The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-10
Mr.. English, of Ionia. Offered the follow

MIR. English, of Iona, oncrea the follow
ing resolution:
Resolution, That this association recon-
mend the plan of issuing coupon tickets To-
exhibitors, tn he nsed 10y exhibitors only, for
which the societies should charge ~l.0o and
the payment of which shall make any person
voting member.
The resolution WAS lost after considerable
discussion 10y the members.
IL. ID. Adams said their plan was to give
passes to- exhibitors and take them up at the
gate.
Mr.. Shepherd had difficulty in getting
judges ON cattle, as all their competent men
for judges i'll that class were exhibitors-had
gone outside of the county for them.
IL. ID. Adams did not publish the names of
the judges with the premium list, each Su-
perintendent WAS held responsible for his
own judges.
MIR. Dixon, of Dowaoiac, said their plan
was to publish the names of the judges, AMI
they were selected 10y the board of directors.
II had worked well with them, their fair had
run ) years and they had over 5000 in the
treasury after paying all premiums.
MIR. Moody said their board of directors
selected the Judges and the superintendents
filled the vacancies.
Mr.. Williams left the judges to he selected
by the superintendent and one director.
Mr.. Smith, of lansing was satisfied .'the
world moves" and things must progress. Ii
had been their experience that when the
judges had been appointed 10y the board,
the superintendent had to ill : out of 10 Of
the appointments afterwards. The speaker
considered that the only practical method
was 10 let the superintendent appoint the
judges and determine whether there should
be more than one Judge Or not in each class.
MIR. Adams preferred > 10 :, ) to >, and
Mr.. Baker said if everything was left 10
the Superintendent, he would know just
what to do.
Prot. johnson OF Agricultural College,
thought il would DC difficult to find one man
who would take the responsibility Of acting
as judge alone.
Mr.. Adams moved that ii vas the sense of
this meeting that the appointment Of AL
judges should be left to the several supsrin-
te1dents, which was unanimously adopted.
The address of Hon. William Ball On the
benefits TO be obtained from farmers insti-
tutes. was well received by the audience, and
called forth quite al animated discussion.
Mr.. Smith thought they were leading To a
higher type of farming than had heretofore
been reached, and that tho Agricultural Col
lege had paid the citizens of this State i'll
what it had taught on drainage alone. in
some parts of the State the farmers had 10
dig out or drown out
Mr.. Baker look exception to the report of
the committee appointed to visit the Agricul-
tural College. wherein they recommend that
the hours of labor by the students be dimin-
ished. The labor performed 10y the stu
dents there was for the instruction they de-
rived fronsit. and NOT for the money alone
Prof. johnson considered ii a wise proyis-
ion that labor was made a part Of the system
of instruction, and found ii difficult to fur
nish labor for 50 students "a all times
"Students should work rather than play
work.
COMPETITION. RESTRICTED oE OTHERWISE.
Mr. Smith was in favor of restricting COM
petition to the territory embraced 10y the So
ciety, and offered resolution to that effect.
lIr. Copley thought that if the object of
agricultural societies was to promote the
best interest OF the farmer, to improve our
stock, to secure the best implements and ma
chinery, competition should be open to every
one, that we might have the best opportunity
of seeing and getting the best.
Mr. Williams would apply restriction to
things manufactured in the county or dis
trict.
Mr.. Moody was in favor OF the resolution
so far as county fairs were concerned.
Mr.. Shepherd said, last year kalamazoo
county men came over 10 their fair and car
ried off all the premiums or cattle, and right
of one of their farmers purchased the best
bull in tho State. He was not in favor of
restrictions. 1t stimulated their farmers to
get better cattle.
MONEY PRIZES AND TESTIMONIALS.
Mr.. Moody said tho giving OF diplomas
and other testimonials did not work well
with them.
Mr.. Glidden said Van Buren, county So
ciety had given periodicals, such as the stock