- way, now called the Lake Erie and Western Railroad; thence north- wardly with the west line of said right-of-way to the north line of the south half of said section eighteen (18); thence west with the north line of the south half of said section to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of said section; thence south with the said west line of said section eighty (80) rods, more or less, to the place of the beginning, except a strip forty (40) feet wide on the west side of said section, heretofore sold to the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railroad Company; containing clear of said railroad strip, one hundred and thirty-four (134) acres, more or less. In witness whereof, The said Theresa H. Smith, unmarried, has here- unto set her hand and seal this sixteenth day of July, 1904. (Signed) THERESA H. SMITH. Thereupon, on motion, the committee adjourned to meet on the call of the President. JOH¥ C. HAI^TES, President. CHAHLES DOWNING, Secretary. 20 BOAIJD OF AGRICULTURE. MEETING OF BOARD, FAIR GROUNDS, SEPTEMBER 12, 1904. Tlic Indiana State Board of Agricnlture met in the Adminis- tration Building at the Indiana State Fair Grounds for the pur- jiose of conducting the Indiana State Fair for 1904. The meeting was called to order bv the President, J\Ir. John C. Haines. Upon the roll l)eing called, all the members responded to their names. There were also present, J. W. LaGrange, Treasurer ; Charles Dooming, Secretary, aud E. H. Peed, Superintendent. The following resolution was offered by Mr. Xiblack, seconded by Mr. McDonald, and upon being put to a vote by the President Avas unanimously adopted: On motion of Mr. ]\IcDonald, seconded by ]\rr. Xiblack, it was ordered that all hcl})ers' tickets l)c lionoi-cd at the gates when endorsed by an assistant superintendent. The members of the Board assumed the charge of their differ- ent departments and the fair was declared formally opened. The Board adjourned to meet tomorrow at 9 :00 o'clock a. in. JOIIX C. HAIXES, President. CII.\IILES DOWNING, Secretary. MEETING OF BOARD. SEPTEMBER 16, 1904. The Indiana State l-Joard of Agriculture met in its roimi in the Adiiiinistration Building at the Fair Grounds, Friday, September 10, 1904, pursuant to the call of the President. Tlic President. Mr. linincs, called the nuM'ting to order, and npon llie nill being called all the members of the Board except ^fessrs. Porter and llenjamin responded to their names. On motion of Mr. .Mid)onald, seconded i)y Mr. Niblack, the matter ot" the chiini of I"'. M. IJarnes of Chicau'o, on account of the ANNTJAL MEETING. ^ 21 special attraction of Dare Devil Tildon, was referred to the Presi- dent, Secretary and Mr. "Wallace for adjustment, with power to act. On motion of Mr. McDonald, seconded bj Mr. Beauchamp, the matter , of purchasing the show cases and other material at the World's Fair in St. Louis was refen-ed to a committee composed of the President, Secretary and Mr. McDonald. Mr. McPherson of Fairfield, Iowa, an exhibitor at the fair, presented a grievance growing out of the awards in prize numbers 54, 58 and 221. On motion of Mr. Wallace, seconded by Mr. Thompson, the bill of E. J. Craig for $70.30, the amount of the contract price for constructing the trestle for Dare Devil Tildon's performance, was allowed and ordered^to be paid. On motion of Mr. McDonald, seconded by Mr. Blackstock, the Board authorized Mr. John L. Thom23son to collect evidence in the claim against the IT. S. Government. On motion of Mr. McDonald, seconded by Mr. Claypool, the Secretary was autliorized and empowered to issue warrants for all unpaid premiums and claims founded on contracts on account of advertising and putting on the fair. On motion, duly seconded, all unfinished business was referred to the Executive Committee. JOHN C. HAINES, President. CHAELES DOWNING, Secretary. MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COxMMITTEE, OCTOBER 20, 1904. The Executive Committee of tlie Indiana State Board of Agri- culture met pursuant to the call of the President at the oflice of the Secretary of the Board in the State House. There were present the Hon. John C. Haines, President; David Wallace, Vice-President ; and Messrs, Niblack, Claypool and Beau- champ. 22 BOAED OF AGRICULTURE. Mr. E. J. McGowan was present and presented a bill for extra expense in connection with the diving horses contract. On motion of Mr. Wallace, seconded by Mr. Is^iblack, $114.60, being one- half of the extra expense incurred by Mr, ]\IcGowan in preparing the pit so that it would retain tlie water and on account of filling same, was allowed and ordered to be paid. Messrs. Lieber, Yonnegut and Stechan appeared before the Board in the interest of the North American Gymnastic Union and requested the use of the fair grounds for the week of June 21, 1905. .On motion of Mr. Niblack, seconded by Mr. Beauchamp, the Board granted the N'orth American Gymnastic Union the free use of the fair grounds for the week of June 21, 1905, subject to the rights of the horse trainers and persons having privilege con- tracts with the Board. Mr. Hoover, secretary of the Commercial Club, presented a statement of State Fair tickets subscribed for and sold by the Commercial Club of Indianapolis. On motion of Mr. "Wallace, seconded by Mr. Beauchamp, the Board ordered that the tickets unsold by the Commercial Club be redeemed by the Treasurer. Mr. Wallingford of the Civic Improvement League of Indian- apolis addressed the Board on the subject of improving and beautifying the fair grounds. Letters from several persons who made entries in the speed classes, requesting the return of entrance fees paid, were read by the Secretary. On motion, duly seconded, the Board ordered that no retuiTi be made of the entrance fees and that the Secretary require persons making entries to abide by the rules of the Ameri- can Trotting Association. On motion of jNFr. Wallace, seconded by Mr. Kiblack, it was ordered by the Board that the Treasurer pay the note of $5,000 gi^en to the Columbia National Bank. ANlSrUAL MEETING. 23 On motion of Mr. Conger, seconded by Mr. Wallace, the Secre- tary of the Board was instructed to have the show cases donated by the World's Fair Commission to the Board, crated and shipped with the glass jars loaned the commission. On motion of Mr. Wallace, seconded by Mr. Claypool, the Sec- retary was instrncted to settle all premiums awarded according to the report of the judges in the award books. On motion of Mr. Wallace, seconded by Mr. Niblack, the bills of Wild & Co., the Union Central Trust Company and C. IST. Williams Co. were referred to Mr. Conger for adjustment, with power to act. On motion of Mr. Wallace, seconded by Mr. Conger, the Board ordered that the ibuilding of the road around the east end of the track be postponed. On motion of Mr. Wallace, seconded by Mr. Niblack, tlie Presi- dent was authorized to appoint a committee to ascertain the cost of resurfacing the mile track and report same at the next meeting. The President appointed Messrs. Claypool, Beauchamp and Down- ing. There being no further business, the committee adjourned to meet on the call of the President. JOH^T c. HAINES, President. CIIAELES DOWNING, Secretary. ANNUAL MEETING— 1905. The fifty-third annual meeting of the Delegate Board of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture met in the rooms of the Indi- ana State Board of Agriculture in the State House in the city of Indianapolis, Indiana, on Tuesday, January 3, 1905, at ten o'clock a. m. pursuant to the law governing the Indiana State Board of Agriculture and the published notice and program. 24 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Tlion? were present: Hon. John C. Haines, President; Hon. David Wallace, Vice-President; Hon. Charles Downing, Secre- tary; Hon. J. W. LaGrange, Treasurer; Hon. E..H. Peed, Super- intendent. Upon roll call the following members responded to their names: Ist District — John C Haines Rockport. 2d District — Mason J. Niblack Vincennes. 3d District— E. S. Tuell Corydon. 4th District — Jehn Tilson Franklin. 5th District — H. L. Nowlin Lawrenceburg. 6th District — Knode Porter Hagerstown. 7th District — David Wallace Indianapolis. 8th District — Sid Conger Shelby ville. 9th District — W. T. Beauchamp Indianapolis. 10th District- Oscar Hadley Plaintield. 11th District— M. S. Claypool Muncie. 12th District — Wm. M. Blackstock Lafayette. 13th District — John L. Thompson Gas City. 14th District — Jos. Cunningham Peru. 15th District — C. B. Benjamin Leroy. 16th District — Jas. E. McDonald Ligonier. There were also present a number of delegates representing agri- cultural and horticultural societies throughdut tlie State, who presented their certificates of election. When tlic meeting was declared o])l'u hy the President, the Hun. John W. Holt2;man, mayor of the city of Indianapolis, who was present by invitation, was introduced by the President and ad- dressed the meeting as follows : MAYOR IIOLTZMAN'S ADDRESS. Mr. Chairman and (ientlemeii — When I am introduced to an undlenco of this kind with the aiinouncoment that I am goin;: to dolivor an address oi wolcomc, I am always impressed with the word "address". The word "address" would iiidieato that I am going to say something of impor- tance, and I am afraid you will be disappointed. I take great pleasure in welcoming you for the second time to the city of Indianai)olis. I know of no association of men who do more for the city of Indianapolis than you do; and 1 hope that the members of the Legislature of tlie Stale of Indiana will realize tliat you are doing as ANNUAL MEETING. 25 much as auy body of men to build up the State as well as the capital, aud that you will be given such assistance as you think you ought to have In making the State Fair even a greater success than you have made it in the past. The city of Indianapolis is always open to you, and the people here are sincerely grateful to you for what you have done to break down the feeling that used to exist between the State outside of Indianapolis and the citj^ There jused to be quite an antagonistic feeling toward Indian- apolis; but I believe the day has come when every Hoosier is proud of the capital city, and you have done much to bring about that feeling. We are grateful to you for that. I was asked this morning whether I was a farmer, and I told the young man who asked the question that I was a winter farmer, and that this was a good time for me to talk of things of that kind. I said I could probably do as much sitting around the stove in a country store and talking as the average man. I am sorry the weather is not just as perfect as I wanted to make it for you; but I want you to bear in mind that the administration in Washington is not in full accord with me politically, and that I have an adverse council in Indianapolis. For that reason you must bear kindly with me. I hope, however, that your stay here will be enjoyable and that your business meetings will be attended with success. I also hope that your influence with the incoming Legisla- ture will be such that you will get what is needed to make the State Fair the success 'which you have made it in the past, and which I know, if you are given the proper assistance, you will make it in the future. I again extend to you a cordial welcome and assure you that all the good things in Indianapolis are yours. The city and all that is therein I tender to you during your stay in our city. After the address of Mr. Holtzman, Mr. Wallace, Vice-Presi- dent, was called to the chaif by President Haines, and President Haines delivered his annual address as follows: MR. HAINES ADDRESS. It is my pleasure to briefly review what has been a glowing year in the affairs of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture and the State Fair. Circumstances, which no body of men could have controlled, made it necessary in the other years of our history to bring to the annual meet- ings of this Board gloomy reports of our enterprise, but during the last twelve months every member of the Board has been energetic in its behalf, and they have been ably supported by outside influences, backed by favorable weather during the State Fair, and all these have combined in making a season of unusual progress with us. 26 BOAED OF AGRICULTURE. The most important thing accomplished by the Board, not including the fair itself, has been the purchase of 134 acres of land which has been under lease for fair purposes, giving us a total of 214 acres of most valuable land. The purchase price of the 134 acres was $40,200, and I am strong in the belief that the Board will in years to come find it a wise investment, although we now have to bear tlie burden of indebtedness for it. Time has shown that the State Board made no mistake in taking the fair to its present location. The city of Indianapolis is expanding in that direction and in time promises to entirely surround our grounds, as it did years ago when the fair grounds were nearer the heart of the city. That this later move was a good one has been evident by the fact that land surrounding the present grounds has been selling at from $500 to . $1,000 an acre, a good deal of it having been cut up into small tracts, upon which pretentious suburban homes have been erected. The fair now has a^home where it can be expanded for tifty years without outgrowing its location. I believe the people of Indiana this year more than ever showed their faith in our entei-prise, showed their faith in it as an industrial and agricultural enterprise, and made it evi- dent that they feel its force as an educational institution. This evidence came through the remarkable attendance, the highest with the exception of 1876, when there was an extraordinary attraction; in addition to this public support, we had the backing 'of an unusual number and class of exhibitors. The newspapers of Indianapolis and over the State showed their good will in their generous support. To the Indianapolis Commer- cial Club and the Merchants' Association of Indianapolis we owe much of the support given the last fair. There is no doubt but these two busi- ness associations wielded a wide influence in our behalf and made it evident that with their continued support we can accomplish still greater results. 'l am sti'ong in the belief that we can not do too much toward promoting the closest relations with the business men of Indianapolis. ■ For many years the most perplexing problem in connection with the fair was that of transportation, but through the energy of the Indian- apolis Traction and Terminal Company this problem reached a perfect solution last September. The service every day of the fair was highly satisfactory. The interurban lines gave fine service and aided the people of the State to get to the fair with speed and comfort. Fine as this transportation has been, there is every indication that it will hereafter be better. By the next fair the bridge over Fall Creek at College avenue ■will doubtless be completed, Avhich Avill give the street railway company three distinct lines to the fair, instead of two. All conditions of the fair have reached a point where the enterprise must be materially broadened in scope. With a fine location, the fair is now ready for permanent improvements, and this is one of the most serious problems which the Board must face in the next few years. For many years the Board has been burdened and worried with debt. The ANNUAL MEETING. 27 success of ono year has meant that its profits must go to make up the failures of a former year. What tlae Board has gained has been only through economy and the stress of dark days in its business affairs. I believe that the time is ripe for the State of Indiana to give this fair a helping hand through the Legislature. I believe the people of the State; and especially the live stock breeders, realize that this time lias come, that the State Board needs this help, and that they are more than willing that it should be extended. I believe that the coming Legislature should through an appropriation pay for the tract of land which we lately pur- chased, lifting the yoke of the principal and interest from the shoulders of the Board and leave us free to take up other pressing problems. I believe that the Legislature should follow this action in later years by appropriations that will enable the Board to work out the problem of permanent improvements and help us to lift the Indiana fair to the plane of the fairs in Ohio, Illinois, New York, Iowa, Minnesota and other States. Without this aid from the State Legislature, the Board can not hope for relief from the worries which have beset it and held it back in the last fifty years. We need buildings of brick and steel that exhibitors may have ample protection. It is only with buildings of this character that we may hope to induccthe merchants to make displays and expand the fair in this direction. We need a coliseum for our live stock shows — a building of magnitude and on pretentious scale. We need permanent improvements in the way of walks and drives. None of these things can we hope to develop unless aid comes from the Legislature, and this aid will not be given unless the live stock breeders and exhibitors assist the Board in securing the same. I recommend tliat the Board delay no longer in resoiling the race course. This should have been done a year ago, and the need of this improvement becomes more urgent. It is only by resoiling it that the race course can be brought to the high standard which marked its earlier years. At the close of the World's Fair at St. Louis I bought shoAv cases and similar equipment for the Art Building on our grounds, paying $700 and cost of crating and freight for them. This equipment will be found desirable for exhibition purposes at our fair, and the purchase price was about one-tenth what it would cost from the makers. The presidents of this Board find from year to year tliat they must lean upon their associates. I have found tliis to be true, that I have found no shirkers among the officers of the Board. The Executive Com- mittee is commended for its constant zeal and earnest effort in upbuilding the affairs of the Board. They have given the Board and its affairs the same careful judgment which they bestow on their private business. It is to these officers that you owe more obligation than you do to your President in the last twelve months. It is through your persistence, caution and growing faith in the purposes of this Board, in your untirin?r 28 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. efforts to move our enterprise to a high point of development, that yon will in the end accomplish all purposes for which the State Board wa^ created. At the conclusion of President Haines' address, Governor Dur- bin was introduced and addressed the meeting; as follows: ^ GOVEKXOR DUKP.IN'S ADDRESS. I am here for a moment only to extend to you the executive gi*eeting. and wish thnt the future of your or.i;anizntioii may be ev(Mi inor(» pros- perous than iu the past. There is one thing 1 want to suggest to you for your consideration. A commission provided for by the last Legislature is looking for a site on which to erect a new building for the school for the deaf. That commis- sion is composed of the meml.)ers of the institutional board, the Attorney- General and mj'self. Our attention has been attracted to the land im- mediately north of the fair grounds, but there appears to be a decided objection to that location on account of your barns, used. I l)elieve. by the trainers. It has occurred to myself and to the Attorney-Geiu'ral that if that objection was removed the State might buy the land and erect a school there. You can see for yourselves that those buildings are not very inviting to look upon. That is the feeling of the commission. 1 don't say that the commission will select that land; but I am prepared to say tliey will not do it while those buildings are there. If your Hoard could see tit to say to this commission that the barns will be removed. 1 would at least ventiu'e to say that it would receive great consider.-ition by this commission, and they might buy the land and erect buildings there for a scliool for the deaf. I wish each and every one of yrney-General Chas. W. ]\lillcr. .1. K. McDcm.ld, Kohcrt .Aritclicll and ethers made remarks on the (lucslioii of i-emoving: the speed l>arns from their present location 1i> meet the xicws of the committee from the Legislature, wlio hail in chai'izc tlic maltcr of sclectiuii' a site fs, and said : Mr. < 'h;iinn;iii and Geiilleiiien - I can add hut little to what the venior has said in coiniection with this matter. 1 went over the land ajstnttal meeting. 29 the Governor lias spoken of with the members of the board of the Institu- tion for the Deaf and Dumb. The serious objection tliat was made by the members was on account of the barns spoken of by the Governor. They are located near the place where the buildings would be erected If the land was selected. It seemed to the members of the commission that this was a very desirable tract of land for their purpose If it were not for the fact that the outlook was unfavorable by reason of the barns located on the fair grounds. I can only corroborate what has been said by the Governor, that we do not want it understood that we will pux*- ehase this land even if we know the barns will be removed, but I do want to say to you that the location was looked upon as a very favorable one. All the conditions seem to be very favorable except the location of the buildings we have referred to. I came here merely to make this statement as a member of the com- mission. I am pleased to see you all here, and hope to see you all per- sonally in the future. President Haines: You have heard the remarks of the Gov- ernor and of the Attorney-Genera L AYe wonld now like to hear from the members of the Board who are present if they have any- thing to say upon this question. The matter is open for discus- sion. Mr. J. E. McDonald : I do not exactly grasp the situation. I think if the fellow^s out here who have the land for sale and the people in that part of the country who are interested in having the institution moved in that direction, and possibly the State Board of AgTiculture, might get together and agTee upon a plan for re- moving the objectionable buildings. I dbn't see how this Board can act. In the first place, those barns -were put there for a pur- pose, and put there in good faith. They may not be there per- manently, but they are in good condition and the cost of removing them or rebuilding would be considerable. I do not think this expense should be borne by the State Board of AgTiculture. I do not exactly understand where the returns will come in for any expense the State Board may be put to in removing them. Mr. Robert Mitchell : AYhy could not the State Board sell them a piece of land on the northeast of the fair grounds ? There is more land there than is absolutely needed for State fair purposes. 30 BOAKD OF AGKICULTURE. The price you would get for that land would liquidate the debt and make some improvements. I speak of the high land on the northeast. That would give the institution a good view and would not necessitate the moving of any of the barns. I make this merely as a suggestion. A building of that kind out there would increase the value of the land held by the State Board of Agriculture. There are thirtj^ acres of land there that is not used for anything but a cornfield. I think this is a matter the board might take up for consideration. Secretary Downing: Perhaps Mr, Mitchell does not under- stand the situation. The commission wants about eighty acres of land. The land the Governor spoke of is north of our grounds. They also have an option on eighty acres of land owned by Mr. Johnson, which corners with ours on the nortjiwest. The amount of land wc have in the northeast corner would not avail them at nil. Tt is not enough, and if they located on our grounds they would want us to move all our buildings. A member of the com- mission spoke to me about this matter the other day, and asked 1110 if I thought the Board would remove the speed stables if they bought the land. I said I did not believe the Board would, but if thev bought the land I thought the Legislature would make an appropriation to build new buildings near the Lake Erie tracks. They have not bought any land yet. They are looking at a number o^ pieces. I think it will be time enough to negotiate for the re- moval of the baras after they have made their purchase. I don't believe the bams would be a very great obstacle. One member of the Board said they would have them declared a nuisance, and have them removed in that way, if tliey bought the land. I said they could hardly do that if they bought the ground Icnowing the present surroundings. I think if they buy the land tliey might compensate us for moving the buildings, or build new buildings for us in some other part of the grounds. They have not been very generous with us at any time, and I think they could afford to do that ANISTTJAL MEETING. 31 The Civic Improvement Association, of Indianapolis, sent a committee over here some time ago with a view of interesting the State Board of Agriculture and the Legislature in improving the State Fair Grounds and making them a beautiful park. They are willing to assist us in every way. We told them we were powerless to do anything in that line because we did not have the means. I said if they would assist us in getting an appropriation from the Legislature we would co-operate with them and go to the furthest extent in making the grounds beautiful. If we could get the assistance of the Legislature in beautifying the grounds and get an appropriation to move the buildings if they purchase the land spoken of, it would be a good thing. But until they have some definite sort of a proposition to make I think we are firing in the dark. I think they prefer the Johnson tract, and if they get that their buildings will be on Central avenue and our bams could not under any conditions be a nuisance to them. We ought to hesitate about ata eking the barns until spring, anyhow. Mr. Johnson: The difference in the prices' of the two pieces of property referred to by Mr. Dowming would not begin to pay the State to remove the barns. They have an option on the Johnson property and also on the Allen property ; but the difference in the prices of the two tracts would not begin to pay for the removal of the buildings by the Board or by the State. The Allen option is four hundred dollars an acre, but there are some conditions in that option that are very objectionable to the commissioners. There is a road laid out there by transfer through the center, and it can not be removed ; it will always hove to stay there. The tract the option is on lies east and west. They are negotiating to change that and let it run north and south. That would "run it along the Monon, and the barns would not be so objectionable in that case. Our option is one thousand dollars an acre. President Haines appointed the following committees: On President's Address : Mason J. ISTiblack, John L. Thompson and Sid Conger. 32 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Auditing Coiiiinittee : Oscar lladley, Ed, S. Tuell, John Til- son. On Credentials: Tamos E. McDonald, David Wallace, M. A. McDonald. Secretary Downing read the reports of the Secretary and Treas- urer, which are as follows : SECRETARY'S REPORT. Indianapolis, January 2, 1905. To the President and Members of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture: Gentlemen — I hereby submit a report of the receipts and disburse- ments of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture for the year ending January 2, 1904, as follows: Iteceiptd. Balance in Treasurer's hands January 5, 1904 $3,355 91 Loans .$17,520 00 Appropriation from the State 10,000 00 Rents from track, stable and grounds 2,729 15 Stall and pen rents 1,;323 00 Privileges 4.G05 50 Entry fees 4,193 75 ■Exhil)itors' tickets 702 00 Admissions, grand stand and reserved seats 33,3tt5 50 Special pi-emiums 98 50 Miscellaneous 15 OO 74.."r>2 4(» Total $77,908 31 Disbursemenfs. Members' per diem $3,5SS 90 Salaries of officers 3.172 50 Construction, labor and repairs 4,524 43 Insurance 1,583 40 Loans repaid ((,4.39 02 First payment of Smith land purchase 10,5.30 13 Postage, telegniph and telephones 080 20 Freight iind cxiiress 51 93 Printing, stationery and snpi»lies 1,0(10 00 Advertising 4,829 44 Police 372 40 ANNUAL MEETING. 33 Assistant superintendents and judges 2,769 68 Fair supplies 1,627 62 Premiums 21,120 00 Special attractions 1,697 80 Special tickets redeemed 60 00 Music 540 00 Mules, harness and wagons 1,021 70 Clover seed and seed oats 86 93 Lumber 435 08 Expense of war claim 360 00 Miscellaneous 1,310 05 Balance 4,106 44 Total $77,908 31 The following is a complete list of all warrants Outstanding and unpaid at this date: 1692. Middletown Farmers' Advance $2 50 1721. Sheridan Call 1 50 1730. Tipton Dispatch 3 00 1743. Winchester Republican 1 50 1787. A. C. Alexander 140 00 1788. A. C. Alexander 200 00 1795. Central Union Telephone Company 8 70 1798. State Florist Association 25 00 1800. Strawmyer & Nilius 2 70 1808. Columbia National Bank 75 00 1811. M. S. Claj-pool 48 30 1812. Remington Typewriter Company 2 00 1813. Federal Union Surety Company 10 00 1814. The Club Stables 5 00 1815. Indianapolis Sentinel Company 5 20 1816. Charles Downing 342 25 1817. William B. Burford 21 25 1818. J. E. McDonald 125 50 1819. John C. Haines 177 OO 1820. Sid Conger 78 00 Total $1,274 40 STATEMENT OF FAIR OF 1904. Receipts. Admissions, grand stand and reserved seats $33,305 50 Privileges 4,605 50 Entry fees 4493 75 3— Agri. 34 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Exhibitors' tickets sold 702 00 Stall and pen rent 1,323 00 Special prizes 98 00 Total .$44,287 75 DitbursementK. I'reniiums — Speed horses $7,150 00 Show horses 2,357 00 Cattle 4,313 00 Sheep 1.713 00 Swine 1,020 00 Poultry 1,097 (JO Fruits (;20 25 Flowers 4S3 00 Bees and honey 50 00 Dairy products 172 00 AfJiTiculture 821 00 Art 1,172 75 ■ Table luxuries 145 00 Special attractions I,r)97 80 Members' per dioni for the year 3,588 90 OtHcers' salaries 3,072 .50 Postage, leloj^r.-iph and telephones for the j'ear 080 20 Freight and express for the year 51 93 Printing, stationery and ottice supplies for the year. . I,0ii0 GO Advertising 4.S29 44 Assistant superintendent and judges 2.709 08 Police 372 40 Supplies for the year 1.027 02 "Special tickets redeemed (iO 00 M usic 540 00 Profits of the Inir 37770 13 TotMl .');44.287 7.^1 Respectfully submitted, CHAI{T.i:s DOWNING, Secretary. ANlSrUAL MEETING. 35 TREASURER'S REPORT. To the President and Members of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture: Gentlemen — I hereby submit my report for the year ending January 3, 1905, as follows: Receiptfi. Balance on hand January 5, 1904 $3,355 91 Received from the Secretary $41.24G 90 Received from admissions 33,305 50 74,552 40 Total , $77,908 31 Disbursements. Paid warrants of 1903 $972 88 Paid warrants of 1904 72.527 47 Balance in the treasury 4,407 9G Total $77,908 31 Respectfully submitted, J. W. LAGRA^^GE, Treasurer. On motion the reports of the Secretary and Treasurer were re- ferred to the Auditing Committee. On motion the meeting adjourned until 9 :30 a. m., January 4th. Wednesday morning, January 4, 1905, tlie Delegate Board of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture met pursuant to adjourn- ment and was called to order, by the President, John C. Haines. All tlie officers and members of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture were present. Also, all the delegates who were in attendance yesterday were present. The Committee on Credentials made the following report, which on motion duly seconded, was adopted. JOHN C. HAINES, President. CHAPLES DOWNING, Secretary. 36 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. EEPORT OF COMMITTEE OX CEEDEXTIALS. To the President and Members of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture, and Delegates to the Indiana State Board of Agriculture : Gentlemen — We, the undersigned Committee on Credentials, beg leave to submit the following list of delegates, who are entitled to vote in this body : FIRST DISTRICT. Member of the Board, John C. Haines. Name of Fair. Delegate. Address. Rockport J. C. Haines Rockport. Chrisney J. C. Haines Rockport. Evansville J. C. Haines Rockport. Gibson Co. H. and A. Soc Robert Mitchell Princeton. SECOND DISTRICT. Member of the Board, Mason J. Niblack, Vineennes Mason J. Niblack Vincennes. Sullivan W. F. Hulett Crawfordsville. THIRD DISTRICT. Member of the Board, E. S. Tuell. Corydon Frank R. Wright Corydon. Floyd Co. H. and A. Soc C. W. Brubeck (Jeorgetown. Salem ,J. E. McDonald Ligonier. Floyd Co. Agricultural W. E. McCullook New Albany. FOURTH DISTRICT. Member of the Board, John Tilson. Bedford Robert Mitchell Princeton. Franklin H. E. Lockery Franklin. Nashville H. B. Miller Nashville. Jolinson Co. Agr. Ass'n Jolin F. Tilson Franklin. Edinburg Trotting Ass'n Sid Conger Shelbyville. ANNUAL MEETING. 37 FIFTH DISTRICT. Member of the Board, H. L. Nowlin. Name of Fair. Delegate. Address. Osgood Robert A. Cregmile Osgood. Lawrenceburg H. L. Nowlin Lawrenceburg. Columbus H. L. Nowlin Lawrenceburg. East Enterprise F. M. Miller East Enterprise. Decatur Co. Agr'l Ass'n H. L. Nowlin Lawrenceburg. SIXTH DISTKICT. Member of the Board, Knode Porter. Rushville Thomas J. Humes Rushville. Liberty Walter Abernathy Liberty. Hagerstown Knode Porter Hagerstown. Wayne Co. A. and H. Ass'n Walter S. Ratliff Richmond. SEVENTH DISTRICT. Member of the Board, Sid Conger. Anderson M. S. Claypool Mnncie. Red Men's Fair Ass'n M. A. McDonald West Lebanon. New Castle F. P. Modlin New Castle. Elwood Fair J. W. LaGrange Franklin. Sheridan Col. Sturtevant Noblesville. Cicero Col. Sturtevant Noblesville. EIGHTH DISTRICT. Member of the Board, David Wallace. Marion Co. H. and A. Soc F. P. Johnson Indianapolis. Indianapolis Racing Ass'n David Wallace Indianapolis. NINTH DISTRICT. Member of the Board, W. T. Beauchamp. Brazil W. F. Hulett Crawfordsville. Terre Haute W. F. Hulett Crawfordsville. Newton Albert Van Velgen Newton. Kingman A. H. Lindley Kingman. Covington W. F. Hulett Crawfordsville. Cayuga M. A. Mc Donald ... West Lebanon. Newport M. A. McDonald West Lebanon. Dana Racing Ass'n W. F. Hulett Crawfordsville. Riley W. F. Hulett Crawfordsville. Vermillion Co. Ass'n W. F. Hulett Crawfordsville. Bridgeton W. F. Hulett Crawfordsville. 38 BOAKD OF AGRICULTURE. TENTH DISTKICT. Member of the Board, 0.>-oar Hadley. Name of Fair. De'egate. Address. Danville M. A. McDonald We*>t Lebanon. Hendricks Co. Racing Ass'n C. L. Thompson Danville. Crawfordsville W. F Hulett Crawfordsville. Lebanon Lon Varntz Lebanon. ELEVENTH DISTRICT. Member of the Board, M. S. Claypool. Muncie C. H. Anthony Mnncie. Portland J. F. Graves Portinnd. Montpelier Racing Ass'u C. W. Travis Lafayette. TWELFTH DISTRICT. Member of the Board, W. M. Blacl- stock. Boswell C. W. Travis Lafayette. Laf yette .... Jno. M. < at-on Lafayette. Lafayette Racing Ass'n C. W. Travis Lafayette. Warren Co. Fair and Athl. Ass'n . .M. A, McDonald Wet.t Leban n. THIRTEENTH DISTRICT. Member of the Board, John L. Thompson. Fairmount John L. Thompson Gas City. Swayzee John L. Thoii'pson Gas (Jity. Huniingion John L. Th(ini[)son Gas City. Marion Driving Ass'n John L. Thompson Gas City. North Manchester John L. Thompson Gas City. FOURTEENTH DISTRICT. Member of the Board, Joseph Cunningham. Kokomo Driving Park .\ss'n II. H. Leach Kokomo. FIFTEENTH DISTRICT. Member of the Board, C. B. Benj imin. Bourbon B. W, Parks Bourbon. Crown I'oint Fred Whoelor Crown Point. Laporte J. W. Bowell Laporte. ANNUAL MEETING. \ 39 SIXTEENTH DISTRICT. Member of the Board, James E. McDonald. Name of Fair. Ddeg 'te. Addrei^s. Ft. Wayne Wm F Myers Ft. V\ ayne. Angola Clyde C Carlin Angola. Kendallville J. S Conlogue Keiirlallville Noble Co Hurt. Soc Don K. Hitchcock Kendallville. Lagrange Agr and Hurt. Vss'n ... J. C. Grossman Lag' ange. Respectfully submitted, J. E McDonald, DAVID WALLACE, M. A. McDonald, Comniiltee. Mr. Niblackj.for the Committee on President's Address, made the following report: To the Members of the Delegate State Board of Agriculture: Gentlemen — Your committee to whom was referred the President's Address, beg leave to report that it is full and complete in all its parts and that it should be approved and its recommendations concurred in in every way by the Delegate Board. The President's acknowledgment of the debt of obligation tliat the State Board of Agriculture owes to the Commercial Club and Merchants' Association, and to tlie business people and newspapers of Indianapolis, should be especially emphasized. The interests of the State Board of Agriculture and of the business people of Indianapolis are identical, and the measure of success that came to the last State Fair, brought about by the exertions of both, show that for time to come neither should ever be a prey upon the other. One of the mottoes of the State Board of Agriculture should be, "Close relations with the business interests of the people and the newspapers of Indianapolis." Respectfully submitted, MASON J. NIBLACK, JOHN L. THOMPSON, SID CONGER, Committee. On motion of Mr. ISTiblack, seconded by Mr. Blackstock, the report of the committee was adopted. 40 BOARD OF AGKICULTUEE. Mr. Iladley, f(n* the Anrlitini^ Committee, made the following report : To the President and Members of the Delegate State Board of Agriculture: Gentlemen — We, the undersigned Auditing Committee, respectfully re- port that we have carefullj'^ audited the books, accounts and papers of the Secretary and Treasurer of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture, and find them to be correct in all things, and recommend that the reports of said Secretary and Treasurer be approved. Respectfully submitted. OSCAR HADLEY, JOHN TILSON, E. S. TUELL. Auditing Committee. On motion of Mr. Mitchell, seconded by Mr. Wallace, the re- port of the Auditing Committee was adopted. President Haines announced the next order of business to be the election of members of the Board for the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth districts, and that no nominating speeches should be made. After the announcement of the President the following nomina- tions were made: 5th District — H. L. Nowlin Lawrenceburg. 6th District — Knode Porter Hagerstown. 8th District— Sid Conger Shelby ville. • / ^^'Jirles R. DufRn Terre Haute. I Geo. W. Jessup Rockvilie. mth District— Oscar Hadley Plaintield. 11th District — VI. S. Claypooi Muncie. 12th District— (J. W. Travis Lafayette. 13th District— John L. Thompson Gas City. ' The President a])pointed the following members to act as tellers: Robert Mitchell, Wm. Risk, W. 11. Blackstock. On motion of Mr. Creigmile of Osgood, duly seconded, the Sec- retary was instructed and authorized to cast tlie ballot of the entire body for the nominees for the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twclftlt and Thirteenth districts, there being no oppo- sition to the nominations from these districts. ANNTTAL MEETING. 41 In accordance witli the motion of Mr. Claypool, the Secretary cast 84 votes for Mr. H. L. I^owlin for member of the Board for the Fifth District for the ensuing two years. Mr. l^owlin having received all the votes cast was declared duly elected a member of the Board for the Fifth district for the ensuing two years. Thereupon the Secretary cast 84 votes for Knode Porter for member of tlie Board for the Sixth District for the ensuing two years and he having received all the votes cast, was declared duly elected a member of the Board for the Sixth District for the en- suing two years. Thereupon the Secretary cast 84 votes for Sid Conger for mem- ber of the Board for the Eighth District and he having received all the/ votes cast, the President declared him duly elected member of the Board from said district for the ensuing two years. Thereupon the President instructed the members to prepare their ballots for the election of the Ninth District and announced that the names of Charles R. Duffin and Geo. W. Jessup had been placed in nomination, and ballot was taken for the election of a member from said Ninth District, which resulted as follows: Total number of votes cast, 81 ; necessary to a choice, 41, Of these Mr. Duffin received 58 ,and Mr. Jessup 23. Upon the announce- ment of the result of the ballot, Mr. Jessup moved that the election of Mr. Duffin be made iTnanimous, which motion was duly sec- onded and carried, and Mr. Duffin was declared duly elected a member of the Board for the Nintli District for the ensuing two years. Thereupon the Secretary cast 84 votes for Mr. Oscar Hadley for member of the Board for the Tenth District for the ensuing two years, and the President declared him duly elected. Thereupon the Secretary cast 84 votes for Mr. M. S. Claypool for member of the Board for the Eleventh District, and the Presi- dent declared him duly elected a member of the Board for the Eleventh District for the ensuing two years. 42 BOAKD OF AGRICULTURE. Thereupon the Secretary cast 84 votes for C. W. Travis for member of the Board for the Twelfth District, and the President declared him duly elected a member of the Board for said district for the ensiling two years. Thereupon the Secretary cast 84 votes for Mr. John L. Thomp- son for member of the Board for the Thirteenth District, and the President declared him duly elected a member of the Board for said district for the ensuing two years. There beine: no further business brought before the Delegate Board, the President declared the meeting adjoiimd, sine die. JOHN C. HAINES, President. CHARLES DOWNING, Secretary. January 4, 1905. The Indiana State Board of Asjiculture met in the office of the Secretary on January 4, 1905, for the purpose of closing up the business of the Board for the past year before the reorganization of a new Board. President Haines called the meeting to order, and upon the call of the roll all the officers and members of the Board responded to their names. IMr. Haines made a verbal report on the purchase of show cases and exhibits made from the Indiana Commission of the St Louis Exposition. He also made a few remarks on the successes of the Board for the past year and thanked the members for their support during the past year. On motion of Mr. Hadley, seconded by Mr. Claypool, the pur- chases made at St. Louis by the special committee appointed for that purjmse was ratified and confirmed. ANNTJAL MEETING. 43 There being no fiirtlier business to be brought before the Board at this meeting, on motion of Mr. McDonald, seconded by Mr. Clajpool, the Board adjourned sine die. JOH^ C. HAINES, President. CHAKLES DOWNING, Secretary. NEW BOAED MEETING. January 4, 1905. The hold-over members of the Indiana State Board of Agricul- ture and the newly elected members of the Board met in the Sec- retary's office on January 4th for the purpose of reorganizing the Board for the year 1905. On motion of Mr. McDonald, duly seconded, John C. Haines was elected temporary chairman of the meeting and Chas. Down- ing was elected temporary secretary. The chairman announced that the election of officers for the ensuing year was in order. Mr. Conger placed in nomination the name of Mason J. Nib- lack of Vincennes for President for the ensuing year, which nomi- nation was seconded by John L. Thompson. On motion of Mr. McDonald, seconded by a number of the mem- bers, Mr. Niblack was elected President of the Board for the ensu- ing year by acclamation. The chairman thereupon declared Mr. Niblack duly elected as President of the Board for the coming year and assumed the duties of President. On motion of Mr. Conger, seconded by Mr. Thompson, it was decided to take a uniform ballot for candidate for Vice-President. The ballot being taken, resulted as follows: Oscar Hadley re- ceived 1 vote ; David Wallace received 1 vote ; John Tilson received 1 vote. 44 ^ BOARD OF AGRICULTUEE. On motion of Mr. Claypool, seconded by Mr. Thompson, the Secretary was instructed to cast 15 votes for Mr. John Tilson for Vice-President for the ensuing year, which was accordingly done, and Mr. Tilson was declared duly elected Vice-President for tlie ensuing year. On motion of Mr. McDonald, seconded by Mr. Wallace, the President was authorized to cast 15 votes for Chas. Downinij: for Secretary for the ensuing year, which was accordingly done and he was declared duly elected Secretary for the ensuing year. On motion of Mr. Tilson, seconded by Mr. Claypool, the Presi- dent was instructed to cast 15 votes for J. W. Lagrange for Treas- urer for the ensuing year, which was accordingly done and Mr. Lagrange was declared duly elected Treasurer of the Board for the ensuing year. On motion of Mr. Claypool, seconded by Mr. Wallace, the Presi- dent was authorized to cast 15 votes for E. H. Peed of ISTew Castle for Superintendent for the ensuing year, which was accordingly done and Mr. Peed was declared duly elected Superintendent for the ensuing year. On motion of Mr. Hadley, seconded by Mr. Haines, the Presi- dent was authorized and empowered to select an Executive Com- mittee for the ensuing year. On motion of Mr. Tilson, seconded by Mr. Haines, the Presi- dent was authorized and empowered to name superintendents for the several departments of the fair for 1905. On motion of Mr. Wallace, duly seconded, tlie settlement of tlie claims of C. N. Williams & Co., and the Central Trust Company, were referred to the Executive Committoc to be hereafter ap- pointed. On motion all matters pertaining to legislation affecting the Board's interest were referred to tlic Executi\^ Committee. ANNUAL MEETING. 45 On motion of Mr. Tilson, seconded by Mr. Wallace, the matter of resoiling the race track was referred to the Executive Com- mittee. On motion of Mr. Claypool, seconded by ]\Ir. Thompson, the President and Secretary were authorized to make a contract with the old telephone company for the use of the small stand occupied by the company during the last fair. On motion of Mr. Hadley, the communication from the Secre- tary of the American Breeders' Association was referred to the Executive Committee. Mr. David Wallace moved that the Board proceed at once t« recommend to the Governor for appointment a suitable person to fill the vacancy in the Board of Trustees of Purdue University, caused by the death of Mr. W. A. Banks of Laporte, and that the Hon. A. C. Harris of Indianapolis be recommended to fill the vacancy, and that the Secretary of the Board be directed to certify such recommendation to the Governor of Indiana, which motion was seconded by John L. Thompson and other members and, on being put to a vote, was declared unanimously carried. Thereupon the President of the Board declared Mr. Harris duly recommended to the Governor for appointment to fill the vacancy on said Board of Trustees of Purdue University, caused by the death of Mr. Banks, and the Secretary of the Board was directed to certify said recommendation to the Governor of Indiana. On motion of Mr. Haines, seconded by Mr. Tuell, all unfinished business relating to the Board was referred to the Executive Committee. On motion, the Board adjourned. MASOX J. ^HBLACK, President. CHARLES DOWNING, - Secretary. 