Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-22

the net cost or forage TO the board 500
The amount paid for switching was paid
back to the board by the Omaha Fair and
| Speed association.
OTHER ROUTINE REPORTS.
The auditing committee reported that It
has examined the 1895 accounts of the sec
rotary and treasurer, and finds the same to
practically agree and to be correct, except
ing clerical errors amounting to S2.S9
The report of the superintendent of gates
for 1895 OF admissions between Z a. m. and
6 p. m. showed total fair tickets for the five
| days 46,674, and total pay tickets Ga. 020.
The number of check passes was 1901
stock coupons, 5,006, and complimentaries,
1854. The total on grounds is given for
the five days as 1891. and IA ,145 in the
ampitheater. The total railroad coupons on
all lines is 1896. In the consolidated re-
| port from 1886 to 1895 the total on ground
is given at 526, 49,; made up of state fair
tickets, 242, S92; special tickets. SO, 994; check
passes, AZ, 1867; stock coupons, 46, 1856; and
complimentaries, 6,2SS.
There was no evening session, an adjourn
ment for committee work being taken until
$3.50 a. m, tomerrpw.-. The following COM
mitteeg were appointed: On nominees. N.
VanDuyny p W.-Henry,l C. j. Pickard, ]. B.
Dinsmore and e. A. Stewart. On credentials
r. H. Henry, w. IL. Barger and G.. w.
whitaker These committee will report in
the morning.
Between forty and. fifty nominations have
been made to supply the list of retiring
members, fifteen. The retiring members are:
l.. A.. Kent, Minden; j. ID. MacFarland,
Lincoln; Ed McIntire, Seward; ]. b.. Nc
Dowell, Fairbury; s. NJ. Barker, Silver Creek
W. R. Bowen, Omaha; ]. NJ. Lee, Oxford
l.. A. Becher, Neigh; NJ L.. Hayward, Ne
braska City; p. H. Berry. Greeley; E.. l..
Vance, Pawnee: NJ. Doolittlc. Atkinson; s. C.
Bassett, Gibbon; F. B. Sheldon. Beatrice: l.
Morse, Benkelman. A vacancy has also been
caused by the removal from the state of
F.. II. Briggs of Geneva.
The COMMITTEES on revision of the c~onstitu-
ton, bylaws, rules and regulations and
premium list, comprising e.. l.. Vance OF
Pawnee, ]. ID. Ream Of Broken Bow. S. c..
Bassett of Glbbon, Milton Doolittle of At
kinson, and Robert w. Turnae, is at work on
its report tonight. and will probably b, ready
to present 1t to the meeting tomorrow.
Secretary Furnas, as delegate to the West
ern and Eastern Fair association, reported
the following list of states which mad fixed
tho dates CT their fairs for 1896: New York,
August. 24-29; Ohio and Nebraska, August
81 to September s; Michigan and Iowa, Sep
tembsr TIP: Indiana and Minnesota, Septem-
Der 14-19; Wisconsin, September 21-24; Il
linois, September % to October, 3; Missouri,
October 5-11.
No papers were read this afternoon, the
entire time being devoted to executive work.
Election of the nominees for membership will
occur tomorrow.
WILL HAVE SOME DISCUSSION.
During tne progress OF tne meeting TN
following topics are announced. for discus
sion: Farming in Nebraska; How Can II
Be Made Most Remunerative to the Farmer?'
Corn; the Great Staple Crop Of the State;
Most Practical Modes for Practical ard Sat
i~sfactory Results and How Most Economically
to Utilize the Whole Plant" Crops Best
Adapted to the Soil and Climate in Ne
braska;' Culture OF Sugar Bets and the
Manufacture Of Beet Sugar; Demand fer Ad
ditional Refineries and Increase OF the Beet
Crop 1.-THE Alfalfa Crop with U.s."
"Chicory Industry in Nebraska" and Sub
soillng.' "'' - ""'
The following gentlemen have consente-
to open and lead discussions OF topics 2
indicated: The Alfalfa Crop with Us" J
w. Olmsted, Beaver City: "Subsoiling," Pete
Younger. jr., Geneva: Farm Dairy!ng," w
A.. Pointer, Albiea; "Chicory Industry IL
Nebraska" G. C.. Hazlett, O'Nei,i; "Cele;!
Culture in Nebraska" o, G.. Smith, Kearney
"Soil Culturc,' II, W. Campbell. Sioux Cit.
Ia; irrigation" A. G. Woifenbarger. Liz
ccln. Neb.. secretary OF the State I-rigltic
association; Swine Diseases" Prof. A. T
Peters, Lincoln. Neb.. veterinarian, Uniyer
sity q Nehrasita; Farming in Nebraska
How it Can Be Made Most Remunerative.'
Prof. T. l.. Lyon. University Ct Nebraska
Cultured Sugar Reets." etc, official report
S. G. Baseett, Gibbon. Neb.
following the regular routine Of the bolri'
work, the state Farmers institute will b.
held in the chapel OF tie university. Il
Grant Memorial hall viii be held the annua
win.e: corn show.