, 1877-01-11
AGRICULTURE.
The Meeting Of the illinois State
Board.
President Gillham's Inaugural Address
--.The Next State Fair.
Hog. Cholera -.Crop. Reports see Taxider.
my...State Horticultural So-
cfety.


Special os7e.sondenee NJ TIE Triatsns
srRtKof1gLp. ill.,, jan. p.-prcsldent D. 3.
1iihan ~ 4f,on .af,cJ thc a,ato Roa,d NJ
y u''a4a,' " ."u' e"a -. &.S o."'o ' ~
Agriculture to osdcF Al lo o'clock. there were
present Mcsers. George Haskell, W. IL. Moore,
#. b. 'Emery, Jonathan perram. samuel
1,r.srt snr,,.t Y,,,',n1.. n {. u.,,- ~
o1sa't 'im'ae' -. 4'oHe,As - s. DsA'1' ~ ~
Scott, NJ. L. bsookcy, j. ". "aslburn, D. Lam
tlrlgan, Nr. snow, Fresident D. II. GIllhan, and
Secretary 8. u. Fischer. The first five named
,rc,r thc w3r-elpc+ca ,ncnt,,,.
49,. .no ..,..:,1.'-s,. 80 ,,".,.'
President G'1ltsatn read Ills inaugural nti'lrcss,
Reviewing the work Of the scar lust clotcd, and
looking forward tn The future honcf,llr. Much
ho1 Inn, ,,onc IN ,h. mat t,t ,,oro .o,t.1 hc
s o ~ 49, Fe1r, ~, ~. ~ ,",
cnlarRinG, the expenses increasing, anl the
motto secmcl to Jr, HAttempt Ercnt thiDgs
md c1nrct crcat t,,nrsn -
r.. rsst a., ~. h.,,1 ,,,, -
4.e ''fs' o'"te ta.. uc'o u'acF Pa.Io"asc ..
the toara was In ls'a when tho prc'niurna paid
were $I,400, The premiums paId In 1876 were
StI,UO. Altogether the State puart1 OF Acyf-
c,,t,,r, hal nail mi xono oY9 r,.. E,t~ ~ tu-r
49,. ps.a .,.'..,,s,' w. s 4"o va ~ '1'o
Was hot peeunHlss success OWING 10 the
Goastaus i"ta ua.He ,li,n uuf."s a.e ALUM Inus
hcci1n5 TIE Plb!!e away. But the
noa9u "a not "Iountanle lot uIsas-
1ets ;sat a,T !a"ss ,, tnat a's unasoaiao.s. LEY
thsmselFes lor TUG work.
Ane aoncss TA* nolt4f u t4e 1Iehaucnt u
thc AEricultufal b1afd: ,.,
~ Waon ~ H. ~ c" Iae5; tnu auusess, VIII
~ sfcxttHit,ieuuat1ons, "ae ieielse" ~ comHst
!es oi ttfcc, IT, wllo were requested 70 report 1n
fae ~ ,. sa,as. l ama no1e.se i,' MGutso ~ees' LIZ
u. Emery, sa!iael llJaatt, Mf. snow.
n, ,sia TIE " TIT SkaT STATE a"ih ~, n,
& IN ~. noIis .. y .I. '; ~ =. nas1a' ,Mc pna,a
ruteu .at s1s t.''E -. t1's.S lug "eAt o|ale
f@s saou'u " ..,s !..h u neptcnapeF'
,!,.!.!."a. T., fs,ia .si
!ne ne1a nnsss .a .,,' i. uIucf' .te naeeaent ail,
'r1a.s,,s,, ', nv, ,nnt,'',' ~ H. ,., a.u
lleasulef' ~, ~ Hiottntt ~ .ni+ y; II. eeotts
6v i'..r ~ !, ", t i"vsc ",eess "as
~, MAeu ~. ~" ~, si VI ,... ~ y.
tne ause"te VI ''@' LICE "'"' "oao oc p'esent on
'oot unS' ,.,u,
t, M'. r..
f. LIZ sc..eta neai ~ 'clsit1ne 9 'Io.!a II.
