for the permanent location of the State Fair, and naming the sum of $50,000 with which to improve the grounds. In addition to this, Mr. Bowen offered the following resolutions, which were adopted: Resolved, That the said committee be authorized to invite proposals for the location of the State Fair for a term of five years after 1889. Resolved, That the committee just appointed be further instructed to invite tenders of land and money for the permanent location of the State Fair. Report of said committee to be made at the semi-annual meeting next September. By a unanimous vote, Robert Mitchell, member of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture, was recommended as Consul to Glasgow, Scotland. It was ordered that hereafter fruit be not taken into consideration in awarding premiums to county collective exhibits, as a matter of equality to the new counties. The Secretary was directed to draw warrants in payment of all hotel bills of members in attendance. The Secretary was authorized to receive the report of the Committee on Corn Exhibit, which was presented after adjournment, and is as follows: REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON WINTER CORN EXHIBIT. AWARDS. Large Yellow Dent-First, Matt Wacek, St. Paul, Howard county; second, John Carter, Blair, Washington county. Small Yellow Dent-First, James Dooley, Broken Bow, Custer county; second, II. Briggs, Blair, Washington county. Large White Dent-First, J. R. Ogilvie, Imperial, Chase county, second, Matt Wacek, St. Paul, Howard county. Small White Dent-First, W. Westrope, Russell, Frontier county. No second. Mixed Dent-First, W. S. Delano, Lee's Park, Custer county; second, H. Smith, Blair, Washington county. Bloody Butcher-First, W. C. Wellingford, Fremont, Dodge county. No second. Calico Dent-First, John Carter, Blair, Washington county; second, W. C. Wellingford, Fremont, Dodge county. Named strains, Yellow Dent-First, W. L. Troyer, Dorchester, Saline county, "Hogue;" second, J. L. H. Knight, Lee's Park, Custer county, "Mammoth Cuban." Named strains, White Dent-First, J. Keatry, Blair, Washington county, "Dakota." No second. Sweet Corn-First, Adam Bricker, St. Paul, Howard county. No second. Pop Corn-First, Budd Jones, Blair, Washington county; second, Noah Baxter, St. Paul, Howard county. County collective exhibit, west of the 100th meridian-First, Logan county; second, Red Willow county. (This award was protested, and is yet to be decided by the Board of Managers.) Individual collective exhibit, any county in state-First, Noah Baxter, St. Paul, Howard county; second, W. L. Troyer, Dorchester, Saline county. Adjourned sine die. J. S. HUGHES, Committee. CROP, AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS-REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1888. In preparing this statement, I have exercised more care and devoted more labor than usual, in order to present as full and complete reports as possible; and yet it is short of what is desired, or should be. It is believed to be as near correct, however, as can be made, under existing circumstances. The compilation is made from official state and county records, reports from District and County Agricultural Associations, and ten to twenty correspondents in each organized county. The values, average and general, of lands, both improved and unimproved, and of live stock, are from official returns and records. These, it must be remembered, are made for taxable purposes, and as can readily be seen, are far below actual cash values. In the opinion of the compiler this is a mistaken policy, and works injury. The law provides otherwise, and should be enforced. In a few instances crop reports are estimated from the best information at command. |