46 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. February 15, 1905. The Indiana State Board of Agricnltnre met pursuant to the call of the President on Wednesday, February 15, 1905, at 10 o'clock a. m., in the rooms of the Board in the State House. There were present: J. C. Haines, Rockport; Mason J. jSTib- lack, Vincennes ; Ed. S. Tuell, Corydon ; H. L. Nowlin, La"\ATence- burg ; Knode Porter, Hag'erstowri ; David Wallace, Indianapolis ; Sid Conger, Shelbyvillc ; Oscar Hadley, Danville ; M. S. Claypool, Muncie ; Chas. W. Travis, Lafayette ; John L. Thompson, Gas City; Jos. Cunningham, Peru; C. B. Benjamin, Leroy; J. E. McDonald, Ligonier. Mr. Chas. R. Duffiu of Terre Haute was absent. There were also present: Chas. Dowming, Secretary; J. W. Lagrange, Treasurer; E. H. Peed, Superintendent. President Niblack called the meeting to order and announced that the meeting was called for the purpose of revising the pre- mium list.for the coming fair. Upon motion of Mr. McDonald, seconded by Mr. Tilson, the dates of the fair for 1905 were fixed for September 11th to 15th, inclusive. On motion of Mr. Cunningham, duly seconded, the Board pro- ceeded to revise the premium list. A committee from the labor union organization appeared before the Board and requestecl that all carpenter work of every character that was to be done on the grounds during the coming season be done by union labor. After hearing the remarks of the committee, the whole matter was referred to the Executive Committee with power to act. The President appointed Messrs. Haines, Tliompson and Cun- ningham, Committee on Salaries and Fees for the coming year. ANNUAL MEETING. 47 On motion of Mr. Claypool, seconded by Mr. Travis, tlie rates for the use of the grounds and track were fixed for the year as follows : For the use of track and grounds, $100.00 per day. For the use of ground and grand stand, $75.00 per day. For the use of grounds without grand stand and track $50.00 per day. The rates for training horses were fixed as follows : For stables south of track, $2 for one horse, per month. For stables north of grand stand, $2 per month for one horse. For stables north of track, $1.50 per month for one horse. On motion of Mr. Claypool, seconded by Mr. Travis, the Board authorized the duplication of all special prizes offered by breeders' associations up to $500, the classification and arrangement of the prizes to be subject to the approval of the Executive Committee. On motion of Mr. Thompson, seconded by Mr. Tilson, D. B. Winchester was employed as custodian of the fair grounds on the same terms and conditions as last year. Mr. Haines, from the Committee of Fees and Salaries, reported the following : Which report was concurred in by the Board. On motion it was ordered that the complimentary tickets for the year of 1905 be the same as they were last year. On motion the request of Mr. Wishard for power of attorney was denied by the Board. On motion of Mr. McDonald, seconded by Mr. Hadley, it was ordered by the Board that whatever amount was paid to Mr. Wishard for expenses in representing the Board's interest in the claim against the United States Government shall be paid with the understanding that it shall be a credit on his fees in said matter and that the amount paid to him shall not exceed $100 for thi> purpose. 48 BOARD OF AGRICULTUKE. On motion the following claims were allowed : The Banner Publishing Company $193 50 H. L. Nowlin 10 00 On motion the Board took a recess until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. February 16, 1905, the Board reconvened with all the members present except Mr. Duffin. The work of revising the list was again taken up and completed, and the Secretary was authorized to publish and have printed 15,000 premium lists for the coming year. Mr. Benjamin endorsed and moved the adoption of the follow- ing resolution : Which resolution was unanimously adopted. Mr. J, W. Lagrange, Treasurer, presented a bond for the ensu- ing year, which was approved by the Board, and which reads as follows : Know all men that we, Jasper W. Lagrange as principal, and William II. Lagi-ange, Isaac N. Crowell and E. C. Miller, as sureties, are bound unto the Indiana State Board of Agriculture in the penal sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), for the payment of which we jointly and sev- erally bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators. Sealed and dated this 14th day of February. 1905. The condition of the above obligation is. that if the said Jasper W. Lagrange shall perform his duties as Treasurer of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture and shall pay over all money coming into his hands as such Treasurer, then this bond to bo void, else to remain in full force. J. W. LAGRANGE, W. H. LAGRANGE. I. M. CROWELL, E. C. MILLER. State of Indiana. County of Johnson — ss: This day personally appeared the above-named Jasper W. Lagrange, William II. Lagrange, Isaac M. Crowell and E. C. Miller and acknowl- edged the execution of the above bond. Witness my hand and notarial seal this 14th day of February. 1905. ORAL S. IIARRETT, Notary Public. My commission expires September 3, 1905. ANNUAL MEETING. 49 On motion of Mr. Claypool, seconded by Mr. Cunningham, the Board authorized the duplication of any prizes that were offered by the Indiana State Dairy Association. On motion of Mr. Thompson, seconded by Mr. Cunningham, all printing and advertising matter was referred to the Secretary with power to make contracts for same. On motion of Mr. McDonald, seconded by Mr. Travis, the mat- ter of resoiling the race track was referred to the Executive Com- mittee with power to act. On motion of Mr. Cunningham, seconded by Mr. Tilson, all unfinished business of the Board was referred to the Executive Committee. On motion the Board adjourned to meet on the call of the Presi- dent. MASON J. NIBLACK, President. CHAELES DOWXnsTG, Secretary. MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, APRIL 6, 1905. Pursuant to the call of the President, the Executive Committee of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture met in the office of the Secretary in the State House on April 6, 1905. There were pres- ent Hon. Mason J. .Niblaclc, President, and Charles Downing, Secretary, and Messrs. Conger, Claypool, Wallace and Hadley, members of the Executive Committee. The meeting was called to order by the President. A communi- cation from Mr. Theo. Stempfel, secretary of the ISTorth American Gymnastic Union, regarding the use of the fair grounds and build- ings for the meeting of said union June 21 to 24, 1905, was read and discussed by the Board. On motion of Mr. Conger, seconded by Mr. Wallace, the Secre- tary of the Board was instructed to notify the managers of the North American Gymnastic Union that they would be required 4— AgrL 50 BOARD OF AGRICULTUKE. to give bond in the sum of $5,000 to the Board, conditioned that said union would put the grounds and buildings in the same condi- tion they are now in after their meeting of June 21-24, which motion was carried. On motion of Mr, Hadley, seconded by Mr. Wallace, a com- mittee composed' of Messrs. Niblack, Claypool and Downing was appointed to investigate the cost of resoiling the mile track and report the same to the Executive Committee at its next meeting. On motion of Mr. Claypool, seconded by Mr. Wallace, the Sec- retary was instructed to investigate the cost of turn-stiles that were used at the World's Fair in St. Louis and if same could be pur- chased. On motion of Mr. Wallace, seconded by Mr. Hadley, Scott & Scott, attorneys, were allowed $20 for legal services in connection with the application for a loan to the Union Trust Company, and Elliott & Littleton were allowed $200 for legal services in connec- tion with the litigation with Mrs. Theresa Smith. On motion of Mr. Hadley, seconded by Mr. Wallace, a vote of thanks was given to the Hon. A. C. Harris for services rendered the Board in preparing bills for the last Legislature. Mr. Conger made the following motion: "I move that the Sec- retary be instructed to offer a tract of land from the State Fair Grounds to Purdue University for experimental purposes for tlie benefit of the farmers of Indiana and visitors to tlie State Fair," which motion was seconded, and upon being put to a vote was lost On mcrtion of Mr. Hadley, seconded by Mr. Wallace, the claims covered by warrants 1803 to 1917 were allowed, and the Secretary was authorized to draw warrants for same. On motion the Board took a recess until tomorrow morning. MASON J. NIBLACK, President. CHARLES DOWNING, Secretary. AlsnsnJAL MEETING. 51 MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, APRIL 7, 1905. On Friday, April 7th, the Executive Committee of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture reconvened, all the members being present. Mr. Phinnej presented a proposition for the Duss Band as an attraction for the coming State Fair. On motion of Mr. Claypool, seconded by Mr. "Wallace, the Sec- retary was instructed to contract with Mr. Barnes of Chicago for five vaudeville acts for the sum of $1,650, to be given during the coming State Fair. On motion of Mr. Conger, seconded by Mr. Claypool, it was ordered that C. IST. "Williams & Co. be paid $50 in full of the de- mands by way of compromise of claim presented by said company. On motion of Mr. Conger, seconded by Mr. Wallace, it was ordered that no repairs be made on the grounds or buildings this year except those absolutely necessary. On motion the committee adjourned to meet on the call of the President. MASOX J. IS^IBLACK, President. CHABLES DOW^NIXG, Secretary. MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, MAY 24, 1905. The Executive Committee of the Indiana State Board of Agri- culture met in the office of the Secretary of the feoard on May 24, 1905. The President, Mr. ]Sriblack, called the meeting to order, and upon roll call all of the members responded to their names. Messrs. Kipp, Lieber, Stempfel and Vonnegut presented to the committee the matter of fixing up the grounds, decorating the buildings with flags, etc. 52 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Upon motion of Mr. "Wallace, duly seconded, the custodian was instructed to repair the entrance to the fair grounds, the chairs in the grandstand and to whitewash the fences on the south of tlie gTOunds and around the railroad loop. Mr. Fred Phinney presented a proposition to play the Duss Band at the Indiana State Fair for the sum of $3,000. Mr. Millikan, representing Parke, Davis & Co., offered to fur- nish all the disinfectant material required to properly disinfect the fair grounds, stables, etc., during the coming Indiana State Fair, and to do all the labor necessaiy, provided Parke, Davis & Co. should have the exclusive privilege of disinfectant advertising on the fair grounds during the fair, which proposition the Board accepted. It was ordered by the committee tliat no advertisements be placed on buildings, except with the consent of the superintendents of the departments in control of same. Mr. Arthur White, representing the United States Lithograph- ing Company, submitted sketches for posters with prices, as follows : Sixteen sheets, 2 colors $ 32 each One sheet, 3 colors 35 00 per 1,000 Hangers ^ G5 00 per 1,000 These posters to be printed on SO-pound book paper and the hangers to be printed on 100-pound paper. On motion the Board took a recess until tomorrow morning. MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, MAY 25, 1905. The Executive' Committee reconvened at tlie Secretary's office on May 25, 1905. All the memlDcrs were present. On motion of Mr. Claypool, seconded by Mr. Conger, the Sec- retary was authorized to select and purchase posters and hangers for the coming fair. ANlSrUAL MEETING. 53 Mr. Wallace moved tliat tlie Premier Automobile Company be allowed the use of the half-mile track for the purpose of making a thousand mile run, beginning at 5 o'clock Saturday evening and continuing Sunday, which motion was duly seconded, and upon being put to a vote was lost. Mr. Wallace moved that under no circumstances shall automo- biles be allowed on the race track, which motion was seconded by Mr. ISTiblack, and on iDeing put to a vote was lost. On motion of Mr. Wallace, seconded by Mr. Conger, the bid of Mr. Wheelock for his Indian Band was accepted. On motion of Mr. Claypool, seconded by Mr. Wallace, the claim of the Board against the United States Government was re- ferred to the President and Secretary to adjust, with power to act. On motion of Mr. Conner, seconded bv Mr. Hadlev, the Presi- dent and ' Secretary were appointed a committee to work out the details of the bond .issue to be hereafter made by the Board and that they present same to the full Board at its next meeting to be held in Lafayette, June 6, 1905. On motion, the Board adjourned to meet June 6, 1905, at the Lahr House in Lafayette, Indiana. MASOInT J. KIBLACK, President. CHiYPtLES DOWNING, Secretary. MEETING OF BOARD, TUESDAY JUNE 6, 1905. The Indiana State Board of Agriculture met at the Lahr House in the city of Lafayette, Indiana, on Tuesday, June 6, 190^ at 2 o'clock p. m., pursuant to the following call sent to each member of the Board by the Secretary : The President directs me to notify you that tliere will be a meeting of the Board on the 6th day of June, 1905, at 2 o'clock p. m., at the Lahr House in the city of Lafayette, Indiana, to consider the matter of issuing 6* BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. bonds for the purposes mentioned in and under the authority given the Board by the act of the Legislature, approved February 17, 1905, as well as any other business which may come before the Board. Please arrange to attend the meeting promptly at the time and place mentioned. The President, Hon. Mason J. Niblack, being present, called the meeting to order and upon roll call the following members re- sponded to their names, viz. : Mason J. ISTiblack, John L. Thomp- son, Oscar Hadlej, David Wallace, Joseph Cunningham, Sid Con- ger, H. L. ISTowlin, Knode Porter, John Tilson, C. B. Benjamin, Chas. W, Travis, M. S. Claypool, E. S. Tuell and John C. Haines. The followinc: named members were absent: Chas. R. Duffin and Jas. E. McDonald. The Secretary, Charles Downing, was also present. There being more than a quorum of the members present, the President declared the meeting open for the transaction of busi- ness. On motion of Mr. Travis, seconded by Mr. Thompson, it was ordered by the Board that the actual expenses of the members in attendance on this meeting be paid by the Board, and the Secre- tary was directed to draw warrants in favor of the members for same. Mr. H. L. ISTowlin introduced and moved the adoption of the following resolution, which was seconded by Mr. Hadley, to wit: Be it resolved. By the Indiana State Board of Agi-iculture. that for the i)urpose of paying off existing indebtedness now outstanding for a part of the real property of the Board, known as the State Fair Grounds, near Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, and for the purpose of erect- ing and maintaining pi'oper and necessary buildings and improvements to enajl)le the said Boai'd at all times to carry out. perform and discharge its duties in giving State Fairs, and other purposes, and pursuant to an act entitled, "An act for the relief of the Indiana State Board of Agri- culture, authorizing it to borrow money to pay off its existing indebted- ness and for other purposes, and to repeal so much of an act concerning the State Board of Agriculture, approved April 14th, 18S1, as is now in force, being sections 279G, 2797 and 2798 in Burns' Annotiited Indiana ANNUAL MEETING. 55 Statutes of the revision of 1901, and other matter properly connected therewith and providing for an emergency," approved February 17. 1905, and fully set forth at pages 17, 18 and 19, Acts of Indiana, 1905, bonds of the said Indiana State Board of Agriculture be issued in the sum of eighty thousand dollars ($80,0(0.) Further, that said bonds shall be of the denomination of $500 each, with interest coupons at 3J per cent, per annum, principal and interest both payable at ; interest payable semi-annually and as evidenced by the coupons. Said bonds shall be numbered from 1 to 160 consecutively, and dated October ...., 1905, and signed by the President and Secretary and at- tested by the corporate seal of the Board. The principal of said bonds shall be payable as follows: Bonds 1 to 40, inclusive, shall be payable at any interest-bearing period at the option of the said Board after the expiration of nine years from date and until the expiration of twenty years from date, at which time said bonds shall become due and payable in full, and shall be known as the first series. Bonds 41 to 80, inclusive, shall be payable at any interest-bearing period, at the option of said Board after the expiration of ten years from date and until the expiration of twenty years from date, at which time said bonds shall become due and payable in full and shall be known as the second series. Bonds 81 to 120. inclusive, shall be payable at any interest-bearing period, at the option of said Board after the expiration of eleven years from date and until the expiration of twenty years from date, at which time said bonds shall become due and payable in full and shall be known as the third series. Bonds 121 to 160, inclusive, shall be payable at any interest-bearing period, at the option of said Board after the expiration of twelve years from date until the expiration of twenty years from date, at which time said bonds shall become due and pAyable in full, and shall be known as the fourth series. Be it further resolved. That for the purposes of securing the payment of such bonds the Fresident and Secretary of said Board are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to execute a mortgage on the real estate owned by the Board, known as the Indiana State Fair Grounds, situate in Marion County, Indiana, and described as follows, to wit: Part of the southwest fractional quarter and part of the south- east quarter, all in section eighteen (18), township sixteen (16), north range four (4) east, in Marion County, State of Indiana, de- scribed as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of said section and running east with the south line thereof twenty-six hundred and eighty 56 BOAED OF AGRICULTURE. and twenty-five hundredths (2,680.25), feet; thence north parallel to the west line of said section thirteen hundred and twenty feet (1,320) ; thence west parallel to the south line of said section twenty- six hundred and eighty and twenty-five hundredths (2,680.25) feet to the west line of said section; thence south with said west line thirteen hundred and twenty feet (1,320) to the place of beginning, except a strip forty (40) feet wide on the west side of said section, sold to the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railroad Com- pany, containing clear of said railroad strip eighty (80) acres. Also part of the southwest fractional quarter and pait of the southeast quarter, all in section eighteen (18), township sixteen (16), north range four (4) east, in said county and said State, de- scribed as follows: Beginning on the west line of said section at a point thirteen hundred and twenty (1,320) feet north of the southwest corner thereof, and running east parallel to the south fine of said section, twenty-six hundred and eighty and twenty-five hundredths (2,680.25) feet; thence south parallel to the west line of said section thirteen hundred and twenty (1,320) feet to the south line of said section; thence east with said south line to the center of Fall Creek, thence northeastwardly with the center of Fall Creek to the west line of the Peru Railroad right of way, now called the Lake Erie and Western Railway; thence northwardly with the west line of said right of way to the north line of the south half of said section eighteen (18); thence west with the north line of the south half of said section to the northwest coi-ner of the southwest fractional quarter of said section; thence south with the said west line of said section eighty -rods more or less to the place of beginning* ex- cept a strip forty (40) feet wide on the west side of said section heretofore sold to the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Rail- road Company, containing clear of said railroad strip one hundred and thirty-four (134) acres, more or less, situate in Marion County, in the State of Indiana. and in favor of the Central Trust Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, trustee, in the sum of eightj' thousand dollars ($80,000.00). The said mortgage to be signed by said President and Secretary and attested by the corporate seal of the board. And be it further resolved. 'J'hat the President of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture under and by the direction of said Board shall sell all of said bonds, or so much or so many of said bonds from time to time as shall be deemed proper and for the best interests of said Board; the balance of said bonds, if any, to remain in the treasury of said Board as the property of said Board until another amount or lot of them shall be directed to be sold by said Board. AKN'UAL MEETING. 57 After some discussion upon the resolution a yea and nay vote was ordered to be taken, which resulted as follows : Yeas — Messrs. Thompson, Niblack, Hadley, Wallace, Cunning- ham, Conger, ISTowlin, Porter, Benjamin, Travis, Claypool, Tuell and Haines. ISTays — ISTone. The vote in favor of the adoption of the resolution being unan- imous, the President declared it adopted. On motion of Colonel Wallace, seconded by Mr. Thompson, a vote of thanks was given in favor of Hon. A. C. Harris for his hospitality and entertainment of the Board at the Lafayette Club. On motion of Mr. Niblack, seconded by Colonel Wallace, a vote of thanks was extended to Mr. Chas. W. Travis for his courteous treatment of the members of the Board while at Lafayette. There being no further business, on motion made and seconded, the Board adjourned, to meet on the call of the President. MASON J. NIBLACK, President. CHAELES DOWISTING, Secretary. MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, JULY 20, 1905. Pursuant to the call of the President, the Executive Committee of the Indiana State Board of Agi'iculture met in tlie office of the Secretary in the State House. x\ll the members were present. The President called the meeting to order and proceeded to business. Messrs. Dugan & Morgan presented a proposition to furnish policemen during the coming Indiana State Fair at $2.25 per man and detectives for $2.50, which proposition was accepted by the committee. 58 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Mr. A. W. Wishard appeared before the Board and informed the Board as to the condition of its claim against the United States Government. Mr. W. A, Holt appeared before the Board in the interest of the Indianapolis Racing Association. On motion of Mr. Wallace, duly seconded, the bid of the Indi- anapolis Military Band to furnish a band of 20 men for $360 during the fair was accepted. On motion of Mr. Claypool, duly seconded, the matter of attend- ing the reciprocity conference to be held in Chicago, August 16th and 17th, was referred to the President and Secretary, and the Executive Committee were appointed delegates to said conference. On motion of Mr. Claypool, duly seconded, the claims covered by warrants 1953 to 19S2 were allowed. On motion of Mr. Hadley, seconded by Mr. Conger, the Secre- tary was authorized to purchase 350 chairs for the boxes in the grandstand and also 50 settees of the kind heretofore purchased by the Board. On motion of Mr. Wallace, duly seconded, the Secretary was in- structed to get prices on the construction of the Monon Line fence and the fence around the street-car loop. On motion of Mr. Hadley, Mr. Conger was instructed to have the doors to the chicken coops rearranged and repaired. On motion of Mr. Niblack, duly seconded, the matter of buying lumber from the Indianapolis Racing Association and adjusting the claim of the Board against said association was referred to Messrs. Conger and Hadley for settlement with power to act. On motion the committee adjourned to meet at the call of the President MASON J. NIBLACK, President CHARLES DOWNING, Secretary. ANNUAL MEETING. 59 MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AUGUST 8, 1905. On August 8, 1905, the Executive Committee of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture met pursuant to the call of the Presi- dent at the office of the Secretary in the State House. The Presi- dent called the meeting to order and upon roll call all the members responded to their names. The managers of the Indiana Farmer Company presented an application for space for a building to be known as the Indiana Farmer Building, and upon motion of Mr. Conger, seconded by Mr, Claypool, the Indiana Farmer Company was allowed to build a building upon lot 106 with the understanding and agreement that the building so built shall be removed to lot 115 after the fair of 1905. On motion, duly seconded, it was ordered that a warrant be drawn for $100 in favor of Mr. A, W. Wishard for expenses to Washington, D. C, to make an effort to procure the money on the claim allowed this Board by the authorities at Washington at the earliest time possible, said amount of $100 to be deducted from the fee of Mr. Wishard in presenting said claim. On motion of Mr. Wallace, seconded by Mr. Conger, the propo- sition of Mr. Zeigler of Cincinnati to put on a night attraction at the coming State Fair was not accepted. On motion of Mr. Conger, seconded by Mr. Wallace, the Secre- tary was authorized and instructed to provide a lunch during the fair for the members of the Board from 11 o'clock a. m. until 2 o'clock p. m. Mr. W. H. Hawkins appeared before the Board and made a proposition to furnish police service during the fair. On motion of Mr. Hadley, seconded by Mr. Conger, the Indiana Farmer Company was given the right to use the gTOund west of the ground now occupied by it for experimental purposes. On motion of Mr. Wallace, seconded by Mr. Claypool, the Secretary was in- 60 BOARD OF AGEICULTURE. structed to notify persons using or occupying stalls at the fair grounds for training horses to vacate them one week before the fair, unless owners have entries in classes or purses. The bids of Thos. H. ISTew, Charles Bailev and Hiram W. Mil- ler for straw were opened, and the contract was awarded to Hiram W. Miller for 60 to 100 tons of tight baled new wheat straw at $5 per ton, on motion of Mr. Hadley, seconded by Mr. Wallace. On motion of Mr. Wallace, duly seconded, tlie Board adjourned, and the committee took a recess until tomorrow morning. MASON J. NIBLACK, President. CHAELES DOWIs^iNG, Secretary. MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AUGUST 9, 1905. On August 9th the committee reconvened, all the members being present. On motion of Mr, Conger, seconded by Mr. Wallace, tlie Presi- dent was authorized and empowered to employ an attorney to draft trust mortgage bonds, etc., preparatory to issuing bonds. The committee then visited tlic fair grounds. After returning from the fair grounds the connnittee adjourned on motion to meet at the call of the President. MASON J. NIBLACK, President. CHAPLES DOWNING, Secretary. MEETING OF BOARD SEPTEMBER 9, 1905. The Indiana State Board of Agriculture mot pursuant to the following call of the President : To Members of Indiana State Board of Agriculture: The President has directed me to notify yon that IIkmv will be a moetinjr of the Indiana State Board of Aj^ricnltun" on Saturday niornins. ANNUAL MEETING. 61 September 9, 1905, at 10 o'clock a. m., at the Administration Building, on the Fair Grounds. Please be in attendance promptly, as business of importance will be transacted. CHARLES DOWNING, Secretary. The meeting was called to order by the President, Mr. JSTiblack. The roll was called by the Secretary and all the members re- sponded to their names. The President announced that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss resolutions governing the contemplated bond issue. J. W. Lagrange, Treasurer of the Board, made a statement as to the indebtedness of the Board, which amounted to $42,725. T7. After some discussion, Mr. Claypool moved the adoption of the following resolution : Which resolution was seconded bv Mr. Tuell. The roll was called and the ayes and nays were taken upon the resolution. The following members voted for the resolution : J. C. Haines, Mason J. ISTiblack, Ed S. Tuell, John Tilson, H. L, jSTowlin, Knode Porter, David Wallace, Sid Conger, Charles E. Duffin, Oscar Hadley, M. S. Claypool, Charles W. Travis, John Jj. Thompson, Joseph Cunningham, C. B. Benjamin, J. E. McDonald. Thereupon the President declared the resolution imanimously adopted. There being no further business the Board adjourned to meet on call of the President. MASO^^ J. Ts^BLACK, President. CHAPtLES DOWNING, Secretarv. 62 BOAKD OF AGRICULTURE. MEETING OF BOARD, FAIR GROUNDS, SEPTEMBER 15. 1905. The Indiana State Board of AgTiciiltnre met in its room in the Administration Building on the fair grounds September 15, 1905, at 9 o'clock a. m. Upon roll call all of the officers and members answered to their names. On motion of Mr. Conger, seconded by Mr. Thompson, it was voted that it was the sense of the Board that if there was sufficient money on hand after the settlement of all premiums and the ex- penses of the Board were paid, that the note of Mrs. Theresa H. Smith, due October 1st, be paid. On motion of Mr. Wallace, seconded by Mr. Thompson, the Board ordered that no bonds be issued for any purpose at least until the January meeting. Mr. Conger ofPered the follomng resolution : Whereas, The receipts of the Indiana State Board of Asriculture from all sources is not sufficient to pay off and discharge the premiums awarded at the fair of 1905. and the expenses of the fair, to make certain needed impi'ovements on said grounds, and to pay off and discharge the indebt- edness due Theresa H. Smith on account of the purchase of part of the fair grounds, amounting at this time to $17,004.58; and. Whereas, It is impossible to sell the bonds of the Board to advan- tage at this time by reason of the fact that there remains a mortgage upon part of said fair grounds, securing a note of $10,530.13. which is not due until October 1, 1900, and which cannot be paid and satisfied at this time; therefore, be it Resolved, That the President and Secretary of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to bor- row a sufficient sum of money to pay off and discharge the amount now due Thei'esa H. Smith for the purchase of said fair grounds and to make certain needed improvements on said grounds. And said President and Secretary are authorized to execute notes evidencing said debt and to secure the sum so borrowed and do all things else necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution. "Which was seconded by Mr. Thompson, and upon being put *"<> a vote was unanimously adopted. . ANNTJAL MEETING. 63 On motion of Mr. Conger, seconded by Mr. Wallace, the Secre- tary and Treasurer were instructed to send a statement of the con- dition of the Board's finances to each member by the 1st of October. 1905. On motion of Mr. Tilson, duly seconded, all unfinished business and details of settlement of the claims connected with the fair was referred to the Executive Committee with power to act. On motion of Mr. Thompson, duly seconded, a vote of thanks was given to the President of the Board for his courteous treat- ment and for the success of the fair. On motion of Mr. ITadley, duly seconded, the following resolu- tion was adopted : Parke, Davis & Co. through diligent application of their famous Kreso Disinfectant, without expense to the Board, having contributed to the comforts of our patrons in attendance and tlie healthfulness of stocli on exhibition during the 1905 fair with the follo-^ang results— (a) No disease reported among the animals; (b) Comparative freedom of offensive odor from closets; (c) Absence of flies and disagreeable smell in stock stables; Therefore, this Board desires and hereby tenders sincere thanks to Parke, Davis &, Co. for their eflicient work during the successful exhibition just closed. On motion of Mr. Thompson the Board adjourned. maso:n^ j. isHblack, President. CHARLES DOWmis^G, Secretary. MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OCTOBER 2, 1905. The Executive Committee of the Indiana State Board of Agri- culture met, pursuant to the call of the President, on October 2, 1905, in the office of the Secretary at the State House. The meet- ing was called to order by the President and all the members re- sponded to their names upon roll call. On motion of»Mr. Hadley, seconded by Mr. Wallace, the sum of $140 was authorized to be deducted from the bill of the Indianap- 64 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. olis Racing Association, on the condition that the racing association would surrender the liens now held by it upon the fair grounds. The roll was called and Messrs. Hadley, Wallace and Claypool voted yea. Mr. Conger voted nay. Thereupon the President de- clared the motion carried. On motion, duly seconded, the claims represented by warrants 2131 to 2424, being the expenses of the fair, were examined and allowed by the committee. Mr. W. G. Oliver appeared before the Board and made a propo- sition to loan the Board $20,000 for one year at 4 per cent, interest, taking a mortgage to secure the same, which proposition was re- jected. The committee took a recess until tomorrow morning. MASON J. NIBLACK, President. CHARLES DOWNn^G, Secretary. MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, OCTOBER 3, 1905. On October 3d the Executive Committee reconvened. The meeting was called to order by the President. All the members were present. On motion of Mr. Conger, seconded by Mr. Claypool, it was de- termined by the committee to borrow $14,000 for ten days from the Columbia National Bank for the purpose of meeting the expenses of the fair and paying the claims allowed on yesterday. The President and Secretary were authorized to sign notes securing the payment of same. On motion the Board adjourned to meet uii the call of the Presi- dent. MASON J. NIBLACK, President. CHARLES DOWNING, Secretary. INDIANA STATE FAIR, 1904 The following is a complete list of all awards made at the Indi- ana State Fair for 1904: SPEED PROGRAM. M. S. Claypool, Muncie, Superintendent. Robert N. Newton, Yorkville, 111., Starting Judge. C. W. Travis, Lafayette, » H. P. Gentry, Bloomington, >■ Judges. W. W. Morgan, Crawfordsville, J Sterling R. Holt, Indianapolis, l C. H. Anthony, Muncie, f Timers. O. L. Boor, Muncie, -' Charles Downing, Clerk of Course. RESULTS AND AWARDS. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. 2:30 Trot— Purse .?500— Divided ?250, ?125, $75 and $50. John Thomas, gr. g., by Kellar Thomas — M. H. Reardon, Indianapolis, Ind 1 12 1 1 The Clown, br. g., by Eagle Bird— H. A. Bell, Louisville, Ky 2 1 3 3 Edna O, br. m., by Truman's Brother— W. W. Offutt, Rushville, Ind 4 2 2 2 Nashville, blk. g., by Candidate — William Gerst, Nashville, Tenn 3 3 9 4 ^ Mile. il Mile. Mile. 1 :0f ; 1:35 2:15i 1:05^ 1:40 2:14i 1:00 l:40i 2:lGi 1 :0T 1:4U 2:1G^ 66 h(jARD OF AGRICULTUKE. TIME. i Mile. First heat :."{4 Second heat :o3} Third heat :32i Fourth heat :34 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. 2:08 race— Purse .?900— Divided ?450, !1^225, ipl35 and ?90. Bub O'Reil, b. g., by —Dick Mc- Mahon, Lexington, Ky 112 2 4 Larry Ginter, b. s., by Madeyone — C. S. Lucas, Iowa City, la 4 2 1 3 2 Black Pet, blk. m., by Amsterdam — Bun- tin & Stevens. Lebanon. Ind 2 6 4 1 3 Ethel Mc, ch. m., by Jersey Wilkes— W. H. McCarthy, Terre Haute, Ind 3 3 4 1 s TIME. ] Mile. i Mile. i Mile. Mile. First heat :30i Second heat :31 Third heat iim Fourth heat :33 Fifth heat :34 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. 2:20 Trot— Purse .^700— Divided ?350, !pi75, $105 and $70. Dorothea, br. m., by Great Heart — Charles Wilson, Peru Ind 1 Ethel W, 1). m.. by Melvin Wilkes— G. W. Cherry, Prince- ton. Ind 7 '. Billy B, s. g.. by Caneline Wilkes — Sinclair iV: Xeal, Mont- pelier, Ind 2 Ozone, b. g.. by Ozaiiiia -W. (>. FooU'. Dallas. Tex 3 TIME. i Mile. i Mile. f Mile. First heat :3U 1 :05 1 :39} Secniid hea t :.'{2 i 1 :0o} 1 :30 Third heat :32} 1 :05* 1:39 1:01^ 1:34 2 07* 1:02 1:34* 2 06i 1:04* l:3(j 2 08i 1:0() 1:38} 2 10 l:(i8 1:40 2 11 3 3 4 4 Mile. 2:15i 2:13} 2:14i ANNUAL MEETING. 67 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 2:25 Pace— Purse $500— Divided $250, $125, $75 and $50. Arlington Boy, b. h., by Arlington — .J. N. Thompson, Terre Haute, Ind 5 1 7 1 1 Argo Haile, b. g., by Dr. Haile — Charles Wilson, Peru, Ind 3 12 1 2 2 Arrow Wilkes, b. g., by Gambrel — J. P. Haymaker, Indianapolis, Ind 14 5 3 3 Ed Patch, b. s., by Dan Patch— Edgar Blessing, Pittsboro, Ind 4 3 2 4 4 TIME. i Mile. * Mile. | Mile. Mile. First heat :32i 1:06 1:41 2:17i Second heat :33 1:07 1:43 2:18 Third heat :33 1:07 1:41 2:18 Fourth heat :32 1:06 1:43 2:20 Fifth heat :3U l:04i 1:37^ 2:12J WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 2:12 Trot— Purse $800— Divided $400, $200, $120 and $80. Katharine A, by Wiggins — Douglas Thomas. Paris, Ky 2 2 111 Kirkwood Jr. br. s., by Silverthorn — Jas. McMordine, Leadville, Colo ' 12 2 3 3 Crescent, g. g., by Jim Wilson — W. A. Stout, Indianapolis, Jnd 3 5 3 2 2 Old Fashion, b. m.. by Gladax — Fleming & Son, Terre Haute, Ind 7. 3 5 4 4 TIME. i Mile. i Mile. f Mile. Mile. First heat :32i 1:08 1:41 2:14* Second heat :31i 1:05J 1:38 2:12* Third heat :33 1:07| 1:4U 2:15 Fourth heat : 32 1:04^ 1:38 '. z Fifth heat :31i 1 :05 1:29 2:12 6'§ BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 2:17 Pace— Purse ifTUO— Divided ifS.jO, $175, $105 and $70. Lady May, b. m.. by Commodore Kittson — .lohn Ilnssey. . 1 1 Ed Geers, b. g., by Nutwood Chieftain— T. W. P.ox, Bed- ford, Ind 2 Ed C, b. g., by Fairlawn Medium— W. O. Foote, Dallas, Texas 5 13 Delaware Boy, blk. s., by Huntsman— George Philips, Red Key, Ind 3 G TIME. «> First heat. . . S(M'ond heat. Third heat. .. i Mile. i Mile. f Mile. Mile. :33 l:OGi 1:39} 2:12i :82 1:05 J l:38i 2:12i :33 1:06 l:39i 2:13i To Beat 2:30 Pacing Record. Yonia, b. m., by Gambrel — G. (). .\nderson. Ruslivillc Ind 1 TIME. i Mile. i Mile. J Mile. Mile. I<:irst heat :3:U l:f>Si 3 :43 2:17 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. 2:13 Pace— Purse $800— Divided $400, $200, $120 and $80. Lady BellbrooU, br. m., by Silent Brook — A. King, Kings Mills. Ohio 1 1 1 Online .Ir. b. h.. l>y Online— S. W. Lyon. Columbus, Ohio, (i 2 2 Elbrino. b. g., by Ilambrino — T. II. Poi'tor. St. .lolms. Midi 2 7 3 Czarina, cli. in., liy Czar— \V. II. Marvin, La fayi'Ite, l.nd.lO 3 S TIME. First heat. ., Second heat. Third heat. ., 1 Mile. i Mile. } Mile. Mile. :31 1:05 1 :3SA 2:12i :32 1:(HJ 1:38 2:11} :31:[ 1:05 1:38 2:12 ; ANNUAL MEETING. 69 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. 2:24 Trot— Purse $600— Divided $300, $150, $90 and $00. Blix, b. m., by Cbatswortli — John L. Grundy, Lebanon, Ky. Ill SearJet Letter, b. m., by Tekniar — Ross & Dickerson, In- dianapolis, Ind 3 2 5 Donna H, s. m., by Reward — W. A. Stout, Indianapolis, Ind 2 6 4 Fred C, br. g., by Hindoo King — Frank Colby, Sheridan, Ind 5 7 2 TIME. First heat. . . Second heat. Third heat . . 1 Mile. i Mile. 1 Mile. Mile. :34 l:08i 1:42 2:15 :33J l:08i 1:41 2:13i :34 l:07i l:41i 2:14f Free-for-All Trot— Purse $1,000— Divided $500, $250, $150 and $100. Harold H, b. g., by Roadmaster — John Moyse, Winnipeg, Manitoba 1 1 Edith W, b. m., by Ben Lomand Jr— White River Stock Farm, Muncie, Ind 2 2 China Maid, b. m., by McKinney — R. A. Rouse, Dan- ville, 111 3 3 TIME. First heat. . . Second heat. Third heat. . i Mile. 1 Mile . :30* 1:02 1 . :30i l:02i . :31J 1:02| Mile. Mile. 1:35 2:06f 1:34 2:00 l:33i -2:04* FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. 2:15 Trot— Purse $800— Divided $400, $200, $120 and $80. Circus Girl, b. m., by Eagle Bird— H. A. Bell, Louisville, Ky 1 13 3 4 Princess Derby, by — T. J. Wil- dey, Jackson, Mich 5 3 1 1 3 Miss Leo Rex, b. m., by Geleo Rex — W. H. Marvin, Lafayette, Ind 2 5 5 2 1 Gov. McCauley, b. g., by Gov. Strong — W. O. Foote, Dallas, Tex 3 2 2 4 2 70 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. TIME. i Mile. i Mile. f Mile. Mile. First heat :33 l:06i 1:41 2:15 Second heat :33 1:00^ 1:40^ 2:14i Third heat :33 1:05* l:39i 2:13} Fourth heat :32i l:05i 1:40 2:15 Fifth heat :34J 1:09 l:43i 2:17* 2:21 Pace— Purse $700— Divided !P350, $175, $105 and $70. Christina Simmons, blk. m., by Simmons— W. A. Snyder, Bowling Green, 1 C 1 1 Rose M, by Agricola— J. H. Sullivan, Van Bu- ren, Ind 4 14 4 Kruger, s. g., by Mercurj^ — Wm. Gerst, Nash- ville, Tenn 2 5 2 2 Chester A, b. g., by Arrowood — G. O. Anderson. .11 5 2 3 TIME. i Mile. i Mile. i Mile. Mile. First heat :34J l:05i 1:39 2:11* Second heat :33* l:00i 1:41 2:14:i Third heat :32i 1:0G 1:40 2:133 Fourth heat :33i 3:07 1:41^ 2:14 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. Free-for-All Trot— Purse $1,000— Divided $500, $250, $1.50 and $100. Hall Fry, b. g., by Woodsprite— W. O. Foote, Dallas, Tex 2 2 2 11 Newton A, br. g., by Renown — Anderson Bros., Roachdale, Ind 115 4 3 Mable Onward, b. m., by Shadeland On- ward — White River Stock Farm, Mun- cie, Ind 4 4 1 3 4 Palm Leaf, b. g., by Onwardo— W. H. Mc- Carthy, Terre Haute, Ind 3 3 4 2 2 TIME. i Mile. i Mile. } Mile. Mile. First heat :32 1:04 1:39 2:12J Second heat :31 1 :03i 1 :37i 2:10* Third heat :32 1 :0r. 1 :;]S 2:113 Fourth heat :313 l:04i 1:;JS 2:10* Fifth heat :32i 1:05 1:37* 2:113 ANNUAL MEETING. i i Kex Americus Stake for Two-Year-Olds— Stake $1,000. Kex Orator, b. c, by Rex Americus — W. W. Evans, Lexing- ton, Ky 5 5 Lady Americus, blk. f., by Kex Americus — S. R. Holt, Indian- apolis, Ind 2 b Bay Leaf , b. c, by Kex Americus — Dr. J. H. Matthews, Bremen, Ind 3 2 John Sweigert's Rex, b. c, by Rex Americus — John Sweigert, Muncie, Ind 4 4 Hazel H, gr. f., by Rex Americus— Thomas Hawkins, Shelby- ville, Ind 1 1 TTME. i Mile. i INIile. i Mile. Mile. First heat <. :38| 1:18^ 1:59 2:40 Second heat.., :36 l:10i 1:46^ 2:23| HORSES. CLASS I— FRENCH DRAFT AND PERCHERON. (M. A. McDonald, West Lebanon, Ind., Judge.) Stallion 4 years old and over — (1) J. Crouch & Son, Lafayette, Ind $ 25 00 (2) J. Crouch & Son, Lafayette, Ind 12 00 (3) J. Crouch & Son, Lafayette, Ind 8 00 Stallion 3 years old and under 4 — (1) J. Crouch & Son, Lafayette. Ind 15 00 (2) Frisinger & Co., Decatur, Ind 10 00 (3) J. Crouch & Son, Lafayette, Ind 6 00 Stallion 2 years old and under 3 — (1) J. Crouch & Son, Lafayette, Ind 12 00 (2) Frisinger & Co., Decatur, Ind 8 00 (3) No award. Stallion 1 year old and under 2— (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Stallion showing four best colts under 4 years old— (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. 72 BOAKD OF AGRICULTURE. Mare 4 years old and over — (1) C. D. McPherson, Fairfield, la 25 00 (2) C. D. McPherson, Fairfield, la 12 00 (3) No award. Mare 3 years old and under 4— (1) C. D. McPherson, Fairfield, la 15 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Mare 2 years old and under 3 — (1) No award. (2) No award, (3) No award. Mare 1 year old and under 2 — (1) C. D. McPherson, Fairfield, la 10 00 (2) C, D, McPherson, Fairfield, la G 00 (3) No award. Mare and two of her progeny 3 years old or under — (1) C. D. McPherson, Fairfield, la 25 00 (2) No award, (3) No award, CLASS II— CLYDESDALE AND ENGLISH SIRES, (M, A, McDonald, West Lebanon, Ind., Judfe'e.) Stallion 4 years old and over— (1) Dr. Geo. Sangster. Monticello, Ind $ 25 00 (2) W. H. Lagrange & Son, Franklin, Ind 12 00 (3) No award. Stallion 3 years old and under 4 — (1) No award. (2) No award. , (3) No award. Stallion 2 years old and under 3 — ■ (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Stallion 1 year old and under 2 — (1) C. D. McPherson, Fairfield, Ind K) ;)U (2) No award. (3) No award. Stallion showing four best colts under 4 j'earp ol(?— - (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) Np awarf^, ANNUAL MEETING. T3 Mare 4 years old and over — (1) W. H. Lagrange & Son, Franklin, Ind 25 00 (2) W. H. Lagrange & Son, Franklin, Ind 12 00 (3) No award. Mare 3 years old and under 4 — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Mare 2 years old and under 3 — (1) W. H. Lagrange & Son, Franklin, Ind 12 ^0 (2) No award. (3) No award. Mare 1 year old and under 2 — (1) W. H. Lagrange & Son, Franklin, Ind 10 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Mare and two of her progeny 3 years old or under — (1) W. H. Lagrange & Son, Franklin. Ind 25 CO (2) No award. (3) No award. CLASS III— BELGIANS. (M. A. McDonald, West Lebanon, Ind., Judge.) Stallion 4 years old and over — (1) J. Crouch & Son, Lafayette, Ind $ 20 00 (2) J. Crouch & Son, Lafayette, Ind 10 00 (3) J. Crouch & Son, Lafayette, Ind 5 00 Stallion 3 years old and under 4^ (1) J. Crouch & Son, Lafayette, Ind 12 00 (2) Frisinger & Co., Decatur, Ind 8 00 (3) Frisinger & Co., Decatur, Ind 5 00 Stallion 2 years old and under 3 — ■ (1) J. Crouch & Son, Lafayette, Ind 10 00 (2) J. Crouch & Son. Lafayette, Ind 7 00 (3) No award. Stallion 1 year old and under 2 — (1) Frisinger & Co., Decatur. Ind 10 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Stallion showing four best colts under 4 years old — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. 74 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Mare 4 years old and over — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Mare 3 years old and under 4 — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Mare 2 years old and under 3 — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Mare 1 year old and under 2 — (1) No award. (2) No awax'd. (3) No award. Mare and two of her progeny 3 years old or under — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. CLASS IV— CliEVELAND BAY, HACKNEY AND AMERICAN COACH. (M. A. McDonald, West Lebanon, Iiul.. .Tudge.i Stallion 4 years old and over — • : (1) J. Crouch & Son, Lafayette, Ind $ 25 00 (2) M. A. McDonald. West Lebanon. Ind 12 00 (3) No award. Stallion 3 years old and under 4 — (1) S. J. reabody, Columbia City, Ind 15 00 (2) Dr. Geo. Sangster, Monticello, Ind 10 00 (3) C. D. McPherson, Fairfield, la 6 00 Stallion 2 years old and under 3 — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Stallion 1 year old and under 2 — (1) J. Crouch & Son, Lafayette, Ind 10 00 (2) C. D. Mcrherson, Fairfield, la (i 00 (3) C. D. Mcrherson, Fairfield, la 4 00 Stallion showing four best colts under 4 years old — (1) C. D. Mcl'herson, Fairfield. la 25 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. AiraUAL MEETING. t 5 Mare 4 .vearp old and ovev — (1) M. A. McDonald, West Lebanon, Ind 25 00 (2) C. D. McPberson, Fairfield, la i2 00 (3) C. D. McPberson, Fairfield, la 8 00 Mare 3 years old and under 4 — (1) Dr. Geo. Sangster, Monticello, Ind 15 00 (2) No award. (3 1 No award. Mare 2 years old and under 3 — n ) C. D. McPberson, Fairfield, la 12 00 •2> No award. (3) No award. Mare 1 year old and under 2 — (1) Dr. Geo. Sangster, Monticello, Ind 10 00 (2) C. D. McPberson, Fairfield, la 6 00 (3) No award. CLASS V— FRENCH AND GERMAN COACH. (M. A. McDonald, West Lebanon, Ind., Judge.) Stallion 4 years old and over— (1) J. Croucb & Son, Lafayette, Ind .