The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-19

secretary DOWNING OF the state bOaIu VI
Agriculture, has announced the programme
of the congress of Indiana Industrial Asso-
Citations, which opens at the Statehouse,
Jan. 5. The series of meetings will begin
with the annual session of the State Board
of Agriculture. to be held Tuesday and
Wednesday, Jan. and 6. Following are
the officers Of the association:
John L. Thompson, Gas City, president;
Mason j. Niblack. Vincennes, vice presi-
dent; Charles Downing, Indianapolis. sec
rotary; j. W. La Grange, Franklin, treas
urer; e. II. Peed, New Castle, general SUI
perintendent.
Niblack, Wallace, Mcdonald and Conger.
Members of the board-First district,
John c. Haines, Rockport; Second, Mason
]. Ni5lack. Vincennes; Third, E. S. TueG,
Fifth, III. l.. NowliD, Lawrenceburg; Sixth,
Knode Porter Hagerstown; Seventh. David
Wallace, Indianapolis; Eighth, Sid Conger,
Shelbyville; Ninth, w. T. Beauchamp, Terre
Eleventh, M. S. Claypool, Muncie; Twelfth,
William NJ Blackstock. Lafayette; Thir-
teenth, John L. Thompson, Gas City; Four
teenth, Joe Cunningham, Peru; Fifteenth,
c. b. Benjamin, Leroy; Sixteenth, James
e. Mcdonald, Ligonier.
The official programme follows:
State Board of Agriculture
John l.. Thompson, Gas City, president,
Charles Downing, indianapolis, secretary.
Tuesday, Jan. 5, 10 o'clock a. m-Room IL,
Observation-Disclosures address, Hon. John
w. Hoffman, mayor of Indianapolis; regis
tering of delegates; address, President John
l.. Thompson; address. Governor w. T..
Durbin; appointment of committees; reports
OF secretary and treasurer; reports OF gen.
eral and department. superintendents; adj
dress Hon. w w. Stevens, of worlds fair
commission of Indiana; address, Prof. H. q.
Van Norman, Purdue University.
Wednesday,, Jan. 6, $50 o'clock a. M
Reports of committees; nomination of can
didateS for membership on the board; cleo
ton OF members; unfinished business; mis-
cellaneous business; adjournment.
State Association of Fair Managers
j. j. Insley, president, Charlottesville,
Ind, w. M. Blackstock, secretary, Lafay-
cite, Ind.
Tuesday, jan 5, 1:30 o'clock D. m.-Room
H. Statehouse-Annual address, j. j. Insley,
president, Charlottesville, Ind; 1.-The Fair
Its Objects and Benefits to Both Town and
Country, j. .. Thomas, Rushville, Ind.
discussion; Should County Fairs Offer
Sweepstakes or Grand Champion Prizes. and
What Changes can be Made in the Show
Rings to Make Our Fairs More Successful
William Johnson. Fort Wayne, Ind; discus
sion; In What Departments of the Fair
can the Management be 1mproved?' III. l..
The Future Outlook for County Fairs w.
NJ. Blackstock. Lafayette Ind; miscellan-
eOus business; election of officers.
Indiana Corn Growers Association
II. f. McMahan, president, T. A. Coleman,
vice president, Scott Meiks, secretary.
Morning session, 9:15 a. m.-Call to order by
president; address. Governor w. T. Durbin;
Corn Breeding" a. I. Wiancko, Lafayette,
Ind; questions and discussions; Use Of the
Score Card and Improvement of Indiana
Corn; questions. opinions; What Indiana
Should do at the st. Louis Worlds Fair
l. 3. Clore; miscellaneous business; corn
feeders session.
Afternoon session, p. m.-election Of Off
GERS; object lesson in scoring corn; Corn
Silage and Its Benefits TO Feeders T. S.
Nugen, Lewisville, Ind; questions; Hand
ling Beef Cattle for the Best Market" A. o.
Lockri6ge. Greencastle, Ind; questions;
Cattle Feeding Experiments ]. H. Skin
ner; questions. If you have corn you are
proud of or wish 10 sell for seed, bring five
ears and have 1t scored.
Indiana State Hereford Cattle Breeders
Association
F. L. Studebaker, president; s. L. Wright.
vice president; c. Z. Amsden, secretary
and treasurer.
Wednesday. Jan. 6, 2 o'clock D. m. Room
II. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES by president; an
nual address, Frank Van Malta; Beef Cat
tle" NJ. n. Parr; Showing and Fitting"
+. A. Nave; discussion led by David Wal
lace; report of secretary and treasurer;
election OF officers.
Indiana Short Horn Cattle Breeders AS
ISOLATION
E. W. Bowen president, Delphi: w. F.
Christian, vice president, Indiana polls; John
G.. Gartin, secretary, Burney; j. E. Silver
thorn, treasurer, Rossville.
Jan. and T. Room II, Statehouse. Wednes-
day afternoon, Jan. 6, o'clock-Meeting
called to order; report OF thirty-first an
nual meeting; presidents address, e. W.
Bowen; why / Breed Short Horns" DIR.
w. j. Quick Short Horn Future" Mrs.
Virginia G. Meredith; discussion, Capt.
John Welsh; adjournment.
Evening session, 1880 o'clock-Payment of
dues: What Should We Do for the ST.
Louis Exposition?" s. F. Lockridse; discus
sion, w. S. Robbins; MY Experience With
Ensilage," Prof. William HILL Chicago Uni
versty; "Our State Glass and Its Benefits -
F. w. Cotton; discussion, Col. Dave Wal
lace; adjournment
Thursday morning, Jan. Z, $50 o'clock
Meeting called to order: How to Feed a
Show Steer from Birth TO Three Years DID,
Prof. Skinner, of Purdue University; dis
cussion, Luther Moorman; Selection and
Care of a Herd Bull" III. III. Keim: dis