The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-01-16
FosTERERs OF FARMING.
The Proceedings of the Delegate and State
Board Of Agriculture Yesterday.
The Reports Of committees-Ele Of New
Members-Address by the State Geol-
ogist-Excursion over the Belt
The Night Session.
From tne sentinel. Dec. 10.

From the Sentinel, Dec. 10.
The delegate and state board of agriculture
met at o'clock yesterday morning, with
President MUTT in the chair who called for
the report of the committees. Mr.. IL. Cald-
well, for the finance committee, reported
that they had made an examination of the
accounts of the secretary and treasurer, aud
find them correct. The accounts of the
general superintendent show that be has
received from all sources 1920 03, and has
paid out $685. 80, leaving balance of $50 20
in his hands. The committee on rules and
regulations reported through Mr.. Mitchell
the following rules and regulations:
The committee would recommend the adop-
ton OF the rules heretofore IN force with the
following amendments:
l. Amend rule by erasing all after the word
entitled" where IL first occurs, and inserting
a clause to sucn admission tickets as may be
necessary, at the discretion OF the department
superintendent
2. Strike out all after the word sweepstakes
in rule s.,
3. Amend rule 10 of instruction to judges, by
inserting the word "books" instead OF 'book, /"
as found In said rule.
The report was concurred in.
The committee on fair grounds reported
them in good condition, but if fairs are to be
held there the committee on fair grounds
should suggest plans to have the grounds
repaired. Concurred in. A committee,
consisting of Messrs. Grim, Claypool, John
SON. QUICK ana ManD, were appointed
committee on credentials.
RULES FOR COUNTY FAIRS.
The rules for county and district fairs
were reported upon as follows by A. B. Line,
Dempsey Leopold and r. NJ. Lockhart:
The committee to whom was referred the
subject of a uniform manner Tor making
ports from county and district societies sug-
gest the following as the form OF such reports;
owned. 2.-Value of same. 3.-Value and
nature of improvements. 4-TOtal cost of
grounds and improvements. 5.-Total indebt-
edness 6-Number O. entries OF horses at
last fair. Number of entries of cattle. s.
OF hogs. 9-Of sheep. l0.-Of poultry. IL
laneous articles l3.-AmOuDt of premiums in
each of the classes l4.-TOtal amount of pre-
miums. l5.-Number OF family tickets sold.
i6-Number of v tickets sod. lT.-Amount
received from license fund. lS.-TOtal receipts
from all sources. l9.-Total expenses of society
for the year. 20.-Coudition of agriculture an
county or district. Amended by adding NUM-
Der of entries in agricultural de partment, and
concurred in.
Chairman w. H. Raglan, of a special COM
mittee, reported the following:
The special committee to which was referred
the suggestions OF the secretary i'm reg ,rd to
fully report: In regard to the proposed sys-
tenn of quarterly crop reports your committee
is fully persuaded that the adoption thereof
would be OF great value to industrial and other
interests, but in the present embarrassed con-
d1t1On OF the board your committee is at loss
in recommending any plan by which the sug-
gestion OF the secretary BE- rendered availa-
bic. The committee is not prepared
to recommend the adoption of the secre-
tary's second suggestion, in which he
recommends the management of future iairs
to be placed in the hands OF a committee of
three. In regard to the third sugges ion. In
reference to the appointment OF awarding
committees, we are unable 10 recognize any
improvement over the present practice of the
board. We fully indorse his suggestions and
recommendations TO local societies in refer
ence to a uniform time of holding their an nual
elections. II is especially desirable that the
officers OF the preceding year make annual re-
ports to this board, ana also that the business
year, not only with local but with the state So
ciety, should close with the January meeting
of the board.
COncurred in.
THE NEED OF BUREAU OF STATISTICS.
The secretary, Alex Heron, read a paper
of the crop reports and statistics. He held
that statistics are necessary for the prOsecu-
ton of general intelligence, and that the
present lamented and slow facilities in
vogue for the collection of such intelligence
in this state are unsatisfactory and in need
of better system. He favored the creation
of a bureau of statistics whereby thorough
record of all matters of state interest may be
secured, including, in addition TO products,
wealth, taxation education, crime, births,
deaths, marriages, etc.
The report of the committee on credentials
was submitted and concurred IN.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS.
The board then proceeded to the election
of members: Robert Mitchell, of Gibson
county, was chosen as a member of the state
board from the first agricultural district; r.
p. Haynes of Daviess county, second dis
trict; B. III. Hancock. of Harrison, third
district; w. E. Seward, of Monroe counCy,
fourth district Jacob MUTT, of Johnson,
county, seventh district; i. B. Custer of
Cass county, fourteenth district; John Suth-
erland, of Laporte county, fifteenth district;
r. M. Lockhart, Dekalb county, sixteenth
district. These members are elected for the
ensuing two years; j. w. Cofield, T. V.
Mitchell, Thomas Nelson, w. II. Raglan, A.
b. Claypool, VIM. Grim, III. I. Sample and
HI. Caldwell holding over.
The board then adjourned, and at 1:30
the members took the benefit of the excur-
sion over the road and visited the stock
yards and grounds south of the deaf and
dumb asylum, going by the Vincennes road
and returning by the Panhandle, and i'm
mediately resuming their session.