The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-02
The state Fair Premium, List,

The State Fair Premium, List,
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bition siuoe 1859, which can be said Of
few such -organixations.s lssysjni ~.
N Ip the I've stock aePertpent the
premiums for Shorthorn, cattle are ex-
tended to first,a second third and
fourth, thus giving every encourag-
ment to young breeders, and new be-
ginners In stock breeding. There are
ak breeds Of cattle recognized by pre-
ruiums- the Shorthorn, the, Devon, the
Hereford, the Ayrshire. the Jersey, the
Galloway, as well ~ the grade and
native, working oxen and steers and
fat cUttlepi Herds ,thie year j6ompete
against their own kindsed or, breeds
that is, Shorthorns against Shorthorns,
Devons against Devons. The total
premiums for cattle annoonts to %, 900.
Our attention was ut once attracted
by the; liberal prepiums in the horse
department. IT Is true that strictly
speed or racing premiums are struck
out, and that speed counts only a. 9TH
er, points do, IL - not rconsidered the
sole test Of merit. The several points
of FORM, general beauty, style, action,
blood, gait, - we'll n speed, are all
considered. ut issthoughti that this
policy will meet the approval Of the
friends OF the Society. For thorough
bfeds the premiums amount to $500 ;
for horses Of all work, SSH :, for road
sters, breeders stock, 1878; for gents
driving horses to road wagon $2l6 ;
for drau9ht horses, $254; for saddle
horses, $50; total for the above, ~, OIL.
Not satisfied with this, the Executive
Committee instituted . new class
Glass Is, Division B., breeders special
premiums for Michigan horses, road
sters, thoroughbreds, stallions, mares
end. aldinGs, and. have sof1bred~A lib
eral list of premiums, amounting to
81, 825, and In this class animals are
not only to be judged by speed, but all
the qualities that constitute value In
the horse for road, carriage, or market
purposes. So 1t. will be seen that the
total amount offered In the horse de-
partment is s., $50 certainly not an
flliberal amount, but one that will Jus
tify an exhibition of horses heretofore
unequaled, In the State. twill be
noticed that no entry fee Is required
all the entry fee necessary Is q MEM
bership certificate which costs 81. go
In the sheep department 1t will be
noticed that there Is new class Class
%, thoroughbred Merinos, apd to this
we invite attention. -
A new division has been instituted
for swine, Division D., and this de-
partment for greater efficiency Is put
in chargeof q superintendent by itself.
A great attraction has been added To
the poultry division in the fact that
Mr.rW. III. Todd, of Verrnillion, Ohio,
will act as Judge of this department. !.
Attention Is directed to new class
class 4G-best display OF woods, etc.,
which must prove of great interest.
It will be noticed that the PomolOg-
ical department, for the first time,
county and township collections OF
apples are limited TO 20 sorts, because
.it Is thought that the varieties profita-
BILE for general market purposes do not
exceed this number. I sst
~ .siF .ss. SWINE. i'.t iniisi ~
The State Agricultural Society, alive
to the importance Of This branch OF
stock industry, have instituted q new
diviajOu knr ayvine at tIl0 StatA Fair