$ 25 00 (2) J. Croucb & Son, Lafayette, Ind 12 00 (3) J. E. Isenbour, New Augusta, Ind 8 00 Stallion 3 years old and under 4 — (1) J. Croucb & Son, Lafayette, Ind 15 00 (2) J. Crouch & Son, Lafayette, Ind 10 00 (3) J. Croucb & Son, Lafayette, Ind 6 00 Stallion 2 years old and under 3 — (1) J. Croucb & Son, Lafayette, Ind 12 00 (2) J. Crouch & Son, Lafayette, Ind 8 uO (3) No award. Stallion 1 year old and under 2 — (1) J. Croucb «fe Son, Lafayette, Ind 10 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Mare 4 years old and. over — (1) J. Croucb & Son, Lafayette, Ind ' 25 00 (2) J. Croucb & Son, Lafayette, Ind 12 00 (3) No award. Mare 3 years old and under 4 — (1) J. Croucb & Son, Lafayette, Ind " 15 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. 76 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Mare 1 year old and inider 2 — (1) J. Crouch & Sou, Lafayette, lud lU 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Mare aud two of her progeuy 3 years old or uuder — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. CLASS VI— GRADE DRAFT. (M. A. McDonald, West Lebanon, Ind.. Judge.) Gelding or mare 4 years old or over — (1) C. D. INIcPherson. Fairfield, la 10 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Gelding or mare 3 years old aud under 4 — (1) No award. (2; No award. (3) No award. Gelding or mare 2 years old and under 3 — (1) Dr. George Sangster, Monticello. Ind 10 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Best span of heavy draft horses, mares or geldings, any breed, in harness — (1) C. D. McPherson, Fairfield, la 2U 00 (2) W. H. Lagrange & Son, Franlilin, Ind 8 00 (3) No award. CLASS VII— STANDARD BRED HORSES. (T. W. Bell, Union Steele Yards, Chiciigo, 111.. .ludge.i Stallion 4 years old and over — (1) S. .T. Fleming & Son, Terre Iliuitc. Ind if 2.' (HI (2) S. R. Holt, Indianapolis, Ind L". (tO (3) M. A. McDonald, West Lebanon. Ind 10 00 Stallion 3 years old and under 4 — (1) S. R. Holt, Indianapolis, Ind 15 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Stallion 2 years old and under 3 — (1) S. ,T. Fleming & Son, Terre Haute, Ind 12 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. ^^^.. ANNUAL aiEETING. 77 Btallion 1 year old and under 2 — (1) S. R, Holt, Indianapolis, Ind 10 00 (2) C. D. Mcpherson, Fairfield. la G 00 (3) No award. Stallion showing four best colts under 4 years old^ (1) S. R. Holt, Indianapolis, Ind 25 00 (2) S. J. Fleming & Son, Terre Haute, Ind 15 00 (3) No award. Mare 4 years old and over — (1) S, R. Holt, Indianapolis, Ind 25 00 (2) Charles A. White, Danville, Ind 15 00 (3) M. A. McDonald, West Lebanon, Ind 10 00 Mare 3 years old and under 4 — (1) S, R, Holt, Indianapolis, Ind 15 00 (2) S, J. Fleming & Son, Terre Haute, Ind 10 00 (3) C. D. McPherson, Fairfield, la G 00 Mare 2 years old and under 3 — (1) S. J. Fleming & Son, Terre Haute, Ind 12 00 (2) S. R. Holt, Indianapolis, Ind 8 00 (3) C. D. McPherson, Fairfield, la 5 00 Mare 1 year old and under 2 — (1) S. R. Holt, Indianapolis, Ind 10 00 (2) C. D. McPherson, Fairfield, la G 00 (3) No award. Mare and two of her progenj' 3 years old or under — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. CLASS VIII— NON-STANDARD HORSES CAN COMPETE. (T. W. Bell, Union Stock Yards. Chicago, 111., Judge.) Gelding 4 years old and over — (1) Mrs. Desdemona Redick, Indianapolis. Ind $ 20 00 (2) J. S. Mann, Indianapolis, Ind 10 00 (3) Dr. George Sangster, Monticello, Ind 5 00 Gelding 3 years old and under 4 — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Gelding 2 years old and luider 3 — (1) R. A. Rouse, Danville. Ill 10 00 (2) No award. (3) No award- T8 BOATM) OF AOEIcrT/rrRK. Mare 4 years old and over — (1) S. R. Holt, Indianapolis, Ind 20 00 (2) M. A. INIcDonald. West Lebanon, Ind 10 00 (3) W. L. Harris, Crawfordsville, Ind 5 00 Mare 3 years old and under 4 — (1) R. A. Rouse, Danville, 111 12 00 (2) R. A. Rouse, Danville, 111 8 00 (3) No award. Mare 2 years old and under 3 — (1) S. J. Fleming & Son, Terre Haute. Ind 10 00 (2) R. A. Rouse. Danville. Ill 7 00 (3) R. A. Rouse, Danville, 111 5 OO CLASS IX— BEST AND BEST APPOINTED GENTLEMEN'S PAIR TURNOUT. (DEALERS EXCLUDED.) (T. W. Bell, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 111., Judge.) Pair of mares or geldings, not under 15 hands — (1) William R. Brown, Indianapolis, Ind ^ 25 00 (2) J. S. Mann. Indianapolis. Ind 15 00 (3) C. D. McPhcrson, Fairfield. la ._ 10 00 CLASS X— BEST AND BEST APPOINTED GENTLEMEN'S PAIR TURNOUT. (FOR DEALERS ONLY.) (T. W. Bell, Union Stock I'ards, Chicago, 111., Judge.) Pah- of mares or geldings, not under 15 hands — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. CLASS XI— FOR FOUR-IN-HAND. (T. W. Bell, Union Slock Yards. Chicago. 111., Judge.) For host fonr-iii-h.'uul team (mares or geldings) — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. CL.VSS XII— FOR TANDEMS. „ (T. W. Boll. Tallinn Stork Yards, (^hicago. III.. Judge.) For best tandem of horses (mares or geldings) — (1) William U. Brown. Indianapolis. Ind .$ 20 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. ANNUAL MEETING. 79 CLASS XIII— FOR HIGH STEPPERS. (T. W. Bell, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 111., Judge.) Pair of matched horses, high steppers (mares or geldings), not more than ISJ hands — (1) William R. Brown, Indianapolis, lud $ 35 00 (2) j; S. Mann, Indianapolis, Ind 25 00 (3) C. D. McPherson, Fairfield, la 15 00 Single horse, high stepper (mare or gelding), not more than 15J hands — (1) William R. Brown, Indianapolis, Ind 20 00 (2) Dr. George Sangster, Monticello, Ind 15 00 (3) W. L. Harris, Crawfordsville, Ind 10 00 CLASS XIV— EQUIPAGES. (T. W. Bell, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 111., Judge.) One-horse, one-seated equipage for lady — (1) Mrs. Desdemona Redick, Indianapolis, Ind $ 20 00 (2) C. D. McPherson, Fairfield, la 15 00 (3) No award. Vehicle for children — (1) C. L. Hare, Indianapolis, Ind 20 00 (2) William R. Brown, Indianapolis, Ind 15 00 (3) C. D. McPherson, Fairfield, la 10 00 CLASS XV— COACH AND CARRIAGE PAIR AND ROADSTERS. (T. W. Bell, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 111., Judge.) Coach or carriage pair — (1) William R. Brown, Indianapolis, Ind $ 20 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Single roadster (mare) — (1) W. L. Harris, Crawfordsville, Ind 30 00 (2) S. R. Holt, Indianapolis, Ind 20 00 (3) Dr. John E. Hoover, Indianapolis, Ind ; 10 00 Single roadster (gelding) — (1) Mrs. Desdemona Redick 30 00 (2) Dr. George Sangster, Monticello, Ind 20 00 (3) Jeff Williams, Brazil, Ind 10 00 Double roadster — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3 1 No award. I 80 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. CLASS XVI— SADDLE HORSES. (T. W. Bell, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 111., Judge.) Best saddle stallion — (1) George E. Connolly, Madison, Ind $ 40 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Best saddle mare — (1) J. W. Denton, Bloomington, Ind 40 00 (2) J. W. Denton, Bloomington, Ind 20 00 (3) E. L. McCollem, Columbus, Ohio 15 00 Best saddle gelding — (1) J. W. Denton, Bloomington, Ind 40 00 (2) G. M. BradJ^ Cincinnati, Ohio 20 00 (3) F. J. Brockschlager, Vevay, Ind 15 00 Best ladies' saddle mare or gelding, to be shown by lady — (1) Miss Cornelia A. Allen, Irvington, Ind 40 00 (2) J. W. Denton, Bloomington, Ind 20 00 (3) George E. Connolly, Madison, Ind 15 00 Best combined harness and saddle mare or gelding — (1) J. W. Denton, Bloomington, Ind 40 UO (2) G. M. Brady, Cincinnati, Ohio 20 00 (3) J. W. Denton, Bloomington, Ind 15 00 Champion, best saddle stallion, mare or gelding — (1) George E. Connolly, Madison, Ind 50 00 CLASS XVII— PONIES (ALL BREEDS). (T. W. Bell, Union Stock Yard.s, Cliicago, HI., .Tudge.) Pony, 13 hands or under, in single harness — (1) Helen A. Donson, Indianapolis, Ind ^ 15 00 (2) C. L. Hare, Indianapolis, Ind 10 00 Pony, 13 to 14* hands, in single harness — (1) David C. Miller, Roachdale, Ind 15 00 (2) C. D. McPherson, FairQeld, la 10 00 Mare and colt — (1) C. L. Hare, Indianapolis, Ind 15 00 (2) C. D. McPherson, Fairfield. In 10 00 Pair of ponies, under 14* hands, in hainess — (1) C. L. Hare, Indianapolis, Ind 15 00 (2) J. B. Hasselman, Indianapolis, Ind 10 00 AISTNUAL MEETING. 81 Ponies, tandems — (1) C. L. Hare, Indianapolis, Ind .\ 15 00 (2) C. D. McPherson, Fairfield, la 10 00 Ponies, four-in-hand — (1) C. L. Hare, Indianapolis, Ind 15 00 (2) C. D. McPherson, Fairfield, la 10 00 CATTLE. (Beef Breeds.) CLASS XVIII— SHORTHORNS. (John C. Baker, Manhattan, 111., Judge.) Bull 3 years old and over — (1) E. E. Souers, Warren, Ind .$ 25 00 (2) W. F. Christian & Son, Indianapolis, Ind 15 00 (3) J. G. Bobbins & Sons, Horace, Ind 5 00 Bull 2 years old and under 3 — (1) B'rank G. Hogan, Louisville, Ky 20 00 (2) George S. Ringer, Rockfield, Ind 10 00 (3) C. L. Gerlaugh, Osborn, Ohio 4 00 Bull 1 j-ear old and under 2 — (1) S. R. Quick & Sons, Indianapolis, Ind 15 00 (2) J. G. Robbins & Sons, Horace. Ind 6 00 (3) Frank G. Hogan, Louisville, Ky 3 00 Bull calf under 1 year — (1) J. G. Robbins & Sons, Horace, Ind 8 00 (2) E. W. Cockrell, Horace, Ind 3 00 (3) Frank W. Cotton, Manilla, Ind 2 00 Cow 3 years old and over— (1) E. E. Souers, Warren, Ind 25 00 (2) Frank W. Cotton, Manilla, Ind 15 00 (3) W. F. Christian & Son, Indianapolis. Ind 5 00 Cow 2 years old and under 3 — (1) E. E. Souers, Warren, Ind 20 00 (2) E. E. Souers, Warren, Ind 10 00 (3) Hill & Anderson, Carthage, Ind 4 00 Heifer 1 year old and under 2 — (1) W. F. Christian & Son, Indianapolis. Ind 15 00 (2) J. W. Williams & Sons, Briant, Ind 6 00 (3) J. W. Williams & Son, Briant, Ind 3 00 Heifer calf under 1 year — (1) E. E. Souers, Warren, Ind 8 00 (2) F. A. Carter, Indianola, 111 3 00 (3) C. L. Gerlaugh, Osborn, Ohio : 2 00 6— Agri. 82 BOAED OF AGEICULTURE. Four animals, either sex, the get of one sire — (1) J. G. Robbins & Sons, Horace, Ind 20 00 (2) W. F. Christian & Son, Indianapolis, Ind 10 00 (3) J. D. Douglass & Sons, Hope, Ind 4 00 Two animals, either sex, produce of one cow — (1) W. F. Christian & Son, Indianapolis, Ind 20 00 (2) J. W. Williams & Sons, Briant, Ind 10 00 (3) J. W. Williams & Sons, Briant, Ind 4 00 Exhibitor's herd — (1) E. E. Souers, Warren, Ind 50 00 (2) W. F. Christian & Son, Indianapolis, Ind 25 00 Breeder's herd — (1) W. F. Christian & Son, Indianapolis, Ind 50 00 (2) J. G. Robbins & Sons, Horace, Ind 25 00 Best fat steer 2 years old and under 3 — (1) W. F. Christian & Son, Indianapolis, Ind 25 00 (2) Frank W. Cotton, Manilla, Ind 20 00 (3) No award. (4) No award. Best fat steer 1 year old and under 2 — (1) J. G. Robbins & Sons, Horace, Ind 20 00 (2) W. F. Christian & Son, Indianapolis, Ind 15 00 (3) Hill & Anderson, Carthage, Ind 10 00 (4) Frank W. Cotton, Manilla, Ind 5 00 Best fat steer calf under 1 year — (1) J. W. Williams & Sons, Briant, Ind 15 00 (2) J. W. Williams & Sons, Briant, Ind 10 00 (3) No award. Champion, best bull, any age — (1) E. E. Souers, Warren, Ind 25 00 Champion, best cow or heifer, any age — (1) E. E. Souers, Warren. Ind 25 00 CLASS XIX— SPECIALS BY AMERICAN SHORTHORN BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION. (John C. Baker, Manhattan. III., .ludge.) Bull over 3 years — (1) E. E. Souers. Warren, Ind -1? 15 00 (2) W. F. Christian & Son, Indianapolis, Ind 10 00 (3) J. G. Robbins & Sons, Horace. Ind 00 (4) Adkins & Stevenson, Bement, 111 4 00 (5) Hill i^ Anderson. Carthage. Ind 3 00 AXXUAL MEETING. S3 Bull 2 years old and under 3 — (1) Frank G. Hogan, Louisville, Ivy 15 00 (2) George S. Ringer, Rockfield, Ind 10 00 (3) C. L. Gerlaugli, Osboru, Ohio 6 00 (4) S. R. Quick «Vc Sons. Indianapolis, Ind 4 00 (5) E. W. Bowen, Delphi, Ind 3 00 Bull 1 year old and under 2— (1) S. R. Quick & Sous, Indianapolis, Ind 15 00 (2) J. G. Robbins & Sons, Horace, Ind 10 00 (3) Prank G. Hogan, Louisville, Ky 5 00 (4) C. L. Gerlaugh, Osborn, Ohio 4 00 (5) J. JL>. Douglass & Sons, Hope, Ind 3 00 Bull under 1 year — (1) J. G. Robbins & Sons, Horace, Ind 15 00 (2) E. W. Cockrell, Horace, Ind 10 00 (3) Frank W. Cotton, Manilla, Ind 5 00 (4) Hill & Anderson, Carthage, Ind 4 00 (5) John G. Gartin & Sous, Buruey, Ind 3 00 Cow 3 years old — (1) E. E. Souers, Warren, Ind 15 00 (2) Frank W. Cotton, Manilla. Ind 10 00 (3) W. F. Christian & Son, Indianapolis, Ind 6 00 (4) P. A. Carter, Indianola, 111 4 00 (5) Jonas Dininger, Greenville, Ohio 3 00 Heifer 2 years old and under 3 — (1) E. E. Souers, Warren, Ind 15 00 (2) E. E. Souers, Warren, Ind 10 00 (3) Hill & Anderson, Carthage, Ind 6 00 (4) W. F. Christian & Son, Indianapolis, Ind 4 00 (5) Frank G. Hogan, Louisville, Ky 3 00 Heifer 1 year old and under 2 — (1) W. F. Christian & Son, Indianapolis, Ind 15 00 (2) J. W. Williams & Sons, Briant, Ind 10 Ou (3) J. W. Williams & Sons, Briant, Ind 5 00 (4) Frank W. Cotton, Manilla, Ind 4 00 (5) C. L. Gerlaugh, Osborn, Ohio 3 00 Heifer under 1 year — (1) E. E. Souers, Warren, Ind 15 00 (2) F. A. Carter, Indianola, 111 10 00 (3) C. L. Gerlaugh, Osborn, Ohio 5 00 (4) W. F. Christian & Son, Indianapolis, Ind 4 00 (5) J. G. Robbins & Sons, Horace, Ind 3 00 84 BOAKD OF AGRICtJLTUEE. CLASS XX— srECIAI.S BY INDlAXA SHORTHORX BREEDERS* ASSOCIATIOX. I (John C. Baker, Manhattan. 111.. Judge.) Bull dropped between September 1. 1902. and .Tanuary 1. 1903 — (1) W. F. Christian & Son, Indianapolis. Ind •$ 40 00 (2) J. D. Douglass & Sons, Hope, Ind 30 00 (3) S. R. Quick & Sons, Indianapolis. Ind 20 OU (4) W. F. Christian & Son, IndianapoliH. liid 10 00 Bull dropped between Januarj' 1, 1903, and SepteniDcr 1. 1903 — (1) J. G. Bobbins & Sons, Horace, Ind 40 OO' (2) E. E. Souers, Warren, Ind 30 00 (3) Frank W. Cotton, Manilla, Ind 20 00 (4) S. R. Quick & Sons, Indianapolis, Ind 10 00 Bull dropped between September 1, 1903, and .lanuaiy 1. 1904 — (1) J. G. Bobbins & Sons, Horace, Ind 40 00 (2) E. W. Cockrell, Horace, Ind 30 00 (3) S. R. Quick & Sons, Indianapolis, Ind 20 00 (4) J. W. Williams & Sons, Briant, Ind 10 00 Bull dropped between Januai\v 1. 1904, and Septoniltcr 1. 1904 — (1) Frank W. Cotton, Manilla, Ind 40 00 (2) J. D. Douglass & Sons, Hope, Ind 30 00 (3) J. W. Williams & Sons, Briant, Ind 20 00 (4) Hill & Anderson, Carthage, Ind 10 00 Heifer di'opped between September 1. 1902, and .lanuary 1. 1903 — (1) E. E. Souers, Warren, Ind 40 00 (2) W. F. Christian & Son, Indianapolis, Ind 30 00 (3) W. F. Christian & Son, Indianapolis. Ind 20 00 (4) J. G. Bobbins & Son, Horace, Ind 10 00 Heifer dropped between January 1, 1903, and Si-ptcnibcr 1. '1903 — (1) W, F. Christian & Sou, Indianapolis. Ind 40 00 (2) J. W. Williams & Sons, Briant. Ind 30 00 (3j J. D. Douglass cV: Sons, Hope. Ind 20 00 (4) Hill & Anderson, Carthage. Ind 10 00 Heifer dropped between September 1. 1903. and .I.iininry I. 1904 — (1) J. G. Robbins it Sons. IIorac(>. Ind 40 00 (2) J. D. Douglass & Sons, Hope. Ind 30 00 (3) John G. Gartin & Sons, Buincy. 1 nd 20 00 (4) E. E. Souers, Warren, Ind 10 00 Heifer dro])pod between January 1. 1904. .md Sciitomlicr 1. 1904 — (1) E. E. Souers, Warren, Ind 40 00 (2) W. V. Christian & Son, Indianapolis, Ind 30 00 (3) J. G. Robbins & Sons. Horace. Ind 20 00 (4) Hill & Anderson. Carthage, Ind 10 00, ANNUAL MEETING. 85 Steer dropped between September 1, 1002, and September 1, 1903 — (1) J. G. Robbing & Sons, Horace, Ind 50 GO (2) W. F. Christian & Son, Indianapolis, Ind 30 00 (3) Hill & Anderson. Carthage, Ind 20 00 Steer dropped since September 1, 1903 — (1) J. W. Williams & Sons, Briant, Ind 50 00 (2) J. W. Williams & Sons, Briant, Ind 30 00 (3) No award. CLASS XXI— IIEUEFORDS. (John Hooker, New London, Ohio, Judge.) Bull 3 years old and over — (1) S. J. Peabody. Columbia City, Ind $ 25 00 (2) Walter G. Iladley, Danville, Ind 15 00 (3) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind 5 00 Bull 2 years old and under 3 — (1) David E. Studabaker, Bluffton, Ind 20 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Bull 1 year old and under 2 — (1) S. J. Peabody, Columbia City, Ind 15 00 (2) Brown & Fletcher, Cloverdale, Ind G 00 (3) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind 3 00 Bull calf under 1 year — (1) S. J. Peabody, Columbia City, Ind 8 00 (2) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind " 3 00 (3) David E. Studabaker, Bluffton, Ind , .... 2 00 Cow 3 years old and over — (1) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill. Ind 25 00 (2) William Kerby, Kokomo, Ind 15 00 (3) Walter G. Hadley, Danville, Ind 5 00 Cow 2 years old and under 3 — (1) Brown & Fletcher, Cloverdale, Ind 20 oj (2) William Kerby, Kokomo, Ind 10 00 (3) David E. Studabaker, Bluffton, Ind 4 00 Heifer 1 year old and under 2 — (1) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind 15 00 (2) David E. Studabaker, Bluffton, Ind 6 00 (3) Brown & Fletcher, Cloverdale, Ind 3 00 Heifer calf under 1 year — - (1) David E. Studabaker, Bluft"ton, Ind 8 00 (2) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind 3 00 (3) William Kerby, Kokomo, Ind 2 00 86 EOAED OF AGRICULTURE. Four animals, either sex, the get of one sire — (1) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind 20 00 (2) Brown & Fletcher, Cloverdale, Ind 10 Ou (3) William Kerby, Kokomo, Ind 4 00 Two animals, either sex, the produce of one coav — (1) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill. Ind 20 00 (2) David E. Studabaker, Blutf ton, Ind 10 00 (3) William Kerby, Kokomo, Ind 4 00 Exhibitor's herd — (1) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind 50 00 (2) William Kerby, Kokomo, Ind 25 00 Breeders' herd — (1) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind 50 00 (2) David E. Studabaker, Bluff ton, Ind 20 00 Best fat steer 2 years old and under 3 — (1) Clem (Jraves. Bunker Hill, Ind 20 00 (2) S. J. Peabody, Columbia City, Ind 15 00 Best fat steer 1 year old and under 2 — (1) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind 20 00 (2) C. E. Amsden & Sons, Waldron, Ind 15 00 (3) No award. (4) No awardj Best fat steer calf under 1 year — (1) Brown & Fletcher, Cloverdale, Ind 15 00 (2) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind 10 uO (3) Brown & Fletcher, Cloverdale, Ind 5 00 Champion, best bull, any age — (1) S. J. Peabody, Columbia City, Ind 25 00 Champion, best cow or heifer, any age — (1) Brown & Fletcher, Cloverdale, Ind 25 00 CLASS XXII— SPECIALS BY INDIANA STATE HEREFORD BREED- ERS' ASSOCIATION. Best senior yearling bull — (1) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind $ 12 00 (2) William Kerby, Kokomo. Ind 10 00 (3) No award. (4) No award. (5) No award. Best junior yearling bull — (1) S. .1. Peabody. Columbia City. Ind 12 oO (2) Brown & Fletcher, Cloverdale. lud 10 00 (3) S. J. Peabody, Columbia City. Ind 8 00 (4) Brown & Fletcher, Cloverdale. Ind 00 (5) Clem Graves. Bunker Hill. Ind 5 00 ANNUAL MEETING. 87 Best senior bull calf — (1) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind 12 00 (2) C. E. Amsden & Sons, Waldron, Ind 10 00 (3) No award. (4) No award. (5) No award. Best junior bull calf — (1) S. J. Peabody, Columbia City, Ind 12 00 (2) Brown & Fletcher, Cloverdale, Ind 10 09 (3) C. E. Amsden, Waldron, Ind 8 00 (4) C. E. Amsden, Waldron, Ind 6 00 (5) No award. Best senior yearling heifer — (1) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind 12 00 (2) Brown & Fletcher, Cloverdale, Ind 10 00 (3) No award. (4) No award. (5) No award. Best junior yearling heifer — (1) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind - 12 M (2) William Kerby, Kokomo, Ind 10 GO (3) Walter G. Hadley, Danville, Ind 8 00 (4) C. E. Amsden & Sons, Waldron, Ind G 00 (5) No award. Best senior heifer calf — (1) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind 12 00 (2) Walter G. Hadley, Danville, Ind 10 00 (3) C. E. Amsden & Sons, Waldron, Ind 8 00 (4) No award. (5) No award. Best junior heifer calf — (1) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind 12 UO (2) William Kerby, Kokomo, Ind 10 00 (3) Walter G. Hadley. Danville, Ind • S 00 (4) No award. (5) No award. Best herd — ' (1) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind 15 J J (2) C. E. Amsden & Sons, Waldron, Ind 10 00 Best steer 2 years old and under 3 — (1) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind. . .' 12 dO (2) S. J. Peabody. Columbia City. Ind 10 00 (3) No award. (4) No award. (5) No award. 88 BOAED OF AGRICULTURE. Best Steer 1 year old and under 2 — (1) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind 12 00 (2) C. E. Amsden & Sons, Waldron, lud 10 00 (3) No award. (4) No award. (5) No award. Best steer calf — (1) Brown & Fletcher, Cloverdale, Ind 12 00 (2) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind 10 00 (3) Brown & Fletcher, Cloverdale, Ind 8 00 (4) C. E. Amsden & Sons, Waldron, Ind 6 00 (5) No award. Champion steer — (1) Clem Graves, Bunker Hill, Ind 15 00 (2) No award. CLASS XXIII— POLLED DURHAMS. (C. E. McLane. Danville, Ind.. .Tudge.) Bull 3 years old and over — (1) William Tossey & Son, Marysville, Ohio $ 15 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Bull 2 years old and under 3 — (1) J. H. Martz, Greenville. Ohio 10 00 (2) William Tossey & Son, Mary.svillc. Ohio 7 00 (3) No award. Bull 1 year old and under 2— (1) William Tossey & Son, Marysville, Ohio 8 00 (2) No award. ' (3) No award. Bull calf under 1 yeai" — (1) J. H. Martz, Greenville, Ohio 5 00 (2) J. H. Martz, (Jreenville. Ohio 3 00 (3) William Tossey i^c Son, Marysville, Ohio 2 00 Cow 3 years old and over — (1) J. H. Martz, Greenville. Ohio 15 00 (2) William Tossey i^' Son. Marysville. Ohio 10 (X» (3) William Tossey & Son, Miirysvilh', Ohio 5 Oa Cow 2 years old and under 3 — (1) .7. H. Martz, Greenville. Ohio 10 00 (2) William Tossey & Son, Miirysvillc. Ohio 7 00 (3) William Tossey & Son, Marysville, Ohio 4 00 ANNUAL MEETING. 89 Heifer 1 year old and under 2 — (1) J. H. Martz, Greenville, Ohio 8 00 (2) William Tossey & Son, Marysville, Ohio 6 00 (3) S. R. Quick & Sons, Indianapolis, Ind 3 00 Heifer calf under 1 year — (1) J. H. Martz, Greenville, Ohio 5 00 (2) J. H. Martz, Greenville, Ohio 3 00 (3) William Tossey & Son, Marysville, Ohio 2 00 Four animals, either sex, the get of one sire — (1) J. H. Martz, Greenville, Ohio 10 00 (2) William Tossey & Son, Marysville, Ohio 7 00 (3) William Tossey & Son, Marysville, Ohio 5 00 Two animals, either sex, the produce of one cow — (1) William Tossey & Son, Marysville, Ohio 10 00 (2) William Tossey & Son, Marysville, Ohio 7 00 (3) William Tossey & Son, Marysville, Ohio 5 00 Exhibitor's herd — (1) J. H. Martz, Greenville, Ohio 20 00 (2) William Tossey & Son, Marysville, Ohio 10 00 Breeder's herd — (1) J. H. Martz, Greenville, Ohio 20 00 (2) William Tossey & Son, Marysville, Ohio 10 00 Best fat steer 2 years old and under 3 — (1) William Tossey & Son, Marysville, Ohio 20 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. (4) No award. Best fat steer 1 year old and under 2 — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. (4) No award. Best fat steer calf under 1 year — (1) William Tossey & Son, Marysville, Ohio 15 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Champion, best bull, any age — (1) William Tossey & Son, Marysville, Ohio 20 00 Champion, best cow or heifer, any age — (1) J. H. Martz, Greenville, Ohio .,.,...., 20 OQ 90 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. CLASS XXIV— ABERDEEN-ANGUS. (J. H. Skinner, Lafayette, Ind., Judge.) Bull 3 years old and over — (1) Wllmer N. Foster, Attica, Ind ? 15 00 (2) B. B. Johnson ^TAL MEETING, 97 CLASS XXX— HOLSTEIN-FKIESIAX. (David D. Mills, Danville, Ind., Judge.) Bull 3 years old and over — (1) Wesley Purdum, Chillicothe, Ohio $ 12 00 (2) Wesley Purdum, Chillicothe, Ohio 8 00 (3) Xo award. Bull 2 years old and under 3 — (1) Xo award. (2) Xo award. (3) Xo award. Bull 1 year old and under 2 — - (1) Wesley Purdum, Chillicothe, Ohio 6 00 (2) Xo award. (3) Xo award. Bull calf under 1 year — (1) Wesley Purdum, Chillicothe. Ohio 5 00 (2) Xo award. (3) Xo award. Cow 3 years old and over — (1) Wesley Purdum, Chillicothe, Ohio 12 00 (2) Wesley Purdum, Chillicothe. Ohio 8 CO (3) Wesley Purdum, Chillicothe. Ohio 4 00 Cow 2 years old and under 3 — (1) Wesley Purdum, Chillicothe. Ohio S 00 (2) Wesley Purdum, Chillicothe, Ohio G 00 (3) Xo award. Heifer 1 year old and under 2 — (1) Wesley Purdum, Chillicothe. Ohio G 00 (2) Wesley I'urdum, Chillicothe, Ohio 3 00 (3) Xo award. Heifer calf under 1 year — (1) Wesley Purdum, Chillicothe. Ohio 5 00 (2) Wesley Purdum, Chillicothe, Ohio 3 00 (3) Wesley Purdum, Chillicothe, Ohio 2 00 Four animals, either sex, the get of one sire — (1) Wesley Purdum. Chillicothe, Ohio 8 00 (2) Wesley Purdum. Chillicothe, Ohio 6 00 ^3) No award. Two animals, either sex. the produce of one cow — (Ij Wesley Purdum. Chillicothe, Ohio S 00 (2) Wesley Purdum, Chillicothe. Ohio 6 00 (3) Wesley Purdum, Chillicothe, Ohio 3 00 7-Agri. 98 BOAED OF AGRICULTURE. Exhibitor's hei'd — (1) Wesley Purdum, Chillicothe, Ohio 15 00 (2) Wesley Purdum, Chillicothe, Ohio. ; 10 UO Breeder's herd — - (1) Wesley Purdum, Chillicothe, Ohio 15 00 (2) No award. Champion, best bull, any age — (1) Wesley Purdum, Chillicothe, Ohio 20 OU Champion, best cow or heifer, any age — (1) Wesley Purdum, Chillicothe, Ohio 20 00 CLASS XXXI— AYRSHIRES. No awards made in this class. CLASS XXXII— GUERNSEYS. (David D. Mills, DanAdlle, Ind., .ludge.) Bull 3 years old and over — • (1) R. C. and W. D. Phelps, Westerville. Ohio ? 12 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Bull 2 years old and under 3 — (1) John Morgan, ■ Plainfiold, Ind 8 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Bull 1 year old and under 2 — (1) R. C. and W. D. Phelps, Westerville, Ohio 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Bull calf under 1 year — (1) R. C. and W. D. Phelps, Westerville, Ohio 5 00 (2) John Morgan. IMainfield, Ind 3 09 (3) No award. Cow 3 years old and over — (1) R. C. and W. D. Phelps. Westerville, Ohio 12 00 (2) R. C. and W. D. Plu^lps. Wostorville, Ohio S 00 (3) John Morgan, Plainlii-ki, Ind I 00 Cow 2 3'ears old and under 3 — (1) R. C. and W. D. Phelps, Westerville, Ohio 8 GO (2) R. C. and W. D. Phelps. Westervill(>. Ohio P. 00 (3) No award. Heifer 1 year old and under 2 — (1) R. C. and W. 1>. IMh'1i)s. Wcslcrvillo. Ohio 00 (2) No aAvard. (3) No award. ANNUAL MEETING. 99 Heifei" calf under 1 year — (1) R. C. and W. D. Phelps, Westerville, Ohio 5 00 (2) R. C. and W. D. Phelps, Westerville, Ohio 3 00 (1) John Morgan, Plainfield, Tnd 8 00 Four animals, either sex, the get of one sire — (1) R. C. and W. D. Phelps, Westerville, Ohio 8 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Two animals, either sex, the produce of one cow — (2) John Morgan. Plainfield, lud 8 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Exhibitor's herd — (1) No award. (2) No award. Breeder's herd — (1) No award. (2) No award. Champion, best bull, any age — (1) R. C. and W. D. Phelps, Westerville, Ohio 20 00 Champion, best cow or heifer, any age — • (1) R. C. and W. D. Phelps, Westerville, Ohio 20 00 CLASS XXXIII— DAIRY AND CREAMERY PRODUCTS. (H. N. Slater, Lafayette, Lid., Judge.) For 20-pound tub creamery butter — (1) E. L. Martin, New Carlisle, lud $ 20 00 (2) Schlosser Bros., Plymouth, Ind 15 00 (3) Herbert Newby, Spiceland, Ind 10 00 (4) Mrs. Jerome Dunlap, Lafayette, Ind 5 00 For 10-pound tub dairy butter — (1) Mrs. E. T. Drake, Edinburg, Ind 12 00 (2) Dan L. Sower, Rome City, Ind 8 00 (3) Mrs. Peter Raab, Lawrence, Ind 6 00 (4) No award. For 5 pounds dairy butter in 1-pound prints — (1) Mrs. E. T. Drake, Edinburg, Ind 8 00 (2) McCain & Moore, Hortonville, Ind '. 6 00 (3) Chas. Lamont, Mooresville, Ind 4 00 (4) Mrs. Peter Raab, Lawrence, Ind 2 00 100 BOAKD OF AGEICULTtJUte. P'or 5 pounds dairy butter in 1-pound prints, made by former stu- dent of dairy school of Indiana^ (1) Edith Parsons, Clayton, Ind , 8 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. (4) No award. For full cream cheese, not less than .30 pounds — (1) Boyd & Drischel, Cambridge City, Ind 15 00 (2) McCain & Moore, Hortonville, Ind 12 00 (3) No award. (4) No award. For cottage cheese, not less than 1 print— (1) Mrs. W. B. Flick, Lawrence, Ind 3 00 (2) Mrs. Peter Raab, Lawrence, Ind 2 00 (3) Mrs. Jennie Droke, Southport, Ind 1 00 For most fancy exliibit of print or ornamental butter work — (1) Schlosser Bros., Plymouth, Ind 10 00 For three young American cheese — (1) Boyd & Drischel, Cambridge City, Ind 15 00 (2> McCain & Moore, Hortonville, Ind 10 WJ (3) No award. (4) No award. SHEEP. CLASS XXXIV— SHROPSHIRE. (W. R. Weaver, Canton, 111.. .Judge.) Ram 2 years old or over — (1) Niagara Stock Farm, Lewiston, N. Y $ 12 00 (2) Niagara Stock Farm, Lewiston, N. Y 10 00 (3) Henry L. Wardwell, Springheld Centre, N. Y 6 00 (4) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis 4 00 (5) R. Cloyd, Stockwell, lud 3 00 Ram 1 year old and under 2 — (1) Henry L. Wardwoll, Springfield Centre. N. Y 12 00 (2) Henry L. Wardwell, Springlicld Centri", N. Y 10 00 (3) Niagara Stock Farm, Lewiston, N. Y 00 (4) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis 4 00 (5) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis 3 00 ANNtJAL MEETING. 101 Ram lamb — (1) Henry L. Wardwell, Springfield Centre, N. Y 12 00 (2) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis 10 00 (3) Niagara Steck Farm, Lewlston, N. Y. 6 00 (4) Niagara Stock Farm, Lewlston, N. Y 4 00 (5) Henry L. Wardwell, Springfield Centre, N. Y 4 00 Ewe 1 year old and under 2 — (1) Henry L. Wardwell, Springfield Centre, N. Y 12 00 (2) Henry L. Wardwell, Springfield Centre, N. Y 10 00 (3) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis 6 00 (4) Niagara Stock Farm, Lewiston, N. Y 4 00 (5) Niagara Stock Farm, Lewiston, N. Y 3 00 Ewe lamb — (1) Henry L. Wardwell, Springfield Centre, N. Y 12 00 (2) Henry L. Wardwell, Springfield Centre, N. Y 10 00 (3) Henry L. Wardwell, Springfield Centre, N. Y 6 00 (4) Niagara Stock Farm, Lewiston, N. Y 4 00 (5) Niagara Stock Farm, Lewiston, N. Y 3 00 Exhibitor's flock — (1) Henry L. Wardwell, Springfield Centre, N". Y 12 00 (2) Niagara Stock Farm, Lewiston, N. Y 10 00 (3) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis G 00 (4) Millett & Baltzell, Portland, Ind 4 00 (5) Claud D. Storm, Mooresville, Ind 3 00 Breeder's flock — (1) Henry L. Wardwell, Springfield Centre, N. Y 12 00 (2) Niagara Stock Farm, Lewiston, N. Y 10 00 (3) Millett & Baltzell, Portland, Ind 6 00 (4) Claud D. Storm, Mooresville, Ind 4 00 (5) No award. Best pen of five rams of any age, to be of same age and be bred and owned by the exhibitor — (1) R. Cloyd, Stockwell, Ind 12 00 (2) Millett & Baltzell, Portland, Ind 10 00 (3) Henry Klinger, Lebanon, Ind 6 00 (4) Claud D. Storm, Mooresville, Ind 4 00 (5) No award. Champion ram, any age — (1) Henry L. Wardwell, Springfield Centre, N. Y 20 Ou Champion ewe, any age — (1) Henry L. Wardwell, Springfield Centre, N. Y 20 00 102 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. CLASS XXXY— OXFORD DOWN. Ram 2 j^ears old or over — ■ (1) Wm. A. McKerrow. Pewaukee, Wis $ 12 00 (2) Geo. McKerrow »fc Son, Pewaukee, Wis 7 00 (3) Wilson Bros., Muucie, Ind 5 00 Ram 1 year old and under 2 — (1) Wm. A. McKerrow, Pewaukee, Wis 12 00 (2) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 7 00 (3) Wm. A. McKerrow, Pewaukee, Wis 5 00 Ram lamb — (1) Geo. McKerrow & Son, Pewaukee, Wis 12 00 (2) Geo. McKerrow & Son, Pewaukee, Wis 7 00 (3) Wm. A. McKerrow, Pewaukee, Wis 5 00 Ewe 1 year old and under 2 — (1) Wm. A. McKerrow, Pewaukee, Wis 12 00 (2) Wm. A. McKerrow, Pewaukee,' Wis 7 00 (3) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 5 00 Ewe lamb — (1) Wm. A. McKerrow, Pewaukee, Wis 12 00 (2) Wm. A. McKerrow, Pewaukee, Wis 7 00 (3) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 5 00 Exhibitor's flock — (1) Wm. A. McKerrow, Pewaukee, Wis 10 00 (2) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind G OU (3) No award. Breeder's flock — (1) Geo. McKerrow A: Son, Pewaukee, Wis 10 00 (2) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 6 00 (3) No award. Pen of Ave rams, any au*', all of s;une age and bred and owned by the exhibitor — (1) Geo. McKerrow iS: Son, Pewaukee, Wis 10 UO (2) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 5 00 Champion ram, any age — (1) Wm. A. McKerrow. Pewaukee, Wis 10 00 Champion ewe, any age — (1) Wm. A. McKerrow, Pewaukee, Wis 10 00 CLASS XXXVI— SOUTHDOWN. Ram 2 years old or over — (1) Wm. A. McKerrow, Pewaukee, Wis $ 12 00 (2) Geo. McKerrow iV: Son, Pewaukee. Wis 7 00 (3. Wilson Bros., Muncie. Ind 5 00 ANNTJAL MEETING. lOo linm 1 year old and under 2 — (1) Wm. A. McKerrow, Pewaukee, Wis 12 00 (2) Geo. McKerrow & Son, Pewaukee, Wis 7 00 (3) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind * 5 00 Ram Lamb — ■ (1) Wm. A. McKerrow, Pewaukee, Wis 12 00 (2) Geo. McKerrow & Son, Pewaukee, Wis 7 00 (3) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 5 00 Ewe 1 year old and under 2 — (1) Wm. A. McKerrow, Pewaukee, Wis 12 00 (2) Wm. A. McKerrow, Pewaukee, Wis 7 00 (3) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 5 00 Ew.e lamb — (1) Wm. A. McKerrow, Pewaukee, Wis 12 00 (2) Wm. A. McKerrow, Pewaukee, Wis 7 00 (3) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 5 00 Exhibitor's flock^ (1) Wm. A. McKerrow, Pewaukee, Wis 10 00 (2) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 6 00 (3) No award. Breeder's flock — (1) Wm. A. McKerrow, Pewaukee, Wis 10 (JO (2) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 6 00 (3) No award. Pen of five rams, any age, to be of same age and bred and owned by the exhibitor — (1) Geo. McKerrow & Son, Pewaukee, Wis -. . . . 10 00 (2) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 5 00 Champion ram, any age — (1) Wm. A. McKerrow, Pewaukee, Wis 10 00 Cliampion ewe, any age — (1) Wm. A. McKerrow, Pewaukee, Wis 10 00 CLASS XXXVII— HAMPSHIRE DOWN. (W. R. Weaver, Canton, III., and Uriah Privett, Greensburg, Ind.. Judges.) Ram 2 years old or over — (1) Chilmark Farm, Ossining, N. Y $ 8 00 (2) James West, Montpelier, Ind 4 00 (3) Chilmark Farm, Ossining, N. Y 2 00 Ram 1 year old and under 2— (1) Chilmark Farm, Ossining, N. Y 8 00 (2) James West, Montpelier. Ind 3 00 (3) Chilmark Farm, Ossining, N. Y 2 00 104 BOAED OF AGEICULTUKE. Ram lamb — (1) James West, Montpelier, Ind 8 00 (3) Chilmark Farm, Ossininj?, N. Y 3 00 (3) James West, Montpelier, Ind. . .• 2 00 Ewe 1 year old and under 2 — (1) Chilmark Farm, Ossiuiuff, N. Y 8 00 (2) Chilmark Farm, Ossining, N. Y 3 00 (3) Chilmark Farm, Ossining, N. Y 2 00 Ewe lamb — ■ (1) Chilmark Farm, Ossining, N. Y 8 00 (2) James West, Montpelier, Ind 3 00 (3) Chilmark Farm, Ossining, N. Y 2 00 Exhibitor's flock— (1) Chilmark Farm, Ossining, N. Y 6 00 (2) Chilmark Farm, Ossining, N. Y 3 00 Breeder's flock — (1) James West, Montpelier, Ind 6 00 (2) James West, Montpelier, Ind 3 00 Pen of Ave I'ams, any age, all to be of same age and bred and owned by the exhibitor — (1) No award. (2) No award. Champion ram, any age — (1) Chilmark Farm, Ossining, N. Y G 00 Champion ewe, any age — (1) Chilmark Farm, Ossining, N. Y G 00 CLASS XXXYIII— COTSWOLD. (F. C. rhelps, New Castle, Ind., and W. It. Weaver, CanTuii. 111.. Judges.) Ram 2 years old or over — (1) Wilson Bros.. Muncie, Ind ? 12 00 (2) F. W. Harding, Waukesha. Wis 7 00 (3) Wilson Bros., INIuncie, Ind 5 00 Ram 1 year old and under 2 — (1) F. W. Harding. Waukesha, ^\■is 12 00 (2) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 7 00 (3) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 5 00 Ram lamb — (1) F. W. Harding. Waukesha. Wis 12 00 (2) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 7 00 (3) F, W. Harding, Waukesha. Wis 5 00 Ewe 1 year old and under 2 — (1) F. W. Harding, Waukesha. Wis 12 00 (2) F. W. Harding, Waukesha. Wis 7 00 (3) F. W. Harding. Waukesha, Wis 5 00 ANNtJAL MEETING. - 105 Ewe lamb — (1) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis 12 00 (2) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 7 00 (3) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis 5 00 Exhibitor's flock — (1) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis 10 00 (2) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis 6 00 (3) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 4 00 Breeder's flock — (1) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 10 00 (2) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind ^. 6 00 (3) No award. Pen of five rams, any age, all to be of same age and bi'ed and owned by the exhibitor — (1) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 10 GO (2) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 5 00 Champion ram, any age — (1) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 10 00 Champion ewe, any age— (1) Wilson Bros., Muncie, Ind 10 00 CLASS XXXIX— DORSETS. Ram 2 years old or over — (1) J. A. Wing, Mechanicsburg, Ohm $ 8 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Ram 1 year old and under 2 — (1) J. A. Wing, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 8 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Ram lamb — (1) J. A. Wing, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 8 00 (2) J. A. Wing, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 3 00 (3) No award. Ewe 1 year old and under 2 — (1) J. A. Wing, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 8 00 (2) J. A. Wing, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 3 00 (3) J. A. Wing, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 2 00 Ewe lamb — (1) J. A. Wing, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 8 00 (2) J. A. Wing, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 3 00 (3) J. A. Wing, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 2 00 106 BOARD OF AGEICULTUKE. Exhibitor's flock— (1) J. A. Wing, Mecbanicsburg, Ohio G 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Breeder's flock — (1) J. A. Wing, Mechanicsburg, Ohio G 00 (2) J. A. Wing, IMecbanicsburg, Ohio o 00 (3) No award. Champion ram, any age — (1) J. A. Wing. Mechanicsburg, Ohio G 00 Champion ewe, any age— (1) J. A. Wing, Mechanicsburg, Ohio G 00 CLASS XL— RAMBOUILLET. (U. C. Brouse, Keudallville, Ind., Judge.) Ram 2 years old or over — (1) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis * . $ 10 UO (2) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis G 00 (3) John E. Webb. Sputhport, Ind 4 00 Ram 1 year old and under 2 — (1) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis 10 00 (2) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis G 00 (3) John E. Webb, Southport, Ind 4 00 Ram lamb — (1) F. W. Harding. Waukesha. Wis 10 00 (2) John E. Webb, Southport, Ind G 00 (3) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis 4 00 Ewe 2 years old or over — (1) John E. Webb, Southport. Ind 10 00 (2) John E. Webb, Southport. Ind G 00 (3) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis 4 00 Ewe 1 j'ear old and under 2 — (1) John E. Webb, Southport, Inil 10 00 (2) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis 6 00 (3) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis 4 00 Ewe lamb — (1) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis 10 00 (2) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis 00 (3) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis 4 tX) Exhibitor's flock — (1) F. W. Harding, Waukesha. Wis 10 00 (2) John E. Webb. Southport, Ind G 00 (3) F. W. Harding. Waukesha. Wis 4 '1(1 ANNUAL MEETING. 107 Breeder's flock — (1) F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis 10 00 (2) John E. Webb, Soutliport, Ind 6 00 (3) No award. Champion ram, any age — (1) P. W. Harding, Waulvesha, Wis 10 00 Champion ewe, any age- ID John E. Webb, Southport, Ind 10 00 , CLASS XLI— AMERICAN MERINOS (DELAINE TYPE). (U. C. Brouse, Kendallville, Ind., Judge.) Ram 2 years old or over — (1) R. D. Williamson, Xenia, Ohio $ 8 00 (2) G. E. Helser, Herring, Ohio 5 00 {H) R. D. Williamson. Xenia, Ohio 3 00 Ram 1 year old and under 2— (1) G. E. Helser, Herring, Ohio 8 00 (2) R. D. Williamson, Xenia, Ohio 5 00 (3) G. E. Helser, Herring, Ohio 3 00 Ram lamb — • (1) G. E. Helser, Herring, Ohio 8 00 (2) R. D. Williamson, Xenia, Ohio . 5 00 (3) G. E. Helser, Herring, Ohio 3 00 Ewe 2 years old and over — ■ (1) R. D. Williamson, Xenia, Ohio 8 00 (2) G. B. Helser, Herring, Ohio 5 00 (3) R. D. Williamson, Xenia, Ohio 8 00 Ewe 1 year old and under 2 — (1) G. E. Helser, Herring, Ohio 8 00 (2) R. D. Williamson, Xenia, Ohio 5 00 (3) G. E. Helser, Herring, Ohio 3 00 Ewe lamb — (1) G. E. Helser, Herring, Ohio 8 00 (2) G. E. Helser, Herring, Ohio 5 00 (3) G. E. Helser, Herring, Ohio 3 00 Exhibitor's flock — (1) G. B. Helser, Herring, Ohio 5 00 C_') R. D. Williamson, Xenia, Ohio 3 00 (3) R." D. Williamson, Xenia, Ohio 2 00 Breeder's flock — (1) G. E. Helser, Herring, Ohio 5 00 (2) R. D. Williamson, Xenia, Oliio 3 00 (3) No award. 108 BOAED OF AGRICULTURE, Champiou ram, any age — (1) R. D. Williamson, Xenia, Ohio 8 00 Champiou ewe, any age — (1) K. D. Williamson, Xenia, Ohio 8 00 CLASS XLII— MERINOS. (U. C. Brouse, Kendallville, lud.. Judge.) Ram 2 years old or over — (1) R. D. Williamson, Xenia, Ohio $ 8 00 (2) G. E. Helser, Herring, Ohio 5 00 (3) R. D. Williamson, Xeuia, Ohio 3 (JO Ram 1 j'ear old and under 2 — (1) R. D. Williamson, Xenia, Ohio 8 00 (2) R. D. Williamson, Xenia. Ohio 5 00 (3) G. E. Helser, Herring, Ohio 3 00 Ram Iamb — (1) R. D. Williamson, Xenia, Ohio 8 00 (2) R. D. Williamson, Xenia, Ohio 5 00 (3) R. D. Williamson, Xeuia, Ohio 3 00 Ewe 2 years old or over — (1) R. D. Williamson, Xenia, Ohio 8 00 (2) G. E. Helser, Herring, Ohio 5 00 ' (3) R. D. Williamson, Xenia, Ohio 3 00 Ewe 1 year old and under 2 — (1) R. D. Williamson, Xeuia, Ohio 8 00 (2) G. E. Helser, Herring, Ohio 5 00 (3) G. E. Helser, Herring, Ohio 3 00 Ewe lamb — (1) R. D. Williamson, Xenia, Ohio 8 00 (2) R. D. Williamson. Xenia. Ohio 5 00 ■ (3) G. E. Helser, Herring, Ohio 3 00 Exhibitor's flock— (1) R. D. Williamson, Xeuia, Ohio 5 OO (2) G. E. Helser, Herring. Ohio 3 OO (3) R. D. W^illiamson, Xeuia, Ohio 2 00 Breeder's flock — (1) R. D. Williamson, Xeuia, Ohio 5 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Champion ram, anj' age — (1) R. I). Williamson, Xeuia, Ohio 8 00 Champion ewe. any age — (1) R. D. Williamson, Xeuia, Ohio 8 00 ANNUAL MEETING. 109 CLASS XLIII— CHEVIOTS. Ram 2 years old or over — (1) G. W. Parnell, Wingate, Ind $ 8 00 (2) G. W. Parnell, Wingate, Ind 4 00 (3) No award. Kam 1 year old and under 2— (1) G. W. Parnell, Wingate, Ind 5 00 (2) G. W. Parnell, Wingate, Ind 3 00 (3) G. W. Parnell, Wingate, Ind 2 00 Ram lamb— (1) G. W. Parnell, Wingate, Ind 5 00 (2) G. W. Parnell, Wingate, Ind 3 00 (3) G. W. Parnell, Wingate, Ind 2 00 Ewe 2 years old or over — (1) G. W. Parnell, Wingate, Ind 8 00 (2) G. W. Parnell, Wingate, Ind 4 00 (3) G. W. Parnell, Wingate, Ind 2 00 Ewe 1 year old and under 2 — (1) G. W. Parnell, Wingate, Ind 5' 00 (2) G. W. Parnell, Wingate, Ind 3 00 (3) No award. Ewe lamb — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Exhibitor's flock — (1) G. W. Parnell, Wingate, Ind 5 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Breeder's flock — (1) G. W. Parnell, Wingate, Ind , 5 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Champion ram, any age — (1) G. W. Parnell, Wingate, Ind 5 00 Champion ewe, any age — •(1) G. W. Parnell, Wingate, Ind 5 00 lie BOARD OF AGEICULTURE. CLASS XLIY— BERKSHIRE. (Lloyd Mugg, Kokomo, lud., Judge.) Boar 2 years old or over — (1) Etzler & Moses, Decatur, Ind $ 12 00 (2) I. N. Barker & Sou, Thorntowu, lud 8 00 (3) Hood Farm, Lowell, Mass 4 00 Boar 1 year old and under 2 — (1) Hood Farm, Lowell, Mass •. 10 (A) (2) Hood Farm, Lowell, Mass 7 00 (3) I. N. Barker & Son, Thorntowu, lud 3 00 Boar G months old and under 12 — (1) Etzler & Moses, Decatur, lud 8 00 (2) I. N. Barker & Sou, Thorntowu, Ind -. 5 00 (3) J. G. Yeager, Shelbyville, Ky 3 00 (4) Etzler & Moses, Decatur, Ind 2 00 Boar under 6 months — (1) I]tzler & Moses, Decatur, Ind 8 00 (2) I. N. Barker & Son, Thorntowu, Ind 5 00 (3) I. N. Barker & Son, Thorntowu, Ind 3 tX) (4) I. N. Barker & Son, Thorntowu, Ind 2 00 Sow 2 years old or over — (1) J. G. Yeager, Shelbyville, Ky 12 00 (2) J. G. Yeager, Shelbyville, Ky ♦ s OO (3) I. N. Barker & Son, Thorntowu, Ind 4 00 Sow 1 year old and under 2 — (1) Hood Farm, Lowell, Mass 10 00 (2) Hood Farm, Lowell, Mass 7 00 (3) Hood Farm, Lowell, Mass 3 00 Sow- 6 months old and under 12 — (1) Hood Farm, Lowell, Mass 8 00 (2) I. N. Barker & Sou, Thorntowu. Ind 5 00 (3) I. N. Barker & Sou, Thorntowu. Ind 3 00 (4) Hood Farm, Lowell, Mass 2 00 Sow under months — (1) Etzler & Moses, Decatur, Ind 8 00 (2) Etzler & JMoses, Decatur, Ind 5 00 (3) I. N. Barker & Sou, Thorntowu. Ind 3 00 (4) Etzler & Moses, Decatur, lud 2 00 ANmJAL MEETING. Ill Boar and tliree sows, any age — (1) Hood Farm, Lowell, Mass 20 00 (2) Etzler & Moses, Decatur, Ind 12 00 (3) Hood Farm, Lowell, Mass . . . ; 9 00 (4) I. N. Barker & Son, Thorntown, Ind 6 00 Five pigs under 6 months — (1) Etzler &. Moses, Decatur, Ind 12 00 (2) I. N. Barker & Son, Thorntown, Ind 8 00 (3) J. G. Yeager, Shelbyville, Ky 5 00 (4) I. N. Barker & Son, Thowntown, Ind 3 00 Pair pigs under 6 months — (1) Etzler & Moses, Decatur, Ind 12 00 (2) I. N. Barker & Son, Thorntown, Ind . . . 8 00 (3) I. N. Barker & Son, Thorntown, Ind 5 00 (4) Etzler & Moses, Decatur, Ind 3 00 Champion boar, any age — ■ (1) Etzler & Moses, Decatur, Ind 20 00 Champion sow, any age — (1) Hood Farm, Lowell, Mass 20 00 CLASS XLV— POLAND CHINA. (I E. Hendricks, Wilmington, Ohio, Judge.j ^oar 2 years old or over — (1) Locke & Wellington, Ptcmington, Ind $ 12 00 (2) Wm. C. Hartman. Southport, Ind 8 00 (3) Lindley & Butler, Russiaville, Ind 4 00 Boar 1 year old and under 2 — (1) Smith, Ben F. Harmon & Co., Rensselaer. Ind 10 00 (2) Hunter & Co. and Brown, Morrow, Ohio 7 00 (3) A. S. Gilmour & Son, Greensburg, Ind 3 00 Boar 6 montlis old and under 12— (1) J. W. Gartin & Sons. Burney, Ind 8 00 (2) H. M. Shuster, Remington, Ind 5 00 (3) Pumphrey Bros., Burney, Ind 3 00 (4) Arbuckle & Sidener, Hope, Ind 2 00 Boar under 6 months — - (1) Locke & Wellington, Remington. Ind 8 00 (2) Reveal & Duncan, Indianapolis, Ind 5 00 (3) Geo. Griffin, Remington, Ind 3 00 (4) Ben F. Smith, Harmon & Co., Rensselaer, Ind 2 00 Sow 2 years old or over — (1) Locke & Wellington, Remington, Ind 12 00 (2) M. B. Graham, Remington, Ind 8 00 (3) Pumphrey Bros., Burney, Ind 4 00 112 BOAED OF AGEICtJLTTJRE. Sow 1 year old and under 2 — (1) J. R. Harrod, Hope, Ind 10 00 (2) K. E. MidkifiE & Son, Shelby ville, Ind 7 00 (3) Harcourt & Johnson, New Augusta, Ind 3 00 Sow 6 months old and under 12 — • (1) Locke & Wellington, Remington, Ind 8 00 (2) Pumphrey Bros., Burnej', Ind 5 00 (3) Arbuckle & Sidener, Hope, Ind 3 00 (4) Ben F. Smith, Harmon & Co., Rensselaer, Ind 2 00 Sow under 6 months — ■ (1) Locke & Wellington, Remington, Ind 8 00 (2) Reveal & Duncan, Indianapolis, Ind 5 00 (3) Ben F. Smith, Harmon & Co., Rensselaer. Iiul 3 00 (4) Dickerson & Dickerson, Spencer, Ind 2 00 Boar and three sows, any age — (1) Locke & Wellington, Remington, Ind 20 OU (2) Ben F. Smith, Harmon & Co., Rensselaer, Ind 12 00 (3) Locke & Wellington, Remington, Ind 9 00 (4) Arbuckle »& Sidener, Hope, Ind G 00 Five pigs under G mouths — (1) Locke & Wellington, Remington, Ind 12 00 (2) Reveal & Duncan, Indianapolis, Ind 8 00 (3) Ben F. Smith, Harmon & Co., Rensselaer, liul 5 00 (4) W. O. Canaday & Son, Anderson, Ind 3 00 Pair pigs under 6 months — (1) Locke & Wellington, Remington, Ind 12 00 (2) Reveal &. Duncan, Indianapolis, Ind 8 00 (3) Ben F. Smith, Harmon & Co., Rensselaer, Ind 5 00 (4) W. O. Canaday & Son, Anderson, Ind 3 00 Champion boar, any age — (1) Locke & Wellington, Remington, Ind 20 00 Champion sow, any age — (1) J. R. Harrod, Hope, Ind 20 00 CLASS XLVI— CHESTER WHITE AND CHESIRE. (Frank F. Moore, Judge.) Boar 2 years old or over — (1) Gibson & Son, Muncie, Ind $ 12 00 (2) Gibson & Son, Muncie, Ind 8 00 (3) H. M. Smith, Mooresville, Ind 4 00 Boar 1 year old and under 2^ (1) Hinshaw Bros., Zionsville, Ind 10 00 (2) J. W. Taylor, Crawfordsville, Ind 7 00 (3) Wood Bros., Franklin, Ind 3 00 ANKtJAL MEETING. 