The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-12-05
The COUNTY FAIR
Annual Meeting Held and Officers
Chosen for Another Year
EXCELLENT
Agricultural Society of Stearns
County Has Balance of Six
Hundred Dollars

At the annual meeting of the Agri-
cultural Society of Stearns County.
held at the Commercial Club rooms
Monday evening, the following officers
were elected for the coming year; =
, President, John n. McGibbon.
Vice President, J. B. Schoenhoff.
Secretary, B. F. Dubois.
Corresponding Secretary, NJ. D.
Aygarn.
Treasurer, A. F. Strebel.
Board of Directors, G. Hillerud, J..
A. Brown, H. f. Hennemann, S. f.
Merryman, j. A. Schoenhoff.
F. E. Minette was elected delegate
to the meeting of the Associated Fair
Associations.
J. n. McGibbon, president of the
Agricultural Society, submitted his
annual report, which follows:
''The 1912 fair was the most sue
cessful fair yet held, in the way of
attendance, quality and quantity of
exhibits, as well as financially
''The fair is not taking a backward
step but is making great progress
with one object in view, that of max
ing our people more cheerful and
prosperous.
''The secretary's books have been
audited and show total receipts of
S., ,721.65 and disbursements of So, 70O.-
II, making balance on hand of over
s6ooo0 after adding the amount of
premium money received from the
state, which gives a good amount
with which 10 begin next years work.
Several new buildings have been
added to the fair grounds; an agri-
cultural building 32xSO, school
building 36x48: band and judges
stand, together with several new
apartments to the stock barn.
"We cannot speak too highly of our
county commissioners, who so LIBERAL
ly contributed to the success of the
fair. And especially we wish to COM
mend them for the $4,000 for the
buying of seed potatoes and premiums
on the same. Never has so much
good been done to the boys and girls
who live on the farm.
ga report from the county super
intendent and farmers throughout
the county state that all the rural
schools will bring exhibits here next
year, and that other entries will be
doubled. This will require additional
room and buildings: the stock build
ing is indequate and new structure
should be erected next year: so is the
poultry building. / would suggest
that in connection with these build
ings proper arrangements can be
made for demonstration plots in or
der that object lessons be carried out
successfully in the various lines of
exhibits that the fair may become
educational, instructive and popular
with the people. This is along the
idea that the state wishes all the
county fairs to be carried out.
SIN passing, 1 might mention the
number of entries; namely: in school
work, 1872: in potatoes, 221; horses, 2l;
cattle, 45: swine, Is; sheep, IL; poul-
try, y; agricultural, 623; domestic
art, 963. AS l stated above, if condi-
tions are favorable next year the
number of entries will be doubled.
"We believe that the people of this
county will ever be alive to the great
and growing agricultural community.
Realizing that there are thousands of
unproductive acres about us that
need development, that if utilized
would make us a richer and happier
people.
f'The men charged with the respon-
sibility Of this fair must ever be On