The Grange advance., 1874-04-22

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the execution Of laws already passed.
| Well. We are not without our Captain Mac
Gregor right At homo, Our readers will
recognize the photograph.
rHE STATE FAIR. .
J Letter Of President Fo1uel in tie -New. York
Tribune.-The Fair TO be a Farmers Insti-
tution.-A means to eleuste Farming.
Grange Adrance offers a prize Of $25 for
tie best Essay on Wheat Growing in M~-
nesoto. "A second prize Of $25 for the
best Essay on "Stock raising in Minneso'a. -
"A Fair Reform.
We are glad to find the following CON-
munication in the last issue Of the New
York Tribune from the pen OF the active
and talented President of our State Univer-
sity, who is always alive to whatever may
tend to the advancement Of the best inter-
ests Of our State. We are also glad to see
some of our State senfors sAd leading
Patrons of the State receive such we'll de-
served praise. Now that the Executive
Committee of the Agricultural Socid y have
decided to make the Fair farmers insti-
tuition, let the farmers, and especially those
who have pledged themselves to the ad-
vancement of their noble calling, take hold
of the State Fair this fall and make it a
grand success, someth ing Of which our
State may be proud. We believe that the
State Fair should be made place not only
where we go to seek pleasure and to graft
fy our curiosity, but where we shall 60 to
obtain knowledge; place not only where
the best products are exhibited, but where
the modes and cost of producing these best
products shall be made known, and the
methods of producing and raising shall be
discussed We have mentioned this matter
twice before in our paper, and now to set
the ball rolling We make the following
offer:
1st. We will give prize Of twenty-five
dollars for the best essay on the subject Of
'Wheat raising in Minnesota.
2ud. We will give prize Of twenty five
dollars for the best essay on "Stock Rails
ing in Minnesota " on the following condi-
tions:
1st. Said essays shall each be written
by parties actually engaged in farming in
Minnesota, or who have been engaged
therein at least two years in the State and
now reside therein.
I'd. All essays competing for the prizes
shall be placed in the hands Of the sscre-
tary Of tie Society at least five days before
the first day Of the Fair.
Sd. Two committees shall be (ppointe Cd
by the Executive Committee to tconsist Of
three members each, TO ode Of which com-
mittees shall be submitted ~ essays on
the subject of 50 Stock Raising" Ind to the
other committee all essays on tie subject
Of "Wheat Raising, such committees to
be appointed with view to their fitness
and ability to judge with regard to the re-
spective subjects treated on in the essays,
and to be appointed at least twenty days
All essays shall be placed in the hands
Of the respective committees as early as is
convenient after being received and entered
by the Secretary, and all shall be placed in
the hands Of the committees at least two
days before the first day Of the Fair. The
| respective committees shall select from the
essays thus submitted to them such as they
deem most meritorious, and those essays
shall be read by persons named by the re-
spective committees essays on the differ
ent subjects being read alternately, COM
mencing with an essay of 'Wheat Grow
ing"
4th. The respective committees shall de-
eide which essay on each Of the different
subjects is entitled to the prize, or may de-
eide that none of them are worthy Of \
prize.
We make these conditions only for the
purpose of having fairness done. and to
accomplish the most good. and we are not
particular as to the conditions, provided
the object can be attained.
But We have not forgotten the letter
which we started out to print and now we
will give it you to read:
A FAIR REroRM.-You lately reprinted q
preamble and resolution relating to horse
racing at the State Fair, and expressed the
hope that the mover would try again. This
was the second time trying, ind the result
WAS surprise to all. The 'ote y@s . tie.
At meeting Of the Executive fouAtmittee
Of the State Agricultural sodety{ hen Feb.