113 lioar G months old and under 12 — (1) Gibson & Son, Muncie, Ind 8 00 (2) J. W. Taylor, Crawfordsville, Ind 5 00 (3) Wood Bros., Franklin, Ind 3 00 (4) No award. Boar under G months — (1) Hinshaw Bros., Zionsville, Ind 8 00 (2) H. M. Smith, Mooresville, Ind : 5 00 (3) H. M. Smith, Mooresville, Ind 3 00 (4) W. W. Milner & Son, Thorntown, Ind 2 00 Sow 2 years old or over — (1) Gibson & Son, Muncie, Ind 12 00 (2) J. W. Taylor, Crawfordsville, Ind 8 00 (3) Wood Bros., Franklin, Ind 4 00 Sow 1 year old and under 2 — (1) Gibson & Son, Muncie, Ind 10 00 (2) Wood Bros., Franklin, Ind 7 00 (3) J. W. Taylor, Crawfordsville, Ind 3 00 Sow 6 months old and under 12 — (Ij Hinshaw Bros., Zionsville, Ind 8 00 (2) Gibson & Son, Muncie, Ind 5 00 (3) J. W. Taylor, Crawfordsville, Ind 3 00 (4) Wood Bros., Franklin, Ind 2 UO Sow under G months — (1) Hinshaw Bros., Zionsville, Ind 8 00 . (2) W. W. Milner & Son, Thorntown, Ind 5 00 (3) H. M. Smith, Mooresville, Ind 3 00 (4) Ted Russell, Nora, Ind 2 00 Boar and three sows, any age — (1) Gibson & Son, Muncie, Ind 20 00 (2) Hinshaw Bros., Zionsville, Ind 12 00 (3) J. W. Taylor, Crawfordsville, Ind 9 00 (4) Ted Russell, Nora, Ind 6 00 Five pigs under G months — (1) Hinshaw Bros., Zionsville, Ind 12 00 (2) H. M. Smith, Mooresville, Ind 8 00 (3) J. W. Taylor, Crawfordsville, Ind 5 00 (4) Ted Russell, Nora, Ind 3 00 Pair pigs under 1 year — (1) Hinshaw Bros., Zionsville, Ind 12 00 (2) Gibson & Son, Muncie, Ind 8 00 (3) No award. (4) Ted Russell, Nora, Ind 3 00 8-Agri, 114 IJOAlfD OK AOinCULTUKP:. Champion ))oar, any age — (1) (Jihson & Son, Muncio, Ind 20 00 Clianipion sow, any ago — (1) Gibson & Son, Muncie, Ind 20 00 CLASS XLVII— DTJIIOC-.TERSEY, TAMWOllTII AND THIN RIND. (I). W. Brown, Union VAiy, Ind., .Indge.) Boar 2 years old or over — (1) J. A. Tetor, lloniinglon, Ind ^ 12 00 (2) Carl SfoU:, Mnncie, Ind S 00 (3) J. D. Nidlinger, Decalnr, Ind 4 00 Boar 1 year old and nnder 2 - (!) .7. D. Nidlinger, Decalnr, Ind 10 uO (2) Fred Krasclicl iV Son, Macon, 111 7 00 (3) Carl Scott, Miincic, Ind 3 00 Boar () months old and under 12 - (1) C. W. May, Remington, Ind S 00 (2) J. 1). Nidlinger, Decatur, Ind 5 00 (.'{) ,1. D. Nidlinger, Decalnr, Ind 3 00 (A) Malian Bros., Osboiii, oliio 2 00 Boar under (! months - (1) .1. 1). Nidlinger, Decalnr, Ind 8 00 (2) Mahan Bros., Oshorii, Ohio 5 00 (3) Fred ICraschal & Son, Macon, III 3 00 (4) C. J. N(!wl)y iK: (\)., (^arnu'l, Ind 2 00 Sow 2 years old or over - (1) .1. 1>. Nidlinger, Decatur, hid 12 00 (2) Mahan ISros, Osborn, Ohio S 00 (3) M. r, Decalnr, Ind 10 0(i (2) MaliMii Bi-os., Osborn, Ohio 7 00 (3) J. D. Nidlinger, Decatur, Ind..- 3 00 Sow (! months old .ind under 12 - (1) .1. 1). Nidlinger, Dcciilnr. Ind S 00 (2) J. D. Nidlinger, Decalnr. Ind f) 00 (3) Mahan Bros., Osborn. Ohio 3 00 (,4) C. J. Newby tV: Co.. Carnn'l, Ind 2 00 Sow under nionllis - (1) Mahiin Bros., Osborn, Ohio ,S (10 (2) Mahan Bro.s, Osborn, Ohio r> 00 (3) C. W. May, Reminglon, Ind 3 00 (4) (^aii Scoll. Mnn<-ii>, Ind 2 00 ANNUAL MEETING. 115 Boar and thiee sows, any age — (1) J. D. Nidlinger, Deoatm-, Ind 20 00 (2) JNIahan Bros., Osborn, Ohio 12 00 (3) Malmu Bros., Osborn,*- Ohio 1) 00 (4) Carl Scott, Muncie, Ind (> 00 Five pigs under G months — (1) Mahan Bros., Osborn, Oliio 12 00 (2) -J. D. Nidlinger, Decatur, Ind 8 00 (3) Fred Kraschal & Son, Macon, III 5 (iO (4) J. A. Teter, Remington, Ind ! 3 00 Pair pigs inidor G months — (1) Malian Bros., Osborn, Oliio 12 00 (2) Mahan Bros., Osborn, Oliio 8 00 (3) J. D. Nidlinger, Decatur, lud 5 00 (4) Fred Kraschal & Son, Macon, 111 3 00 Champion boar, any age — (Ij .1. l>. Nidlinger, Decatur, Ind 20 00 Champion sow, any age — (1) J. D. Nidlinger, Dccalur, Ind 20 00 CLASS XLVIII— VICTOKIA, LARGE YORKSIIIKE AND SMALL YOUKSHIIIIO. No awards made in this class. POULTRY. CLASS XLIX— MEDITERRANEAN. Black Minorca cock — (1) Elbert Bros., AlcxiMidriM. Ind :$ 2 00 (2) T. B. Poe, Oakford. Ind 1 on (3) Thos. M. Camplx'Il, Diniiiigloii, Ind JJibbon Black MinoKca hen — (1) T. r.. I'oo. Oakford. Ind 3 00 (2) Fred Schlegel, Indianapoli.s. f nd '. 2 00 (3) T. B. Poe, Oakford, Ind 1 00 Black INIinorca cockerel — (1) T. 15. Poo, Oakford, Ind 3 00 (2) T. B. Poe, Oakford, Ind 2 00 (3) A. F. Shaw, Carniol. Ind ' 1 00 Black Minorca pullet — (1) T. P,. I'oe, Oakford, Ind 3 00 (2) T. B. Poe, Oakford, Ind 2 00 (3) T. B. Poe, Onkfoi-d. Ind 1 00 116 BOARD OF AGRICULTUKE. Black Minorca pen — (1) T. B. Poe, Oakford, Ind 5 (JO (2) T. B. Poe, Oakford, Ind .^ 3 OU (3) Thos. M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind 2 uO. White Minorca cock — (1) Cbas. McClave, New London, Ohio 1 00- (2) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 50) (3) No award. White Minorca hen — (1) C. D. Westmoreland, Hall, Ind 3 OU- (2) Chas. McClave, New London, Ohio 2 00' (3) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 1 00/ White Minorca cockerel — (1) C. N. Westmoreland, Hall, Ind 1 OC (2) Chas. McClave, New London, Ohio 50^ (3) Chas. McClave, New London, Ohio llibljou White Minorca pullet — (1) C. D. Westmoreland, Hall. Ind 1 00 (2) C. D. Westmoreland, Hall, Ind 50 (3) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind Ilibbon White Minorca pen — (1) C. D. Westmoreland, Hall, Ind 3 00 (2) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 2 00 (3) No aAvard. Blue Andalusian cock — (1) F. M. Meloy, Shelby ville, Ind 50 (2) No award. (3) No award. Blue Andalusian hen — (1) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind '. : 3 00 (2) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 2 00 (3) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 1 00 Blue Andalusian cockerel — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (2) Chas. McClave, New London, Ohio 50 (3) J. A. Honning, Greensburg, Ind Uibbon Blue Andalusian pullet^ (1) Chas. McClave, New London, Ohio 1 00 (2) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 50 (3) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind Ribbon Blue Andalusian pen — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensbiu-g, Ind 3 00 (2) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 2 00 (3) No award. ANNUAL MEETING. 117 Black St)atiisb cock-- (1) J. A. Hornilng, Greensburg, lud 1 00 (2) J. S. smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind. . . . 50 (3) F. M. Meloy, Shelby ville, Ind Ribbon Black Sl^auish hen — (1) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 3 00 (2) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 2 00 (3) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 1 00 Blac^ Spanish cockerel — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (2) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 50 (3) Chas. McClave, New London, Ohio Ribbon Black Spanish pullet — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (2) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 50 (3; Chas. McClave, NeAv London, Ohio Ribbon Black Spanish pen — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (2) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind Ribbon (3) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyvllle, Ind Ribbon POLISH. White-crested black cock — (1) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 1 00 (2) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 50 (3) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind Ribbon ^Yllite-crested black hen — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 3 00 (2) Chas. McClave, New London, Ohio 2 00 (3) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 White-crested black cockerel — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (2) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 50 (3) Chas. McClave, New London, Ohio Ribbon White-crested black pullet — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (2) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 50 (3) No award. White-crested black pen — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (2) Chas. McClave, New London, Ohio Ribbon (3) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind Ribbon Silver-bearded cock — (1) F. M. Meloy, Shelby ville, Ind .' Ribbon (2) No award. (3) No award. 118 BOARD OF AGEICrLTURE. Silver-bearded hen — (1) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 1 00 (2) P. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 50 (3) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind Ribbon Silver-bearded cockerel — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Silver-bearded pullet — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Silver -bearded pen — (1) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind Ribbon (2) No award. (3) No awai'd. HAMBURGS. Silver-spangled cock — (1) Matthew H. Phares, Shelbyville, Ind 3 00 (2) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 2 00 (3) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 Silver-spangled hen — ■ (1) Matthew H. Phares, Shelbyville, Ind 3 00 (2) Matthew II. Phares, Shelbyville, Ind 2 00 (3) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 Silver-spangled cockerel — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 2 00 (2) W. O. Thomas, Pittston, Pa 1 00 (.3) Matthew H. Phares, Shelbyville. Ind Ribbon Silver-spanglod pullet — (1) Matthew H. Phares, Shelbyville, Ind 3 00 (2) W. O. Thomas. Pittston, Pa 2 00 (3) Matthew II. Phares, Shelbyville, Ind 1 00 Silver-spangled pen — (1) :\ratthew H. Phares, Shelbyville, Ind 5 00 (2) Matthew H. Phares. Shelbyville, Ind 3 00 (3) W. O. Thomas, Pittston, Pa 2 00 IIOUDANS. Iloudan cock — (1) Chas. MeClave, New London, Ohio 1 00 (2) F. ]\I. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 1 00 (3) J. S. Smiloy iV: Son. Milligjin. Ind Ribbon A^KXTAL MEETING. 119 Houdan heu — (1) Clias. McClave, New London, Ohio 2 00 (2j F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, lud 1 00 (3) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, lud Ribbon Houdan coclcerel — (1) Clias. McCIave, New Loudon, Oliio 2 00 (2) Wm. A. Stoltz, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 (3) T. B. Poe, Oakford, Ind Ribbon Houdan pullet — (1) Chas. McClave, New Loudon, Ohio 2 00 (2) J. S. Smiley & Soin, Milligau, Ind ■. 1 00 (3) Chas. McClave, New London, Ohio Ribbon Houdan pen — (1) Chas. McClave, New London, Ohio 1 00 (2) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind Ribbon (3) No aAvard. DORKINGS. Silver gray cock — (1) Thos. M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind 1 00 (2) Chas. McClave, New London, Ohio 50 (3) Thos. M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind Ribbon Silver gray hen — (1) Chas. McClave, New London, Ohio 2 00 (2) Thos. M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind , 1 00 (3) Thos. M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind Ribbon Silver gray cockerel — (1) Chas. McClave, New London, Ohio 1 00 (2) Thos. M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind 50 (3) Thos. M. Campbell, Darhngton, Ind Ribbon Silver gray pullet — (1) Chas. McClaA'e, New Loudon, Ohio 1 00 (2) Thos. M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind OO (3) Thos. M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind .- . . . Ribbon Silver gray pen— (1) Thos. M. Campbell, Darlington, lud 1 00 (2) Thos. M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind Ribbon (3) No award. Colored cock — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Colored hen — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. 120 BOAEt) OF AGEICULTtJEE. Colored cockerel — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Colored pullet — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Colored pen — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. ASIATIC. Buff Cochin cock — (1) Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind 3 00 (2) Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind 2 00 (3) Fred Rooker, Martinsville, Ind 1 00 Buff Cochin hen — (1) Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind 3 00 (2) Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind 2 00 (3) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga, Ind 1 00 Buff Cochin cockerel — (1) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga, Ind 3 00 (2) Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind 2 00 (3) Fred Rooker, Martinsville, Ind 1 00 Buff Cochin pullet — (1) Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind 3 00 (2) Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind 2 00 (3) .Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind 1 00 Buff Cochin pen — (1) Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind 5 00 (2) Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind 3 00 (3) Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind 2 00 Partridge Cochin cock — (1) Chas. McClave, New Loudon, Ohio 2 00 (2) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga, Ind 1 00 (3) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind Ribbon Partridge Cochin hen — (1) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga, Ind 3 00 (2) Chas. McClave, New London, Ohio 2 00 (3) Mrs. R. W. Williams, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 Partridge Cochin cockerel — (1) Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind 2 00 (2) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga, Ind 1 00 (3) Chas. McClave, New London, Ohio Ribbon ANNUAL MEETING. 121 Partridge Cochin pullet — (1) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga, Ind 3 00 (2) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga. Ind 2 00 (2) Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind 1 00 Partridge Cochin pen — (1) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga, Ind 5 00 (2) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 3 00 (3) T. B. Poe, Oakford, Ind 2 00 White Cochin cock — (1) T. B. Poe, Oakford, Ind 1 00 (2) W. O. Swain, Arlington, Ind 50 (3) T. B. Poe, Oakford, Ind Ribbon White Cochin hen — (1) W. O. Swain, Arlington, Ind 3 00 (2) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga, Ind 2 00 (3) W. O. Swain, Arlington, Ind 1 00 White Cochin cockerel — (1) W. O. Swain, Arlington, Ind 1 00 (2) W. O. Swain, Arlington, Ind 50 (3) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga, Ind Ribbon White Cochin pullet — (1) W. O. Swain, Arlington, Ind 1 00 (2) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga, Ind 50 (3) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga, Ind Ribbon White Cochin pen — (1) W. O. Swain, Arlington, Ind 2 00 (2) T. B. Poe, Oakford, Ind 2 00 (3) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga, Ind Ribbon Black Cochin cock — (1) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga, Ind 2 00 (2) Mrs. R. W. Williams, Indianapolis. Ind 1 00 (3) L. H. Seidensticker, Brightwood, Ind Ribbon Black Cochin hen — ^ (1) Will J. Blackman, St. Louis, Mo 3 00 (2) L. H. Seidensticker, Brightwood, Ind 2 00 (3) L. H. Seidensticker, Brightwood, Ind 1 00 Black Cochin cockerel — (1) Mrs. R. W. Williams, Indianapolis, Ind 50 (2) No award. (3) No award. Black Cochin pullet — (1) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga, Ind 1 00 (2) Mrs. R. W. Williams, Indianapolis, Ind ' 50 (3) Mrs. R. W. Williams, Indianapolis, Ind. Ribbon 122 BOAKD OF AGEICULTUEE. Black (1 (2; (3: Black (1 (2 (3: Black (1 (2 Black (1 (2 (3 Black (1 (2; (3 Black (1 (2: (3: White (1 (2 (3 White (1 (2 White (1 (2 (3 White (1 (2: (3: White (1 (2 (3 Cochin pen — • Warbritton Bros., Ladosa. Ind 3 00 Mrs. R. W. Williams, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 L. H. Seidensticker, Brightwood, Ind Ribbon Langshan cock — J. A. Hornung-, Greeusbnrg, Ind 3 00 Lindley & Butler, Russia ville, Ind 2 00 G. W. Wilkins, Atlanta, Ind 1 00 Langshan hen — Benj. H. McCracken, Martinsville, Ind 3 00 G. W. Wilkins, Atlanta, Ind 2 00 McCoy Bros., Vincennes, Ind 1 00 Langshan cockerel — Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind 3 00 Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind 2 00 McCoy Bros., Vincennes, Ind 1 00 Langshan pullet — Lindley cfc Butler, Russia ville, Ind 3 00 Lindley & Butler, Russia ville, Ind 2 Oo Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind 1 00 Langshan pen — Lindley & Butler, Russiaville, Ind 5 00 Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind 3 00 J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 2 00 Langshan cock — • Thos. M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind 3 00 T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 2 00 Stephen Trchar. Ehvood, Ind 1 00 Langshan hen — T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 3 00 C. D. Westmoreland, Hall, Ind 2 00 Stephen Trchar, Elwood, Ind 1 00 Langshan cockerel — T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 2 00 C. D. Westmoreland, Hall, Ind •. 1 00 T. N. Smiley i^ Son, Milligan, Ind Ribl)on Langshan pullet — Benj. II. McCracken, Martinsville, Ind 3 00 C. D. Westmoreland, Hall, Ind 2 00 C. D. Westmoreland, Hall, Ind 1 00 Langshan pen — T. N. Smiley iV- Son, Milligan, Ind 5 00 C. D. Westmoreland, Hall Ind 3 00 T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan. Ind 2 00 ANNUAL MEETING. 123 MEDITERRANEAN. Single-eomb Brown Leghorn cock — (1) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 3 00 (2) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 2 00 (3) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 1 00 Single-comb Brown Leghorn hen — - (1) W. O. Swain, Arlington, Ind 3 00 (2) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 2 00 (3) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 1 00 Single-comb Brown Leghorn cockerel — (1) S. L. Tuttle, Naugatuck, Conn 3 00 (2) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 2 00 (3) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind -. 1 00 Single-comb Brown Leghorn pullet — (1) C. D. Westmoreland, Hall, Ind 3 00 (2) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 2 00 (3) C. D. Westmoreland, Hall, Ind 1 00 Single-comb Brown Leghorn pen — (1) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 5 00 (2) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 3 00 (3) S. L. Tuttle, Naugatuck, Conn 2 00 Rose-comb Brown Leghorn cock — (1) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 2 00 (2) Charles McClave, New London. Ohio 1 00 (3) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind Ribbon Rose-comb Brown Leghorn hen — (1) W. O. Swain, Arlington, Ind 3 00 (2) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 2 00 (3) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 1 00 Rose-comb Brown Leghorn cockerel — (1) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 2 00 (2) W. O. Swain, Arlington, Ind 1 00 (3) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind Ribbon Rose-comb Brown Leghorn pullet — (1) W. O. Swain. Arlington, Ind 3 00 (2) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 2 00 (3) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 1 00 Rose-comb Brown Leghorn pen — (1) W. O. Swain, Arlington, Ind 5 00 (2) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 3 00 (3) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, ind 2 00 Single-comb White Leghorn cock — (1) B. F. Hill, Indianapolis, Ind 3 00 (2) William Tobin, Indianapolis, Ind 2 OO (3) WMlliam Tobin, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 124 BOARD OF AGBICULTURE. Single-comb White Leghorn hen — (1) William Tobin, Indianapolis, Ind 3 00 (2) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 2 00 (3) William Tobin, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 Single-comb White Leghorn cockerel — (1) William Tobin, Indianapolis, Ind 3 00 (2) B. F. Hill, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 (3) Mascotte Poultry Yards, Morgan Park, 111 1 00 Single-comb White Leghorn pullet — (i) B. F. Hill, Indianapolis, Ind 3 00 (2) Mascotte Poultry Yards, Morgan Park, 111 2 00 (3) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 1 00 Single-comb White Leghorn pen — (1) William Tobin, Indianapolis, Ind 5 00 (2) B. F. Hill, Indianapolis, Ind 3 00 (3) Mascotte Poultry Yards, Morgan Park, 111 2 00 Rose-comb White Leghorn cock — (1) Cliarles McClave, New London, Ohio 3 00 (2) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 2 00 (3) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 1 00 Rose-comb Wliite Leghorn hen — (1) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind '. 3 00 (2) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 2 00 (3) W. O. Swain, Arlington, Ind 1 00 Rose-comb White Leghorn cockerel— (1) Oak Hill Poultry Yards, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 (2) W. O. Swain, Arlington, Ind 1 00 (3) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind Ribbon Rose-comb White Leghorn pullet^ (1) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 3 00 (2) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 2 UO (3) M. H. Phares, Shelbyville, Ind 1 00 Rose-comb White Leghorn pen — (1) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 5 00 (2) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 3 00 (3) W. O. Swain, Arlington, Ind 2 00 Single-comb Buff Leghorn cock — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 2 00 (2) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 1 00 (3) Elbert Bros., Alexandria, Ind Ribbon Single-comb r>urf Leghorn hen^ (1) Elbort Bros., Alexandria, Ind 3 00 (2) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga, Ind 2 00 (3) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, liul 1 00 ANNTJAL MEETING. 125 iSingle-comb Buff Leghorn cockerel — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greeusburg. Ind 1 00 (2) Elbert Bros., Alexandria, Ind 50 (3) Elbert Bros., Alexandria, Ind Ribbon kSiugle-comb Buff Leghorn ijullet — • (1) Elbert Bros., Alexandria, Ind 2 00 (2) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (3) Elbert Bros., Alexandria, Ind Ribbon Single-comb Buff" Leghorn pen — (1) Elbert Bros., Alexandria, Ind 5 00 (2) Elbert Bros., Alexandria, Ind 3 00 (3) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga, Ind 2 00 AMERICAN. Barred Plymouth Rock cock — (1) Oak Hill Poultry Yards, Indianapolis, Ind 3 00 (2) James P. Carter, Shelby villo, Ind 2 00 (3) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 Barred Plymouth Rock hen — ■ (1) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 3 00 (2) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 2 00 (3) Ed B. Murphy, Carmel, Ind 1 00 Barred Plymouth Rock cockerel — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 3 00 (2) George W. Ropp, Franklin, Ind 2 00 (3) W. W. Zike, Morristowti, Ind 1 00 Barred Plymouth Rock ptillet — (1) James P. Carter, Shelby ville, Ind 3 00 (2) James P. Ca;-ter, Shelby ville, Ind 2 00 (3) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 Barred Plymouth Rock pen — (1) James P. Carter, Shelby ville, Ind 5 00 (2) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 3 00 (3) George W. Ropp, Franklin, Ind 2 00 White Plymouth Rock cock— . (1) J. T. Thompson, Hope, Ind 3 00 (2) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 2 00 (3) J. R. Mathis. Franklin, Ind 1 00 White Plymouth Rock hen— (1) J. R. Mathis, Franklin, Ind 3 00 (2) J. T. Thompson, Hope. Ind 2 00 (3) D. T. Roots, Connersville, Ind 1 00 White Plymouth Rock cockerel — (1) D. T. Roots, Connersville, Ind 3 00 (2) J. R. Mathis, Franklin, Ind 2 00 (3) D. T. Roots, Connersville, Ind 1 00 126 BOARD OF AGRICULTtTEE. White Plymouth Rock pullet — (1) D. T. Roots, Connei-sville, Ind 3 OU (2) J. R. Mathis, Franklin, Ind 2 00 (3) J. R. Mathis, Franklin, Ind 1 00 White Plymouth Rock pen — (1) D. T. Roots, Connersville, Ind 5 00 (2) J. R. Mathis, Franklin, Ind 3 00 (3) J. T. Thompson, Hope, Ind 2 00 Buff Plymouth Rock cock — (1) C. A. Paetzel & Son, Hope, Ind 2 00 (2) C. A. Paetzel & Son, Hope, Ind 1 00 (3) C. A. Paetzel c^c Son, Hope, Ind Ribbon Buff' Plymouth Rock hen — (1) C. A. Paetzel & Son, Hope, Ind 3 00 (2) Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind 2 00 (3) C. A. Paetzel & Son, Hope, Ind 1 00 Buff' Plymouth Rock cockerel — (1) R. L. Bratton, New Ross, Ind 3 00 (2) William A. Stolts, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 (3) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 1 00 Buff Plymouth Rock pullet— (1) C. A. Paetzel & Son, Hope, Ind 3 00 (2) C. A. Paetzel & Son, Hope, Ind 2 00 (3) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 1 00 Buff Plymouth Rock pen — (1) C. A. Paetzel & Sou, Hope, Ind 5 00 (2) C. A. Paetzel & Son, Hope, Ind 3 00 (3) R. L. Bratton, New Ross, Ind 2 00 Silver Wyandotte cock — (1) F. M. Meloy, Shelby ville, Ind 2 00 (2) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 1 00 (3) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind Ribbon Silver Wyandotte hen — (1) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville. Ind ' 3 00 (2) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 2 00 (3) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind : 1 00 Silver Wyandotte cockerel — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensbm-g, Ind 2 00 (2) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 1 00 (3) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind Ribbon Silver Wyandotte pullet — (1) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville. Ind 3 00 (2) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg. Ind 2 00 (3) J. A. Hornung, Greeusbui^g, Ind 1 00 ANNUAL MEETING. 127 Silver Wyandotte pen — (1) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 5 00 (2) J. A. Horuung, Greensburg, Ind 3 00 (3) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 2 00 Golden Wyandotte cock — (1) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 2 00 (2) Charles McClaA-e, New London, Ohio 1 00 (3) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind Ribbon Golden Wyandotte hen— (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 3 00 (2) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 2 00 (3) Charles McClave, New Loudon, Ohio. 1 00 Golden Wyandotte cockerel — (1) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 1 00 (2) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 50 (3) Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind Ribbon Golden Wyandotte pullet — (1) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 3 00 (2) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 2 00 (3) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 1 00 Golden Wyandotte pen — (1) Charles McClave, New 'London, Ohio 5 00 (2) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 3 00 (3) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 2 00 White Wyandotte cock — (1) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 2 00 (2) H. D. Kendrick, Irvington, Ind 1 00 (3) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio Ribbon \Miite Wyandotte hen — (1) H. D. Kendrick, Irvington, Ind 3 00 (2) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 2 00 (3) H. D. Kendrick, Irvington, Ind 1 00 White Wyandotte cockerel— (1) Charles McClave, New Loudon, Ohio 2 00 (2) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 1 00 (3) John A. Rogers, Wilmette, 111 Ribbon White Wyandotte pullet— (1) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 3 00 (2) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 2 00 (3) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 1 00 White Wyandotte pen — (1) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 5 00 (2) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 3 00 (3) John A. Rogers, Wilmette, 111 2 00 128 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Buff Wyandotte cock — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (2) S. B. Lane, Spiceland, Ind 50 (3) Elbert Bros., Alexandria, Ind Ribbon Buff Wyandotte hen — (1) S. B. Lane, Spiceland, Ind 2 00 (2) S. B. Lane, Spiceland, Ind 1 00 (3) S. B. Lane, Spiceland, Ind Ribbon Buff Wyandotte cockerel — • (1) S. B. Lane. Spiceland, Ind 1 00 (2) S. B. Lane, Spiceland, Ind 50 (3) S. B. Lane, Spiceland, Ind Ribbon Buff Wyandotte pullet— (1) S. B. Lane, Spiceland, Ind 2 00 (2) S. B. Lane, Spiceland, Ind 1 00 (3) S. B. Lane, tspiceland, Ind Ribbon Buff Wyandotte pen — (1) S. B. Lane, Spiceland, Ind 1 00 (2) S. B. Lane, Spiceland, Ind Ribbon (3) No award. Silver Penciled Wyandotte cock — (1) Carver & AA'ey, Columbia City, Ind 1 00 (2) Carver & Avey, Columbia City, Ind.. 50 (3) Carver & Avey, Columbia City, Ind Ribbon Silver Penciled Wyandotte hen — (1) Carver & Avey, Columbia City, Ind 2 00 (2) Carver & Avey, Columbia City, Ind 1 00 (3) Carver & Avey, Columbia City, Ind Ribbon Silver Penciled Wyandotte cockerel — (1) Carver & Avey, Columbia City, Ind 1 00 (2) Carver & Avey, Columbia City, Ind 60 (3) Carver & Avey, Columbia City, Ind Ribbon Silver Penciled Wj'andotte pullet — (1) Carver & Avey, Columbia City, Ind 2 00 (2) Carver & Avey, Columbia City, Ind 1 00 (3) Carver & Avey, Columbia Citj-, Ind Ribbon Silver Penciled Wyandotte pen — (1) Carver & Avey, Columbia City, Ind 1 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Partridge Wyandotte cock — (1) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 2 00 (2) Carver «fc Avey, Columbia City, Ind 1 00 (3) Carver & Avey, Cohimbia City, Ind Ribbon ANNUAL MEETING. 129 Partridge Wyandotte hen — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 2 00 (2) Carver & Ave5% Columbia City, Ind 1 00 (3) Cliarles McClave, New London, Ohio Ribbon Partridge Wyandotte coclverel — (1) Carver & Avey, Columbia City, Ind 2 00 (2) Carver & Avey, Columbia City, Ind. . : 1 00 (3) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind Ribbon Partridge Wyandotte pullet — (1) Carver & Avey, Columbia City, Ind 2 00 (2) Carver & Avey, Columbia City, Ind 1 00 (3) Carver & Avey, Columbia City, Ind Ribbon Partridge Wyandotte pen — (1) Carver & Avey, Columbia City, Ind 1 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Buff Orpington cock — (1) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 1 00 (2) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 50 (3) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind Ribbon Buff Orpington hen — (1) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 2 00 (2) Thorhas M. Campbell, Darhngton, Ind 1 00 (3) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio Ribbon Buff Orpington cockerel — (1) Thomas' M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind 1 00 (2) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 50 (3) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio Ribbon Buff Orpington pullet — (1) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 2 00 (2) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind 1 00 (3) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind Ribbon Buff" Orpington pen — (1) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 3 00 (2) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind 2 00 (3) P. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind Ribbon White Orpington cock — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. White Orpington hen — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. 9— Agri. 130 BOAKD OF AGRrCUJ/riKK. White Orpiugton cockerel — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. White Orpington pullet — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. White Orpington pen — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Rhode Island Red cock — (1) Mac E. Butler, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 (2) Mascotte Poultry Yards, Morgan Park, 111 50 (3) Leiber & Tobin, Indianapolis, Ind Ribbon Rhode Island Red hen — (1) Leiber ifc Tobin, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 (2) Leiber »& Tobin, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 (3) Mac E. Butler, Indianapolis, Ind Ribbon Rhode Island Red cockerel — (1) Mac E. Butler, Indianapolis, Ind .• 3 00 (2) Mac E. Butler, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 (3) Leiber & Tobin, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 Rhode Island Red pullet — (1) Leiber «fc Tobin, Indianapolis, Ind 3 00 (2) Leiber & Tobin, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 (3) Mac E. Butler, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 Rhode Island Red pen — (1) Leiber & Tobin, Indianapolis, Ind 5 00 (2) Mac E. Butler, Indianapolis, Ind 3 00 (3) Mac E. Butler, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 ASIATIC. Light Brahma cock — (1) Frank P. Johnson, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 (2) Frank P. Johnson, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 (3) C. D. Westmoreland, Hall, Ind Ribbon Light Brahma hen — (1) Frank P. Johnson, Indianapolis. Ind. 3 00 (2) Frank P. Johnson, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 (3) J. S. Smiley iK: Son, Milligan, Ind 1 00 Light Brahma cockerel — (1) Frank I'. Johnson, Indianapolis, Ind 3 00 (2) Frank 1*. Johnson, Indiiinnpolis, Ind ^. 2 00 (3) Frank P. Johnson, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 ANNUAI. MEETIKG. , 131 Light Brahma pullet— (1) Frank P. Johusou, Indianapolis, \m\ 3 00 (2) Frank P. Johnson, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 (3) Frank P. Johnson, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 Light Brahma pen — (1) Frank P. Johnson, Indianapolis. Ind * 5 00 (2) Frank P. Johnson, Indianapolis, Ind 3 00 (3) Frank P. Johnson, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 Dark Brahma cock — (1) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga, Ind 2 00 (2) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga, Ind 1 00 (3) Mrs. K. W. Williams, Indianapolis, Ind Ribbon Dark Brahma hen^ (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 3 00 (2) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga, Ind 2 00 (3) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 1 00 Dark Brahma cockerel — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 2 00 (2) Mrs. K. W. Williams, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 (3) Mrs. R. W. Williams, Indianapolis, Ind Ribbon Dark Brahma pullet — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind , 2 00 (2) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (3) T. B. Poe, Oakford, Ind Ribbon Dark Brahma pen — (1) J. A. Hornung. Greensburg, Ind 3 00 (2) Warbritton Bros., Ladoga, Ind 2 00 (3) Mrs. R. W. Williams, Indianapolis, Ind Ribbon GAMES. Black-breasted Red cock — (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (2) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 50 (3) No award. Black-breasted Red hen — (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 2 00 (2) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (3) No award. Black-breasted Red cockerel — (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (2) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 50 (3) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington. Ind Ribbon Black-breasted Red pullet — (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 2 00 (2) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (3) No award. 132 , BOARD OF AGRICULTUEE. Black-breasted Red pen — (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 ' (2) No award. (3) No award^ Pit Game cock — (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (2) C. D. Westmoreland, Hall, Ind 50 (3) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind Ribbon Pit Game hen — (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 2 00 (2) Mrs. R. W. Williams, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 (3) C. D. Westmoreland, Hall, Ind Ribbon Pit Game cockerel — (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 2 00 (2) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (3) C. D. Westmoreland, Hall, Ind Ribbon Pit Game pullet — (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 3 00 (2) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 2 00 (3) C. D. Westmoreland, Hall, Ind 1 00 Pit Game pen — (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 3 00 (2) C. D. Westmoreland, Hall, Ind 2 00 (3) Mrs. R. W. Williams, Indianapolis, Ind Ribbon Cornish Indian cock — (1) Elbert Bros., Alexandria, Ind 2 00 (2) C. D. Westmoreland, Hall, Ind 1 00 (3) Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind Ribbon Cornish Indian hen — (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 3 00 (2) C. D. Westmoreland, Hall, Ind 2 00 (3) No award. Cornish Indian cockerel — (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (2) Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind 50 (3) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind Ribbon Cornish Indian pullet — (1) Johnson & Potts, Greenfield, Ind 1 00 (2) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 50 (3) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind Ribbon Cornish Indian pen — (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 3 00 (2) C. D. Westmoreland, Hall, Ind 2 00 (3) No award. ANNUAL MEETING. 133 GAME BANTAMS. P. lack -breasted Red cock — (1) Wesley Lanins, Greensburg, Ind 1 UO (2) Thomas M. Campbell; Darlington, Ind 5u (3) W. J. Merriott, Marion. Ind Ribbon Black-breasted Red hen — (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 2 UU (2) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind 1 OU (3) W. J. Merriott, Marion, Ind Ribbon Black-breasted Red cockerel — (1) Elbert Bros., Alexandria, Ind 1 00 (2) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 50 (3) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind Ribbon Black-breasted Red pullet — (1) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind 2 00 (2) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind 1 00 (3) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind Ribbon Black-breasted Red pen — (1) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind , 1 00 (2) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind Ribbon (3) No award. Silver Duckwing cock — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (2) Matthew H. Phares, Shelby ville, Ind 50 (3) Matthew H. Phares, Shelby ville, Ind Ribbon Silver Duckwing hen — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (2) Matthew H. Phares, Shelby ville, Ind 50 (3) Matthew H. Phares, Shelby ville, Ind Ribbon Silver Duckwing cockerel — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 2 00 (2) Matthew H. Phares, Shelby ville, Ind 1 00 (3) Matthew H. Phares, Shelby ville, Ind Ribbon Silver Duckwing pullet — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 2 00 (2) Matthew H. Phares, Shelby ville, Ind 1 00 (3) No award. Silver Duckwing pen — (1) Matthew H. Phares. Shelby ville, Ind 1 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Red Pyle cock — (1) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington. Ind 1 00 (2) W. J. Marriott, Marion, Ind 50 (3) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio Ribbon 134 BOARD OF AGRICULTtJKE. Red Pyle hen — (1) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind 3 00 (2) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind 2 00 (3) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 Red Pyle cockerel — (1) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind 1 00 (2) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 50 (3) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind Ribbon Red Pyle pullet— (1) Thomas M. Campbell, Darhngton, Ind 1 00 (2) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 50 (3) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind Ribbon Red Pyle pen — (1) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind 1 00 (2) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind Ribbon (3) No award. Brown Red Game cock — (1) Wesley Laniiis, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (2) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind 50 (3) No award. Brown Red Game heu^ (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (2) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 50 (3) No award. Brown Red Game cockerel— (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 50 (2) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind Ribbon (3) No award. Brown Red Game pullet — (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 50 (2) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind Ribbon (3) No award. Brown Red Game pen — (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind Ribbon (2) No award. (3) No award. Red Pyle Game Standard cock — (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg. Ind 1 00 (2) Elbert Bros., Alexandria, Ind '>0 (3) No award. Red Pyle Game Standard hen — (1) W. J. Marriott, Marion, Ind 1 (»0 (2) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg. Ind 50 (3) Elbert Bros., Alexandria. Ind Ribbon ANlSriTAL ilEETING. 135 Red Pyle Game Standard cockerel — (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (2) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 50 (3) No award. Red Pyle Game Standard pullet — (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (2) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (3) No award. Red Pyle Game Standard pen — (1) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (2) Wesley Lanius, Greensburg, Ind Ribbon (3) No award. BANTAMS OTHER THAN GAME. Golden Seabright cock — (1) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington. Ind 2 00 (2) Elbert Bros., Alexandria, Ind 1 00 (3) McCoy Bros., Vincennes, Ind Ribbon Golden Seabright hen — (1) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind " 3 00 (2) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 2 00 (3) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 1 00 Golden Seabright cockerel — (1) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 3 00 (2) McCoy Bros., Vincennes, Ind 2 00 (3) McCoy Bros., Vincennes, Ind 1 00 Golden Seabi'ight pullet — (1) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 3 00 (2) Elbert Bros., Alexandria, Ind 2 00 (3) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 1 00 Golden Seabright pen — (1) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 5 00 (2) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington. Ind 3 00 (3) Elbert Bros., Alexandria, Ind 2 00 • Silver Seabright cock — (1) P. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 1 00 (2) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 50 (3) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, ind Ribbon Silver Seabright hen — (1) L. H. Seidensticker, Briglitwood, Ind 3 00 (2) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington. Ind 2 00 (3) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 1 00 Silver Seabright cockerel — (1) L. H. Seidensticker, Brightwood, Ind 2 00 (2) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 1 00 (3) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind Ribbon 136 BOAKD OF AGRICULTURE. Silver Seabriglit pullet — (1) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 3 00 (2) J. A. Hornung. Greensburj;:, Ind 2 00 (3) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg. Ind 1 00 Silver Seabright pen — (1) F. M. Meloy, Shelby ville, Ind 3 00 (2) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind 2 00 (3) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg. Ind Ribbon R. C. B. Afi-ican cock — (1) J. H. Lewis iV: Son. Cameron, W. Va 2 (iO (2) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind 1 00 (3) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio Ribbon R. C. B. African hen— (2) Thomas "SI. Campbell, Darlington, Ind 1 UO (2) Thomas H. Campbell, Darlington, Ind 1 00 (3) Charles McCiave, New London, Ohio . Ribbon R. C. B. African cockerel — (1) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind 1 00 (2) Charles McChive, New London, Ohio 50 (3) Charles McClaye, New London, Ohio Ribbon R. C. B. African pullet— (1) Charles McClave, New Loudon, Ohio 2 00 (2) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 1 00 (3) Thomas M. Campbell, Darlington, Ind Ribbon R. O. B. African pen — (1) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 1 00 (2) Thomas ^l. Campbell. Darlington, Ind Ribbon (3) No award. Buff Cochin cock — (1) W. W. Zike, iNIorristown, Ind 3 00 . (2) Elbert Bros.. Alexandria, Ind 2 00 (3) Clair F. Johnson, Rushville, Ind 1 00 Buff Cochin hen — (1) W. W. Zike, Morristown. Ind 3 00 (2) J. A. Hornung, (Jreonsburg, Ind 2 00 (3) Clair F. Johnson. Rushville, Ind 1 00 Buff Cochin cockerel — (1) W. W. Zike, :\Iorristown, Ind 3 00 (2) W. \V. Zike. Morristown. Ind 2 00 (3) Frank R. Hale v^- Son. Slielbyvillr, Ind 1 00 Buff Cochin pullet— (1) W. W. Zike. Morristown. Ind 3 00 (2) W. W. Zike, Morristown. Ind 2 00 (3) W. W. Zike, Morristown, Ind 1 00 ANNUAL MEETING. 137 Buff Cochin pen — (1) W. W. Zike, Morristown, Ind 5 00 (2) W. W. Zike, Morristown, Ind 3 00 (3) Elbert Bros., Alexandria, Ind 2 00 White Cochin cock — (1) Elbert Bros., Alexandria, Ind 2 00 (2) Frank S. Kirk, Shelby ville, Ind 1 00 (3) T. N. Smiley iV: Son, Milligan, Ind Ribbon White Cochin hen — (1) Frank R. Hale & Son, Shelbyville. Ind 3 00 (2) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 2 00 (3) Frank S. Kirk, Shelbyville, Ind 1 00 White Cochin cockerel — (1) FranK R. Hale & Son, Shelbyville, Ind 2 00 (2) Frank. It. Hale & Sou, Shelbyville, Ind 1 00 (3) Frank S. Kirk, Shelbyville, Ind liibbou White Cochin pullet — (1) Frank R. Hale & Son, Shelbyville, Ind 2 (JO (2) Frank R. Hale it Son, Shelbyville, Ind 1 00 (3) Frank S. Kirk, Shelbyville, Ind Ribbon White Cochin pen— (1) Frank R. Hale & Son, Shelbyville, Ind 3 00 (2) Frank S. Kirk, Shelbyville, Ind 2 00 (3) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind Ribbon Black Cochlu cock — (1) Will J. Blackman, St. Louis, Mo 1 00 (2) Frank R. Hale & Son, Shelbyville, Ind '. 