The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-04
THE AGRICULTURAL BOARD
The State Redistricted According to
the Population.
BLENDERS Elected for Existing Vacancies
Reports of Officers and Committee
Addresses of the Evening.

Jhe morning session OF the Delegate SUaG6
Board of Agriculture, yesterday, was devoted
principally to receiving committee reports
Robert Mitchell, chairman Of the finance com
mittee, reported favorably upon the examina-
ton of the books of the secretary and treasurer
of the board. In report submitted by the
committee on rules and regulations, it was rec
commended that the date of holding the annual
State Fair begin with September "a In the
matter of renting stalls they favored change
In the rates, fixing the amount for single
horses at 81; double, 81; for cattle, 81; for
sheep and hogs, so cents. The Board
concurred in the recommendations of the COM
mittee and adopted the report. The special COM
mittee appointed for the consideration of the
presidents address reported favorably, recon-
mending the concurrence of the board in the
suggestions offered. The report of the committee
On premium list provoked q prolonged discus
aion, which resulted In the classification of the
premiums on sheep being changed. Tie COM
mlttee on credentials submitted their report,
directing attention, in addition to their list of
Ineligible delegates, to the failure of several
county associations to furnish the report re-
CURED from them by law, aud 1t
was recommended that any organiza-
ton failing to comply with the provisions for
holding annual, semi-annual and monthly exhibit
tions, should be deprived the right OF represen-
tation in the meetings of the State board for that
year.
An equitable division of the counties into dis
tricts, governed by the population, was reported
by the committee on redistricting, and long
discussion ensued, when it was taken mp for
consideration, pending which the board ad-
lourned.
At the opening of the afternoon session the re-
port was taken from the table and the dis
cnssions renewed resulting in the redistrcting
OF the counties as follows
First District-POsey, VauderbuPg, Gibson,
Warrick and Spencer counties.
Second District-Knox, Daviess, Martin, Pike,
Dubnis, Crawford and Perry.
Third Decentralization, Washington, Orange,
Floyd, Clarke ana Scott.
Fourth Decentralization, Lawrence, Brown,
Monroe, Greene, Owen and Sullivan.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures, Switzerland, Ohio,
Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley and Jennings.
Sixth Observation-Disclosures Decatur, Rush,
Fayette, Union and Wayne.
Seventh Decentralization, Hancock, Hamil-
ton. Henry and Shelby.
Eighth Decentralization and johnson.
Ninth Disirict-Clay, Vigo, Parke, Vermillion,
and Fountain.
Tenth District-Putnam, Morgan, Her"-to's
Montgomery and Boone.
Eleventh Observation-Disclosures, IS frt.Ilr. IaT
Adams, Wells, Huntington and llcr.5r5.
Twelfth Dislriet-Carrol, VIII R.urati. ttcly-
ton, Ilppecanoe Warren. 5pe 1un PM is'i,i.
Thirteenth Distrct-Cliuton, pt0u. howard.
Grant, Wabash and Whitley.
Fourteenth District-Elkhart, AOsciGsfl, tni-
ton, Cass and Miami.
Fifteenth District-st. jos %. li~
Starke. Laporte, Porter and LAX
Sixteenth District--Allen, DE .als. ateubcg
Lagrange aud Noble.
The principal business of the -fernoou so5aion
was the election of members H ne sIg'-. Euava
for the next two years fr9u. tie F.ttb. stssa.
EeVenth, MINI, Tenth. Iafef TWfllfN ana
Thirteenth distlicre tn. te sas east Nv
ballot, and resu-lea Ia -fe lection 81 the FOL
lowing;
Fifth D 1ot--T ~. aman of Ripley
county
ski Dissuu -Ricnsrs mes, of Bartholo-
styan-a BE- dci 49, W ,ot.reu OF Henry.
nintb Distro4--s -atf La Tourette, of Foun-
Tenth Dlasnet--Soseph N. Davidson, of Mont
Eleyen1 Dstrict-John NJ Graham, of Della
ware.
Twelfth District-Charles B. Stewart of Tippe-
CANOE
Thirteenth District-John Rattle, of Grant.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session address upon ''Edu-
cation Necessary to Successful Farming" was
made by Rev. F. A. Friedley, of New Albany,
and Prof. Ii. ". Wiley, of Purdue University
talked upon the subject of Sorghum, It's Success
and Value" his remarks having particular re-
ference to productions in Indiana. lecture
upon "The Practical Value of Instructions in
Agriculture" was delivered by Prof. W. C.
Lolita, of Purdue University.
The board will continue in session to-day and
will probably conclude its business this after
noon. The programme for to-day is as follows:
$50 A. NAH unfinished business. The fol-
lowing carefully prepared papers will I've pre-
scented, subject to the pleasure of the cOnveu-
ton, rs time will permit: "Our Productive In
dustries," by j. b. Conner, chief Of the Bureau
of Statistics: THE Manufacturing Industries of
indiana" by Hon. Aaron Jones, of ST. Joseph
county; "Best, Most Useful and Profitable
Grasses for Different Purposes--the Quantity of
Seed Sown to the Acre to Produce the Best Re
suits, aud the Proper Methods OF Converting the
Nelson, of Allen county; ''The Soils OF indiana
and Their Adaptation" by DR.. r. r. Brown, of
Marion county; "Restraining of Stock Running
at Large" by Thomas Nelson. of Pnrka county;
''T1mher Culture" by DR.. A. Furnas, of Hen
tricks county; "Doas Farming Pay In Indiana?
II Not, Why Not2" by Hon. Il. NJ Loekhart, of
DeKab county; ''Fish Culture" by Calvin
Fletcher, State Fish Commissioners
DENRSnNAU,