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iuteiested in sweepstakes, not only in tlie horse department, but in the 

 departments of cuttle, sheep, and swine. In our county fair we have 

 not done away AA-ith it, and we find that the general purpose horse, the 

 one who is the best in his class, will probably take the sweepstakes 

 prize. 



Mr. Blackstock: I may be mistaken, but I tliink it is a mistake for 

 the county fairs to have a sweepstake prize. I think it is proper at the 

 State Fair and the big fairs, for the reason that tlie extent of the exhibits 

 at those fairs justify it. Another thing, if you want the sweepstakes 

 premium you must put up a reasonable amount of money, and the county 

 fairs, as a rule, do not have the. money. Unless you put up quite a sum 

 of money it will not amount to anything as an advertising medium. You 

 liad better put the money into the other premiums. That is my opinion 

 of the matter of sweepstakes premiums at county fairs. 



There being no other miscellaneous business. President Insley an- 

 nounced that the next order of business would be the election of officers. 



Mr. Blackstock: I desire to nominate for President for the coming 

 year Mr. J. J. Insley. 



On motion n'ominations were closed, and Mr. Insley was elected by 

 acclamation. 



Mr. Insley: Next year I hope we shall not have the Hereford men, 

 the Shorthorn Breeders, the Corn Growers and the Swine Breeders all 

 meeti;ig at the same time that the State Board of Agriculture and the 

 State Fair Managers are holding their meetings. I think we should have 

 a program committee to prepare a program and Avork up an interest in 

 these meetings. 



Mr. Blackstock: I move that the chair appoint a committee of five to 

 prepare a program for the next annual meeting of the State Fair Man- 

 agers Association. 



Mr. Insley: With your permission I will take this matter under ad- 

 visement and notify Mr. Blackstock of the appointment of this committee. 

 Mr. Blackstock can then notify the members of the committee. 



Mr. Blackstock was nominated for Vice-President. There being no 

 other nominations, Mr. Blackstock was elected by acclamation. 



There being no further business to come before the mooting it was 

 adjourned sine die. 