~ MSt.'a'f, -, u'' ~" .me nsmI 'Luh setJ
ean.HshH aalnot-oH ntle'tHhe's- totn e!aitis-
lile I" hasr ioaI s!'estnf i"t tnr eufc o. !hAI
u'sehsG. LIE 'attes .etH'eu n's ucseIhii"atn'h
u ,et !as @ great ssstft . me ,an h' @ n'icss 5
eouIA HUI suMle !"s'y Ut arsoeIai'gn " "uu "nultt
pay him tie modest sn'n @ u *ln,to! bnt t''is
sum couIu rIsha,it MN to uhooson haa'stl1
anu sessal all ts Knew,
cHor H.pt,MIs' :, ~.
~ Le1tcrs Wese lea'! 1f;1n slssbsFs y. y Mah!e1i
1Newcii s9unty' A. -. -; D"!to., took eonnty;
and III y. "ert, -. Cla'f Conntyt e3presslIk
t;feai satsssaet,on III fcsa'u 10 iilc avton ~ te
EoaE4 " secue,"s e!u!stci9ts, 4nu olteTlhT
sueEefta"hs tla2t ~outa fenoer lnls "ork st'l'
hlrse r., et!teleht. ,,-,.
Aese " we're le1sF'eu u s!essss' lctIiau..
SNOW, aho ~ ookey, as committee 70 report VI
ING suggestions.
THE scn9oL lay
q ieucl tInh J3hH IL; Iuli Ras ieau. gun,
p!a1nAug tAas LIZ sss'ael ~" a'4 80. eotle' ~
~ y9uth to atsenh sGn'Al. lle RahLtl tlle
Se.lo4i law a,hcntGu IL LUIS sespect' OF Ae ~oolu
WIG u 9ut atlo:cihtF.
the authof 20 send i T., Tue l,aw.4klng poser'
a. thcy Aau ho bob1ness WIN that Question:
A letter fruln Prot. Morrox, expressing gym
pathy anl cooperation In tue waFko tue Boarsl,
was Feau, anu tiie see asy stteu tas ne naa
'"''-@o " " s"s r.winrHuY' 'p
Other letters wcrs reaI One was fran r. c,
Allen, nartsstow1s, stating tie conditions ou
whlci lc would enter ittoa eontra*t With the
sta.c 70 essre ~ ~ 'aAhetht ,ts.. nv ~ nlpposen ~
a,i II he ,,,I,,,,cr i,c stataJ. fnr sum ttai NJ
so7375, snd to complete tnc work within tlye
years.
On motion Of alr. Dysart, this letter was re-
fcrsed TO- the following comm!tsee: aIcssss.
DysArt, Beatty, aud rerrsaul.
PLACE Or TIE NEXT STATE FAIR.
II was moved that the Eoarl meet on The 18t1,
of February. to hume the pare Of. aud make
the arrangements for, the next animal Fair.
At tile nitcrnuon sessleul, tie Board went into
CumnIittec uf tie Nliole uu solue Ut the minor
details Of their work, which were not OF sutll.
dent publfc interest IT, rcport.
STATE uonr.cut,ycNhI, SOCIETY,
The mcrtiur Vi tie EXECUTIVE puIri Of the
6tate Horticultural Society took pla> T ts,-lay,
In The Agricultural liputns tp the State House.
Of the prosran.Mr toI the work OF the .eo1iain!E
year. lheS w.! continue 1ne,s aess.n H., t".o3ne, 3e
rucI,,i'ts t,f tl,c ES:.,tIys Cu,nm,itcc VIZ: Ds.
4, q, Humphrey j, II. Not,cson, 4. c. liam.
M1ond, L. X. sculeld, l.. Holllstcr, and O. L.
barleF' --- " L. D.
sp<e,a, Dt,patea 10 7n< 7,1.vaA
Dss Noises. lu,. i'm, lU.-The Slate Arrtcul
tural Soetc.y uc, to-day. Thc Seerctury's report
wua r,.riyeti nut ,,Iarri on lIIe. C,Jur RaulLs
w.o. .,.,., c,l f,r H.. ,,.r, S,atr Eotr. Thc fnl
e.... ,.,. ~" ~. ."e ', ~ 49,. ". w
ln~1ns o'1secfs were cleetea 1oF Inc ne1t year
President, 8. +. epuflor1, Des Musncs; Vie
President, John Grunnei, Of Clayton County;