50 (3) W. J. Marriott, Marion, Ind Ribbon Black Cochin hen — (1) Frank R. Hale & Sou. Shelbyville, lud 1 00 (2) W. J. Marriott, Marion, Ind 50 (3) Frank R. Hale & Sou, Shelby-ille, lud Ribbon Black Cochin cockerel — (1) Frank R. Hale & Sou, Shelbyville, Ind 2 00 (2) Frank R. Hale & Sou, Shelbyville, Ind 1 00 (3) Frank R. Hale & Son. Shelbyville. Ind Ribbon Black Cochin pullet — (1) Frank It. Hale & Son, Shelbyville, lud 3 00 (2) Frank R. Hale & Son, Shelbyville, Ind 2 00 (3) Frank R. Hale & Son, Shelbyville, Ind 1 00 Black Cochin pen — ■ (1) Frank R. Hale «fc Son, Shelbyville, Ind 3 00 (2) Frank R. Hale & Son, Shelbyville, Ind 2 00 (3) Frank R. Hale & Son, Shelbyville, Ind Ribbon 138 BOAED OF AGRICULTURE. TURKEYS. Bronze cock — (1) G. W. Wilkins, Atlanta, lud 3 00 (2) T. N. Smiley & Sou, Milligan, Ind 2 00 (3) G. W. Wilkins, Atlanta, Ind 1 00 Bronze hen — (1) G. W. Wilkins, Atlanta, Ind 3 00 (2) G. W. Wilkins, Atlanta, Ind 2 00 (3) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 1 00 Bronze cockerel — (1) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 3 00 (2) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 2 00 (3) No award. Bronze pullet — (1) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 3 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Wliii;e Holland cock — (1) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, lud ' 3 00 (2) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, lud 2 00 (3) F. M. Meloy, Shelbyville, Ind 1 00 White Holland hen — (1) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ind 3 00 (2) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 2 00 (3) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, lud 1 00 White Holland cockerel — (1) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, lud 3 00 (2) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, lud 2 00 (3) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 1 00 White Holland pullet— (1) Charles McClave, New Loudon, Ohio 3 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. • GEESE. Pair Tolouse, old — (1) Charles McClave, New London, Ohio 3 00 (2) J. A. Hornung, Greensburg, Ohio 2 00 (3) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 1 00 Pair Tolouse, young — (1) J. S. Smiley & Son, Milligan, lud 3 00 (2) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 2 00 (3) T. N. Smiley & Son, Milligan, Ind 1 00 Pair Embden, old — (1) J. S. Smiley Mrs. J. I. Ressler. Brimfield. Ind 1 (»• Plate Falawater — (1» Mrs. J. L Bessler. Bniuneid. Lnd (2» A. H. Bogne, Lagrange. Ind Xorthwestem Greening — (1) S. T. S. Williams, Ejiightstown. Ind C2) A. H. Bogne, Lagrange. Ind .- Plate Willow Twig — (1> H. M. Stout, Trafalgar. Ind <2» Evan Swift. Franklin. Ind Plate Westfield < Seek-Xo-Ftirtlie-j — (1) H. M. Stout. Trafalgar, Ind (2) Evan Swift. Franklin. Ind .• -. Plate Wagener — (IJ H. M. Stout. Trafalgar. Ind (2> L. L. Eshelman. Lagrange. Ind Plate Gravenstein — »i) Mrs. J. I. Ressler, Brimfield, Ind <2) H. M. Stout. Trafalgar. Ind T'late Bed Beitigheimer — (1> A. H. Bogue. Lagrange. Ind (2) S. T. S. Williams. Knightstown, Ind. . Plate Fameuse or Snow — (It A. ,H. Bo^e. Lagrange, Ind (2) 31rs. J. L Ressler. Brimfield. Ind Plate Moore's Sweet — tl) H. M. Stout, Trafalgar, Ind ^2) Evan Swift. Franklin. Ind Plate Tompkin"s King — (1) B. F. Cole. Trafalgar. Ind (2) Evan Swift, Franklin. Ind Plate Hubardston — ilj 31. M. Stout, Trafalgar. Ind i2) Frank Moffitt. Carmel, Ind Plate Red Canada — (1) H. M. Stout. Trafalgar. Ind 1 7A) <2f S. T. S. Williams. Knight.s4wn. Ind 1 OU Plate Rhode Island Greening — (1> Chris King. Ru.shville, Ind. 1 5<> <2( H. M. Stout. Trafalgar. Ind 100 Plate FaU Wine— (]; Geo. W. Burton. Leipsic, Ind. . 3 50 (2> H. M. Stout Trafalgar, Ind 1 00 ■M (%) 5»J i>J 50 1 00 50 00 Tj») 0• 1 53 5<> 0<1 50 to 00 5 IMI 50 1 00 5*' til 5«:» 00 154 BOAKD OF AGRICULTCKK. Plate Vandevere — (1) A. H. Bogue. Lagrange, Ind 1 50 (2) W. F. DeVilbiss, Ft. Wayne, Ind 1 00 Plate Twenty-Ounce — (1) A. H. Bogue, Lagrange, Ind 1 50 (2) B. F. Cole, Trafalgar, Ind 1 00 Plate Rail's Genet— (1) Geo. W. Burton, Leipsic, Ind 1 50 (2) D. F. Corwin, Springboro, Obio 1 00 Plate Wealthy— (1) Chris King, Rusbville, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. J. I. Ilessler, Brimfield, lud 1 00 Plate Stark— (1) Geo. W. Burton, Leipsic, Ind 1 50 (2) Chris King, llnshvllle, Ind .* 1 00 Plate Pewaukee — (1) Frank Moffitt, Carmel, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. J. I. Ressler, Brimfield, Ind • 1 00 Plate English Russet — (1) Mrs. J. I. Ressler, Brimfield, Ind 1 50 (2) B. F. Cole, Trafalgar, Ind 1 00 Plate Mann — (1) Evan Swift, Franklin, Ind 1 50 (2) H. M. Stout, Trafalgar, Ind 1 OU Plate Peck's Pleasant — (IJ D. F. Corbin, Springboro, Ohio 1 50 (2) Joseph Perrine, Lebanon, Ind 1 00 Plate Missouri Pippin — (1) No award. (2) No award. Plate Gano — (1) Mrs. J. I. Ressler, Brimfield, Ind 1 50 (2) No award. Plate Gideon — (1) H. M. Stout, Trafalgar, Ind 1 50 (2) A. II. Bogue, Lagrange, Ind 1 00 Plate Benoni — (1) Chris King, Rushville, Ind 1 50 (2) L. L. Eshelman, Lagrange, Ind 1 00 Plate Mammoth Black Twig — (1) John A. Wilson, Olney, 111 1 50 (2) D. F. Corwin, Springboro, Ohio 1 00 Plate Newton Spitzonburg — (1) Evan Swift, Franklin, Ind. 1 50 (2) A. H. Bogue, Lagrange, Ind 1 00 ANNUAL MEETING. 155 Plate Autumn Strawberry — (1) L. L. Eshelman, Lagrange, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. J. I. llessler, Brimfield, Incl 1 00 Plate Mcintosh Red — • (1) Mrs. J. I. Ressler, Brimfield, Ind 1 50 (2) A. H. Bogue, Lagrange, Ind 1 00 Plate largest, any kind — (1) A. H. Bogue, Lagrange, Ind 1 50 (2) S. T. S. Williams, Knightstown. Ind 1 00 Plate Shenango — (1) John G. Hitz, Madison, Ind 1 50 (2) Geo. W. Burton, Leipsic, Ind 1 00 Plate Arkansas Black — (1) No award. (2) No award. Plate Arkansas Beauty — (1) No award. (2) No award. Plate Plum's Cider — (1) No award. (2) No aAvard. CRAB APPLES. Plate Hyslop — (1) H. M. Stout, Trafalgar, Ind 1 00 (2) A. H. Bogue, Lagrange, Ind 50 Plate Martha — (1) B. F. Cole, Trafalgar, Ind 1 00 Plate Whitney— (1) L. L. Eshelman, Lagrange. Ind 1 00 Plate Kentucky Red Cider — (1) Geo. W. Burton, Leipsic, Ind 1 00 (2) No award. Five varieties crab apples — (1) H. M. Stout, Trafalgar, Ind 2 00 (2) D. E. Fuller, Osgood, Ind 1 00 PEAKS — SINGLE PLATES. Plate Bartlett— (1) B. F. Cole, Trafalgar, Ind 1 50 (2) J. C. Grossman, Wolcottville, Ind 1 00 Plate Anjou— (1) C. P. Bradley, South Bend, Ind 1 50 (2) A. H. Bogue, Lagrange, Ind 1 00 156 JBOARD OF AGRICULTUrE. Plate Angouleme (Duchess)^ ' < (1) Frank Moffitt, Carmel, lud 1 SO (2) H. M. Stout, Trafalgar, Ind 1 00 Plate Flemish Beauty— (1) C. P. Bradley, South Beud, Ind 1 50 (2) A. H. Bogue, Lagrange, Ind 1 00 Plate Howell— (1) H. M. Stout, Trafalgar, Ind 1 50 (2) Evan Swift, Franklin, Ind ^ 1 UO Plate Keiffer— (1) Evan Swift, Franklin, Ind 1 5.1 (2) Joseph Perrine, Lebanon, Ind 1 00 Plate Louis Bon^ (1) Evan Swift, Franklin, Ind 1 5 No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Peck Flemish Beauty — (J I No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Peck any variety not named above — (1) Ben W. Douglas, Indianapolis. Ind 2 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. I.,argest pears, any variety — (1) No award. (2) No award (3) No award. TEACHES. Best collection of peaches, not less than five varieties, grown in the State—. (1) .John G. Hitz, Madison, Ind 3 (i(> (2) No award. (3) N« award. ANNUAL MEETING. 165 Rpst collection of peaches, not less than five varieties, regardless of where grown — (1) John G. Hitz. INIadison. Ind 2 50 (2) No award. (3) No award. ^ Twenty-five largest peaches, any variety, grown in Indiana — (1) John G. Hitz, Madison, Ind. 2 50 (2) No award. i (3) No award. GRAPES. Best three varieties black gi-apes for marltet — (1) W. K. Munson, Grand Rapids, Mich 3 00 (2) C. P. Bradley, South Bend, Ind 1 50 (3^ John G. Hitz, Madison, Ind 1 00 Rest tliree varieties white grapes — (1) C. P. Bradley, South Bend, Ind 3 00 (2^ W. K. Munson, Grand Rapids, Mich .* 1 50 (3) John G. Hitz, Madison, Ind 1 00 Three varieties red grapes for market — ■ (1) C. P. Bradley, South Bend, Ind 3 00 (2) John G. Hitz, Madison, Ind. . .' 1 50 (3) No award. Best five varieties grapes for home use — (1) C. P. Bradley, South Bend, Ind 3 00 (2) W. K. Munson, Grand Rapids, Mich • 1 50 (3) No award. Largest cluster of gi*apes, any variety — (1) W. K. Munson, Grand Rapids, Mich 1 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Most attractive and best package for exhibiting grapes and berries — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. MISCELLANEOUS. Best peck shell bark hickory nuts — (1) H. M. Stout, Trafalgar, Ind 1 UO (2) F. M. Sanford, Greenfield, Ind 75 (3) No award. Best peck bull nut hickory nuts — (1) Evan Swift, Franldin, Ind 1 00 (2) F. M. Sanford, Greenfield, Ind 75 "(3) No award. 166 BOARD OF AGEICULTUEE. Best peck black walnuts— (1) H. M. Stout, Trafalgar, Ind 1 00 (2) F. M. Sanford, Greenfield, Ind 75 (3) No award. , Best peck butternuts— (1) F. M. Sanford, Greenli(>Id, Ind 1 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Best gallon chestnuts — (1) No award. (2) Nc award. (3) No award. Best gallon hazelnuts — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Best gallon chinquapin acorns — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Best gallon burr oak acorns — ■ (1) F. M. Sanford, Greonliold. ind 1 00 (2) No award. (3) No award. Best gallon pecan nuts — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Best gallon cranberries — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. Best half peck pawpaws — (1) F. M. Sanford, Greenfield, Ind 1 00 (2) H .M. Stout, Trafalgar, Ind 75 (3) John G. Ilitz, Madison, Ind 50 Best collection persinmions, not less than three kinds — (1) No award. (2) No award. (3) No award. ANNUAL MEETING. 167 FLOWERS. CLASS LVI— PLANTS. (George C. Stelboru, Indianapolis, Ind., Judge.) Ten palms — (1) E. A. Nelson, Indianapolis, Ind $ 10 00 (2) John Rieman, Indianapolis, Ind 8 00 Twenty ferns and lycopodiums — (1) E. A. Nelson, Indianapolis 15 00 (2) No award. Two specimens of sprengreii — (1) John Rieman, Indianapolis, Ind 6 00 (2) Baur & Smith, Indianapolis, Ind 4 00 Twenty variegated show plants — (1) E. A. Nelson, Indianapolis, Ind 10 00 (2) No award. Ten blooming begonias — (1) E. A. Nelson, Indianapolis, Ind 6 00 (2) No award. Ten foliage begonias — (1) Baur & Smith, Indianapolis, Ind 7 .00 (2) Silas Rothermcl, Indianapolis, Ind • 4 00 Two vases filled, either iron, rustic or wire — (1) E. A. Nelson, Indianapolis, Ind 6 00 (2) John Rieman, Indianapolis, Ind 4 00 Best arrangement of plants and fancy basket — (1) E. A. Nelson, Indianapolis, Ind 10 00 (2) No award. Display and arrangement of show plants — (1) E. A. Nelson, Indianapolis, Ind 35 00 (2) Baur & Smith, Indianapolis, Ind 25 00 Two floral arrangements — • (1) John Rieman, Indianapolis, Ind 25 00 (2) E. A. Nelson, Indianapolis, Ind 15 00 Two baskets — (1) John Rieman, Indianapolis, Ind 15 00 (2) E. A. Nelson, Indianapolis, Ind 10 00 Collection cut roses — (1) W. W. Coles, Kokomo, Ind 15 00 (2) E. A. Nelson, Indianapolis, Ind 10 00 Collection cut flowers — (1) E. A. Nelson, Indianapolis, Ind 15 00 (2) W. W. Coles, Kokomo, Ind 10 00 T f^n 168 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Collection dahlias — (1) John Rieman, Indianapolis, Ind 10 00 (2) W. W. Coles, Kokomo, Ind 5 00 Collection of cut gladioli — (1) John Rieman, Indianapolis, Ind 15 00 (2) W. W. Coles, Kokomo, Ind 10 00 (3) E. A. Nelson, Indianapolis, Ind 5 00 Original show arrangement of flowers — • (1) John Rieman, Indianapolis, Ind 50 00 (2) E. A. Nelson, Indianapolis, Ind 35 00 (3) No award. Three bouquets — (1) John Rieman, Indianapolis, lud ^ 12 00 (2) W. W. Coles, Kokomo, Ind 8 00 (3) E. A. Nelson, Indianapolis, Ind 4 00 CLASS LVII— AMATEUR. Collection of begonias — (1) Mrs. Frank P. Johnson, Indianapolis, Ind $ 4 00 (2) Mrs. Mary E. Sullivan, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 Collection foliage plants — (1) ^Mrs. Mary E. Sullivan, Indianapolis, Ind 3 00 (2) Mrs. W. B. Flick, Lawrence, Ind 1 50 Collection climbing and trailing plants — (1) Mrs. Mary E. Sullivan, Indianapolis, Ind 5 00 (2) Mrs. W. B. Flick. Lawrence, Ind 1 50 Specimen of geraniums — (1) Mrs. Mary E. Sullivan, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 (2) Paul Kempe, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 CUT FLOWERS. Collection geraniums — (.1) A. R. Edmunds, Indianapolis, Ind 3 00 (2) Mrs. Mary E. Sullivan, Indianapolis. Ind 2 00 Collection of cut flowers — (1) Paul Kempe, Indianapolis, Ind 4 00 (2) A. R. Edmunds, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 Collection verbenas — (1) Mrs. W. B. Flick. Lawrence, Ind 2 00 (2) Paul Kempe, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 Collection dahlias — (1) Paul Kempe. Indianapolis, Ind 3 00 (2) Mrs. Jennie Droke, Southport, Ind 2 00 ANNUAL MEETING. 169 Collection gladiolus — (1) Paul Kempe, Indianapolis, Ind 3 00 (2) A. R. Edmunds, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 Collection eannas — (1) Paul Kempe, Indianapolis, Ind 3 00 (2) A. R. Edmunds, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 Twelve carnations — (1) A. R. Edmunds, Indianapolis, Ind 3 00 (2) Paul Kempe, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 Two bouquets of garden flowers — (1) Paul Kempe, Indianapolis, Ind 4 00 (2) A. R. Edmimds, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 CLASS LVIII— BEES AND HONEY. (J. C. Kimmell, Ligonier, Ind.. Judge.) Best display of bees, honey, apiary products, supplies and appliances — (1) George M. Rumler, Mohawk, Ind $ 25 00 (2j George M. Rumler, Mohawk, Ind 15 00 (3) H. M. Smith, Mooresville, Ind 10 00 CLASS LIX— TABLE LUXURIES. (May C. Hitchcock, Brimtield, Ind., Judge.) Home-made cheese— (1) Mrs. M. B. Myers, Cambridge City, Ind $ 1 50 (2) Mrs. .James A. Norwood, Southport, Ind 75 Fancy cheese — (1) Mrs. J. B. Powers, Indianapolis, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. Jennie Broke, Southport, Ind 75 Maple syrup in most marketable shape — (1) Mrs. M. E. Myers, Cambridge City, Ind 2 00 (2) Mrs. E. T. Drake, Edinburg, Ind. . . .• 1 00 Maple sugar — (1) Mrs. E. B. Bryson, Broad Ri])ple, Ind 2 00 (2) George M. Rumler, Mohawk, Ind 1 00 Bread, wheat, yeast — (1) Mrs. W. S. Hoss, Indianapolis, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. J. M. Smock, Southport, Ind 75 Bread, wheat, salt rising — (1) Mrs. E. T. Drake, Edinburg, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrsr I. M. Porter, Indianapolis, Ind 75 170 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Graham bread, yeast — (1) Mrs. N. A. Ford, Indianapolis, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. J. B. Powers, Indianapolis, Ind 75 Boston Brown bread — (1) Mrs. W. B. Flick, Lawrence, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. W. S. Hoss, Indianapolis, Ind 75 Whole wheat bread — (1) Lina R. Marks, Indianapolis, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. F. C. Stewart, Indianapolis, Ind 75 Corn gems — (1) Mrs. William H. Welch, Indianapolis, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. E. B. Bryson, Broad Ripple, Ind 75 Dozen rolls — (1) Mrs. N. A. Ford, Indianapolis, Ind 1 50 (2) Lina R. Marks, Indianapolis, Ind 75 Ginger bread — (1) Mrs. F. C. Wood, Indianapolis, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. W. S. Hoss, Indianapolis, Ind 75 Ginger cookies — (1) Mrs. W. S. Hoss, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 (2) Mrs. E. B. Bryson, Broad Ripple, ItrI 50 Fig cake — (1) Mrs. W. B. Flick, Lawrence, Ind 1 5U (2) Mrs. Jerome Dunlap, Lafayette, Ind , . . . . 75 Layer cake, caramel, orange — (1) Mrs. J. M. Smock, Sonthport, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. Jerome Dunlap, Lafayette, Ind (5 Layer cake, caramel, chocolate — (1) Mrs. J. M. Smock, Southport, Ind 1 75 (2) Mrs. James A. Norwood, Southport, Ind 75 Marble loaf cake — (1) Mrs. James A. Norwood, Southport, Ind 1 ."»() (2) Mrs. J. M. Smock, Southport, Ind 75 White Mountain cake— (1) Mrs. J. M. Smock, Southport, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. James A. Norwood, Southport, Ind 75 Cocoanut cake — (1) Mrs. J. M. Smock, Southport, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. Jerome Dunlap, Lafayette, Ind 75 Sunshine cake — (1) Mrs. J. M. Smock, Southport, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. Jerome Dunlap, Lafayette, Ind 75 Angel's food — (1) Mrs. L. K. Brown, Indianapolis, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. William H. Welch. Indianapolis. Ind 75 ANNUAi. MEETING. 171 Hickory nut loaf cake — (1) Mrs. J. M. Smock, Southport, Ind 1 5U (2) Mrs. Jerome Dunlap, Lafayette, Ind 75 Hickory nut layer cake — (1) Mrs. F. C. Wood, Indianapolis, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. Jerome Dunlap, Lafayette, Ind 75 Fruit cake — (1) Mrs. I. M. Porter, Indianapolis, Ind 3 00 (2) Mrs. F. C. Stewart, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 White fruit cake — (1) Mrs. J. M. Smock, Southport, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. Jerome Dunlap, Lafayette, Ind 75 White cake — (1) Mrs. J. M. Smock, Southport, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. Jerome Dunlap, Lafayette, Ind 75 Chocolate cake, layer — (1) Mrs. J. M. Smock, Southport, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. W. B. Flick, Lawrence, Ind 75 Chocolate cake, loaf — ■ (1) Mrs. James A. Norwood, Southport, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. J. M. Smock, Southport, Ind ^. 75 Crullers — (1) Mrs. James A. Norwood, Southport, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. I. M. Porter, Indianapolis 75 Cookies — (1) Mrs. Jennie Droke, Southport, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. W. B. Flick, Lawrence, Ind 75 Kisses — (1) Mrs. I. M. Porter, Indianapolis. Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. N. A. Ford, Indianapolis, Ind 75 Maringues — (1) Mrs. N. A. Ford, Indianapolis, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. E. B. Bryson, Broad Ripple, Ind 75 Cheese straws — (1) Mrs. W. B. Flick, Lawrence, Ind 1 00 (2) Mrs. N. A. Ford, Indianapolis, Ind 50 Apple pie — (1) Mrs. F. C. Stewart, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 (2) Mrs. Jennie Droke, Southport, Ind 50 Peach pie — (1) Mrs. N. A. Ford, Indianapolis. Ind 1 00 (2) Mrs. Jennie Droke, Southport, Ind 50 Lemon pie — (1) Lina R. Marks, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 (2) Mrs. F. C. Stewart, Indianapolis, Ind 50 172 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Sugar pie — (1) Mrs. N. A. Ford, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 (2) Mrs. W. S. Hoss, Indianapolis, Ind 50 rumpliin pie — (1) Mrs. W. S. Hoss, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 (2) Mrs. William H. Welch, Indianapolis, Ind 50 Cherry pie — (1) Mrs. William H. Welch, Indianapolis, Ind. . . : 1 00 (2) Mrs. W. S. Hoss, Indianapolis, Ind 50 Plum pie — (1) Mrs. E. B. Bryson, Broad Ripple, Ind 1 00 (2) Mrs. W. S. Hoss, Indianapolis, Ind 5U Saratoga chips — (1) Mrs. J. B. Powers, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 (2) Mrs. F. G. Wood, Indianapolis, Ind 50 Spiced peaches — (1) Mrs. Jennie Droke, Southport, Ind 1 00 (2) Mrs. F. C. Stewart, Indianapolis, Ind 50 Spiced pears — (1) Mrs. Jennie H. Droke, Southport, Ind 1 00 (2) Mrs. F. G. Wood, Indianapolis, Ind 50 Spiced cherries — '' (1) Mrs. W. B. Flick, Lawrence, Ind 1 00 (2) H. M. South, Trafalgar, Ind : 50 Sweet pickles, collection — (1) Mrs. M. E. Myers, Cambridge City, Ind 4 00 (2) Mrs. Jennie Droke, Southport, Ind ■ . . . 2 GO Pickles, mixed — (1) Lina K. Marks, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 (2) Mrs. Jennie Droke, Southport, Ind 50 Pickles, cucumber — (1) Mrs. F. C. Stewart, Indianapolis, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. I. M. Porter, Indianapolis, Ind 75 Peach pickles — (1) Mrs. W. B. Flick, Lawrence, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. F. G. Wood, Indianapolis, Ind 75 I'ear pickles — (1) Mrs. F. G. Wood, Indianapolis, Ind 1 50 (2) H. M. Stout, Trafalgar, Ind 75 Tomato catsup — (1) Mrs. \V. B. Flick, Lawrence. Ind 1 00 (2) Mrs. James A. Norwood, Southport, Ind 50 Cucumber catsup — (1) Mrs. W. B. Flick, Lawrence, Ind 1 00 (2) Mrs. M. E. Myers. Cambridge City. Ind 50 ANNUAL MEETING. 173 Chili sauce — (1) Mrs. I. M. Porter, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 (2) Mrs. W. B. Flick, Lawrence, Ind 50 Boston baked beans — ■ (1) Mrs. W. B. Flick, Lawrence, Ind 1 00 (2) Mrs. F. G. Wood, Indianapolis, Ind 50 Collection French candies, home-made — (1) Mrs. E. B. Brj^son, Broad Kipple, Ind 1 50 (2) No award. Jellies, collection — ■ (1) Mrs. M. E. Myers, Cambride City, Ind 3 CO (2) Mrs. Jennie Droke, Sontliport, Ind 2 00 Preserves, collection — (1) Mrs. M. E. Myers, Cambridge City, Ind 3 00 (2) Mrs. Jennie Droke, Southport, Ind 2 00 Fruit butters, collection — (1) Mrs. M. E. Myers, Cambridge City, Ind 4 00 (2) Mrs. Jennie Droke, Southport, Ind 2 00 Canned fruit, collection — (1) Mrs. M. E. Myers, Cambridge City, Ind 6 00 (2j Mrs. Jennie Droke, Southport, Ind. . .• /. .4 00 rKOFESSIOXAL COOKIXG. Best collection of cakes, three or more kinds — • (1) Mrs. J. M. Smock, Southport, Ind 2 50 (2) Mrs. F. G. Wood, Indianapolis, Ina 1 25 Best collection of candies, fiv<^ qv more kinds — (1) Mrs. J. B. Powers, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 (2) Mrs. X. A. Ford, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 Fanciest gelatine dessert — (1) Mrs. J. B. Powers, Indianapolis, Ind 2 GO (2) Lina R. Marks, Induinapolis, Ind 1 00 Fancy bread for 6Aening refreshments — (1) Mrs. L. K. Brown, Indianapolis, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. J. B. Powers, Indianapolis, Ind 75 Fancy dessert for evening refreshments — (1) Mrs. L."K. Brown, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 (2) Lina R. Marks, Indianapohs, Ind 50 Fancy relish for evening refreshments — (1) Mrs. N. A. Ford, Indianapolis, Ind 1 0(J (2) Mrs. L. K. Brown, Indianapolis, Ind 50 174 BOARD OF AGKICULTURE. ART. CLASS LX— KNITTING AND CROCHET WORK. (Margaret J. Craighead, Muncie, Ind., Judge.) Infant's shirt — (1) Mrs. C. W. Vance, Paris, 111 .$ 1 00 (2) Mrs. John Hettich, Bowling Green. Mo 75 Infant's sotks, display — (1) Mrs. Kate Rudolph, Cincinnati. Ohio 1 00 (2) Mrs. C. Dille, Greensburg, Ind 75 Pair silk mittens, hand-knit — (1) Mrs. C. W. Vance, Paris, 111 1 50 (2) Mrs. C. C. Burns, Greensburg, Ind 75 Pair silk stockings, hand-knit — (1) Mrs. C. C. Burns, Greensburg, Ind 2 00 (2) No award. Infant's crochet sack — (1) Mrs. Minnie Zlsinor, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 (2) Mrs. Kate Rudolph, Cincinnati, Ohio 75 Couch cover — (1) Mrs. R. H. Talbutt, Lexington, Ky 2 00 (2) Mrs. C. C. Burns, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 Crochet skirt — (1) Mrs. C. W. Vance. Paris, 111 2 00 (2) Mrs. C. Dille, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 Silk purse — (1) Mrs. C. W. Vance, Paris, 111 1 00 (2) A. L. Orndorff, Indianapolis, Ind 50 Infant's cap — (1) Mrs. Kate Rudolph, Cincinnati, Ohio 1 50 (2) Mrs. C. Dille, Greensburg, Ind 75 Ladies' shawl, knit — (1) Mrs. C. C. P.urns, Greensburg, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. R. H. Talbutt, Lexington, Ky 75 Ladies' shawl, crochet — (1) Mrs. John Hettich, Bowling Green, Mo 1 50 (2) Mrs. C. W. Vance, Paris, 111 75 Crochet slippers — • (1) Mrs. Kate Rudolph, Cincinnati, Ohio 1 50 (2) Mrs. R. H. Talbutt, Lexington, Ky 75 ANNUAL MEETING. 175 CLASS LXI— LACE, HAND MADE. (Margaret J. Craighead, Muncie, Ind., Judge.) Lace, Battenburg — (1) Mrs. C. C. Burns, Greensburg, Ind $ 1 50 (2) Mrs. C. W. Vance, Paris, 111 1 00 Lace, point — (1) Fanuie Miner, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 (2) Mrs. C. W. Vance, Paris, 111 1 00 Lace, Duchess — (1) Flora V. Greenstreet, Indianapolis, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. L. A. Moore, Terre Haute, Ind 1 00 Lace, Honiton — (1) Mrs. C. Dille, Greensburg, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. C. W. Vance, Paris, 111 1 00 Lace, Flemisli — (1) Mrs. Kate Rudolph, Cincinnati, Ohio 1 50 (2) Mrs. Kate Rudolph, Cincinnati, Ohio 1 00 Lace, Burges — (1) Mrs. Kate Rudolph, Cincinnati, Oliio 1 50 (2) Mrs. Kate Rudolph, Cincinnati, Ohio 1 00 Lace, applique — (1) Fanuie Miner, Indianapolis, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. C. Dille, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 Lace dresser scarf — (1) Mrs. L. A. Moore, Terre Haute, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. C. W. Vance, Paris, III 1 00 Lace table cover — (1) Mrs. L. A. Moore, Terre Haute, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. C. Dille, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 Lace center piece — (1) Mrs. Kate Rudolph, Cincinnati, Ohio 1 00 (2) Bertlia Hohl, Indianapolis, Ind 75 Lace sideboard scarf — (1) Mrs. C. C. Burns, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 (2) No award. Lace collar— (1) Mrs. C. B. Nicols, Muskegon, Mich 1 50 (2) Mrs. C. W. Vance, Paris, 111 1 00 Lace handkerchief — (1) Mrs. L. A. Moore, Terre Haute, Ind 1 00 (2) Mrs. Kate Rudolph, Cincinnati, Ohio '. . . . 75 Best article not mentioned in this class — (1) Mrs. C. Dille, Greensburg, Ind 1 50 (2) Mrs. C. C. Burns, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 176 BOAEi) OF AGEICULTUEt;. Best display laces — (1) No award. (2) No award. CLASS LXII— EMBROIDERY, HAND MADE. (Margaret J. Craighead, Mnncie, Ind., Judge.) Delft— (1) Mrs. C. B. Nicols, Muskegon, Micb .$ 2 00 (2) Mrs. L. A. Moore, Terre Haute, Ind 1 00 Jewel — (1) Mrs. Dr. T. J. Behrens, Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 (2) Mrs. L. A. Moore, Terre Haute, Ind 1 00 Iridescent — (1) Mrs. C. B. Nicols, Muskegon, Mich 2 00 (2) Mrs. C. C. Burns, Greensburg, Ind 1 00 Cotton — (1) Mrs. C. Dille, Greensburg, Ind 2 00 (2) Mrs. C. W. Vance, Paris, III 1 00 Kensington — (1) Mrs. C. W. Vance, Paris, 111 2 00 • (2) Mrs. R. H. Talbutt, Lexington, Ky 1 00 Arabian — (1) No award. (2) No award. Marie Antoinette — (1) No award. (2) No award. Rococo — (1) Mrs. C. \V. Vance, Paris, 111 2 00 (2) Mrs. L. A. Moore, Terre Haute, Ind 1 00 Mount Melich — (1) Mrs. R. H. Talbutt, L,exington. Ky 2 00 (2) Mrs. L. A. Moore, Terre Haute, Ind 1 UO Tappissery or flat stitch — (1) Mrs. Minnie Zisiner. Indianapolis, Ind 2 00 (2) Mrs. Kale Rudolph, Cincinnati, Ohio 1 00 Rope silk — (1) :\Irs. Kate Rudolph. Cincinnati, Ohio 2 0(t (2) Mrs. C. W. Vance, Paris, 111 1 OO Roman- — (1) Mrs. C. C. Burns, Greensburg, Ind . 2 00 (2) Mrs. L. A. Moore, Terre Haute, Ind 1 00 rir ANNUAL MEETING. 1 1 1 Embroidery on bolting cloth — (1) No award. (2) No award. Embroidery on chamois — (1) Mrs. Mary R. Garver. Indianapolis, Ind 2 OU (2) A. L. Orndorff, Indianapolis, Ind 1 00 Queen Anne darning — (1) No award. (2) No award. Decore — (1) Mrs. Kate Rudolpli, Cincinnati, Ohio 1 50 (2) Mrs. C. W. Vance, Paris, 111 75 Lunch set — (1) Mrs. R. H. Talbutt, Lexington, Ky 2 00 (2) Mrs. C. Dille, Greensburg, Ind 1 present system was also adopted ASSOCIATION OF FAIR MANAGERS. 201 and began to be carried into ettect. Now, however, tlie broad, smooth highways of England are a splendid supplement to her railway system, and a joy to the touring cyclist and automobilist. Early explorers In ancient Peru and Mexico found roads that were firm and smooth, connecting all principal points. Humboldt beheld with astonishment the great highAvay of the Incas — twenty feet broad and of smooth, even surface. On investigation he found that it was Constructed much like tlaose of ancient Rome, only the bond was asphalt, as was the top layer. This great road he found to extend two thousand miles, and was duly furnished with ditches, aqueducts, bridges, ferries and even post- houses. His wonder was greatly increased when he found that these builders, instead of carrying their roads over hill and mountain, had actu- ally anticipated the modern by tunneling through them. Within the territory now covered by the United States, except the almost obliterated roads of the mound-builders, whicli were of inferior construction, there were none presented to the eye of the early explorer save the Indian trails, which mainly led along the watercourses and through the mountain gaps. Our notions of road-making were brought from England, and be- longed to the time of the "Merry Monarch" rather than a later day. Ac- cordingly the white settlers plowed parallel furrows twenty feet apart and scraped the dirt to the center, so that when the autumnal rains de- scended this dirt Avas converted into mud, which teamsters were glad to escape when they could by guiding the cattle to the higher, unbroken and solid ground. No wonder that in the histories of those days we read so much concerning "bad roads," "heavy roads," with frequent "stick- ing," "miring down," followed by "doubling of teams," much cracking of whips and vociferous profanity. As in the mother country, there came to be toll roads, of somewhat better construction than those of the public. In 1796 Congress authorized the construction of a national road. This was afterward constructed more or less completely, beginning at Baltimore, Maryland, and extending through a part of Pennsylvania, through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. It was projected upon a large scale; its extreme width was eighty feet, thirty feet of which was composed of broken stone, gravel and sand, the whole laid, in many places, upon a foundation of large blocks of stone. These dimensions may be taken as indicative of the fatiiers' conception of the future greatness of our coun- try and its needs; but if so, they may also indicate that it never entered their minds that the motive power of travel would be other than that of hoi'ses and cattle. If they misconceived the future, we are to be charged with a like weakness, who abandoned substantial road-making upon the advent of the railroads, as if no other road would ever be required, where we are now beginning to perceive that we need these more than ever, not only to supplement the railroad, but also, by means of autos and traction engines of a swifter sort, to even compete with them. SO^ JBOARD OF AGEICULTUKE. Of the great roads of France, Germany and other European countries, time will not suffice to speak except to say that the great highway built from GeneA'a to Milan by Napoleon, who was great in conceiving public works and superintending their construction as in commanding armies, is yet a marvel of engineering skill. It crosses the Alps by the great Simplon pass and stretches, white, smooth and firm, over its many miles, with no ruts to shake the traveler from his nap and no dust to cover his person. The lines along which it was projected were extremely difficult, and therefore the cost was ^15,UUU per mile, no dollar of which, it is safe to say, was misapplied, so well did that master-builder know how to handle men and materials. It is maintanied by traiiied menders of roads duly equipped with the necessary implements of their craft; these are assigned certain sections, which they are required to keep in perfect order and even dust-free. The material used is broken stone of the dimensions of two and one-half inches, well tamped in. It is claimed that this kind of maintenance is not practicable in this country because of the great difference in wages, 1-ut no comparison is made between the primitive tools used by the one and the facilities that might be commanded, through the use of which the sections might be greatly lengthened. That the roads of Europe are so much better than ours, and that there are so many more miles of them is a standing reproach to us, for which the greater age of those countries does not offer complete vindication. Our pre-eminence in the quantity and (luality of road-making machinery and accessories that might be brought to bear would soon wipe out our reproach were it not for our miserable system that starts out with no definite standard of construction and maintenance; with men in charge who have no technical knowledge of the work in hand, whose aim it is to keep the roads up to the former standard, at a cost which will not cause taxpayers to protest. The time of mending of roads is a time of general criticising and free profanity; sand, gravel and small boulders, which never pack, are dumped in an irregular ridge in the middle of the road, dirt and sod are scraped to it, and the whole is left for time and chance to smooth out. Culverts are put in without any calculation of the territory drained and the volume of water that must pass through; bridges are bviilt Avith a like ignorance of possibilities, etc. Who does not know that all this is mere temporizing, the purpose being limited to handing the work over to one's successor in office at least no worse than it was received? Who docs not know that no pci'ma- nent improvement can result from such work, and therefore that the large sums so expended are, to a very considerable degree, wasted? In the county of Montgomery, during the year ]!)::3, the township expended for road i-epair $33,002.09, the county $40,0(in, n total of !P73.- 0(;2.99. The road mileage is something over 550 miles; ligure out from this Avhat the 11,905 miles of county roads in the State cost annually, then \ ASSOCIATION OF FAIR MANAGERS. 203 add to this sum the cost of those of the townships. The followiu.i;-, how- ever, may convey some notion of the result: In the year 1892 fifty counties in the State of New Yorlv paid out for road improvement $2,710,000, ex- clusive of the sums expended in cities, towns and villages. But I must hasten to the conclusion of the matter. England now uses the combined Macadam and Telford systems with good results. Telford's system begins with an excavation of ten Inches, in which stones are laid with their joints broken; the work is open and the interstices are filled with small broken stone tightly compacted; the superstructure is the same as macadam. In macadam we haA'e succes- sive layers of stones broken to the size of 2^ to 2i inches laid in successive layers and compacted by means of a heavy roller, the small fragments or splinters being used to fill with. Roads so made should have a grade whose incline is not above 4 or 5 per cent. All soil sliould be carefully removed as fast as it accumulates, ruts tilled and firmly tamped at once, and the surface now and then sprinkled and rolled. In regulating the weight that might be hauled over these, one-inch breadth of tire should be required for every 400 pounds. As to the sources from which labor may be drawn, the State and counties have several which may be drawn upon, when legislative enact- ment lends the requisite authority. There are a little more than l.(5( convicts in the State's prisons Avhose labor ought not to be allowed to compete with free labor. The jail records of 1901 show 23,987 commit- ments; if we subtract 50 per cent, for repeated offenses by the same of- fender and for those sent to the State prison, etc.. we get a large number from which to draw. In 1901 there were 4,338 inmates in the county asy- lums; if we deduct 70 per cent, for females and infirm persons, a contin- gent is yet left considerable in size; now add to these tramps, vagrants and all persons able-bodied who show no visible means of subsistence, and we have quite an army. The moral effects of such employment would also be considerable; able-bodied tramps and vagrants would speedily find it to their interest to labor for themselves, and the State would find how utterly foolish it is to destroy a human machine capable of so much labor that is needed to make the State yet greater and add to the comforts and conveniences of her citizens. Any veteran of the Civil War knows tliat it will prove no great un- dertaking for a comparatively small guard furaished with repeating rifles to maintain order and prevent escapes; the more desperate and criminal might wear red shirts or jackets to pick them out, while the colors denot- ing degree of crime might be shaded down to the comparative innocuous "bum." ^Movable stockades, tents, hospital tents, shanties, etc., would furnish for the protection in their kind. I have said that we should now, at this session, begin a movement looking to the I'esults which we desire. Let a committee of this body call upon the Legislature with the request that a resolution be passed ask- 204 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. ing ;the Governor to call upon the President and the Governors of other States to send a certain number of expert civil engineers to meet in con- gress in the city of Indianapolis at an early date for the purpose of con- sidering all matters relating to road construction and maintenance, with the view of submitting the recommendations to the proper authorities. And that this committee be empowered to take such other action in fur- therance of this interest as in its judgment is necessary. Mr. Mitchell: There is nothing that will build up the agricultural in- terests of this State so fast and so permanently as good roads. I at- tended the national convention of Good Roads Associations in St. Lotiis, and also the Illinois State convention. I think the people of Indiana ought to see that our national legislature makes the bill now pending a law. If that is done it will compel the National Government to pay one- third the expense of building roads, the State paying one-third and the county in which the road is built the other third. That is nothing more than other roads have done. I think our present law is good in regard to roads. We have built one l^undred miles in our county in the last five years under our present law. Men who were the most bitter enemies of road improvement when we first began noAV want to extend the roads faster than the law will permit. The law says we shall go so far, then pay off the debts and begin again. I think that is a very wise law. i think it is a laudable effort to start right in improving the roads of our State. The president spoke of the roads of Scotland and England. One point has been settled there long since, and that is in regard to the Tel- ford system of macadam. That system was a mistake. That system has been abandoned for the Macadam system, which is used universally all over Great Britain. The contractors here ought to have a uniform size for the stone. There are roads being built in Gibson County today in which the stone is not uniform. That is a mistake. Have the stone broken to a tiniform size, then cover with good sand or cement and you will have the proper kind of road, a road it is a pleasure to travel over. THE ST. LOUIS FAIR AS A PROMOTER OF NATIONAL PROS- PERITY. AND ITS OBJECT LESSONS TO MANAGERS OF STATE AND LOCAL FAIRS. HON. J. E. M'DONALD, LIGOXIER. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen — While I may not be equal to the title, I can give you the ideas I gathered from an inspection of the great World's Fair just closed. Of course, we all know that the greatest ad- vances mankind has made have been by copying what someone else has ASSOCIATION OF PAIR MANAGERS. 205 doue. or ioUowlug in the footsteps of someone else and endeavoring to improve what he has done. All nations and all men that have advanced have striven to improve upon what other nations and peoples had done. In no place on earth can a man learn better what mankind is doing than at an exposition of the character just closed in St. Louis. While visiting such an exposition the question is often asked, "Does it pay?" That question has been discussed by men who are engaged in promoting these expositions. In other words, is the flame worth the carudle? I believe it is. I believe many dollars more might be spent in acquiring that scliooling whicli comes from visiting a great exposition, a world's fair, a state fair or a county fair. In a fair such as the one just closed the handiwork of the nations of the world is gathered together, as well as their art, their mechanics", their ideas and their history. There evei'yone who visits the exposition is able to compare in a way the ad- vancement of the different nations. There are lessons there every man needs to learn. There the advancement of the different States may be noted. And allow me to say here that in the comparison our great State of Indiana did not suffer. For the amount of money provided, the citi- zens of Indiana who had charge of the Indiana exhibit made a great rep- utation for the State and for themselves. I was most agi-eeably sur- prised at the showing made by the agricultural interests of Indiana, and I was much gratified at the comparison of our exhibit with that of other States by men who did not live in Indiana. The opinion was expressed by everybody that the exhibit did great credit to the State. For the men who were in charge of the Indiana exhibit I will say that we who are connected with the State and other fairs are under everlasting abliga- tions to them. The horticultural and other exhibits of our State com- pared very favorably with other exhibits of a like kind. I believe that we, as farmers, as business men and as men engaged in mechanical and business pursuits, feel that the money proposition was a very small one compared with what this presentation of the resources of Indiana did for our great State. I believe it is not a waste of money to invest it in sucli expositions, nor is it a waste to invest it in State and county fairs. I do not tlaink the commercial side is the one to, be considered all the time. I admit that to a sordid business man it probably looked like a bad investment; and I suppose such a man would think ably looked like a bad investment; and I suppose such a man would think it a bad investment to have $250,000 tied up In fair grounds and buildings used only once a year. We have that amount of money invested in our State Fair Grounds and buildings, which we use only one week in the fifty-two, and the man who undertakes to figure a money profit on every- thing will think the result of the investment is not what it should be. It looks to the man who figures on the money part of a proposition all the time as though the expenditure of millions of dollars in St. Louis without any return in sight was not a very good investment. I do not 206 BOARD OF AGKICULTUKE. agree with such a man. I believe the money spent by the State of In- diana in presenting to the world our i-esources was well spent, and I be- lieve the money of other States and the money of individuals who went there to present their resources to the world was well spent, even if the returns at this particular time do not seem to meet the outlay. As an advertising proposition I believe the best thing in the world is to get the article you wish to sell before the individual who needs it. I believe the best advertising one can do is to get the article you have to sell before the person you wish to interest. In no place caii that be done to better advantage than in a great exposition or in a fair. I will give you a little bit of personal experience. At my home I am interested in a particular kind of business. In my trips through the exposition gi'ounds in St. Louis I saw a piece of machinery I have felt the need of for years. I did not know the machine was in existence until I passed through one of the buildings on the grounds. I left my order there for that piece of machinery I had been in need of for years. That is not the only thing of value I found at the fair. I was at that time a mem- ber of a committee to decorate a new club room we were building in my town. I had charge of the illuminating, and I had difficulty in finding a way to illuminate the rooms so the light would be subdued to a cer- tain degree. In a building at the fair I saw a room illuminated in just the way I wanted our club building. I got the card of the man in charge of the exhibit, and last Friday night at a meeting moved to allow a bill for $213 to pay for goods furnished by that firm. We would never have bought these goods, or even have known they were manufactured, if 1 had not seen that particular exhibit, although they were manufactured in a town not 125 miles from my home. People who were interested in stock, or hogs, or grain, got ideas there. There are few men or women who visited the fair that did not get some ideas that were of value to them. I believe in our fairs, both State and county; we ought to bring together as much as possible the interests of the whole community. We ought to undertake to show all of our man- ufacturing interests, our farming interests, our stock interests and our poultry interests, and make the exhibits as varied and as comprehen- sive as possible. The broader we niake the exposition, the more we in- terest the people directly and indirectly, the better will we serve our purpose. In the State fair and in the exposition all interests should be represented. I believe the educational interests of Indiana should be rep- resented at the fairs. No one thing gave me more pleasure than the edu- cational exhibit in St. Louis. I visited that exhibit several times. I want to say, in justice to the people who had it in charge, that it was one of the most remarkable exhibits in the exposition. I have had years of experience as a teacher in the public schools, but I learned many things of the schools of Indiana from that exhibit that I never even dreamed existed. The excellence of the work, the high character of the organi- ASSOCIATION OF FAIK MANAGERS. 