PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE FOR 1860. STATE AGRICULTURAL ROOMS, Columbus, O, Dec. 8, 1859. The new Board met in the Agricultural Rooms. Present-Messrs. Townshend, Waddle, Reber, Jones, DeWitt, Gardner, Millikin, Potwin and Trimble. Mr. McCutchon of Upper Sandusky, communicated some facts to the Board relative to the disposition of the escheated estate of John Merriman, On motion of Mr. Millikin, it was Resolved, That T. C. Jones be appointed a committee to examine the escheated land case in Crawford county, and that he take such steps as he may deem proper and necessary to secure the estate for this Board. On motion, it was Resolved, That we now proceed to elect officers of the Board for the current year. Mr. Trimble was elected President; Mr. Reber, Treasurer; Mr. Jones, Recording Secretary; Mr. Klippart, Corresponding Secretary. On motion of Mr. Millikin, it was Resolved, That at the meeting of the Board to be held on the 24th of January next, this Board will receive propositions from the several cities of the State desirous of having the next State Fair: Provided, that all cities making application be expected to pay the sum of Five Thousand Dollars, and furnish grounds free of charge. The yeas and nays being demanded, the vote was as follows: Yeas-Messrs. Gardner, Townshend, Millikin, DeWitt and Trimble. Nays-Messrs. Waddle, Reber, Jones and Potwin. Mr. Trimble tendered his resignation as President of the Board, and, on motion, Mr. Waddle was elected. OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE OHIO STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE FOR 1860. ALEX. WADDLE, President, South Charlestown, Clark county; T. C. JONES, Rec. Secretary, Delaware, Delaware county; JOHN REBER, Treasurer, Lancaster, Fair-. field county; N. S. TOWNSHEND, Avon, Lorain county; DARWIN E. GARDNER, Toledo, Lucas county; HENRY B. PERKINS, Warren, Trumbull county; JAMES M. TRIMBLE, Hillsboro', Highland county; WM. DEWITT, Cleveland, Cuyahoga county; CHAS. W. POTWIN, Zanesville, Muskingum county; JOHN M. MILLIKIN, Hamilton, Butler county; JOHN H. KLIPFART, Corresponding Secretary, Columbus, O. On motion of Mr. Millikin, it was Resolved, That when this Board adjourns, it will adjourn to the 24th of January next. On motion of Mr. Townshend, the Board adjourned. T. C. JONES, Rec. Sec. [After the adjournment of the Board, but before the members had dispersed, Mr. Chas. Remelin being present, a consultation was held with respect to the State Reform Farm, when, on motion, it was Resolved, That the President, Treasurer and Corresponding Secretary be a committee to correspond with the officers in charge of the State Reform Farm, and report a plan of co-operation, and report also as to the expediency of such co-operation. The Board instructed the Secretary to enter this resolution on the records with the preceding minutes. JOHN H. KLIPPART, Cor. Sec.] STATE AGRICULTURAL ROOMS, Columbus, O., January 24th, 1860. Members all present. Delegations from Cleveland, Zanesville, Columbus and Dayton were present, with proposals for holding the next State Fair at their respective cities; each delegation presented a guarantee of $5,000, and the use of grounds free of charge. At 10 o'clock A. M., the Board proceeded to revise the Premium List. The hour of 2 P. M. was agreed upon to hear the propositions and claims of the sev eral competing cities for the Fair of 1860. Recess. At 2 o'clock the Agricultural Rooms were crowded, and the greater portion of the afternoon consumed in receiving the propositions and listening to the claims of the delegates from the several cities. The Board deferred making a decision as to locality until the evening session. Premium List resumed. The Corresponding Secretary suggested the propriety of discontinuing the practice of issuing exhibiters' and attendants' tickets at State Fairs. It was impossible to guard against abuse of the system. The Secretary expressed his conviction that hundreds of individuals were admitted on the same ticket in the course of the Fair. As a substitute, he suggested the system introduced by the New York State Board, and adopted by the Michigan State Society, as effectually preventing fraudulent practices. On motion of Mr. Millikin, it was Resolved, That the entrance fee, for the exhibition of articles at the State Fair remain unchanged, but that the Corresponding Secretary be instructed to issue four single admission tickets for every dollar of fees paid, instead of the usual exhibiter's ticket. S. D. Harris submitted the following: To the Ohio State Board of Agriculture: At a meeting of the Ohio Sugar Cane Growers Society, held on the 24th of January, it was resolved to ask the Ohio State Board of Agriculture to offer liberal premiums on the products of the northern sugar cane, as follows, viz: 1st, 2d and 3d premiums on 5 acres of cane, worked up in syrup or sugar, or both. 1st, 2d and 31 premiums on 1 acre, do. 1st, 2d and 3d premiums on best barrel of syrup. 1st 2d and 3d premiums on 1 acre fed to hogs, and result. 1st, 2d and 3d premiums on 5 acres cured fodder. The undersigned was appointed to bring this matter before the Board. Columbus, Jan. 24th, 1860. S. D. HARRIS. On motion of D. E. Gardner, one dollar was added to each of the Premiums on Vegetables. Messrs. Millikin and DeWitt were appointed a committee to revise the Premiums on the Mechanical Department. On motion, the Board took a recess. EVENING SESSION. On motion, proceeded to locate the Fair for 1860 by ballot. The first ballot stood: Zanesville, 3; Columbus, 3; Cleveland, 3; Dayton, 1. The twelfth ballot stood Dayton, 6; Columbus, 2; Cleveland, 2. The Fair was then determined to be held at Dayton, and the time agreed on, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, September 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th, 1860. On motion, adjourned until to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock. STATE AGRICULTURAL ROOMS, Board met this morning, in accordance with the adjournment last night. Members all present. On motion of Mr. Townshsnd, it was Ordered, That an order be drawn on the Treasurer in favor of La Q. Rawson, late a member of this Board, for the sum of $25, being the amount of his expenses incurred in attending the last two meetings of the Board, and which bag not been paid. Many of the county societies had not yet returned lists of names for committee men, it was therefore resolved that when the Board adjourns that it adjourn to meet at Dayton, on the 1st of May, to nominate committee-men, and transact such other business as may be necessary. The following members were appointed to superintend the several departments during the Fair: T. C. Jones, Cattle; Jas. M. Trimble, Horses; N. S. Townshend, Sheep, Hogs and Poultry; Wm. DeWitt, Machinery; John M. Millikin, Mechanics and Manufactures; D. E. Gardner, Farm Products; H. B. Perkins, Fruits and Flowers; C. W. Potwin, Fine Arts. The President appointed Messrs. Millikin and Jones members of the Executive Committee. On motion, the communication of S. D. Harris was considered, when it was Resolved, That the following premiums be awarded on Sorgho: Best acre of Sorgho worked into Molasses... $20 Second best acre of Sorgho worked into Molasses... 10 Best 10 pounds of Sugar made from Sorgho.... 10 Second best 10 pounds of Sugar made from Sorgho............. 5 10 Second best gallon of Syrup made from Sorgho.... 5 The process of manufacturing and clarifying to be stated in writing. 1860: |