The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-10-14
The Ohio state board of Agriculture.

The Ohio State Board Of Agriculture.
Col. $. Medory, who was the treasurer
Of the State Board Of Agriculture, says:
sour highest anticipations in, relation to
this days performance have been fully re.
allied. The number Of entries are cer-
tainly not so large as might have been ex.
pected, considering the extensive list Of
premiums offered for competition, but the
specimens exhibited are generally of O
very crcditnble and mertori0us character,
and the exhibition on The whole may be
pronounced emphaticuIly a grand display
Of the products Of tho industrial interests
of Ohio. 1t is well known that the wealth
and resources Of Hamilton county, irnpart
oit facilities for getting up and sustaining
on industrial fair, that no other portion Of
the State will pretend to claim; and hence,
on this account, the proper means must be
employodby the managers of the State
Board OF Agriculture, to secure at lis fur.
,her exhibitions full and liberal competi.
tion from every county Of the State, or
else the spirit which has now taken hold
Of. the public mind in favor Of tho move.
ment will settle down in seeming indif.
ference, except by those who may chance
to live in the counties contiguous to The
place Of meeting. Instead Of awarding
theiriaing sum Of $l5 and 500 for the
best specimens Of draft horses, and Dur.
ham bulls, ut least 500 should be given
to those purposes and other articles in
proportion to their relative value and mcrit
should hive a corresponding increase Of
patronage bestowed on them by the Board.
Z" The amount Of premiums drawn lrem
the treasury will not exceed $25OO, and
the net gain afier all contingencies ure
met, will probably exceed $4,000. In oil
future cases the city and county where the
fair is held, should be called upon to de-
fray the whole Of the local contingent ex-
penditures, and The proceeds from the sale
Of badges and tickets, and entry feee,
should be expended for the sole and legit-
innate purpose Of awarding liberal premi-
ums, to articles of merit, wherever they
may be found among the industrial pur.
suits in the State. II this principle be
honestly carried OUT, premium list Of
$40, 900 instead of 5000, might be safely
awarded next year. Just in proportion as
the premium list is increased, will the public
interest increase. By awarding premiums
Of from 100 10 5000 for the best blooded
animals, the result would be that sharp
competition would be produced from the
whole Of the counties Of the State, and
besides, ii would be the means of indu.
cling importation from the other States and
Europe, by which substnnti improve
men,s would be secured to the agriculture
of the country. What applies to those il. (.
dividunl interests, may with equul force
he cluimed by oil the departments under
the patronage of The Beard, and hence
those who are entrusted with the affairs
Of this important organization, would do
well 70 examine this matter minutely, be.
fore they take any steps in investigating
their surplus money in permanent funds.
In this instance the best and most relinble
funds that could be asked, ure the ap-
lplause and general contributions Of un en-
4 lightened public opinion. These will as.
suredly be meted to my set Of men com.
posing the Stnte Board Of Agriculture, who
| will wisely mature their plans for the dc.
lvelopment Of the industrial resources oI
Ithe State. 1t should be the great aim ic
1bring out from year to year, the choicest
productions and inventions Of the whole
State, and mol allow il to be said that 10
cal societies can in any particular exec
lin their exhibitions those got up under the
patronage Of State Board.