207 zation and the immense amount of work being done in the schools of our State was a revelation to me. The manner in which it was presented was one of the very best advertisements that our State ever had. I believe at all our State and founty fairs we ought to give heed to the interests of the stock man, the farmer, and the horticulturist, but we ought also to do something to stimulate the school system of Indiana, the manufacturing interests, and, in fact, everything that will arouse the in- terest of the people of the State. The exposition at St. Louis, from the standpoint of what it has done and what it will do for the business interests of the United Sthtes, pre- sents a many-sided problem. I believe the exposition marked the be- ginning of an era- in American industries that is for the good of the peo- ple. While the fair was not a success from a financial point of view, I do not believe it is the last gi'eat exposition I will have an opportunity to attend, notwithstanding the fact that I am over the hill and on the way down. I believe most of us here will live to see another great exposi- tion in this great country of ours. I believe the people of this country so thoroughly understand the value of advertising, anci so thoroughly ap- preciate what such an exposition can do for our country that similar enterprises will be promoted from time to time. HOW SHALL WE IMPROVE THE AGRICULTURAL DEPART- MENTS OF OUR DISTRICT AND COUNTY FAIRS AND AWAKEN A GREATER POPULAR IN- TEREST THEREIN? L. B. CLOKE, FBANKLIN. The agricultural department of not only district and county fairs, but also State fairs and National expositions, should stand at the head of the various departments, because it represents more wealth than any other department and almost equal to the value of all other departments combined. These exhibits should be made attractive, and if considered correctly it is of great importance as an educator to the farmer who cares to improve his crops. The week of the district or county fairs should be a week of enjoyment to the farmer, collecting in a few potatoes, squashes, pumpkins, corn, wheat, oats, etc., and if well selected will not only pay him for his trouble, but he will have a neat sum left, which will more than pay his expenses during the fair. If not successful he will en- deavor to learn what has been the cause of his failure. It may be a poor variety has been selected or some needed preparation of the soil has been neglected, or the cultivation has been poor. There can not be a better 308 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, time uot ouly to compaie but to discuss the different specimens, thus en- abling the farmer to improve his crops and obtain better results for his labor. I Avould suggest that one of the first and most important things to be done is to educate the people to the importance of the agricultural department. It is time this department is considered of more importance at the present time than it was a few years past, and the first to realize this fact were the merchants, manufacturers, etc., for they know that on the success of the farmer hinges the success of all other departments of business. While the list of the agricultural department of the district and county fairs only covers a part of the farmer's work, crops grown from the soil, and also has cattle feeding, dairying, feeding of hogs, rais- ing of cattle and many other different lines of work, yet these are lai'gely dependent upon the crops that are grown from the soil. If I could say something that would cause the tiller of the soil to be more contented and to feel that his occupation was at the top of the list, that his work is with Nature and is closer to God at all times than any class of profes- sional work, I would feel well paid for my trouble. I would say to the fair managers, place the agricultural department where it belongs — not in a shed, but in a well-arranged and attractive building. Do not place the value of the premium on the individual exhibit, but place the value of the prize in proportion to what it represents. If the value of the corn crop is more than the A'alue of the horse industry, or the cattle industry, why should not the value of the prize be in proportion to what they repre- sent? If the wheat grown in the United States has an equal value with the dairy interests, why should not that .stand on an equal footing in the list of prizes? The live stoclj: men would reply by saying: "We have a large number of breeds of live stock and great progress has been made in the improvement of the different breeds." Which is true. But would you stop and consider that there are a larger number of varieties of grain, and that the same pi'ogress is being made by scientific breeding, and that the wealth of the country is being increased faster by the improvement of farm crops than through any other industry? I am only making these comparisons to prove the importance of the agricultural department, and hope to increase a general interest in this department Avith the Board of Fair Managers. Not to look at the exhibitor of the agricultural de- partment as a class of men only farming because they do not have the ability for any other profession, but that they are agriculturists from a matter of choice, and deserve a proper recognition. I would suggest that the superintendent of this department be an active, energetic man, one that has the confidence and respect of the people and has made a success of farming and is familiar with the different standard varieties of grains and vegetables. The most disgusting thing that occurs in the agricultural department is from the visitors who remark. "I wish that I had brought such and such a thing that I had at home, as it was far superior to the article on exhibition. " Possibly this is true, but as a rule ho has over- ASSOCIATION OF FAIR MANAGERS. 209 estimated bis product, and is a case of ignorance rather than facts. Even should it be so, he had the same privilege to exhibit, and the remark is altogether out of place. However, great progress has been made in the agricultural department. At the Louisiana Purchase Exposition the agri- cultural building was the largest in the grounds and was more compact with exhibits. It had the largest attendance and gave a more general satisfaction to the visitors than any of the various departments of the great exposition. Hon. C. B. Benjamin: Mr. Clore has spoken of interesting young men, and I believe that is an essential thing. It has been my experience that young men are making a creditable showing, not only at county fairs and agricultural exhibits, but at the State fair. I think more em- phasis should be placed upon the necessity of larger exliibits along the agricultural line. These exhibits should take a larger piace in the fairs than they do now. They ought to take a place fully equal to that of the live stock exhibit. I think the results will be better if we look upon agriculture with a little more favor than we have in the past. The treatment of the exhibitors has not been touched upon, and I think we ought to devote some time to the discussion of that question. I think we should meet the exhibitor when he comes, make him feel at home, say a pleasant word at parting, and he will be glad to come again. Make the quarters assigned the exhibitors inviting. I think the agri- cultural buildings should be handsomely built, not mere sheds. Try to arrange space to the satisfaction of all. I believe the agricultural peo- ple are more easily satisfied by bunching them than are any other class of exhibitors attending State and county fairs. Don't give one exhibitor the lion's share and crowd others. Be courteous and fair to all, and show no partiality. Treat everyone alike. Of course there are imperfections in human nature, but the superintendent should overlook them and try to give no one a reason for fault-finding. Select judges who are fear- less, honest, straightforward — judges who will give the award to the article exhibited instead of to the exhibitor. Begin on time and follow out the plan laid down in the catalogue so far as possible. In this way no one need be absent when his exhibit is being judged. Last, but not least, I believe in a general superintending of the judging, to see that ail exhibitors do their part by not interfering, and then everything will pass off all right. If we follow this plan we will reap our reward in the general feeling of satisfaction that will prevail, and the exhibitors will show their appreciation by coming back with exhibits in futui'e years. New things are coming up all the time that have to be added to the list, and when the exhibitor is interested enough to take part in revising the list of exhibits I think we will have accomplished something that is needed all over the country. It is rather hard to get a good agricultural exhibit in this part of the country, owing to the late crops and early fairs. 14— Agri. 210 EOARt) or AGRICULTURE. SOME OF THE REQUISITES OF A SUCCESSFUL FAIR, AND SOME OF THE MISTAKES OF FAIR MANAGERS. PROFESSOR J. H. SKINNER, PURDUE UNIVERSITY. INIr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Fair As.sociation — With your permission I wish to change the subject assigned to. me so as to read "Soiiio Re(iuisites of a Successful Fair; or, Suggestions for the Improve- ment of County Fairs, Especially the Live Stock Departments." The county fairs deserve much credit, for to them is due, in a meas- ure, the improvement in corn, live stock, fruits and other farm products. The history of most of them will show a varied career. Where they have been properly and wisely managed they have had a telling Influence for good, and may be classed among the foremost educational institutions in the held of agriculture. These agricultural associations were originally held for the purpose of educating the farmers and breeders. The exhibits made represented their ideals as well as they knew how to develop them. Many times com- petition" was \evy strong; in fact, I have seen single classes of animals, and even departments, at county fairs, in Avhich there were just as strong exhibits and where almost as many entries were made as at the State fair. Farmers are always interested in stock and will support any im- provement made in this direction. Too frequently the fair of today is made up of fakirs, jocteys and cheap, undignified amusements. The local fair should furnish social en- tertainment and provide recreation and amusement of a proper character, but these features should not predominate. It should strive to make all exhibits of interest and educational value and such as Avill appeal to the i)est citizens, whether farmer or merchant. The live stock departments, as well as other departments which draw from the farm, should furnish ideals for breeders and farmers. The county fair is the stepping stone for the inexperienced and ambitious farmer and bi'eeder. .Most of the noted live stock exhibitors of today began showing at county fairs, nnd in.iny of them learned their best lesson when .some competent judge saw lit to leave tlu'ir animals out of the prize list, and then explain why he did so. Young men should be encouraged to make exhibits, as such compari- sons aie prolil.ible. They inspire enthusiasm and ambition and encour- age improvement in all branches of agriculture. The fair should be held for the agriculture and business of the community. It should bring out ideals which shoi»]d be so high that all would strive to reach them. JNlany of our county fairs are Avell managed and serve an excellent purpose. Many of them might be improved in many features. Concern- ing the larger problem of managing a county fair, I have little to say, ASSOCIATION OF FAIK MANAGERS. 211 as every county has local conditions which must be met by the managers. Certainly anything that serves to elevate the people and inspire them to better work in their particular line is a desirable feature in the courity fair. Every fair association has its difficulties, the chief of which is the financial condition of the association. To make a good county fair re- quires money. This Avill be obtained where the association receives the hearty support of the farmers and business men of the community. There- fore it is necessary for the managers to keep in line with those things which will appeal to those of whom they expect support. It is true that the fair makes a splendid place for social gathering and also a place of recreation and amusement for many country people who consider it a great privilege to be able to attend. When we turn our attention to the improvement of conditions already in existence, I wish to speak more particularly of the live stock department. To begin with, much will be gained by getting out the catalogue early in the season. Be- fore 'this is done it is necessary to select superintendents for the various departments, and along this line there is much room for improvement. Too frequently the directors select superintendents who are not partic- ularly interested in the department which they represent, anil it may be that they are not well informed as to what the department should lie. A good superintendent in any one of the live stock departments should be. a handler or breeder of that particular kind of stock which his department represents. Not only this, but it is preferable if some reliable breeder who has had experience in live stock shows be chosen. If such is chosen he understands the needs of the department, the needs of the exhibitor and the importance of clean, honest judges. The superintendent of the department should be a man who is aggressive, and thus able to secure exhibitors and make the department first-class. In order to build up the department he should be a man of integrity, one in whom people generally have confidence, and one who will see that every exhibitor has fair treatment. The superintendent should be a man who understands proper classifications of stock, as this is one of the things which goes to make a good live stock show. As nearly as possible the classes should be such as to represent one breed only. It is true that where there is a limited premium fiTnd it is impossible to extend the classification as far as that of the State fair, and yet for inost breeds such a classification is an improvement over the old method of throwing several breeds together. Furthermore, there should be classes for local exhibitors, county classes if you please, in which the young men of the county will be encouraged to exhibit home- grown products. At one county fair where I was privileged to judge, the county classes drew out large numbers of animals, and I a ill quite sure that it was of as much real value to the farmers and breeders of the county as the open classes. Anything that will encourage the attendance of the farmers of the community should be given a place. 212 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. After the classification is made the next problem is the' selection of competent judges. In regard to this there is much to be said, as there are many difficulties encountered when it comes to securing competent judges. The limited funds, the scarcity of capable, honest judges, the lack of in- terest in superintendents and the consequent neglect of tlie matter; and maybe the lack of knowledge as to where to find the kind of a man wanted, are some of the difficulties encountered. The average invitation to judge at a county fair asks for a man who can judge all classes of ani- mals and sometimes poultry and pet stock. This doubtless is due to the fact tliat the board has the idea that one judge can do it all, and thus save expense. This supposed lack of funds or economical streak is one of the greatest difficulties. In a fair where horses were a prominent feature an expert race-horse starter judged all horses, light, coach, heavy draft, etc. Such a man might be a judge of liglit horses, and there is a bare possi- bility that he might judge other classes, but it is not probable (and this was not true in this case), but it saved tlie extra expense of securing a draft-hoi-se judge. There are but few all-around judges in the country, and mucli Avill be gained by securing a man who is an expert in some particular line. The expense is greater^ but it is a legitimate expenditure and will prove profitable in the end. It may possibly be better to cut the premiums a little, and thus be able to secure a competent judge. . :Most exhibitors would prefer a cut in premiums to a poor judge. There are many men competent to judge one class of animals who will do the work for a reasonable sum. and occasionally men who can judge two classes, but it is not likely that many will give satisfaction in more than two classes, unless specially trained for such work. The fair associations ought to help one another in securing judges; in fact, a printed list of acceptable judges within the State would be a desirable thing. This list should include those Avho have had experience and have proven themselves honest, capable judges. It might also in- clude a list of young men who have had training in some particular liue, or who have grown up as breeders, and who have qualifications for such work. Sometimes the animal husbandry department of the agricultural college might be of assistance in securing such men. Many times young breeders attend agricultural schools, supplementing their experience and knowledge with such training as is given in these institutions. These, of course, are inexperienced, but far more capable than the "pick-up," and in most cases strictly fair and honest. The matter of securing judges will be very much easier if it is given attention early, as judges often have engagements several months ahead. It seems to me that it would be a wise plan to have in the catalogue the name of the judge who is to pass on the various classes of stock, and tlien the exhibitors would have no complaint on the selection of the judges, as they would know before- hand who was to pass on their stock. Finally in regard to this matter, it is economy to speiul money for good, honest, compefent judges — men ASSOCIATIO^^ OF FAIK MANAGERS, 213 who are above reproach, and to whom money and favor count very lit- tle. Take the matter up early. See that your live stock departments are given honest, reliable, competent men to pass on the classes involved, as exhibitors appreciate what belongs to them. In my opinion much could be done to improve the county fairs if all departments were made of educational value, or, in other words, if edu- cational feaures were given a prominent place in every department of the county fair, it would appeal very much more strongly to the agricultural people. There is too much inclination to furnish cheap" special features of amusement, you may say. The people who attend the county fairs today in ^ large number of cases are persons who are attracted by these special features. This does not signify, however, that the best farmers would not take an interest in the county fair, if an effort was put fortli to help their sons to know how to select and produce better animals, grow better corn, make a better class of butter or select better farm imple- ments. There are improvements along all lines of agriculture in the State. The mass of the people are looking for something that will help them make more out of their farms; something that will help them to a higher living; something that will make them better business men, and not so much for cheap amusement as some think. Many of our fairs are absolutely degrading. On one hand we find tlie rum seller and book- maker and on the other hand cheap, vile shows, which have nothing to commend them. They are said to be the paying features of the fair. If such are necessarj^ that fair 'S-ociation had better go out of business, as it is not fulfilling the original purpose for which it was established and is doing the agi-icultural communities of the State more harm than good. The county fair should be an illustration of good business methods as well as a good educator. It requires men who have had some exi)eri- ence in matters of business in order to keep the association going. There are buildings to keep in repair, fences to keep up, improvements to make, money to be spent, and many such things which demand the attention of the business man. Yet too frequently we find the directors are law- yers and politicians, who are not in sympathy with the agricultural com- munities. They seem to have a desire to hold a series of horse races for their own amusement and benefit, rather than have a fair which will be of value in the upbuilding of the interests of the community. Mr. Thomas: 1 don't think there is much left for me to say. The paper is certainly a good one and covers many points in connection with county fairs that should be observed. I feel like the young theologian who wrote to a friend, after hearing a famous preacher, that he had taken all his points. I fear the Professor has taken all the points i had to make. The question of success depends very much on how we view it. If you are looking solely to the financial side you will have one view; if 214 BOARD OF AGKICULTUKE. j-ou are loolvin.t( solely to the educational benefits you will have another view. One man will say, "We want a wide-open fair, and do not want any Sunday-school methods." On the other hand, there are men connected witli fairs who do not like to see the young folks too chummy. They object to the boys and girls eating- from the same stick of candy, or eating ice cream with the same spoon, or going about the grounds hand in hand. We must not be too puritanical. There is a happy medium we can ob- serve. It is well enough to have rules to run your fair by, rules you can use in case of an emergency; but it is not a good idea to have iron-clad rules that can not be changed. I remember one fair I liad sometliing to do with where they did not allow any vehicles on certain parts of the ground. Tlie superintendent was a stickler for rules. An old lady avIio could not walk attended the fair, and was hauled into that part of the ground. The superintendent, to be like other mules, took the buggy and liauled it out. Tlie first essential of a successful fair is to liave good business sense and use it. It will not do to have a rule for one class of men and another rule for another class, and it will not do to continually change the men who are connected with the fairs. Tlie first thing I would suggest for a successful fair would be for the management to have absolute fairness in making the awards. They should not tolerate anj' unfairness. When men go to a county fair to exhibit their stock they make a sacrifice to do it, and it is an accommodation to the management for them to come. I should suggest that whenever you liave even a single judge to pass upon a matter, let the committee of that department be close by to see that any unfairness on the part of the judge shall be at once corrected. Another thing necessary to success is for the fair management to pay Avhat they offer and pay it promptly. A man who earns a premium has been to great expense to do so, and it is of importance to him to get his money and get it promptly. There is nothing that inspires the exhib- iting public with a greater degree of confidence in the fair than to knov that it promptly pays its debts. I have no sympathy with the idea of scaling the premiums. It might do to scale the managers' fees or per diem, but not the premiums. ' I would suggest that courtesy be exhibited on every hand. Every mail connected with the management of a fair should be a gentleman, and he should by all means show courtesy in connection witli the county fair. And not only should the management be courteous, but tliey slmuul exact the utmost courtesy from every employe. Sometimes when a man is plac(>d at the gate he feels as fmportant as he would if he were in com- mand of the Japanese army about this tinu'. People are often inade angry bj'^ these employes and will not return the following year. Of course we all know that mistakes are made in connection with the management; but the mistakes of managers often ante-date the fair. The dir(!ctors sometimes meet and elect managers that are not at all com ASSOCIATION OF FAIR MANAGERS. 2l5 peteut. A man of this kind will probably tliink he knows more about fairs than he really does, and so there is trouble right from the start. Every board of fair managers should, upon their election, take the re- ceipts of the preceding- year and then fix their expense accounts in accord- ance with the minimum receipts of the previous fair. If they do that they will never be out of pocket, and they will often have money left to repair the buildings and decorate the grounds. Often uien are made man- agers of fairs who never give a thought to that business until the time conies to begin operations, and they never once think then of there being a bottom to the basket. They spend right and left, and when they come to count up after the fair is over they find their accounts several thousand dollars on the wrong side of the ledger. It is also a mistake for the fair management to get too far away from the original agricultural idea. A fair that devotes all its time to the race- course is not an agricultural fair; and a fair that has receipts of seven- teen hundred dollars and gives premiums to the amount of twenty-eiglit hundred dollars will be in a bad condition. As the gentleman who pre- ceded me said, the premiums offered in the agricultural department are not as large as they should be. It is a mistake for anj^ fair management to neglect the agricultural interests. I believe the largest premiums should be offered in the department of farm work. If you do that you will interest a larger class of men, you will extend the interest over a larger territory, and the result will be you will have more interest in the fair. It is a mistake for managements to countenance any exhibition on the ground that is of a questionable character. It Is a mistake to allow^ upon any fair ground any apparatus for the purpose of gambling; I have heard managers say, "Why, hieronymus will pay us eighteen hundred dollars a year!" What if it does? It is a mistake to allow anything of that kind, on the grounds. All such things should be discouraged. I know that if you are looking at the fair through financial spectacles you will consider that these things bring greater revenue than anything else, but you will be making a mistake if j'ou allow them to run. It is a mistake for a management to offer sectional prizes or prizes for the people of any particular community. ' There are not many fairs than can offer two lines of awards, one for the foreign exhibitors and one for the home exhibitors. They usually have not the financial ability to do it. Even the State Fair, I think, should not attempt that. But I would open the exhibits for everj'body; I would open them to the world. What difference does it make to the persons who go to the fair to look at the exhibits? What the people want to see is the best that can be produced. There are not many counties in this State in which people are not living who can be encouraged by coming in competition with the people from the outside. 216 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Then I think it is a mistake for a board of managers to neglect their gounds. There is nothing so enticing to a visitor from a distance as beautiful, well-kept fair grounds. It woiild not hurt the fair managers to go out in the springtime and plant flowers and try to improve the grounds. That will attract people mvich quicker than grounds whei'e there is nothing but mud or dust and no shade. Professor Skinner: I think sometimes we forget that there are a great many exhibitors who are not able to compete with the man who is able to go to St. Louis to show his cattle, and many times we cut out the young men who would bring out herds that are of as much importance to that county as the herd that goes to St. Louis. I think anything we can do to encourage our young men to come out and exhibit in competi- tion with their neighbors is a good thing. I remember one place where 1 judged eleven herds that were not fit for the higher shows of the State or for the larger exhibitions. The people who exhibited them did not have the time to make them fit for such exhibitions, but they did want to bring them out and exhibit in competition with their neighbors. Mr. McDonald: I believe one very important fact has been over- looked in this discussion — the individual Avho goes to the fair. The people who go to the fair form a very important part in fair management. The gates should not be overlooked. As I said this morning, I believe in the educational features of fairs and exhibits. I am a democrat, and I be- lieve in democratic principles; but I should like to amend my ideas about subsidies and get on the republican proposition long enough to advocate subsidies for fairs in order to get them on the high plane suggested by the gentleman who preceded me. I believe the people who sometimes boast of having successful fairs are the ones who gather in the directors' room at the close of the fair and congratulate themselves on the fact that they have had the largest number of entries known in the history of the fair, that the buildings were filled and that, on the whole, it was the greatest exhibition they ever had. About that time the secretary may say, "Gentlemen, how about the premiums? It is true we have had a great fair from an educational and from other points of view, but what is the matter with the gates?" I believe in paying premiums, but it takes money to do it. and that money must come from the gates or it must be raised by the directors. I think we should look carefully after the exhibits and see that noth- ing that is degrading to the young of the community is allowed on the grounds. However, amusements must be furnished for all fairs. You must attract people to your gates and impel them to go down into their pockets and dig up the coin of the realm. That will give yoXi something with which to pay your premiums. In common with nearly every man. woman and child that attended the St. liouis Fair. I went down the Pike. ASSOCIATION OF FAIK MANAGEKS. 217 I believe that was one of the most popular parts of the great exposition. I believe it brought in the largest amount of money of any part of the institution. I believe without the Pike the exposition would have been a greater financial failure than it was. That does not prove, however, that a Pike for a county or State fair would be a good thing. I don't believe the Indiana State fair needs a Pike. Indianapolis is Pike enough for the State fair. Any stranger who comes here to attend the State fair can find all the attractions of the Pike, and a great many inore, in our capital city. The way to make a fair a success is to interest the people of the locality, interest business men, manufacturers and merchants as well as the farmers. You will have to bring all classes of people through your gates, because you need their money, and the way to get it is at the gate. There is one place in Indiana whose people I wish to congratulate. I read in the papers recently that the County Council of Porter County had appropriated four thousand dollars to fix up the county fair grounds, to ei'ect new buildings and to put things in good shape generally. I think we ought to get a picture of that county council and a picture of that fair ground and make it one of the attractions of every county fair. SOME OF THE BEST MEANS FOK ADVERTISING FAIRS. W. Sr. BLACKSTOCK. As a general rule county or State fairs are more or less successful in proportion as they are properly advertised. In their management a large amount of publicity is always necessary. They are wholly dependent upon popular patronage, and this patronage can only come by public solicitation. Ticket sales and privilege sales are the only sources of revenue where- with to meet expenses and premiums; and while a large attendance is always desired, yet the receipts at the gate are often a matter of dis- appointment. Frequently good meetings are poorly attended, while those of lesser value are more popular because their managers are more skilful and have more adroit methods of drawing the crowd. Certainly very many of the failures in this line of work come from lack of proper busi- nesslike advertisement. An agricultural or mechanical fair is unlike any other business. It needs peculiar treatment to be successful. Fairs are public benefit insti- tutions for the development of social and commercial conditions common to the whole community. Consequently the end and purpose of fair adver- tising is not merely to publish a cut-and-dried program, but also to further 218 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. explain its details in such a public manner that the community shall be- come interested and actively engaged in the preparation of their best specimens of hand and brain work for the coming prize contests. When- ever you can get everybody thinking about the fair and talking aljout it, then, and then only, is your meeting well advertised. Therefore fair managers should always have the public good in mind. Their pUins should be Avorthy of public confidence. To gain this con-' tidonce the lirst prerequisite is intelligent organization and honest admin- istration. These of themselves are good advertisers. The next active step begins with the premium list. If well prepared, this is the A-ery best possible advertising medium, but, if awkwardly arranged and printed on Dad paper, indicative of careless preparation, the effect is not good. A bad catalogue is a handicap to the meeting it represents. The magazines that are read today are all made up in the best style known to the printer's ai't so as to attract attention. In like manner the fair catalogues that are destined for the library table and to be read at- tentively should be in good form and readable pul)lications. The prizes may not be large, but the classification of prize items should be carefully considered. Special prizes for home productions and for the work of the children of the vicinity should be offered, hoping thereby to awaken their attention and self-interest. No local industry should be overlooked. All branches of mechanic arts that are known in the country should have a place at the fair. In former years Indiana was an exclusive agTicultural State, yet now about one-half of her population are engaged in other pursuits, hence the mechanical industries should liave full recognition, so that all the people from the factory can meet their neighbors from the farm at the fair. The preiuiuin list should have an educational effect. Its classification of exhibits should be in accordance with the best authox-ities on scientific l)roduction. These lists should have a wide circulation. As far as pos- sible a copy should be in every home, so that the old and the young shall each become familiar with its contents, for in my observation there is no better lucans of advertisement than a good premium list and the reading matter this book should naturally contain." Also, it must be conceded that in nearly every instance the exhibits are the most valuable part of the show. The amuseinent features of fairs are only incidental, and side shows usually do their own advertising. The relative merits of side shows and other exhibits as competitive at- trac-tions was illustrated at the recent World's Fair, in which nearly every amuseinent concessioner lost moiu-y. The Pike was well advertised, but the twenty millions of visitors went to St. Louis to study the objects of art and handicraft in the industrial buildings, caring but little for th<> Tike. Tlie most successful fairs are those that .-irc lilted to the natural conditions of the locality in which they are held, and the particular ASSOCIATION OF FAIR MANAGERS. 219 scheme for advertising each meeting must be adapted accordingly. For instance, the late International Live Stock Exhibition at Chicago had nothing whatever by M^ay of amusements. No diversion of any kind was observed in the big show except the music of a single brass band. Nothing else was fieeded. The people went to see the exhibits only — anything else of a diverting nature at that time and place would have been a seeming impertinence. Yet at a county fair in the midst of a rural population, far away rrom the large cities, the amusement idea is highly proper. It is just what the people need. Their fair should be a great annual hand- shaking picnic, a general holiday event. Furtli,ermore, the interchange of business experiences in conversations about crops or live stock along the lines of the limited exhibits Avhich the neighborhood may afford at such fairs are alwaj's profitable and mutually educational. Each meeting must fit its environment and be so advertised. Aside from a thoroughly revised premium list, the best means of reaching tne masses is through the daily papers. A few selected litho- graphs to catch the eyes of the passing travelers are necessary, yet the majority of persons are more influenced by what they read than by im- pressions from flaming posters. This is an age of newspapers, and under our rural delivery system daily newspapers are read in nearly every home in Indiana. This means of publication is a gi'and opportunity for the managers to take the masses into their confidence. In carefully selected items, and edited articles bearing upon this question, everything con- nected therewith can be explained in an interesting manner, so as to arouse a patriotic spirit in favor of these time-houored institutions. The people should be so educated that they will feel a persona? pride in the maintenance of their county and State fairs. Henceforth the power of the press can be made a valuable promoter of fair work, for the influence of a high-class, widely circulated newspaper is incalculable. Public opinion is largelj^ made up of Avhat the people read in papers and period- icals. Only a small percentage of the people of Indiana really appreciate the full importance of these exhibitions. They do not know that indus- trial fairs are recognized all over the civilized world by the highest au- thorities of those countries, and for hundreds of years, as the gi'eatest of all agencies for the development of domestic industry. As an educator and an inspiration, there is nothing equal to the com- petitive exhibitions of well classified, well conducted show rings. This fact is recognized by all the agricultural colleges of this country. The scientific principles involved in scoring and judging exhibits is a matter of expert class study in the schools, and the people of this country, in- cluding some fair managers, need to be awakened to a higher apprecia- tion of this good work. All advertisements should be trutliful. Fake notices are damaging to their publishers. There is a mistaken idea in the minds of some people 220 BOARD OF AGKICULTURE, that the American people like to be humbugged, but it is uot true. Strangers of the show people class may perpetrate frauds with success, but resident fair managers can not win favor on false issues. They must deal honestly and honorably with their patrons in everything they adver- tise. Indiana has two kinds of fairs, viz.: Those under either private or public ownership. The first class includes all those associations wherein the lands are owned by the stockholders. In the other class the fair grounds are owned by the counties and held under lease for fair purposes only, and liable to forfeiture. Now these conditions materially affect the advertising. Of the first instance the meetings at Elwood, Cfawfords- ville and other points are examples. In these associations every stock- holder has a permanent investment from which he expects dividends and in case of dissolution a profit from the sale of the real estate. Conse- quently each stockholder has a moneyed incentive to make his meeting a financial success. These meetings are usually well ad\'ertised, because each individual stockholder is an active agent. in his own interest and is always saying something to popularize his fair. But of the other class where no dividends are expected, and where all net profits are invested in buildings upon leased lands which upon failure or abandonment will revert to the county, the stockholders have no incentive for aggressive action other than a patriotic purpose to assist . in a public educational enterprise, and as a matter of fact in this latter class of corpoi'ations many stockholders lose their enthusiasm and drop out of this public service, leaving the burden of advertising wholly upon the few officers in charge. In the interest of this latter class of meetings, this paper is written and the foregoing suggestions may be briefly stated thus: Get a large number of reputable people into your organization. Administer its affairs wisely. lievise your catalogue thoroughly. Post a fcAV large bills and a great many smaller ones, and then contribute your best persuasive influ- ence through the editorial columns of the newspapers and your fair will be well advertised. Mr. Mitchell: Mv. Blackstock said that Indiana was formerly an agricuHural State. That would convey the idea that it is not now an agricultni'al Slate. While the manufacturing industries of Ihe State have grown, Indiana has lost nothing in agricultural growth. Mr. Blackstock: I see yoiu- point and acknowledge it is a good one. I meant that it was formerly exclusively an agricultiu'al State. Forty years ago nearly everything manufactured came from the East and the State was exclusively an agricultural State. That is not the case now. 1 did not mean, however, to convey the idea that agriculture was declining in the State, becaus(> it is not. ASSOCIATION OF FAIR MANAGERS, 221 Secretary Downing: I don't think there is much room for discussion on Mr. Blackstock's paper, but I would like to emphasize one feature of it, and that is the value of newspaper advertising. I have got to thd point where I believe fairs ought to be advertised in the newspapers exclu- sively. I think the day of posters and lithographs has passed and gone. That used to be effective before newspaper reading became so general, before rural routes were established all over the country; but in this day and age we can, I think, rely wholly and solely upon newspaper adver- tising. If I Jiad my way about the matter I would eliminate all posters and lithographs from the advertising list; especially in view of what the circus people have done recently. The circus people have arrived at the conclusion that it is a useless expense to spend so much money in large, flaming posters and bills; and I see from the papers they have agreed not to use any of tliat kind of paper in the future. I think that is all right. A man who has not time to read the newspaper has not time to hunt up a billboard when he wants to know what is going on. In going over our expense account I find we have been expending for the past ten years about three or four thousand dollars yearly for posters and lithographs and about a thousand dollars for newspaper advertising. This last year I cut down the billposter's list about a thousand dollars and added that to the newspaper advertising account. I found it very much more effective. The results seem to bear me out in that. Everybody talked about the State fair this year because everybody read the news- papers. I feel sure I am right in my point of view. I have never heard of a man who wanted to see what was going on at the theaters who would, after he had gone home in the evening, put on his rubber boots and his overcoat and go out on the streets to get that information from the posters. He always digs up the newspapers, looks through the amuse- ment columns and reads the criticisnjs of the plays. I know 1 do that; I never think of looking at a billboard to find out what is going at the theaters. I tliink that is true of fair advertising. There is a hardly a place in the State where the people can not be reached by newspapers. In my county, with a population of from twenty-five to twenty-eight thou- sand, nearly every home is reached by one of the three newspapers pub- lished in Hancock County. If that is so, and if you get your advertising matter in the papers In good sliape, everybody is bound to see it. People who come to the city on trolley lines these days do not stop at the cross roads to see what is posted there; they do not stop long enough when they are driving into town to see what is posted there. They drive into town, get their newspapers, talie tliem home and read them. They rely alto- gether upon the newspapers. In advertising the State Fair I found it very advantageous to have a good press agent. We employ a press agent for a mere pittance, forty or fifty dollars a year. He begins the work about four or five weeks before the fair. We furnish him material for his write-ups, and he gets the 222 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. matter into the newspapers hero. lie can- get it into the newspapers in the form of reading matter wlien we can not begin to get it there. We employ a regular reporter on one of the papers who has access to all the newspapers. He prepares these slips and presents them at the office. They are talien to the managing editor or editor-in-chief, looked over, and if the article is in the form of news it goes in without any charge to us. We get very effective advertising in that way. Of course we must patron- ize the papers with advertisements, for whicla we pay. We spend about $125 with each of the papers here. Then we have a list of seventy-five or eighty papers with which we spend from three to five dollars each. They print tliese slips for us. We send them out already prepared. These articles are read in country places where we could not possibly reach tlie people witli billboards or posters. Newspaper advertising is the most effective advertising we can do. Tlie monej^ we are spending for litho- graphs and billboards I think is almost thrown away. I think the day is fast coming when we will have to resort altogether to the newspapers to advertise our fairs. Mr. Blackstock: Our fair has been in the liabit of investing one hun- dred, one hundred and twenty-five, and sometimes as higli as two hundred dollars in lithographs. When they were distributed over the county you could only see one occasionally. If Buffalo Bill's show liappened to be coming about the same time they would put in two or three tliousand dollars' worth of posters, and our little bills would be lost sight of. You can not advertise fairs in competition with such shows, for it belittles the interests of the fairs. If I were secretary of a fair I wonld not buy a single poster; I would put Avhat money I had into newspaper advertising, as Mr. Downing has suggested. Mr. Ilulet: I have been advertising fairs for the past seven or eight years, and each year I have spent less and less money on lithographs aiul posters. I have used the newspapers to advertise in more and more as the years have gone on. I have been afraid, however, to abandon the poster advertising entirely, not knowing what the result would be. I have at each fair put out some posters, and have put out little fence stickers with only the date of the fair on them. The advertising that has counted, however, has been the newspaper advertising. We have some eleven newspapers in our county, and thirty days before the fair I had them lillcd each d.iy witli references to the fair. These went in as news items. 1 believe in one fair advertising the ne.\t. If we liave a good fair this year the exhibitors will advertise it for next year. If they have been well treated at one fair they will talk the year around about it, and will be sure to exhibit at the next. Then the^only thing you have to get before the people the next year is the date for holding the fair. That you can get before them through the newspapers. Association of fair managfrs. 