The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-17
Legislative

and Richland. while the others will
have their fairs during July and Au-
gust.
Legislative Committee.
a legislative committee consisting
of Senate Frank S. Talcott of Cass
ley City M E. A. L%ounsbury Of
Wahpeton was appointed to look up
matters that may need attention in
tho interests of the fair at the next
session of the legislature.
Each organized fair in the state
will be expected to act in conjunction
with this committee and it is hoped
ed that will in the end work for the
good of all of the fairs and make bet
ter exhibits in each county.
Bylaws and Constitution.
The executive committee will meet
in the near future and prepare by
laws and a constitution that will
embody all of the points discussed at
the meeting and this committee will
make its report at a meeting in May
at a date yet to be set by the presi-
dent, Prof. Mcfarland. The meeting
will be held in Fargo.
AT the noon hour the visitors were
given a dinner by the executive com
citation with Secretary Talcott and G.
o. Smith as the hosts.
AT the close of the meeting a vote
of thank was extended to the Fargo
Commercial club and to the Fargo
state fair executive committee for the
courtcsics extended.
From Stock Growers Association.
AT the recent North Dakota Live
Stock association which held a meet
ing In Fargo a committee which con-
sisted of Frank Sanford. Donald
Campbell and S. A. Moore was APP
pointed to draft resolutions for pre-
sentation to his meeting. and these
We're read and action deferred until
the May meeting. They were as fol-
lows:
First: We recommend the same
amount of money be offered for the
horse classes as has been offered for
cattle In the past, and that the in
crease be added to the breeders class
and to the aged stallion class. and
only three premiums be offered for
each lot. except for tho aged stallion
! class.
i, Seconds: We recommend that the
premium for the fat cattle class be
open to all breeds. and grades, and
be increased to double the amount
shown in class twenty-one of the state
fair premium list for Grand Forks
for 1911.
Third: We recommend that the
base dates be left the same for beef
cattle as published in the state fair
premium list of 1911. and that the
cali herd be limited to three animals.
consisting of II bull and two heifers,
CT not only n year of age.
l.. We recommend that the
base dates be changed for dairy cat
tie as published in the premium list
above referred to. read the base date
IN the senior classes. August 1 for
junior classes February 1, and we
recommend that a liberal premium be
oHered for the dairy COW competition
similar to rules and regulations gov
erning the contest that was held at
the Fargo fair in 1911.
Fifth: We recommend that all fair
associations use as much diligence in
procuring Judges for the sheep and
swine as is used in procuring the
judges in other classes of live stock.
sixth: We recommend that the
classification fees in the state fair
premium list for Grand Forks in 1911
he taken as a basis for tho premium
list for the fairs of the coming year,
except in cases covered by the above
recommendations. =.
seventh: We recommend that
tons of live stock as above recon-
mended as far sa their finances will
warrant.
eighth: We recommend that the
county fair associations use due dill
gcnce in formulating their premium
lists SO as to protect the exhibitors of
their own counties against the pro-
fessional exhibitors of live stock out
side of their own counties"
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