BREEDERS OF HORSES. IO5 



ment of horses that were raised in that very country of which 

 we were speaking, in the West, advertised to be sold at large 

 figures to the farmer. As I have seen upon the streets of the 

 various villages in which I have been some very good looking 

 horses, I have inquired of the farmer if he bred that team. His 

 reply would be, "Oh, no ! Those are western horses." The ques- 

 tion comes to my mind, wh}', with all this advantage of pastures 

 and grasses, do you pay your hard earned dollars to others for 

 what you might have raised yourself ? You will have to answer 

 that question yourself ; I cannot say why it is being done. 



I understand that you have organized a fair here today. I 

 will speak to you a few moments from the side of the little fair 

 knowledge which I have. The agricultural fair, as has already 

 been said, should be educational, along lines of usefulness. It 

 should be of such a character as will enable the farmer to receive 

 educational benefit, practical benefit. It is the duty of the man- 

 agement of the agricultural fair to be broad minded and com- 

 prehensive enough to take in the whole situation. I will say to 

 vou who are members of this orgfanization that vou should see 

 for yourselves what these farms are capable of producing, then 

 come in touch as near as you can with the farmers upon those 

 farms, and make them understand that you are their friends ; 

 that you are not a sort of a travelling institution, or an institution 

 to get up an entertainment for them. Go to see them and give 

 them to understand that they must, in unison with you, make the 

 fair a success. For there are two sides to this question. The 

 management cannot make the fair without the aid of the farmer. 

 A fair must represent all of the agricultural products, everything 

 which is raised upon the farm. Make your premium list so 

 extensive that there will be a place for a man to come and exhibit 

 at your fair anything that can be raised on your soils, whether 

 it be potatoes, beans, horses, cattle, sheep, fruits of any kind, or 

 any other product. Then take pains to get in touch with the 

 farmer, and send him that premium list. In my eXj-erience in 

 fair management how many times I have tried to induce a farmer 

 to come forward with some of his products and he has said that 

 he hasn't anvthinq- to take to the fair. A farmer in Maine or 

 New York, or anywhere else, who makes that assertion is not 

 the man that he ought to be. He is producing something that 

 he desires to put upon the market. AMiat would you think of 