223 Dr. Myers: We had a successful fair at Fort Wayne Inst year. 1 think fairs can be advertised entirely through the newspapers, and this advertising can be done cheaper than by the billboards. We had a num- ber of local items in the papers every day, and they cost us nothing. We spent about fifty dollars with each paper in the city, and averaged from three to five dollars with each of about forty country papers in that part of the State. We had some large posters, but most of the advertising was done through the newspapers. It was my first year as secretary of the fair, and at the close of the fair we were four thousand dollars ahead. The j^ear prior the fair was forty-three hundred dollars behind. We had a Pike at our fair, and one attractive feature was the stock parade. We had that every day at 1 o'clock. We did not confine our- selves to local exhibitors, but encouraged all the big breeders and im- porters to show their stock there. I had the pleasure last month of meeting with the Ohio State Fair Board of Managers. Everj^ one of the secretaries present said they had educational exhibits. They recommended that feature highly. Some of them said they began with a very small space for that exhibit, but now they have the very nicest buildings on the ground for their educational exhibits. They say that is a good advertisement. Every child is ex- pected to have an exhibit at ^ae county fair, and every child that has an exhibit there will surely draw three or four of his own family there to see it. They claimed that through that feature they largely increased their general admissions. President Insley: The next order of business is the election of officers. Mr. Wallace: I do not think it is out of place for me, as one of the younger members of this Board, to suggest to you the name of the man who occupies, I believe, the most important position on our Board. We have listened to a very interesting discussion of the attractions that should be allowed at fairs. I want to nominate for President of this Association Mr. H. L. Nowlin, the man who has charge of our depart- ment of privileges. He is one of the most practical fair managers we have on our Board. Mr. Clore: I had intended to place in nomination for the office of President of this Association a man who undoubtedly needs the sympathy of this organization, and who certainly needs some recognition — Mv. W. E. McDonald. Mr. McDonald: I am a Democrat, but I am not looking for office. It is not fashionable nowadays for Democrats to be in office. I beg to de- cline. 394 BOARD OF AGRICULTUEE. Mr. Blackstock: I second the nomination of Mr. Nbwlin. There being no further nominations for President, Mr. NowUn was elected by acclamation. Mr. Hulet, Crawfordsville, was elected S(m r(>tary. The meeting was then adjourned sine die. FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Indiana Live Stock Breeders' Association At the 1904 meeting of the Indiana Industrial Association a call was extended to tlie various live stock organizations to appoint three members each as committees to meet together and consider the organization of a State Live Stock Breeders' Association whicli would have for its object the promotion of live stock interests in Indiana. The following associa- tions responded to the call: State Board of Agriculture, Short Horn Breeders, Angus Breeders, Indiana Swine Breeders, Hereford Breeders, and Wool Growers. After a thorough discussion of the feasibility and possibilities of sucli an organi- zation it was decided to organize a State Breeders' Association, the busi- ness of which should be conducted by a board of directors to be composed of three members from each of the various breeders' associations repre- sented in the committee. After the election of officers the secretary was instructed to prepare and present at the first annual meeting a constitu- tion and by-laws. OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR 1904. President — Will S. Robbins Horace Vice President — Joe Cunningham Peru Secretary — J. H. Skinner Lafayette Treasurer — J. L. Thompson Gas City Executive Committee — W. J. Becket Indianapolis DIKECTQRS. state Board — Joe Cunningham, Peru; Oscar Hadley, Danville; David Wallace, Indianapolis. Swine Breeders — Ed Hodson, Anderson; Frank Moore, Rochester; W. O. Canaday, Frankton. Short Horn Breeders — W. S. Robbins, Horace; J. M. Donnelly, Ander- son; Tom Christian, Indianapolis. Angus Breeders— George Henderson, Lebanon; William Avery, Wal- drou; W. J. Becket, Indianapolis. 15-Agri. (225) 226 BOAED OF AGRICTJLTirRE. Hereford Breeders — Clem Graves, Bunker Hill; C. E. Amsden, Shelby- ville; W. C. Haueisen, Indianapolis. ^A'oo] Growers — J. Ti. Thompson. Gas City. The purpose of this Association is: 1. Not to do away with existing breeders' associations; but 2. To unite them in a common cause; 3. To give them better standing and greater influence in furthering live stock interests: 4. To s(>cure the best authorities in the United States to discuss topics of vital importance and interest to all breeders and feedei's at the annual meeting; "). To bring breeders in contact with one another and promote good fellowship among them; ('). To encourage young men in the live stock business; 7. To give breeders influence with State and National legislative bodies, that needed legislation and appropriations for live stock interest may be secured. CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE INDIANA LIVE STOCK BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION. Article I. This Association shall be known as The Indiana Live Stoclv Breeders' Association. Article H. The object of this Association shall Ite to promote live stock breeding and feeding, and general improvement in the herds and hocks of the State, as Avell as unite live stock men in a common cause. Article 111. The business of this Association shall be conducted by a Board of Directoi's. which shall ])e composed of three memliers from each of the various Itrccders' associations represented in the organization and elected or appointed by them for a period of three years. Sec. 2. The majority of the memliers of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business for the Association. Sec. ;j. This board from its own members shall elect a rresident. Vice -Ui-esident, Secretary, Treasurer and one Executive Committeeman, each from a different live stock association, who shall appoint such com- mittees as they may deem advisable to further the ends of the Associa- tion. Sec. 4. The Executive Committee shall consist of tIT(> President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and one other elected by the Board of Dii'ectors from their own number. Article lA'. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of the Association; to enforce the observance of the constitution, by-laws and rules of order. LIVE STOCK BEEEDEKS' ASSOCIATION. » 227 Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the Vice-President to preside at all times when the I^resident is absent, and perforxn the duties of tlie Presi- dent. Sec. 3. The Secretary shall keep 'a record of tlie members and pro- ceedings, receive and make record of all money paid in, conduct all cor- respondence of the Association, and present a report of the plans and pi'oceedings of the Association at the annual meeting. Sec. 4. The Treasurer shall keep all monej's belonging to the Asso- ciation, and disburse the same under the direction of the Association and according to its laws. He shall present for approval each year at the annual meeting a report of all money collected and disbursed, together with all obligations and claims of the Association. Article V. All elections of officers shall be by ballot, and shall be held at the regular annual business meeting, at such time and place as the Board of Directors shall designate, after due notice has been given. The term of office shall commence immediately after the annual meeting, to continue for one year or until others are elected to fill their places. In case of a vacancy occurring in any office, the Board of Directors shall pro- ceed to an election to till the vacancj' at the first session of the board. Article VI. Any person interested in the feeding and breeding of pure bred or grade stock or in the promotion of live stocli interests in the State may become a member of the Association for one year by the payment of $1 to the Secretarj^ who shall give a receipt for same. Article VII. The constitution may be amended with the approval of two-thirds of the members present at the annual meeting of the Associa- tion. Any proposed amendment, addition or repeal must first be approved by the Board of Directors. BY-LAWS. Article I. Meetings of tlie Association sliall be of such length and character as the Board of Directors shall agree upon, and shall be held annually the first Thursday after the first Monday in January, for the purpose of considering any business that may come before the Association, and discussing such topics as may be deemed advisable to' further its ends. Sec. 2. The President shall have the power to call a special meeting of the Directors at such time as, in his judgment, the affairs of the Asso- ciation demand. Sec. 3. All bills incurred by the Association sliall be approved by the Secretary previous to payment by the Treasurer. The Treasurer shall show receipts for all money paid out. Sec. 4. The program committee, through the Secretary, shall prepare a program for the annual meeting and arrange the details for its ren- dering. 228 • BOAKD OK AGRICIILTHKE. PROGRAJSr. Thursday Morning, Januarj- 5, 1905. 9:0U a. m. Meeting of Directors. 10:10 a. m. Address — "Co-operation Among Live Stocli Breeders," Fred H. Ranliin, Secretary Illinois Live Stock Breeders' Asso- ciation, Urbana, 111. 11:00 a. m. Business Session. "The Indiana Association, Object, Plans, Etc.," J. H. Skin- ner, Lafayette, Ind. The meeting will also be addressed by Ex-Senator W. a.. Harris and others. All live stock breeders and feeders are Invited to attend the meeting, and to become members. FIRST ANNUAL MEETING INDIANA LIVE STOCK BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION: The first annvial meeting of the Indiana Live Stock Breeders' Associa- tion Avas called together at the State House, Indianapolis, Indiana, on January 5, at 11 a. ni., with President Will Robbins, of Horace, in the chair. President Robbins: We have Avith us to-day Mr. Fred Rankin. ;Many of you know him personally, and perhaps all of you know him by repu- ta/tion. He has kindly agreed to come over here and tell us what he knows about certain things in Avhich we are very much interested. I have the pleasure, gentlemen, of introducing to you Mr. Fred Rankin, of the Uni- versity of Illinois, Secretary of the Illinois Live Stock Breeders' Associa- tion, who Avill speak to you upon the subject: "Co-operation Among Agri- cultural Organizations." Mr. Fred Rankin: Mr. Chainnan and Gentlemen of the Indiana Live Stock Breeders' Association: If agricultural advancement has been rapid in the immediate past, it will not be less rapid in the immediate future. We are in the midst of the movement , and a thousand new questions and readjustments are up for settlement simply because agriculture is assuming new proportions on the earth and entering into new relations among the affairs of men. Coiulitious ai'c umisually favorable just now for extreme develop- nuiit in agiicultnre. There is great public interest in tlie matter; govern- ments, state and national, are committed to the policy of public aid to this end; the educational spirit of the times is in sympathy with indus- liial and practical training. "liearn to do by doing" is the American LIVE STOCK BEEEDERS' ASSOCIATIOH- 329 motto, and there has never been a time and may never be another so favorable for developing American agriculture to its highest possible estate. Agriculture can not be capitalized like mining or manufacture, and Its development must therefore depend upon organized public effort. This fact is now well recognized and the most immediate question to be deter- \mined now is, who shall l«ad in this business of the further development of American agriculture? Great movements do not rise spontaneously and conduct themselves to successful conclusions. There must be leadership and rational direc- tion, and the practical question before us all just now is the proper man- agement of this wave of energy and spirit of progress in such a way that it shall not spend itself without accomplishing its full and perfect work. Now, I know that in a case like this the tendency is to pray for a Moses or a Joshua to lead us. But I do not believe it will ever be done that way. Witla the present popular interest in agriculture, champions will not be wanting. The larger question is. Who of all those interested in agri- culture is best fitted to walk at the head of the procession and carry the flag? Who shall assume the privileges and accept the duties of leader- ship; and who by common consent shall be considered as directing this great movement for better agriculture? Shall it be the agricultural press, which is the exponent of agricultural thought? Shall it be the colleges of agriculture, which instruct in advanced ideas? Shall it be the experi- ment stations, which are the sources of new discoveries? Shall it be the politicians, who make our laws? Or shall it be the farmers themselves, who live by agriculture? Or shall it be individuals, institutions, or asso- ciations? Let us see wlaose business it is to accept the responsibility of leader- ship. We all know the power of the press in molding public sentiment, in teaching -\\-holesome doctrines, in correcting or causing correction of evils both public and private. Is there a more potent power than this to lead in this great work? We are not unmindful of the great educational value of annual shows, from the countj^ fair, bringing together the best of local productions, up to the district and State fairs and to the great national and international expositions. All are educators in the best and highest sense of the term and bring togetlaer an illustrative collection that puts to shame our latest individual effort, and the marvel always is, what will the next be like. But there are other forces to be considered. W^e have at least one college in every State w^hose special business it is to teach the best that has yet been discovered regarding agricultural practice. Surely here is a force that must be Avell to 'the front and a safe exponent of tlie highest standards. It is easy to see and maintain 230 BOAKD OF AGRICULTUKE. the poisition that nowhere else on earth are standards so safe as here, where trained men give their lives to the careful study of human expei-i- ence in the line of scientific knowledge; not only that, but every one of these colleges is connected with an experiment station, provided Avith funds and trained investigators for further research into unknown fields. Can it be possible that anywhere else there is a force at work so potent as the college and station for the conservative yet rapid development of this great industry? And yet it seems to me that we have all along overlooked the ulti- mate object that must be reckoned with. To no other force or individual does agriculture appeal with sucli tremendous significance as to the man who earns his own bread and butter and supports tlie life of his family by what he is able to get out of the soil. He knows agricultural condi- tions as no one else can know them. It is bone, blood and sinew to him, and I submit the proposition that agricultui'e has a deeper meaning to this man that lives upon the land by the labor of his hand and brain than it can possibly have to any other man on earth; and, therefore, not the press, able and powerful tliough it is; not the great exposition, successful though it may be as a public educator; not tlie college, whose business it is to teach the young, nor the experiment station, even though it may extend the boundaries of knowledge far beyond anything attainable by the indi- vidual farmer — it is none of these tliat shall lead the procession that is working for the development of agriculture, but it is the farmer himself, the man who gets his living from the land, the man who walks upon the earth; it is he who realizes as no other man can realize that all flesh is grass. The responsibility is his and lie must accept it. No matter Avhat the press may print, no matter what the colleges may teach, or stations learn, or the expositions exliibit, nothing can be really accomplislied until this man living upon tlie land shall put it into actual operation; this man who is, and from the nature of the case must be, at once the beginning and the end of all real advancement. He is the Alpha and Omega of the whole matter. But this individual farmer is equal to the task; there is not enough of him; liis experience is too limited; he may be a fruit grower only, or possibly a cattle producer, and he may spend his life in developing a new kind of strawberry, or a better method of feeding. Therefore, to be ef- fective this individual farmer must be taken collectively and when organ- ized into an association, such as this, there is nothing he can not accom- plish. Gentlemen, if any problem in agriculture is now clear to me it is this: That upon associations like yours rests the exclusive responsibility of leadership in the development of agriculture. It is saying nothing against the agricultural press, the exiK)sition, the college, the station or any other of the forces that must labor and whose laborers are all heeded for the final accomplishment of the purpose — it is saying nothing against any of LIVE STOCK BREEDEKS ASSOCIATION, 231 all these, but it maintains the proposition that leadership is to be by asso- ciations such as are here represented. Clearly no other force is so com- petent to assume this leadership; and to me no other problem in agricul- ture is so clearly solved as this— that the various agi'icultural associations representing the united powers of the men of the State most represent- ative of agriculture — these must accept the responsibility of the leader- ship, each in its own line. Of all the forces that shall contribute to the betterment of this particular branch of agriculture, the improved live stock breeders' associations should talce the initiative in everything that will better the industry. There are some things the associations can not do, and these things must be otherwise provided for. For example, your Live Stock Breeders' Association can not publish a paper. I do not think it ought — it is not a machine that will work well in that capacity. I do not think it ought tg hold a fair, because it could not be as successful as other and broader organizations, such as your State Board of Agriculture, have been. I do not think a live stock breeders' association should con- duct a college or even an experiment station, even if it had the available funds, but it should see to it that these forces are set in operation and that their activities are bestowed in regular and orderly manner, and in such a way as Avill most rapidly advance the live stock interests. In maintaining the position that agricultural associations should ac- cept the responsibility of leadership of all movements tending to uplift and advance the agriculture of the State I do not forget nor would I minimize the work of any element of this progress. The agricultural press has a work that no otlier force can accomplish; so it is with the exposition, the college and the experiment station. These many activities are not conflicting, but supplementary each to the other; but it is impera- tive for the best results that we all clearly understand and agree as to where leadership belongs. Right or wrong, equal or unequal to the task as we may be, it is both the privilege and duty of farmers themselves to study the possibilities and needs of agriculture and to work in season and out of season for its most perfect development. It must be done when it is done, as the result of a common sentiment among progressive farmers. When a few scores or a few hundreds of thinking men begin to think alike and then perforce to act alike, and when it is done it is already put into the lives of the people and it lasts forever. Last winter in Illinois the cliairman of one of our organizations said before the appropriations committee, that was considering an item for agriculture investigation: "We do not ask this appropriation as a favor. We do not ask to put our hands in anybody's pocket. All we ask is to be allowed to put our hands in our own pockets and to take out some money for the benefit of our business." That is a telling argument. No college or station or paper can talk that way, and when the money is voted upon considerations such as this 332 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. these representatives of the people will hold the associations responsible for results, and they ought. The colleges, the stations, the fairs and the press are all educators, and we can not do without them, but they serve the people, while the associations are the people themselves. I would not say a word against the efficiency of the college and stations, the fairs or the press; far from that, they ai"e powerful agencies of progress. They have been estab- lished and supported by the people to do each a particular thing. It is, therefore, for the people to sustain them. They may and should criticise them, make them better if they can, reorganize them if they must, but they must support them, and if they expect results they must support them well, for this business of advancing agriculture is an expensive business. These agricultural organizations, therefore, are the typical represent- atives of the people in matters agricultural, and they can not if they would escape their responsibility. If agriculture is not developing as it should in Illinois, Indiana, or any other State, we may say the press is inefficient, the fairs badly managed, the college and the station lazy or incompetent — we may say all these things, and they may be true, but in the last analysis the agricultural organizations are chargeable for the conditions, and they can not shirk the responsibility. These associations are chargeable with the conditions, whatever they are, because they represent presumably the foremost men in agriculture; they have effected prganizations presumably to some purpose and they have taken names that carried with them inevitable responsibilities. They are responsible for conditions, whether good or bad, because in this country the people constitute the court of last resort, and right or wrong, we and everybody must abide the final verdict. Because in this coimtry the people are sovereign and they alone can say what shall and shall not be done, what taxes shall be levied and for what purposes, what new enterprises shall be imdertaken and what shall be abandoned — for this reason, if for no other, a voluntary as.sociation of the people, with a formal organization and a name, not only constitutes a power for work, but it accepts more responsibilities than can be laid on any public officer by the vote of his constituents. But when a body of progressive farmers organize in the name of live stock, for example, they take upon themselves the duty as well as the privilege not only of supporting existing agencies for the advancement of this interest, but even of effecting reorganization and of Instituting now agencies for this advancement. You of these associations may be taught many things as individuals by college and station men, by editors and reporters, and they would not do their duty if they did not tell you things you had not known before. They may therefore conlriI)ute to your education and success in business; that Is wliat you keep them for. They may advise, admonish, urge or per- suade you as individuals or as an organization, but they can not dictate LIVE STOCK BBEEDEKS' ASSOCIATION. 233 what you shall do or what your policy shall be. They are dependent upon you and not you upon them. You may support them bountifully and en- courage them to better exertions or you may crusli the life out of them, and nobody but you will answer for it, because you hold the power you do, because you occupy the position you do. And I may add as a logical sequence, that whatever the efficiency or the laclv of it in any agency cal- culated to uplift and promote agriculture, it is upon our agricultural organizations that shall rest the final verdict. Among other things I believe that the agricultural organizations will see to it that the colleges and experiment stations, which are their special charge, shall receive adequate support, not only because it is their lieculiar duty, but because it will pay. And when both our colleges and organiza- tions shall more fully understand the natural dependence of one and the duty of the other, then we shall get on faster with agricultural develop- ment. It is poor business policy to permit other people and other competing countries to know more of our resources and agricultural methods than we know ourselves, and yet that is exactly what we are doing. At the present time duly commissioned agents of four foreign governments, to wit: Germany, Belgium, Japan and Brazil, are traveling through our States studying live stock conditions. These experts applied to and were given letters of introduction from the Department of Live Stock of the Universal Exposition to stockmen in Indiana and other States, and when they shall have completed their investigations and made their repoi'ts, their governments and people will know more about our conditions than we ourselves. I hold this to be a bad policy — for us — and that it is poor economy to neglect or delay the closest study possible of the industrial conditions of this and other countries. There is a future for live stock interests not yet dreamed of< and their future is very largely in the hands of your Association and will be what the live stock people make them. It is for you to say what sliall be done, and how, and when. The future of 3'our college and station is largely in your hands. You have made a splendid beginning; you have given to your agricultural college a splendid new building. Will you take the next step? I am confident you will not stop with a great building. Special appropriations for special purposes — that is the next step — the great prin- ciple that will bring about rapid and increased development in agriculture. The activity of your college and experiment station and the usefulness of your State fair depends upon funds entirely. If there is available for the great work which these agencies may accomplish only what can be spared out of the appropriations from the general government and the gate receipts at the annual fair, the development will be slow indeed, but if the agricultural associations represented at this meeting see the need of spreading out upon the broader plain of aggressive development and see to it that means are provided, your college and station and State fair can 234 BOARD OF AGKICULTUKE. do a great and helpful work. One that will be substantial advantage to the individual stock man and to the State at large. No other interest means quite so much to the State as her live stock, because not only agri- cultural values, but all others, are greatly enhanced thereby, and because it is the only practical way of maintaining the fertility of the land. These interests are yet only in their infancy. Indiana is not only the center of population, but is also the center of what is by nature the greatest live stock region in the world. The greatest and cheapest of feeds — Indian corn — flourishes here as nowhere else on earth, unless it be across the line in Illinois, and the proper destiny of corn is to make meat. It seems to me that to sell this corn of ours in the rough for another to feed, to fill an- other man's pockets and to em-ich another's possessions is an agricultural crime. Indiana should raise more and better live stock. We have the lands, the feed and the brains to do it. All that we lack is the information well diffused among the stockmen, but this information is within the reach of any live stock community in the world that has the energy and persist- ence to get it and to use it. I believe that our sister States should lead in a most serious and systematic study of this great subject. We must remember that what is done or not done rests substantially with this and similar associations, because they officially represent the live stock interests. What you say should be done, will be done. The money that goes into the development of industries is about the only taxes that ever return a revenue. You ask, will it pay? I would say that there is no question that money devoted to investigation pays and pays immediately. Will it increase taxes? Well, yes, it will some- what. Illinois two years ago decided to put $50,000 a year into the educa- tion of her young men in agriculture in addition to her experimental work. Now, that was a little less than $1.00 for every square mile of Illinois territory, it was less than $0.01 for each six acres of land, less than a nubbin of corn to an acre of gx'ound; and the speaker has yet to find the first man who is not willing to give that nubbin to the education of young men in practical agriculture. There is another way in wliich we find that co-operation is lielping Illinois agricultural associations. In addition to the regular program, consisting of addresses and discussions, we always hold sessions devoted to the judging of different specimens of live stock, where the animals are used as object lessons. Reasons are given, explanations made, and anies who take it down to market; then the man- ufMctui-cr is in tlu> way: tlien comes the retail dealer, and the retjul marketer, and finally it is retailed to the stock yard companies wlio con- stitute a step in this transfer from the producer to the consumer. We also have the commission men. We can not do Avithout the transpor- tation coniiKinies, of course, and we have no desire to do away with them, and they cannot do without us. Every business in the world de- pends upon agricultural prosperity. It would mean destruction to every- thing in this world if this were taken out. The last two years have been LIVE STOCK BKEEDEKS^ ASSOCIATION. 239 years of war between all of these interests. The producers damn the railways, and the railways damn the packers; the packers damn the com- mission men, and they pass it on to the stock yard men; the railway men damn the producers and all the rest because they do not get just what they want. The commission man says that everyone is at fault except himself. The simple truth is that packers take advantage and create a monopoly and press the market up, and they do this to suit their own convenience, and so it goes. It is absolutely chaotic. This is certainly a disgrace to the twentieth century. The nineteenth , century has been marked wonderfully by the creation and extension of the powers of the corporations. They are beginning to see, however, that they can not stand absolutely in defiance of the public will simply for the sole pur- pose of making money. They are permitted to exist because of the serv- ice they render to tlie public. The great packing houses are beginning to see that they can not occupy this position of antagonism, and all along the line there must be a change. Last February I was unexpectedly put upon a committee of cattle- men from the West, chiefiy to represent tlie Shorthorn Breeders' Associa- tion. We conferred with the leading railroad men in Chicago who op- erated lines northwest and southwest. It was the first time the matter had been presented in the way it was. We invited them to be present a day at one of our meetings; we also invited the packinghouse men and the live stoclv commission men, and I had the honor of presenting the case in behalf of the committee, .and I told them the exact position and con- dition of tilings. We Avanted to stand face to face with these men and see whether or not they were not honest enough and sincere enough to treat this matter upon the basis of mutual interest. We were all very much interested and that little meeting was very successful, and led to some very important results. We presented our grievances, which were — First. Exorbitant charges in many cases; Second. Inefficient service, and, Third. The taking away of our contract rights. These things ai'e now adjusted as a result of that meeting. Many other complaints were also adjusted. We did not propose to give up any rights that we had; as a result of that meeting, and the results must be more or less satisfactory, I attended a great manj' meetings In the East and organized the Interstate tive Stock Growers' Association. We pro- posed to have some one judge as to the reasonableness of the rights. Mutual dependence was made manifest in every possible direction and a movement was put on foot for the reorganization of the National Live Stock Association. It has been in existence for a number of years. It represents the great range associations and many cattle growers' associa- tions of the States west of the Mississippi. We have not yet been able to get in touch with the States east of the Mississippi so much as we 240 BOAKD OF AGRICULTURE. would like to be, simply because the States east of the Mississippi have had no organization. They, too, need to be reached. We must do this after we carry on the warfare west of the Mississippi. Then came the President's message. I am glad to say I found more common sense in that message than anything I have heard for a num- ber of years, and it seems to me he is with us right straight in this fight. [Here Colonel Harris read the remarks supposed to have been made by President lugalls, from the President's message to Congress.] Now, the President of the United States and one of the greatest railway men in the country states what I have endeavored to show con- cerning this great live stock interest. Next Aveek there will be held at Denver one of the greatest and most important meetings held in America or on American soil for many, many years. There has been a certain desire on the part of a great many concerned, principally Mr. Frank Ha- gerbarth, who was elected president of the National Live Stock Associa- tion, to make a change in that great organization, and it is absolutely necessary there should be live stock organizations in every State in the Union who can be in touch and be represented in the affairs of the or- ganization, and the plan is given by Mr. Hagerbarth, who is a large ranch owner. He is interested in cattle shipping, to say nothing of other business. He has been spending months in going around seeing the most important railway men in the country. This is a great question, which should be settled upon the basis of mutual interest. Everyone has said that they are willing to do anything that will bring about a better under- slanding, with less friction; that it will help them, and that it will help us. He went to see the market houses, and was told by them that they would come out in the open and give them a s(iuare deal, and that they would put any necessary amount of money up to bring about this kind of an organization. They are tired of resting under tlic cut he enmity of all the American people. They said to him: "We nic doing a legiti- mate business and we can show it, and we propose to do what we can to bring about a betterment of conditions in the market." He has seen the presidents of the Union Stock Yards compani(>s in Cliicngo and Kan- sas City, aiid was assured by them that they were in r.ivor of better things. The National Live Stock Commission is only a (•(•inniittee to bring these things about. The great difficulty is on account of the unor- ganized side of the live stock industry all over the country. We must have organizations like these you are launching today, not only devoted to building up and improving the business, but to advance more intelli- gent and better methods and all these things, but you must legislate and conduct the affairs in connection with the outside world, and j'ou must represent your people. Yon will find men interested in these things whom you might not expect to be interested. As Mr. Rankin has well said, you must not confine this to the men who have taken a little higher position in breeding the improved breeds. You must broaden out and LIVE STOCK BEEEDEKS' ASSOCIATION. 241 take any who are interested. What is the plan? The plan in reorgan- izing the live stock interests is to have everyone interested in it, in any way, shape or form, connected with it. And have the organization ap- point a general committee of five or ten or eleven, whichever they like, and then this committee will appoint one man who will serve on the central or executive committee, and they will appoint a secretary or chairman, or both, and employ a sufficient force to make that central com- mittee a bureau of information. With this to bring its influence to bear on the agricultural department it will extend its work in a great many directions. The truth of the matter is tliat this industry has been a lit- tle one-sided. It limped a little on the live stock leg. It has been doing a gTcat deal for the farmers and grain growers and planters, but it has not yet quite reached what it ought to towara the live stock interests of the country. We should have a correct record kept in regard to live stock. There should be statistics kept. At the present time no one knows very much about this. We do not know whether we are coming out ahead or behind. The commission man does not know; no one knows. We want to bring about stability. When a man buys a steer for three and one-half cents per pound he wants to know with reasonable cer- tainty that if he feeds it properly and attends to it properly he will get from five to five and a half cents, or whatever it may be. He wants to know with a reasonable degree of certainty what will be the outcome of the whole affair. A man would like to know what a cow will bring him in the course of a few years. At the present time no one knows any- thing about it. Now, this great central committee that I speak of will represent the railways, the packingiiouses and this association, and when any question comes up it will be referred to the members of this special committee which represents these interests, and if it is possible for an ad,ustment by face-to-face, heart-to-heart talks, there will be this cause of friction removed. No one gives up any legal rights; no one gives up the right to appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission; no one gives or saj's anything about the anti-trust law, but as intelligent, patriotic people living in the beginning of the greatest century the world has ever known, we want to see if we can not arrive at these things in a fairer, better, broader and more business-like manner and in a more Ameri- (?an spirit. Now, gentlemen, I am delighted to find that you are ju'st organizing here. I want to say that this is just what should be done in every State in the Union. Next week at Denver appeals will be made on behalf of the live stock interests in everj^ State, and appeals will be made to the live stock interests to get themselves shoulder to shoulder and prepare to act with intelligence, and elect representatives, and endeavor to bring about an adjustment of all these questions — all of these difficult questions. There are lots of them in the way. 1 anticipate a regular row from one end of next week to the other in attempting to settle the matters and 16— Asrri. 242 BOARD OF AGRICULTTJKE. in attempting to arrive at a basis of understanding. Texas cattlemen arc opposed to it. Tliey have been fighting the railways through the Inter- state Commerce Commission. They think they are almost on the verge of success. We would not stop a movement of that sort. They have been fighting the packinghouses. Neitlier would we stop tliat. We want an organization that will settle these questions in a more pleasant, a bet- ter, more Intelligent manner. War is becoming unfashionable. It is go- ing out of date, and arbitration is beginning to take its place, both na- tionally and individuallj'. We are going to work out a plan to this end. We think they will be willing to pay what is necessary to bring this about. As Mr. Rankin has well said, it is quite true that most of the expenses of anything like this fall heavily upon a comparatively few men, and yet the expenditure of one dollar per annum per member would be all that you could possibly be called upon to give in oi'der to support this movement. Of course if it does not prove beneficial in the course of two or three yeai's, it will be abandoned, but no intelligent man in view of the situation today can say but that it is the right road to travel. The ditticulties in the way are simply to be overcome; they were made to be overcome. That is the way we look at these things. I am truly glad you are starting this organization. I wanted to call your attention to what is going to take place in Denver next week. I hope we Avill be successful there and that similar organizations to this will be formed all over the coiiutry. We have a very strong one in Kan- sas; also in Illinois. Iowa and Nebraska. I will lie in Nebraska the end of the month. Yes. we have a good, strong organization there. I want to say to you that this is the situation that confronts this great organization, which is the foundation of everything. As I have said before, were it not for agi'icultui'c llicre would he nothing. (Jcntlemen, I thank yon wvy niucli for your kind attention. I'resident Rolibins: If anyone has a remark conccniing either oi these addresses — the one of Colonel Harris or Mr. Itiinkin--on ;iny point of this subject, we will now hear him. but 1 should like to ask you to be as quick about it as possible, as it is getting about the time we are in the habit of eating. Secretary .1. 11. Skinner: I do not want to be spokesman for this body, but it does seem to me that we have had our duty pointed out pretty clearly by Senator IlaiTis and Mr. Hankin. It looks like we ai'e not in this for fun; the need of .-i good organization has been eniphnsized. I have t'iiJoy( d listening to these men, .-iiid 1 think we all r(>ali'/e the possibili- ties of the State Live Stock Association in a way we never did before. Now in regard to one i)oint that Senator Harris ninde. He stated that tli(\v could not imt tiieii' linger on .-inyone thiil r( iireseiitcd the live stock Interests in the States east of the Mississipj)!. Th;it is tlu' thing we are getting in the State orgauizatlou, and it seems to me that these LIVE STOCK BEEEBEKS' ASSOCIATION. 243 statements are facts we should think on and keep in mind in all of our work, and try to make our association reach all men who are at all in- terested. I think the suggestion in regard to the name of our association is in order. President Robbins: If no one wishes to say anything further along this line we will adjourn. We have been here longer than we expected. This is_ the first meeting of this association, and I feel that it has been a good one. I think I am safe in assuring Colonel Harris and Mr. Rankin that if they will come next year we will show them a larger meeting. This is a movement that I am heartily in sympathy with myself and 1 think all of those connected Avith it are, and I am quite sure good will come of this. All things have to have a start, and as Colonel Hai-ris said last night, obstacles will come up, but they were only made to be overcome. That is what we Avill have to do in this matter. If there is nothing further we will stand adjourned to meet here the first Thursday after the first Monday in January, 1906. SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Indiana Corn Growers' Association, Held at Indianapolis, January 4, 1905. H. F. Mcifahani (deceased) President. D. P. Maisli Vice-President. Scott Meilvs Secretary-Treasurer. The meeting was called to order in Room 12, State House, January 4, 1905, by tbe Vice-President, D. F. Maish, of Frankfort, Indiana, and after requesting tbe members of tbe association to stand and join in repeating the Lord's Prayer, he made the following remarks: Gentlemen of tbe Indiana Corn Growers' Association — I "feel that it would be ungrateful in me if I did not say something of the work done by your late lamented President, and I feel that the beginning of this meeting is the time to say what I wish before proceeding with the program. I knew Mr. McMahan to be a man full of life and energy, and it seems but yesterday that he was enjoying the pleasures of living. It is hard for us to realize that he has passed away, as his death was so sudden and unexpected to all who knew him. Some of you know that a like sorrow came to me on tbe 7th of Sep- tember, when our home circle was broken by the death of a child eleven years old, and you will perhaps realize with what sad feelings I have come to this meeting. My heartfelt sympathy is extended to Mrs. Mc- Mahan. The Indiana Corn Growers not only lose a great and efficient worker, but the State of Indiana loses an honorable citizen as well. The committee met November 17 and arranged the following program for this meeting: (244) CORN growers' association', 245 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1905. Morning Session, 9:30 a. m. Call to order by President D. F. Maish, Frankfort, Ind. Correct Shape of a Grain of Corn E. H. Collins, Carmel, Ind:. Questions and Discussions. Vitality of Seed Corn and How to Keep It.. A. B. Hostetter, Springfield, Ill- Questions and Discussions. Corn Breeding for Practical Farmers A. T. Wianckt), Lafayette, Ind. Report of Committee on Score Card .J. P. Davis, Sheridan, Lad Afternoon Session, 1:15 o'Clock. Election of officers. Seed Bed and Cultivation of Corn .1. H. Gwaltney, Posey ville, Ind. Discussions T. A. Coleman, Rushville, Ind. Advantages of Organizati>on and the Market End of Corn A. B. Hostetter, Springfield, III. Questions. I There are many things which might have been placed upon the pro- gram, but we thought it be; jt to do thoroughly a few things and get the best results rather than tou eli lightly on a great number and receive no benefit from any. The object of this asso elation is known to you all. It is not only to instruct us how to raise c- orn, because most of us know how to do this, but it is how to grow better corn in Indiana and to learn more about the corn product and its uses. I believe that we have ! most of us learned how to produce a perfect ear of corn, but do we kno w how to save it, and how to use it, so as to utilize every bit of the product? This is an important feature and the matter should be looked after tso the Indiana farmer may receive the best and the most for his < )orn product. I recommend that this organi- zation agitate this question . There are thousand of acres ot corn stalks standing in the fields to- day, and this is a great ^ ^aste, add something should be done so that the whole product could 1 )e utilizeid in some manner and thereby turn this waste into profit. The corn crop in Iiidi aiia is becft ming larger every year, and to give you some idea of the ma »nitude of tl^e product I will give you some fig- ures on last year's crop: There were 4,015,179 acres of corn planted in Indiana last j-ear, and this yielded 33 2,807,473 bushels of corn, averag- ing 33.07 bushels to th g' gcro,. 