Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-08-03
For the Journal.
For the Journal.
Sandushy County Premium List.

For the Journal.
samdnsky County Premium List.
MR. EDlroR:-A a friend to Agricul-
tural an Industrial Fairs, l wish TO inquire
through the Journal, whether there are
or are not errors in the Premium List for
( this year that should be corrected.
If | properly understand the matter, the
object sought in awarding premiums on
stock. is to induce competition in the i'm
provemenl of such stock; and this can only
be done successfully, by the introduction Of
the best breeds. Such being the case, is
there not an error in Offering the same,
or greater, inducements to native as to
blooded animals; as, in Class B, where
premiums to :he amount of Fifty dollars are
offered to "Horses of any blood" and only
twenty dollars for Thorough bred" Stall
lions of four years old in Nos. and 8 are
offered the same premiums, while differ
ence OF one dollar is made, in three years
old in the same Nos.
Again is there not an error in judging q
brood mare and colt together? as in that
case, she best mare in the county might
loose the premium, BY being judged with
a poor colt: and rice gersa. Now if such
is right in No. 9, why not in No. s.?
Again, ia class C. the same encourage
ment is held out to Natives, as to full blood
French and Spanish Merinoes; by which
the man who introduces pair of blooded
sheep, at an expense Of Eve hundred dol
lars. receives no more encouragement than
he who exhibits pair of natives, raised at
a cost of FIVE dollars.
Again, 10 class D the same encourage
ment is offered for the breeding of self
sharpening thistle diggers, as for full blood
ed .Sy9olk and Esser, except, that premi-
um is offered for pigs of the former and not
Of the latter; but, perhaps lOOded sWize
nerer Aape pigs.
: Again, in class A we find a different
: rule adopted, in which the preference is
given to oimproved blood. Now if it is right
to make this distinction in cattle, is it not
equally right to apply this rule to other
. breeds Of stock or did the trainers of the
premium list feel a particular (self) in
terest in awarding a fat premium to blood
ed cattle.
Again, is it not an error TO compel mem
bers to pay their membership in cash. and
, then force Agricultural papers on them in
the payment of premiums, when at the
, same time they may be subscribers TO the
same papers? and in charging members
the subscription price, while the Society
| gets them at the club price.
i Again. "No premium win be paid on
stock or other articles withou; merit, wheth-
er there be competition or not" AS 1 un-
derstand the list to read, premiums are to
be awarded to the best animals or articles.
1 would ask whether the word Jest, is in
tended to apply to the whole county, or
only 10 those articles exhibited. If the
former, why not appoint committee to go
through the county and make report which
is best, and award premiums accordingly !?
But if the latter, what consistency is there
in saying that no premium will be awarded
unless the animal or article be very meri-
torious one, when if it is the best on exhi-
bition, it is entitled to a premium, whether
the article be superior one or not And
not only SO, but the adoption of this rule
will have tendency to keep large
amount of property at home, which would
otherwise be exhibited; thus Justly enti-
Ting our County Fairs to the appellation
of "small potatoes"
Again, "No premium will be paid on
blooded stock as such, unless satisfactory
pedigree be exhibited; but such stock must
be entered as crosses" Is there not an
error in this compelling exhibitors of blood
ed stock to produce pedigrees, without hold
ing out any greater inducements to them,
than is held out to the exhibitors of the in
ferior breeds; and then in threatening
manner, say unless they do exhibit pedigree
/ their stock must be entered in an inferior
department; thus, in every possible man
uer, dscouraging the introduction and
breeding of the best varieties of stock. 1
do not wish to be understood as being op-
posed to the furnishing of pcdigrees, when
proper encouragement is given; but TO ex-
act of blooded stock, every thing which
could entitIe them to the preference, and
then bestow the preference on the inferior
breeds, is, in my humble opinion, an error
which should be speedily corrected.
A MEMBER.