Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-06-10
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THE OHIO STATE FAIR.


The State Board Of Agriculture met in
Convention in Columbus on Tuesday Of
last week, for the purpose of perfecting
arrangements for the next State Fair,
which is to be held on the IL b, l3th, aud
l4th of September The following mem
bers--coustituting full Board, We be
lieve, were in attendance: Nelson j
Turney, President, CircleyilIe, Piekaway
county William T. Greer, Panesvile
Lake oouutN Vice President David Tuy
lor, Columbus, Ffaaklin county, Treasurer
Thomas G. Jones, Delaware. Delaware
county James Fullipgion, Milford Center
Union county William B MrLnng, Troy;
John Rose, Perrysburg, Wood county
Il. Il. Donnelly, Wooster, Wayne couaty
James Buckingham, Ztnesviile, Musking
gum county aud Daniel McMillen. Xenia
The prem;ums offered were very genera
ly increased, and in some classes greatly so
The premium for the best and fastest trot.
ting horse. gelding, or mare, was fixed at
| $500. Best stallion Of any age or breed
500. Best bull. Sl00. Best herd of ou'
bull aud farm COWS, 5000 a-s.rr-- ei
The clause in the rules providing for ht
trial of horses separately, was stlicken out,
and they will now be permitted to go to-
gether. l .r bon
The premiums for matched horses, geld
ingS, or mares, and for trotiers, were large
ly increased in their several classes. g
Tue premiums on sheep are increased
more than so per cent, a sweepstakes in
any age, $50 for best peu of ewes, aud S25
for best siugle eve. La long.wooled for
sweep,ukes of $25 for b,st pen of yes
and $25 for best long wool buck. The
premiums upon lambs are now offered foI
best pen of 5 eve lambs, $l5; I'd best, So
best ram lamb, $40, and I'd best, So in al
the classes. ya.n o5 vs.se.seq l.nlssr
Liberal premiums are offered for tw,
classes Of hogs, in both large and small
breeds. ra u.a sli.e.5-g afs
The Board appointed COMMITTEES con
sisting Of Messrs. Jones, FulIiugtou aud
Greer, to carry out the suggestions of the
| Agricultural Conyention. relative to ascer-
tauing the amount of ehrinkage upon fire.
wool They propose TO oifer premium o
$40 for the heaviest fleece of secured WOO
from rams, and the same amount of ewes
fleece, The feeces to be presented up
washed, with an affidavit as to the time oil
shearing in 1864 aud 1865 The securing
10 be done under the supervision of the
Committee, who will weigh and number
each fleece and sepd them to the mill for
cleansing, without the names CT the own.
ers -. 3'
The premiums 10 the class of Machinery
are very largely increased and d large mum
Der Of new ones offered. In the matter O
Sorgho Machinery, all articles exhibited
must be shown in oper alton, The preni
um on Evaporators has been doubled. The
Evaporators will be required to mauufac
ture at least hslf barrel of syrup under the
supervision of the Committee of This class
Caue will he furnished for this purpose free
of charge upon the grounds. Parties ex-
hibiiing in this class will be- assigned con
venient location tor erecting such struct.
ure for the purpose of displaying their ap
paratus as they may require.
The premiums on grain and -four we're
materially increased For the best barrel
of white wheat -four. SIS and diploma
same for red wheat /; best 2 bushels OF
white wheat, $40; 81 do. do, So same
premiums for amber and red wLest. The
prize wheat to become Tie property of the
board 'af-
The cheese closes nave oeen essentially
modified and extended Premium for best
domestic made cheese, year old and over,
$40; Cd best do. do, S. best cheese
under one year old, $40 I'd do. do, $5 +,
best and ar gest lot, $40 I'd do do, $40.
A class of factory made cheese has been
adoeu, "pe ,ne sauis pteH'umSi anu ior
the best aud largest display, silver medal
will be awarded:
In the horticultural Department. Vege'
tables, roo'ss &c, The premium! were ar
ranged oy Select COMMITTEE Of tle ONO
PopoIogieal Society. VINO Increased them
BY direction OF the Beard, ltty per cent
The Board now make "a sun, iurtner in'
crease OF so rer cent ana the premiums
now offered 10 lhese classes amount to