246 BOARD OF AGKICULTUKE, Coiintios havin.u the largest acreage in Indiana were as follows: Ren- ton, Tippecanoe, Shelliy. Rush, Newton and Montjioniery. named in order of their standing-. The highest yield per acre in the State was in Tipton County, averaging 46.1G bushels to the acre. Mr. INIaish was followed by 'Mv. Collins of Carniel, Indiana, who spoke on .THE CORRECT SHAPE OF A GRAIN OF CORN. In selecting corn, if the farmer would pay more especial attention to the uniformity of the kernel, sliape and size, he would achieve a much better stand and crop. It is very essential that the shape of the grain of corn should bo taken into consideration when the selectioa is being made for seed. A long, wedge-shaped kernel, broad at the tip and one that contains a large germ is the best. Every kernel should carry a large germ to insure strong vitality. It is also important that we consider the size, color and length of the cob Avhen making the selection. The ear should taper, with straight rows of kernels, and the tip should be well covered, and be sure that the butt and the tip are sound. The color of the cub is another important point to be considered when making the selection. The color should be the same as that of the seed, as this indicates purity. Do not select a cob that is i^ink while the kernels are white, because if you do your corn will be of a mixed variety. The ears should be full and strong from the butt to within a short distance of the tip. Good butts are considered as important by many growers as good tips. As to the value of the corn, shape is much more important than uniformity. The space between the rows should be considered and side space also, as this aids in good maturity. If we desire a good, healthy corn crop, we shonld use great care in selecting our seed to plant and get the best that can be had. Mr. Collins had samples of cdrn showing the dilTerence between a good ear and a ))a(l one. He also had drawings illustrating the correct shape of a grain of corn whicli would produce the most satisfactory results. Aftci" (he close of Mr. Collins's address the association had a few minutes for discussion. ]\Ir. Tindal, of Sliclliy County, had sauiplcs of corn of this year's groAvth, which he di-sired the membi-rs of the Association to see, and also desired their opinion of the (luality. COEN GKOWEES' ASSOCIATION. 24:7 After examining tlie samples it was found tliat they had not ma- tured sufficiently and the grains were in a shriveled state. It was the opinion of the members that tliis was caused by the poor season, and although the corn was of good size it lacked the other. points that are essential to good seed corn. Mr. Walker, of Hancock County, and Mr. Apple, of Marion County, took part in the discussion. Mr. llostetter, of Springfield, Illinois, secretary of the Farmers' In- stitutes of that State, spoke on THE VITALITY OF SEED CORN AND HOW TO KEEP IT. The life of every grain of corn is in the germ, and that means a great deal. Like all animals and other plants, the corn has two genders, the mas- culine and feminine. Although every grain of corn on an ear Is of the same mother, they are of different parentage on the father's side. In or- der to have the highest vitality both of the parents must be of strong- vitality. Now, a great many things must be taken into consideration concern- ing the vitality of the corn. We can not expect to have the highest vitality in a grain of corn if we continue to raise corn on the same land year after j^ear until the soil is impoverished, and if we do, the vitality will deviate, as the soil is too impoverished to nourish the stalks suffi- ciently to give the ear the proper nourishment in order to secure this high vitality. You will also have a poor quality of corn if you plant a poor grade of seed. Plant the best that you have on the impoverished soil and you will get better corn than if you plant a poor grade of seed on good soil. This will prove to us that it is an essential point to consider the quality of seed when making your selection for planting, even more than the soil. I am glad to see so many young men in this meeting. We are trying to get the young men of Illinois interested in the work of corn growing. You know it is a very difficult thing to get the men who have become fixed in their liabits to take up new ideas and methods, and in our State we are looking to the young people to carry on the new line of work. We have an experimental station for the benefit of the farmers of Illinois, and we find it to be a great help in getting the people intei-ested along this line. It is just as essential to maintain the vitality of corn as in any other plant life. The corn for seed should be raised under the best possible conditions. 248 BOAKD OF AGRICULTURE. Corn that may do well and yield a large crop in Illinois might not do as well in Indiana. We should bear in mind that corn can not be taken too far from its habitat; that it often takes it two or three years to become acclimated, and if we do secure a good seed corn from a dis- tance and try to grow it, you will be only experimenting and need not expect a large yield the first year or so. As a rule it is better to get the very best seed corn that can be secured in the neighborhood where it is to be planted, and the results will be more satisfactory. If you desire to raise seed corn of the highest vitality you want to cut off the tassel of all the weak stalks. It is wonderful how the corn plant will respond to an intelligent sys- tem of breeding and selection. The corn that will yield the most is the corn that we want to grow. Mr. Hostetter closed his remarks by relating an old Indian legend of a beautiful maiden, the corn and the bean, and by quoting Longfel- low in "Hiawatha Blessing the Cornfields." "Sing the blessing of the cornfields! Buried was the bloody hatchet. Buried was the dreadful war-club. Buried were all war-like weapons, And the war cry was forgotten. There was peace among the nations; Unmolested roved the hunters, Built their birch-canoe for sailing, Caught the fish in lake and river. Shot the deer and trapped the beaver; Unmolested worked the women, Made their sugar from the maple, Gathered wild rice in the meadows. Dressed the skins of deer and beaver. All around the happy village Stood the maize-fields green and shining, Waved the green plumes of Mondamin, Waved his soft and sunny tresses, Filling all the land with plenty. 'Twas the women who in spring time Planted the broad fields and fruitful, Biu'ied in the earth Mondamin; 'Twas the women who in Autumn Stinpped the yellow husks of harvest. Stripped the garments from Mondamin, Even as Hiawatha taught them. Once when all the maize was planted, Hiawatha, wise and thoughtful. CORN growers' association. 24:9 Spake and said to Minnehaha, To his wife, the Laughing Water: *You shall bless tonight the cornfields. Draw a magic circle round them, To protect them from destruction. Blasts of mildew, blight of insects, Wagemin, the thief of cornfields, Paimosaid, who steals the maize-ear! In the night, when all is silence, . In the night, when all is darkness, When the Spirit of Sleep, Nepahwin, Shuts the doors of all the wigwams. So that not an ear can hear you. So that not an eye can see you; Rise up from j^our bed in silence. Lay aside your garments wholly, Walk around the fields you planted. Round the borders of the cornfields, Covered by your tresses only, Robed with darkness as a garment. Thus the fields shall be more fruitful, And the passing of your footsteps Draw a magic circle round them. So that neither blight nor mildew. Neither burrowing worm nor insect, Shall pass o'er the magic circle.' " At the close of Mr. Hostetter's address a discussion followed and questions were asked. Mr. Benjamin, of Lake County; Mr. James, of Bartholomew County; Mr. Peters, of Clinton County, and Mr. Cunning- ham, of Miami County, took part in the discussion. Professor A. T. Wiancko, of Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, gave the following address, illustrating the same with charts: CORN BREEDING FOR PRACTICAL FARMERS. The improvement of corn by breeding along definite lines is no longer a work of the scientist or professional seed grower alone. That it can be done easily and by every farmer on his own farm has been proven beyond a doubt. The scientists of the country have worked out sim- ple and effective methods which any farmer can follow, and, by the use of a little judgment in selecting his seed, he can, in a short time, make very marked progress towards producing what he wants. 250 BOARD 0-F AGRICULTURE. It will not be necessai-y here to enter into a separate discussion of theories. Let us proceed at once to take up one or two lines along which the ordinary farmer can improve his corn, and outline the methods of procedure. Breeding for Large Yields and Uniform Quality. — To begin with, select a number of ears of corn of the desired type. The ears should be of good average size. The shape should be as nearly cylindrical as possible, with a proper proportion of circumference to length. The rows should be straight; the kernels should be deep, moderately rough, of moderate breadth and thickness, with a strong, well-developed germ and uniform in size and shape throughout the length and circumference of the ear. All the ears selected should be as nearly alike in every respect as pos- sible. , In making this selection the scoi-e card of the Indiana Corn Growers' Association will be a good guide. The larger the number of ears used in this work of breeding the more rapid and pronounced will be the prog- i-ess. For the purpose of our illustration, let us assume that twenty ears are selected. After a satisfactory selection has been made each ear should be tested and proven perfect in germinating power. The ears should then be carefully tipped and butted, discarding all irregular, small or otherwise imperfect kernels. They may tlien be shelled and preserved separately until planting time, or they may be shelled directly into the planter at the time of planting. For the breeding plat, select a uniform piece of ground in good average condition. This may be located in a place by itself, away from all other cornfields, or it may be one side of a regular cornfield. If the latter location is chosen, it should be on the windward side of the field, i. e., on the side from which the prevailing winds come at the time of tasseling. This sliould be done in order that the rows may be protected as much as possible from the pollen of the corn in the main part of the field. The corn from each ear must be planted in a separate row. or in two or more rows, according 1o the length. When more than one row per ear is required, the rows should alternate with rows planted from another ear. A careful record of the number of the row or rows in which each ear is planted should be made. For greater accuracy and as a guiele for future selection, a brief written description and pedigree of each ear used should be made before it is shelled. As soon as tassels begin to appear the largest number of desirable but alternate rows should be selected for detasseling. If there appears to be much difference in the time of tasseling, select the earliest rows for detasseling. The outside row, or preferably the two outside rows, should not be detasselcd. Assuming that the odd numbered rows are selected for detasseling, begin with row No. 3, and carefully pull out or cut out the tassels as rapidly as they appear. In no case should any of these coKX growers' association. 251 be allowed to ripen pollen. Aside from these selected rows, all weak or otherwise infei-ior stalks in the tassel rows should also be detasseled, so that they may not take part in fertilizing the selected rows. The object of this detasseliug, you will remember, is to prevent inbreeding. When the corn is ripe husk the product of each of the detasseled rows separately. In case there was more than one of these planted from a single ear, they should be put together. You can now compare the products of the various ears and make your selection of single ears for the next year's planting. In determining the lots from which to select, the two important factors to be taken into consideration are the yield and the proportion of ears of the desired type. Select the rows, or lots, which gave the largest j-ields and the largest proportion of ears true to the desired type. Both factors must be considered. Accurate weights of the j'ields must be made, and these should be recorded in the pedigrees of the ears which produced them. Selection should be made only from the detasseled rows, because they are the only ones of which you are sure that they have not been inbred. Inbreeding weakens the consti- tution and may result in a very Inferior product the next season. Select from at least two lots and use the ears from the better one for the mother plants, "or the detasseled rows next year. Possibly three or four lots will be good enough to select from. After you have made j'our selec- tion for next year's seed plat, the remainder of the good ears in the good lots should be selected as seed for the next year's bulk crop. A con- tinuation of this method of breeding and selection is bound to result in more and better corn, and you Avill be many times repaid for the entire time and labor involved in this work. Breeding for Higher Feeding Value.— In breeding for higher feeding A-alue the same general methods as in breeding for yield and uniformity are followed, with the addition of selecting the ears that are rich in the important food constituents — namely, protein and oil. In this selection give due attention, first of all, to yielding power and uniformity. These qualities must never be lost sight of. The larger the number of ears from which you cap select the better. First select for their general qualities several time's the number of ears you intend to use, and then go over them again for their feeding value, and select for use those ears the kernels of which have a large pro- portion of germ and a small proportion of the white floury matter. Ex- amine several kernels from each ear by cutting them crosswise near the tip and lengthwise through the middle, as shown in the chart. The ker- nels of each ear are approximately alike. The relative proportion of germ, horny and floury portions can thus be easily seen. The larger the germ the better, because it is richest in protein and contains most of the oil. The horny portion contains the largest total amount of protein in the kernel. 25-2 BOAKU OF AGRICULTURE. A short discussion followed, led by J. P. Davis, of Sheridau, liid. At the close of Professor Wiancko's address Vice-President D. F. Maish announced that the Committee on Score Card would report to the Association what had been done. J. P. Davis, of Sheridan, Indiana, made the report of the committee: It has been five years since the score card has been changed, and revision was necessary. The new score card contains all the essential points that go to make up the perfect ear of corn. The following Is an explanation of points of corn score card: Note A. Cuts. — Where the number of points to be cut is not specified the scorer must use his best judgment and cut each ear according to its degree of variance from the standard and the value of the perfect ear. Note B. Disqualifications. — A white cob in yellow corn or a yellow cob in white corn should disqualify the exhibit. An ear whose vitality has been killed should also disqualify the exhibit. Note C. Size of Exhibits. — Each exhibit should consist of ten ears. 1. Trueness to Typo or Brood Characteristics (10 Points). — All the ears in the exhibit should be true to variety type in size, shape, color, in- dentation, size and shape of kernel and other breed characteristics. 2. Shape of Ears (5 Points). — The shape of the ears should conform to the variety type. The ear should be full and strong in the middle por- tion and should not taper too rapidly towards the tip. The rows should be straight. 3. Color of Grain and Cob (10 Points). — The color of the grain should be true to A'ariety, even in shade and free from moisture. White corn should have white cobs and yellow corn red cobs. For one or two mixed or crossed kernels on an ear cut i point, for three or four cut ^ point, for five or six cut $ point, and for more than six cut 1 point. Varying shades or color in grain or cob should be cut according to the degree of variance from the standard. 4. Vitality of Seed Condition (10 Points). — The ears should be well matured, firm and sound. The germ should be uninjured, large, bright, fresh and vigorous looking. 5. Tips of Ears (5 Points). — The form of the tip should be regular and not too tapering. It should be well covered with straight rows of regular kernels, of uniform size and shape. Proportion of tip covered must bo considered, but irregular, shallow or small kernels may be more objectioiiahJo than uncovered tips. Cut i point for each tip exposed one inch. For irregularities and lesser exposure cut from 1/10 to 1/2 point, according to judgment. <;. Butts of Ears (5 Points). — The rows of kernels should extend in regular order over the end of the cob. loiiving a depression wlion the CORN G?1()WERS ASSOCIATION. 253 slmuk is removed. Open, swelled, expanded, flattened and pinched bntts are objectionable. Cut from 1/10 to 1/2 point, according to judgment. 7. Kernel Uniformity (10 Points). — The kernels of all the ears in the exhibit should be uniform in size, shape, color and indentation and true to the variety type. 8. Kernel Shape (10 Points). — The kernels should be deep and so shaped that their edges touch from tip to crown. The tips of the kernels should be full and strong, giving room for large, strong germs, which in- sures vigorous as well as high feeding value. Very small or very large kernels are undesirable. 9. Length of Ears (5 Points). — The length of the ears should conform to the standard of the variety. Uniformity in length is desii'a- ble. Add together the deficiencies and excesses in 'length and for each inch so obtained cut the exhibit i point. 10. Circumference of Ears (5 Points). — The circumference of each ear should conform to the standard of the variety, or should be in sym- metry with the length. Measure the circumference at J the distance from butt to tip of ear for each inch of the sum of the deficiencies and excesses cut the exhibit i point. 11. Space Between Rows and Kernels (10 Points). — The furrows be- tween the rows of Icernels should be wide enough to permit the ear to dry out readily, but not so wide as to lose in proportion of corn to cob.. Space between kernels at the cob, in either direction, is highly objectionable, denoting immaturity, lack of vitality, low feeding value and a small pro- portion of corn to cob. Space of this kind should be cut heavily. 12. Proportion of Corn to Cob (15 Points). — The proportion of corn to cob should be determined by weight and should conform to the standard for the variety. For each per cent, below standard cut the exhibit 1^ points. General Standard of Perfection for Indiana. — A perfect ear of corn should be cylindrical, or nearly so, in shape. The length should be not less than eight inches and the circumference should be three-quarters of the length. The rows should be straight. After a short discussion it was moved and seconded that the reso- lutions for the adoption of the score card be laid on the table, and the Association adjourn until after dinner, the card to be taken up at the resumption of business at 1:15 p. m. The meeting adjourned. At the afternoon session the score card was again taken up and adopted by the meeting. A committee composed of Professor A. T. Wiancko, of Purdue Uni- versity, Lafaj^ette, Indiana; E. H. Collins, of Carmel, Indiana, and J. P. Davis, of Sheridan, Indiana, were named as an examining board, before 254: BOAED OF AGEICTJLTURE. whom all applicants who desire certificates as expert judges must pass an examination. Certificates will be issued by this board to all success- ful applicants. Election of oflicers for the ensuing year was then taken up by the Association and the election resulted as follows: President — D. F. Maish, Frankfort, Indiana. Vice-President — J. P. Davis, Sheridan, Indiana. Secretary -Treasurer — A. G. Mace, Lexington, Indiana. Owing to the absence of J. H. Gwaltney, of Poseyville, Indiana, who was to give a talk on ''Seed Bed and Cultivation of Corn," Mr. Collins, of Carniol. was asked to take his place upon the program, which ho did, and gave the following interesting tallv: An old, successful farmer once said that he did not understand why we had to use so costly machinery nowadays: that when lie was a boy he paid lU cents to sharpen a barshare, and that he broke his corn ground with it, harrowed it with a wooden-toothed harrow, marked it otf with a single shovel, dropped corn by hand, covered it Avith a straddle-jack and tended it with the single shovel; tliat he grew sixty bushels per acre and Avas out 1<) c(>nts, and his tools were not worth ten dollars. Now we must have every stump out, ride a fifty-dollar break-plow, twenty-five- dollar liarrow, twenty-dollar roller and a twenty-seven-dollar cultivator. You work your corn from four to six times and don't secure any larger yield than he did. My answer is embraced in two propositions — 1. In proportion as you work the humus out of your soil you will be compelled to use more costly and complicated machinery and to do more work on the land to wrench a profitable crop out of it. 2. In proportion as you return the humus to the soil and reinstate a natural seed bed will you be able to raise a profital)le crop any old Avay. Onr common seed beds are faulty in many ways, one of which is being too liMi-d; lliat is, being puddled on account of lack of liunius. The other is in being too loose. This sometimes luiitpens by tuiiiiiig under vast (|uantities of strawy crops. This latter condition is made worse by iiin- ning the cultivator too deep in the first plowing. If the soil is mellow it should be allowed to remain firm in its lowt'r parts. Nature delights in a firm seed bed for root growth. All she asks is that it not be puddled. When Mr. Crawford grew his champion straw- berries and vines he pounded liis seed bed Avith a maul. If it had been as void of humus as some of onr fields it would have turned to brick. It contained enough vegetable matter to preveid puddling and not enough to make it fluffy and open. coEN growers' association-. 255 r The plant rootlets that are so tender and porons and such good ab- sorbing organs are very numerous in a good natural seed bed. It is in- tended that they shall come in contact with moist earth in every fraction of their course. If the seed bed is filled with air chambers or with puddled clods these rootlets can not secure plant food and the plant often sends out roots in much larger quantity than necessary in order to secui'e food. This is exhausting on the plant life and dwarfing to its growth and yield. The ideal seed bed is well drained, fertile, rich and mellow with humus, fine and free from large air chambers and clods. After thoroughly discussing the subject of "What Constitutes the Best Seed Bed," it was the opinion of the majority of the members of the Association that clover made the best humus after it was properly turned under with a large disc. Mr. Jones, of Bartholomew County, advocated the following plan: First year clover, second corn, third wheat, and fourth clover, etc. By following this rotation good crops would be the result and the soil al- ways in good condition. Mr. C. B. Benjamin, J. J. W. Billingsley and O. A. Vomers wore ap- pointed as a Committee on Resolutions. They submitted the following resolutions: "Whereas, The very unexpected and lamented death of H. F. Mc- Mahan, the President of this Association, has removed from our midst an active worker, one who had more to do, probably, in the organization of this Association, and did more than any one else in advancing the work of corn improvement in this State; therefore, "Resolved, That we unitedly express our respect and appreciation of the valuable service which he rendered in the work of this Association; "Further, resolved. That his many virtues and nobleness of charac- ter should be emulated by f^ll, in that his life work was helpful to all with whom he labored. There was so much in his home and social rela- tions — so much in his public spirit and activity, a man so true to his word and best impulses, that we are glad to point to him as a splendid example of that high type of manhood that should ever challenge our admiration; "Further, resolved. That the foregoing statement and resolution be made a part of the records of this Association, and that we teitder to his family our heartfelt sympathy for the loss of one so beloved; and that the Secretary of this Association cause a copy of these resolutions to be presented to the family." After the reading and adoption of the resolutions a few minutes was given for expressions of remembrance of the late President. The follow- ipg members spoke a few words of commendation: 256 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Mr. Jones, of Bartholomew County; L. A. Barrett, Danville, Ind.; Mr. T. B. Barkley, Franklin County; Mr. George Walker, Hancock, Ind.; Mr. H. D. Tufts, Dearborn County; Mr. J. P. Davis, Sheridan, Ind.; A. W. Tindal, Shelby County; Mr. L. B. Clora, Franklin, Ind.; Mr. J. P. Prigg, Daleville, Ind.; J. C. Richards, Putnam County; Mr. T. A. Coleman, Rush- ville, Ind.; Mr. W. A. Alexander, Rush County; Mr. W. Osborn, Randolph County; Mr. Jacob Orth, Vigo County; Mr. W. S. Dunlap, Marion, Ind., and Mr. D. F. Maish, Frankfort, Ind. The committee submitted the following resolutions also regarding legislation to be sought by the Association before the coming General Assembly: "We,' your committee, desire to congi-atulate the corn growers of In- diana, in behalf of this Association, on the splendid attendance of their representatives in this meeting of today, and it is with great pleasure Ave are enabled to note the wonderful progress made m this, the most valuable branch of the State's greatest industry, not only in the improved quality, but in the largely increased quantity per acre, and the intelli- gent conservation of plant food so essential to the growth of all farm crops. "By reason of the limited aid rendered our experimental station the burden and expense has been borne by the few; therefore, we declare it to be the sense of this meeting that State aid wisely rendered and judi- ciously applied would insure a benefit to all our people, and we recom- mend that a committee of three be appointed to make presentations of our needs to the Legislature." The resolutions were adopted by the Association and the following committee was appointed to act^ in co-operation with other agricultural committees to aid in getting suitable legislation that will be of benefit to the farmers in general: Mr. D. F. Maish, Frankfort, Ind.; Mr. T. A. Coleman, Rushville, Ind., and Mr. C. B. Clora, Franklin, Ind. Senator Moss, of Brazil, gave a short address before the Association. He assured the members that their representatives in the coming Gen- eral Assembly would do their part if the sentiment was right and if it had the people back of it. Mr. Hostetter, Springfield, Illinois, again addressed the Association upon tlio subject of coKisr growers' associatiox. 257 ADVANTAGES OF OKGANIZATION AND THE MARKET END OF CORN PRODUCT. 1 am heartily in accord witli an organization of tliis kind, and 1 bf- lieve you all are, judging from what I have heard here today. This or- ganization is doing a great work for the fai-mers of Indiana. We farmers of Illinois have found that close organization has proven to be of great help to us in giving us si better market for our product. 1 believe I told you this morning that our experimental station has liroven to be a great source of help towards getting the people interested in this work. An experimental station means a great deal to men who are trying to improve the corn product, and the people Hnd that the men in charge of this station are always anxious and willing to carry out their wishes. It has a tendency to bring about a closer organization among 'the farm- ers and helps to form a sentiment for the betterment of the corn product. There is no plant on earth that has such a great commercial value as corn. There is no other product that the people of the world depend on so much as they do on corn. We have improved the quality of our corn and now we must tind some means whereby we can increase tlie yield per acre as well as the value of the corn that is produced. All the farmers of the corn-growing States should organize themselves into an association and co-operate in pushing this important matter along. We held a corn show or carnival at Peoria, Illinois, and it was sur- prising how enthusiastic the people all over the State became, not only the farmers, but the business men and the railroads took a great in- terest. The railroads offered prizes in the shape of a thousand-mile ticket, etc., for the best exhil)it and gave Ioav rates so as to enable the people from all parts of the State to attend. People came for miles to this car- nival. The citizens of Peoria became interested and they assisted in every way possible to make it a success. And it was indeed a wonderful success. I was somewhat surprised to hear that the average per acre in In- diana the past year Avas 32 bushels to the acre, as I was under the im- pression that Illinois was much farther ahead of Indiana in the corn product than that. The average for Illinois the past year was 34 bushels per acre. If the farmers will form an association which will enable them to hold their grain, and be able to classify it according to quality and gi-ade. they will find that it would be a great advantage and that they would receive much better prices for their product. 17-Agri 258 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. This could be done by an organization forming a corporation and building grain elevators where the grain could be stored until the mar- ket was in a good condition. In this way it could also be classified ac- cording to quality. A man connected with the experimental station tells me that about one-third of the value of feed is in the stalk and the majority of this "is going to waste. The manufacturers of corn product never allow any part of the corn to go to waste. When they buy a bushel of grain they do not allow one bit of it to go to waste. If there is no good market for it they make a mar- ket, and we ought to do the same — make a market for our stalks; the best market is, at the present time, stock on the farm. The farmer should learn to utilize the entire corn plant, the grain and stalk. In all the work we must look to the experimental station for the best work. You should ask your Legislature to give you an appropriation to- ward this, and I trust that when you do ask that your request will be granted, and that you Avill get a liberal appropriation to help you along with this work. After a short discussion of Mr. Hostetter's address it was moved and seconded that the meeting adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 4:30 p. m. The following names are those who are recognized by the Corn (Grow- ers' Association as expert judges of corn: J. P. Davis Sheridan, Ind. Raleigh H. Wyatt Auburn, Ind. O. P. Bowers Muncie, Ind. M. L. Fisher Lafayette, Ind. G. C. Graverson Bremen, Ind. G. L. Kerlin Franklin. Ind. P. E. Hudson Lima, Ind. F'red J. Orth Edwards, Ind. ^ C. A. Brown Franklin, Ind. L. B. Clore Franklin, Ind. W. A. Alexander Hushville. Ind. J. D. Whitesides Franklin, Ind. E. H. Collins Carmel, Ind. REPORT Ol' THK Indiana Corn School and Stockmen's Convention, Held at Lafayette, Ind., January 23-28, 1905. The Indiana Corn School and Stockmen's Convention was called to order at 10 o'clock a. m. January 23 by D. F. Maish, President of the In- diana Corn Growers' Association, with a good attendance and bright prospects for a good week's work. Professor Shamel of the United States Department of Agriculture gave lectures daily on the various phases of corn improvement, namely: the improvement of varieties; important characteristics of the root, stalk and ear; corn breeding, the selection, storing and drying of seed corn. Each afternoon Professor Shamel spent his time in the judging room teaching the method of using the score card in selecting seed corn. The different varieties of corn were placed at the disposal of the farmers for examination, study and judging. Professor Hartley, also from the United States Department of Agri- culture, was present and gave some valuable information. His charts showing the effect of in-breeding and cross-breeding upon the vitality of the corn crop \\'ere very instructive. Mrs. Merideth and Miss Mathers gave lectures on '"Home Economics," "Household Sanitation" and "The Chemistry of Cooking." Quite a number of ladies were present throughout the week, and quite a little interest was aroused. Mr. T. E. Orr spent the week giving lectures on poultry. "The Selec- tion and Management of the Flock," "Methods of Feeding," "Kinds of Feed" and "Marlveting" were some of the subjects discussed. (259) 260 BOARD OF A(;IMCULTURK. Cliickens from tlie Lafayette poultry show were secured to illus- trate the types of the different breeds. The importance of the bee industry was also discussed in a serie.i of lectures by Mr. Rowsome, of Canada. Round tables were conducted each morning and the following sub- jects discussed: "The Preparation of the Seed Bed," led by C. B. Benjamin. "Planting — Time and Manner; Culture — Manner. Depth and Fre- (luency," led by E. H. Collins. "Harvesting — Storing and Disposition of the Crop." led by .1. J. W. Billingsley; and "Corn Planting, Cultural and Harvesting Machinery." led by J. H. Gwaltney. The discussion Avas quite animated at each of these meetings. The different members of the agricultural faculty gave much of their time in giving lectures and assisting in the laboratories. Each afternoon Professor Skinner conducted the work in live stock judging at the judging pavilion. The ditferent breeds ot Cattle and hogs at the Purdue farm were used in the work. An unusual interest was manifested when Flashlight and the other prize-winners at the late in- tci'nation.-i] were 1)iT)ught before the cla-ss. Professor Holden, of Ames, Iowa, incidentally stopping in Lafayette, u]K)ii invitation appeai'ed before the convention Fi'iday morning, and the corn growei-s were highly pleased with llic few words that lie had to of- fer. His reception was most cordial .-ind .-u'duscd great cut linsi;ism. Professor Mumford, of Illinois, gave a lecture on "Economic Beef Production." His lecture Avas full of good, solid facts that Avere of great bcnelit to those that heard him. The Corn School w:is nndonlUcdly the best ever lieai-d. Tlu* iittend- ance jiassed the four hundred-mark and the interest ni:inifested w.-is unusual. That tills is a great and good woi'k for the State is a self-evi- dent fact. Saturday morning was a business session. .mikI the following .-n'e sug- licstions as to the needs of a future jn'ogram: CORX SCHOOL AND STOCKMEn's COXVENTION. 261 1. The %York should be better organized and more definite work done. 2. The second afternoon a talk on scoring by the expert should be given in a separate room from the judging. ."5. The judging room should be under a department superintendent, who should require students to attend regularly and on time, or give up their places to others. He should require good work instead of visiting. 4. A few samples of good corn of each variety should be on exhi- bition in the scoring room and in the lecture liall. Eacli sample should l>e plainly tagged, and, if desired, returned to the owner. 5. Testing cases sliould also be on exhibition in the main lecture room, showing corn actually growing. (i. Each department should have a superintendent. 7. Committees may do Avell to confer with Professors Skinner and Van Norman on exhibiting live stock and dairy products in the lectures. Fine liorses for noted breeders can be secured free of charge and would add life and charm to the week's work. An exhibition of new fea- tures in farm machinery, such as edge droppers, spreader attachments for fvu-rows. incubators, etc.. should also be made. The committee might consider the time of holding the Corn Scliool eitlier before or after the short course opens. 8. More illustrations should l)e given, such as the study of a fat steer on foot, followed in a day or two by an exhibition of marbled paeats, along with lectures by experts. I^ectures by experts should also be given on foods and their preparation. '.t. Charts illustrating ciits of meat, fertilizers, feeding rations, liouse plans, lawns and the like should be constantly hanging on the wall of the main leciure room. Bulletins of various kinds should be on tables and a card stating that to secure them free one sliould register his name and address in a book on tlie table. A more systematic etfort should be made to secure membership to the State Corn Growers' Association, wliicli should not be made em- barrassing. The following committees were appointed: 1. Committee on the Future of the Indiana Corn School — E. H. Col- lins. Carmel. Indiana: J. B. Burris. Cloverdale. Indiana; E. C. Martindale. Greenfield. Indiana: C. B. Benjamin, Leroy, Indiana; Amos Garretson, Pen- dleton. Indiana; J. P. Davis, Sheridan, Indiana; J. P. Prigg. Daleville. In- diana, and L. B. Clore, Franklin. Ind. 2. Committee on Resolutions — .7. .J. W. Billingsley. Indianapolis. In- diana; Oliver Kline. Huntington. Indiana; J. H. Gwaltney. Poseyville. In- diana, and A. G. Mace, Lexington. Indiana. 262 BOAED OF AGRICULTURE. 3. Committee on Arnuigements and Program — J. P. Davis, Sheridan, Indiana; C. B. Benjamin, Leroy, Indiana; J. B. Burris, Cloverdale, Indiana; Oliver Kline, Huntington, Indiana, and A. G. Mace, Lexington, Indiana. The Committee on the Future of the Indiana Corn School submitted the following resolutions: "We, your Committee on the Future of the Corn School and Stock- men's Convention, report that we conferred with the professors of the agricultural college and with the prominent members of the Corn School as to the future needs and lines of work helpful to the interests of our annual convention. "The effort of the State Corn Growers' Association in co-operation with Purdue has aroused such an interest in the study of agriculture that our attendance has exceeded our most sanguine expectations. We rec- ognize that in the future our diity lies, not only in increasing this interest, but also to join with the Purdue authorities to enlarge the scope and in- crease its eflSciency. "Realizing the magnitude of the work before us, your committee re- quested, and readily obtained, an audience with President Stone on the best methods to pursue which shall insure that continued concert of action which has characterized our work up to the present time. In the conference with Dr. Stone we received a hearty welcome, in which the doctor ex- pressed his appreciation of the marked success and practical character of the work of this Corn School, and gave us his assurance of the con- tinued support of Purdue University. "Your committee suggests that this Corn School cordially invite all farmers of the State and their families to attend and enjoy the lectures of the Aveek of the Corn School of 190G. "We appreciate the provision for the instruction of women in the pres- ent program, and recommend that this school make it a permanent feature of our future work. "Lastly, wo recommend that the chairman appt>inl an exccuiivc cum- mittee of three members of this school to confer with a similar committee of the university in arranging the program and various details of our Corn Sfhool for 1900. Respectfully signed, E. H. COLLINS. J. B. BURRIS. E. C. MARTINDALE. C. H. BENJAMIN. AMOS GARRl-yi'SOX. J. P. DAVIS. J. P. PRIGG. L. B. CLORE. ' CORN SCHOOL AND STOCKMEn's CONVENTION. 263 Resolutions adopted by the Indiana Corn School of 1905: "Whereas, The large attendance and unabated interest in the work of the Corn School and Stockmen's Convention, which has seemingly in- tensified throughout the session; therefore, "Resolved, That we wish to commend the work to farmers and their sons and daughters throughout the State, and urge upon them to avail themselves of the advantages offered in these annual schools. "Resolved, That we appreciate the aid that has been extended to the school of agriculture by the university authorities in providing for the erection of a dairy barn and live stock judging pavilion, and seeing the need of a beef cattle wing, favor the erection of the same at an early date. "Seeing the results of the training and opportunities offered to young men in the school of agriculture; therefore, "Resolved, That we commend the work most heartily to the people of the State, and especially to their sons. "Whereas, There is an urgent demand for the training of our daugh- ters in domestic science and home economics, in that many heads of fami- lies are planning to send their daughters to private schools and to other States where such educational facilities are liberally provided; therefore, "Resolved, That we feel it is imperative that some provision be made, at an early date, for the establishment of a course in domestic science and home economics in our own agricultural school, so that it may be said that the training of our daughters for their life work is as well provided for as that of our sons. "Resolved, That owing to the great importance of the poultry indus- try in this State and the demand for training in such work, we urge that a com-se in poultiy raising be provided for in the regular agricultural course. "Resolved, further. That in order to strengthen the work in the agri- cultural school and broaden its power and influence, we commend to the university authorities the favorable consideration of the work thus out- lined by strengthening the agricultural faculty by such additions as may be found necessary. "Realizing the urgent need for investigations in soil improvement, corn and crop improvement, live stock feeding and dairy investigations; therefore, "Resolved, That in order that the Indiana Experimental Station may pursue such investigational work, we urge that the State Legislature, now in session, make appropriations as provided for in Senate Bill No. 191 to the accomplishment of this end. "Be it further resolved, That we recommend that each member of this Corn School and Stockmen's Convention, on their return home, circulate •2(\4: noAKn of AiiKicri/rrifK. petitions favoriiiy tlie appropriiitious as pnividi'd for in the hill lict'ore named, and that they Avrite to tlieir Uepresentatives ami Senators urjiin.ir that tliey favor and work tor tlie passa.siv of the bill. "Whereas. Death has removed from our midst, our esteemed friend and fellow-worker, Mr. H. F. MeMahan; therefore, be it "Resolved. That we place on record this testimonial of our appre<^ia- tion of the yreat and lastinf-- influences for the upbuildin.u- of ajiriculture which lie luis had such a large, part in settinj;- in motion; be it further, "Resolved, By the Corn School and Stockmen's Convention, in annual session assembled, that the Secretary is hereby instructtkl to make this resolution a permanent rei-ord of the Coi'ii Growers' Association. "Be it resolved. That we hereby express our hearty appreciation of the work done and services rendered in behalf of the farmers of Indiana by Professor P. G. Holden, Professor A. I>. Shamel, Professor H. W. Mum- ford, Mr. T. K. (b-i-, Mr. H. I{. Kowsome. Miss Mather. Miss Merideth and the faculty of I'urdue University, who have contributed to the elticiency of the work and tlie success of the Corn School and Stockmen's Con- vention. "P.e it resolved. That we hereby tender the thaidss of the Corn School and Stockmen's Convention to Mr. Fred Dorner for the tlowers which he has so generously provided for our enjoyment. "Resolved, That the thanks of the Indiana Corn School and Stock- men's Convention are hereby tendered to the Seci'elary of the United States Department of Agriculture for the al)le and instructive services of its assistants, Professor Sliamel and Mr. Hartley. (Signed.) J. J. W. BILLIXGSLEY. OIJVKR KLINF. J. II. GWALTXFY. A. G. MA(M:. The following is a letter of thanks presented to Professor Stone of PurdU(> University by the Home Makers: "Purdue Univi-rsity. "Lafayette. Iiid.. .I:mu:iry 'JS. i;»ii.". ••\y. F. stone. Ph. D.. President Purdue rniveisity : "i>e:ir Doctor Stone — We, the undersigned Home .Makers, in .ntteiid- ance at the Indiana Corn School of I'.Kt.l. heartily thank you for the in- structions in home economics and domestic econoinx' \\iii<-h you lia\e i)ro- vided for us. "We have greatly enjoyed the instructions ;ind have been bcndited liy it. :is it will help us in the every«h>y work of our honu's. "We hope tiiat you will be able to provide such inst iiict i()ns at the next Corn School. We will gi.-idly tell our neighbors of the good work being done at PiU'dtU' and we will seek to )iersuaein. .MRS. GOLDxV RANDOLPH, Judson. MRS. A. ('. HALLIWELL, Chicago. MRS. J. P.. BURRIS, Cloverdale. MRS. E. L. ELLIOTT, Salem. MRS. W. F. POWERS, West Lafayette. MISS CLARA WIGGINS, Lafayette. MRS. R. R. WYATT, Aufmrn. MRS. S. MARKS, Indianapolis. MRS. J. B. MARKS, Kingman. MISS PAMILLA SMITH, Mllroy. MISS FLORENCE LITTLE, Logan.sport." (The above are only a few of the ladies in attendance.) INDIANA CORN JUDGES. Tlie following persons have passed a satisfactory examination and certificates have been issued to them as expert judges by tlie Indiana Corn Growers' Association: G. C. Graveusou, Bremen, Ind. ; M. L. Fislier, Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind.; Fred J. Orth, Edwards, Ind.; E. H. Collins, Carmel, Ind.; J. D. Whitesides, Franklin, Ind.; W. A. Alexander, Rushville, Ind.; J. P. Davis. Sheridan, Ind.; R. R. Wyatt, Auburn, Ind. PROF. A. T. WYANCKO. E. H. COLLINS. J. P. DAVIS, Examination Committee. PROCEEDINGS OF Indiana Swine Breeders' Associations. INDIANA SWINE BREEDERS. The twenty-eighth annual meeting of the Indiana Swine Breeders' Association met in their annual session at the State House, Indianapolis. January 5, 19U5. The meeting both in numbers and the interest shown was a surprise to the majority of the members. All breeders know that the general run of swine business has been dull, owing to the falling off in prices of hogs on the market, the scarcity and high price of corn; but the two hundred members present seemed to have the same interest and enthusiasm as they had when hogs were at 5 and 6 cents. This meeting comes after all the other associations have held their sessions and talked over the fine and weak points in their favorites. At this meeting the boys seem to delight in "jollying" each bther about the good and bad points in the breed they championed. President F. P. Modlin, of New Castle, Indiana, called the meeting to order at 10:30 a. m. There were about two hundred members present, representing the different breeds of swine throughout the State. PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. Gentlemen and Brother Breeders of the Indiana Swine Breeders' As- sociation — Under the protecting care of a Divine Providence we are thus permitted to come together in this twenty-eighth annual meeting for the benefit of the swine breeders' interests of our great commonwealth. This Association is the result of the combined effort of a few earnest, wide- (266) INDIANA SWINE BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION. 267 awake men, who saw the needs of those who were engaged in the breed- ing of fine hogs. It is certainly very pleasant for persons having a com- mon object and a common interest to meet together and exchange social