The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-07-06
TIE erATE rAIn.

eur IN lDe reeolAnepdutlons Ci the
Board, as to tho Commission Of the
Agricultural Department ct Washing.
on and hope tbe change will be made
Tie State b Agriculture met
Fin CONVENTION re citE % Tuesd y
Hast fortho purpose Of .psrfsctipg. ar
scaagcpcnts for TN next State Fair
EHlih4 is toHbe held on tire 9Th. 18Th
lepd l4th Of September. The follow.
ing mcmbers-copsututng Il full Board
we believe,---w were N attendance
Nelson J Turner, President, Circle.
fville. Pickaway countv; a9a"s-
William T. Greer, Psinesvills. Lake
county; E 81. t-f--
David Taylor, Treasurer, Columbus,
franklin county;
Thomas c. Jones, Delaware, Della.
ware county; s
James Fulington, MiiE'rl Centre,
Union county; - 3, -1.s.. -- a- 4
William B &oI8s, Yroy, Ham
JOIN Ross, 1'sr-y5turE w@-icoun
fty; .35 o' 7a.1 ra"-
r. R. Donnelly, Wooster, Wayne
county; -.-. -t-. ..--
James Buckingham, Zancsyil!e, 3rus.
kingum county; and
Daniel McMiilen, Y MIA, Green
county. ST." III -t.r.s-- ,
The premiums offered were very
generally increased, and in o!nc ci..3.
ses greatly SO The premium icr The
best and fastest 'roty'n% Sorse yyll'.g.
O mare. was fiSed ct ore hunirc9
dollars Best sta!iion of-aoy ugs or
breed, 500, Best bull, $50 Best
herd Of one bull and cows, 800.
The clause in tie rules provided for
trial Of h0raes separately. was atr;ck-
en- out. and they viii now TO permitted
to 90 together. .....- -. l-..-
The premiums for matched horses
! gAdings, or mares, snG for trotters
were largely increaseI in their several
classes. s-' l' s''.s T.
The premiunson shecp arr ircrcas.
ed more than 80 per cent, Il sweep
stakes in fine wool, $40 ior the. best
ram Of any age; $50 for the best per
Of fnc ewes ; and S2Jfcr Il siasle ewo.
! In long wools swe"psake Of 225 tog
beat pen OF > ewes, and SZ5 fir best
long wool buck. Th- premiums upon
lambs ara now offered fr beet pen oi
owe lambs SIS I'd best 28 bcft raul
lamb slO, and ID bcs, IS in Az classes
liberal premiums are Offered tsrtwo
classes Of hogs, in both large ana sma.,
breeds. r-. -.....-,' ...... "
: The Board appointed a committee
consisting Of Messrs Jones Fuliingtun
and Greer to carry on. tho srqges
| tions Of the Agricultural Conyer iion.
relative to asc,rluhiig z ilc .rn1onnt
Of Shrinl;age upon 'fnc wool. They
propose to offer prcmium tf s20 for
tho heaviest fleece CT .sconre1 wool
from rams, and the same amount for
ewes fleece, The feeces 70 be present
cd unwashed, with an affidavit as tn
the time Of shcaring in 1874 and
1865. The securing 10 DC dcre uDder
the supervision Of tie Committee, who
will weigh and number each Rcoce,e 4
send them 10 factory f,r cleansing.
: without the names OF the owEors.
The premiums in tho class 0. Ma
chincry are ver} largely increasel and
: q large number ofnew oucs og.red
The cheese cl&sa.o hare /. o. csseH
! tiaIly modified and extIndeJf Preiui
uiH for best dGmps.i1 rala 4na-se. !
year old and over. SO; 2 best 10 DO.
D S.; best and largest lot ;20; Q DO
do, $40. A class o. factory nIadr
+ cheese has been added, with ne zane
5 premiums aud for the Jest and iarg
est diap!ay, silver ot-qI WI! BE-
awarded .....
In the horticultural Department,
vegetables roots. etc, the premiums
were arranged by a Select Committee
of tho Ohio Pomol gicai Society, vino
increased them by direction Of the
Board, Atty per cent.
The Board now make a still further
increase Of 50 per cent, AMI the pre-
miums now offered in these GLASSES
amount to about $500. -....
Two large Ampithcatrcs will be
erected near the Horse Ring, for tue
accommodation of specta ors.
The connection with the pzhibition
of Sorghum and Sorgho Machines. it is
; understood that MesSrs j, l.. Gill Il
Son, of this city, are preparing 10
make formidable effort, and they say
that they will do their best, Their
formal challenge will ShoItiv appear in
tho journals OF the Sta.o, both Agri.
cultural and others Let other manu-
factmers Of this class Of machines take
notice in time and come prepared.
The Board united in a memorial to
the President OF the United S,atcs-
asking tor tho iemovalof Commission
er Newton, from tho Agricultural De
partment at Washington, and the ap.
pointmont of DR.. N, S. Townsend. of
Lorain county; [at present serving in
the United States army as Lieutenant
Colonel and Medical Director in the
Department Of Missouri to that po'
sitlon. .t.., ...u --. ..-..
We think their action will meet the
cor .iat atapproval OF the entire AgricaI-
tural community.
1 During the Fair tho several Depart.
nlents will be under the general charge
of the following members Of the Board
viz: Cattle, D. G. Jones Horses,
James Fullipgton :, Sheep, Hogs and
Poultry, Daniel Mcmillan; Machine;
~ ana p,,,la,,,apts r r Dnnupit. N4