The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-08-29
a REVIEW OF THE SEVERAL COUNTY AND

verdict awards the shelby county fairs
There r. no biemish on the fair eseutch
con OF old shelby.
Randolph County Fair Association
II there Is a county in Indiana In which
a wen organized and aggressive asricul'
| tural association could be regarded AS
| prime factor and force In building ny
| agricultural Interests. Randolph county
| may be said 10 have special prominence
In tho list. II Is a large county. havins
an area OF 4is square miles. with ricn
and productive SOIL well Natered ana
| having ample railroad facilities Tor the
transportation Of its products TO market
| II a n county possessed OF a large wealth,
| the value Of It's property having Increased
| from sll. -0s SO In 1880 10 sl7.0o920 In l*V.
a gain OF s.. 49,. 100. The population or
| the county In 1900 was 2s.653 gain OF
| 800 In ten years The agricultural prod
| ucts Of the county In 1900 were A3uo'soi
| bushels OF corn. oats. rye and barley
| 27 500 tons OF timothy ana clover nay ~
| ess bushels of Irish potatoes, ana the
eor,,tv had TO its credit a., 4e6 head OF live
stock.
II Is not surprising. therefore. that AZ
early as April 1853. the Randolph County
Agricultural society was organized win
A. Stone president. David Lasby vice.
president. Jriah Ball treasurer ana John
Iasby secretary. The first fair or the
association was held on one-acre lot
now within the limits OF the city OF Win
chester. The expenses amounted 10 $50
and the receipts to $50, leaving . net
profit Of $50 The association has been
reorganixed several times during the
forty nine years Of its existence. and tho
society that now owns the fair grounds.
sixty-two acres. valued at about $500. IL
known a. the Union Fair association. al
though Il has held no fairs since 1897.
This society has sub-let the fair ground
TO A. c. Green. who organized the Ran
dolph County Fair association. which has
held four fairs. The annual premiums
range from 81. 500 to s.. 900 and the attend
ance ranges from 400 TO $500 The en-
terprse Is purely a private affair In which
the agriculturists OF Randolph county
have no direct interest except az exhib-
ttors-
Jennings County Agricultural Asse-
citation.
In area, wealth. soil. agricultural pro-
ducts and general property Jennings
county may be rated as fairly average.
and capable OF maintaining an influential
agricultural society. which II has done
since 1880 The county has an area or
375 square miles. and In addition to other
sources OF wealth. has an excellent quail
ity OF building stone. which Is found In
practically inexhaustible deposits. The
county IL well provided with railroad IA
cilities and general prosperity prevails
among Its farming population.
In 1900 Jennings county produced l1s2.-
3le bushels OF wheat. corn. oats and rye.
and g. l3l tons Of timothy and clover hay.
II also produced 25.30s bushels OF Irish
potatoes and had on hand 9.65l head OF
live stock Such agricultural resources
emphasizes the fact that an agricultural
society is q necessity not to be lightly
estimated.
The Jennings County Agricultural So
ciety. or North Vernon fair. was organ
ICED In 1900 and its FIRST officers were:
President-E. p. Hicks
Vice President-I. b. Smith
secretary-C. d. Shank.
Treasurer. d. Cone
The present officers OF the society aret
Presidential. A. Trip.
Vice President--F. Nj. vubrey.
secretary--Fred H. Nanir.
Treasurer-E. Hicks
The society has held annual fairs since
its organization. and the aggregate
amount OF premiums paid II $500: tho
0XKreRAle
600 The value Of the fair grounds and
building il estimated At $4,000.
Jay County Agricultural Association.
The Agricultural association OF Jay
county was organized In 1871. and was
offered as follows:
President-Isaa Underwood.
Vice President-C. II. Clark.
Secretry-Ira Denny.
Treasurer-I. L. Banta-
BY this record II is seen that the farm
ers OF Jay county thirty-one years ago
| decided to enter the list OF progressive
agricultural counties Of the state. The
county, by its area. 81 square miles. the
productiveness OF Its soil and agricultural
/ resources. was entitled TO recognition as
| ono OF the prosperous counties Of the
state. and the farmers evidently believed
! that an agricultural society would add In
definitely to its prosperity and influences
A fair idea OF the agricultural resources
OF Jay county 10 had by the statement
that In 1900. the latest available statistical
date, the county produced 3.3l47o4 bushels
OF corn. oats. ryc and barley. 30 sc tons o.
timothy and clover hay and $3.50 bushels
Of Irish potatoes. and at the same tim'
had tc its credit 81. OF head OF live stock
In point Of population Jay county hal
more than held its own. having In 100
population OF 26.S1s. a gain Of $40 II
ten years, and the value OF its propert,
from 1890 to 1900 increased Hss9.s5o Tina
10 good showing. conclusive that tn
farmers Of 1871 did not overestimate tn
resources Of their county.
The present officers OF the association
are:
President--Jchn scLmuck.
Vice. President-E Lyons.
Treasurer-w. NJ. Haynes
secretary--James A. Graves.
The association has held fairs ever.
year since it's organization. and has pal
IN premiums and race purses 6.s50-$2, s.
in purses and s. $50 In premiums-to ex
hibitors. All things considered. the ia
County Agricultural society has had
fairly prosperous career, and the pro
gram FOR its fair in 1902 includes Ave days
from Sept. % to Oct. inclusive.
Bourbon, Marshall County, Fair A
ISOLATION.
Manifestly. the Bourbon Fair associa
ton In conducted on business rinciple
and has been a pronounced success fror
the beginning The initial organization
dates back TO 1872. under the name OF tn
Pioneer Farmers club. having for II
president Harrison Sparrow and Wash
ington Idcn secretary. The association
had a modest birth. its FIRST fair. In 1877
! being held at a school house short dis
lance east Of Bourbon. during the montl
OF October. No entry fee was charged
and no premiums paid. ribbons serving Z
designate the favorite animal or the bes
competing article All the records OF tn
fair are not available. but Washington
Iden and Jeptha Disher and other pro
| ,rcser. ~ the cnterpriee served In varioul