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estimated bis product, and is a case of ignorance rather than facts. Even 

 should it be so, he had the same privilege to exhibit, and the remark is 

 altogether out of place. However, great progress has been made in the 

 agricultural department. At the Louisiana Purchase Exposition the agri- 

 cultural building was the largest in the grounds and was more compact 

 with exhibits. It had the largest attendance and gave a more general 

 satisfaction to the visitors than any of the various departments of the 

 great exposition. 



Hon. C. B. Benjamin: Mr. Clore has spoken of interesting young 

 men, and I believe that is an essential thing. It has been my experience 

 that young men are making a creditable showing, not only at county 

 fairs and agricultural exhibits, but at the State fair. I think more em- 

 phasis should be placed upon the necessity of larger exliibits along the 

 agricultural line. These exhibits should take a larger piace in the fairs 

 than they do now. They ought to take a place fully equal to that of the 

 live stock exhibit. I think the results will be better if we look upon 

 agriculture with a little more favor than we have in the past. 



The treatment of the exhibitors has not been touched upon, and I 

 think we ought to devote some time to the discussion of that question. 

 I think we should meet the exhibitor when he comes, make him feel at 

 home, say a pleasant word at parting, and he will be glad to come again. 

 Make the quarters assigned the exhibitors inviting. I think the agri- 

 cultural buildings should be handsomely built, not mere sheds. Try to 

 arrange space to the satisfaction of all. I believe the agricultural peo- 

 ple are more easily satisfied by bunching them than are any other class 

 of exhibitors attending State and county fairs. Don't give one exhibitor 

 the lion's share and crowd others. Be courteous and fair to all, and show 

 no partiality. Treat everyone alike. Of course there are imperfections 

 in human nature, but the superintendent should overlook them and try 

 to give no one a reason for fault-finding. Select judges who are fear- 

 less, honest, straightforward — judges who will give the award to the 

 article exhibited instead of to the exhibitor. Begin on time and follow 

 out the plan laid down in the catalogue so far as possible. In this way 

 no one need be absent when his exhibit is being judged. Last, but not 

 least, I believe in a general superintending of the judging, to see that 

 ail exhibitors do their part by not interfering, and then everything will 

 pass off all right. If we follow this plan we will reap our reward in the 

 general feeling of satisfaction that will prevail, and the exhibitors will 

 show their appreciation by coming back with exhibits in futui'e years. 

 New things are coming up all the time that have to be added to the list, 

 and when the exhibitor is interested enough to take part in revising the 

 list of exhibits I think we will have accomplished something that is 

 needed all over the country. It is rather hard to get a good agricultural 

 exhibit in this part of the country, owing to the late crops and early fairs. 



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