The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-06-02
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OF the Farmers of this county. The first list !
shall notice is the Horse list. They are fairly
classcd until they come to the sweep-stake
premiums. If the stations of this county are
worthy oea sweep-stake premium; arc not the
riding horses and brood mares just as worthy?
The Horses have premiums offered to the d.
mount of SILL The cattle list comes next in
order. For the Bull, pedigree traced or not, a
premium OF ten dollars is to be awarded.
was always of the impression that our society
was formed to foster love, to create and keep
up an interest that would instigate the people OF
this county to improve their stock as well as all
kinds of Manufacturing and Mechanics: as by
this means she would rank among the first of
the State. But what kind of an influence will
this list of ours have upon surrounding counties
when they see it? They will very Justly say
that the people of this county do not want to
improve their stock of cattle; because they have
offered their premiums so that it makes no diff
ference whether they are well bred or not, so
they are in the shape of cattle. Why is it that
the cattle list of this county should not be on
an equal footing with the horse list? / must
acknowledge it is beyond my vision, unless the
owners are of higher grade; which cannot be
in this land of equal rights and exact Justice
And why is it that the cattle list has not the
same right to o sweep stake premium that the
horse list has. The cattle premiums in all, on
ly amount to S93, while the horse list can have
an amount almost double that. The cattle list
deserves asweep-stake as well as the horse list.
The next list will he that Of the sheep. There
appears to be but four kinds which can COM
pete for premiums. They are the Saxonv,
Spanish Nerinos. Silician, and Mutton No
class for French, Southdowns, and some others
we might name, which no doubt have cost their
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to improve their stock. And now they have
no class to enter such stock in, unless they
should do as some fine wool men have done in
other years, (class them in the Silician class
this year, and then next year class them with
the Spanish Merinocs,) But is that the intent
ofour society--to benefit few men at cur ex.
pense Eff it is VIC were not aware of it before.
We thought it was for the common good of all
the county, no matter what kind Of stock they
may enter to compete for premiums. The
next class we will notice Is the Hog list There
is about $12 dollars offered in all the prem-
ums for the hog raSers Of this county. think
the hogs should have been little better classcd
than they are; because we have some pretty
good hogs in this county, and they should have
been extended so as to give all chance. Now
there is but the two classes What are those to
do who wish to enter yearlings, or two year
olds? There is no class, but why should they
not be entitled to class the same as horses lr
cattle2 II looks as if this list was partial to the
horses and sheep men of this county. Yes, and
q very ie " OF them too, because there are but
very few of our farmers who have stations, or
kind of sheep that can compete according 20 the
listat ALL Now the sheep list is made to suit
the lew who may please to raise that kind Of
stock and those vino do not have no chance
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the cattle list independent of pedigree, just SO it
was sheep the Same as the cattle list is left?
The reason starcs us in the face very plainly
when we examine the list carefully. 1t is this
the sheep men have the power in their hands,
Now | do not believe there would have been
sweep-stake offered to stations at ALL had it not
been to screen the sheep list; because it is not
offered to any except stations, and the sheep
have eight different sweep-stake premiums and
but four classes Now ask any honest man if
it does not look, as if the power was snatched
from the hands of the people who should have
say in this matter? There is entirely too
much wire working in appointing these commit
tees. They should be men dsiuercsted, such
as we have in this end of the county, who have
been appointed on sheep committees and
ruled certain kinds Of sheep ont of a class
They take good care not to appoint them again.
/ think honesty, justice and equal rights should
be demanded, and if a few Mobiles or Lords are to
rule the masses, let us at once place the impe
ria crown on one Of the leaders, so that there
will be no doubt as to who has the supremacy,
and not garble it over by announcing to the pub
lie that this will be the eleventh Exhibition of
the Harrison County Agricultural Society, when
a few Mobiles have the whole control Of it.
know it is said that we elect our officers. We
oI. all ntnd Int ,bo &c
committees and Judges? Are they appointed by
the people of Harrison county, or as we have
said before, by wire workers? You favor me
nmy selection and will you in yours. Who
is it that keep up these fairs? Is it those who
get the classes arranged to suit themselves, or
is it the hard laboring class of community who
60 there and pay their dollar and their rs cents,
and then if they should be so unfortunate as to
happen to have q good French sheep, they can
have no class to enter them in, and besides
paying their regular fec at the gate they have
their portion Of the tax to~pay, which is far
worse; because if they wished to remain at
home they could, but still these few Mobiles
would be sporting on portion Of their money;
and then, if they wished, they dare not open
their mouths about a single regulation; uulcss
they happend to have few peculiar sheep, or
pcfehance a stallion.
t A HOG MAN.
Ge-Wo do not wish by any means to be con-
sidered as endorsing everything that is done by
the Harrison county Agricultural Society in the
few remarks that we shall make in reply to
some ofthe charges made in the above commu-
nication. The Society often docs wrong there
is no donbt about that; but whose fault is it?-
Al "a :o ~, ..,IL Al.
that do not attend the meetings Of the Society.
The Society has never yet, to our recollection,
held meeting of any kind without first giving
atleast one or two weeks notice of 1t in both oi
the County papers; and those persons that take
theircounty paper and read it, have q full
knowledge of the time ofeyery meeting Those
shat,dernot take their county paper, are not
supposed to know anything about the meetings
or operations Of the Society, as it is not sup
possible that they arc mcmbcrs Of the Society;
because man that is not willing to give So for
his county paper year, would not be likely to
have enterprise Or ambition enough to give S
to become o member Of his County Agricultu.
raj Society, These meetings of the Society arc
held publicly, and every member has the full
privilege ofbeing present, speaking his mind Or
any subject that may be brought up, and Civ
ing bis vote just as be pleases. And the meet,
ings ofsthe Society are just like the meetings 0
any ether assemblage ofpeople--tse agor1ty >