1916.] STATE FAIRS ASSOCIATION. ., 85 



H. Hail that he, together with the Connecticut State Fairs Associa- 

 tion, offer $250.00 to be divided into premiums for the encourage- 

 ment of agricultural exhibits of potatoes and corn, exhibits to be 

 made at the mid-winter meeting of the Board of Agriculture. 

 The following is the list of premiums as made up by the Executive 

 Committee : 



For the best one-half bushel of Potatoes $50 

 Second SO. 



T-v» • I il it it It it OCT 



Third 25. 



Fourth 15. 



For the best ten-ear corn exhibit, $50. 



Second oO. 



Third " " " " " 25. 



Fourth " " " " " 15. 



All competitors must be citizens of Connecticut and all ex- 

 hibits must be ponnecticut grown and raised by the exhibitor. 

 All exhibitors must have received either a first or second prize on 

 a potato exhibit or a first or second prize on a ten-ear corn 

 exhibit at some one of the fair's exhibitions held the past fall. 



Adjournment was taken to the Hotel Garde where lunch was 

 served to eighty-three people. After lunch President Robert 

 Scoville called the meeting to order, stating that a previous en- 

 gagement which he had would have to be met. J. Arthur Sher- 

 wood took his place. Mr. Scoville spoke of the work which he 

 thought the Fair Associations should take up. 



Mr. J. D. Willard of the Franklin County Farm Bureau was 

 the first speaker upon the afternoon programme. Mr. Willard 

 described in detail what the extension work was doing in Massa- 

 chusetts. In reply to a question by William H. Hall, he explained 

 what constituted juvenile exhibits and went more carefully into 

 the details of juvenile work which had been undertaken by him 

 in Massachusetts. 



H. L. Garrigus spoke about the cattle and horse exhibits at 

 our fairs and urged better stock exhibits. A lively discussion 

 took place in regard to the premiums offered for grade stock. 

 The concensus of opinion seemed to be that no fair should offer 

 premiums on grade sires. This has been the position taken by 

 the Board of Agriculture. 



H. J. Baker, President of our State Extension work, spoke 



