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they are the ones that make the fair. In some of the fairs in 

 European countries they offer bonuses to men who have fine 

 exhibits to get them to come. Of course we do not need to do that, 

 but still we should be as liberal with them as possible, for to them 

 we owe much of the success of our fairs. 



Professor Skinner: Is it the custom in most of the county 

 fairs to pay a premium when there is only one herd in the exhibi- 

 tion ? Occasionally there will be a herd of Heref ords. What is the 

 custom of the fairs as to giving premiums when only one herd is 

 exhibited ? 



Robert Mitchell : So far as I know they pay the premium. The 

 man who has the herd has come there in good faith and he should 

 have the premium. 



Professor Skinner : I find there is a difference of opinion on that 

 point in different counties. 



Mr. Tilson : We pay that premium if the herd is worthy of a 

 premium. That is specified in our premium list. If it is not 

 worthy of a premium we give none ; if it is, the exhibitor of the 

 herd gets the premium. 



Mr. Insley : What would your instructions to your judge be if 

 you had a class exhibit and there was nothing in a class worthy of a 

 premium ? 



Mr. Tilson : I should say give first, second or third if they were 

 entitled to it. If nothing worthy of a premium was shown, we 

 do not give it. 



The next subject, "Special Attractions ; Do They Pay ?" was 

 led by W. S. Young, of Franklin, who said: 



I will say "Yes, with qualifications." 



There can scarcely be named an institution of local origin that will 

 so interest the people of a community or a county and cause them to turn 

 out and mingle together as a^n attractive poi^ntj^ f^ir, It will, wben prop- 



