180 ANNUAL BEPORT. 



has been no inducement to the Society or any member of the Society 

 to take pains to improve exhibitions, because the premium list has been 

 somewhat light. The fast horse, or blooded bull, and other favorite 

 animals get liberal premiums; there has been too little money reserved 

 for premiums on fruit. I think that now, the way the State Agri- 

 cultural Society is fixed, they can be and will be more liberal, and I 

 am in favor of giving a pretty large and liberal list. 



President Smith. We do not wish to propose an independent ex- 

 hibit, but this Society should request of them that our premium list 

 be adopted. 



Col. Stevens. I am a member of the State Agricultural Society; so 

 is Mr. Elliot, and Mr. Harris, and Mr. Grimes, and several others here. 

 I think if we don't get what we want it is our own fault. Let these 

 gentlemen attend the meetings of the Agricultural Society and tell 

 them what they want. This Society has a member on the executive 

 board of that society; I have been a member of the executive board, 

 Mr. Elliot has been, and Mr. Harris has been; so we are as much to 

 blame as they are. 



Mr. Elliot. The representative of the State Horticultural Society 

 on that board has four to contend with; he has the secretary and pres- 

 ident to contend with, and as a general thiug the president of the 

 society is a stock man; he has been for years; his interests run in 

 that direction; they don't run to horticulture, and it is almost impos- 

 sible to get anything for horticulture. They will give you a certain 

 amount; they will take the old premium list and say, "Well we want 

 about what we had last year, I should say; if the State Horticultural 

 Society wants to give any additional premiums to what they had before, 

 they can do it." In that way we are shut off, and I think it is about 

 time that this Society made up a premium list and presented it. I 

 would like to have any member of this Society put in our question 

 box what he would like to see premiums offered upon, and let the Ex- 

 ecutive Committee take those suggestions and arrange them. I don't 

 know that they can get to it to present a full list between now and 

 Friday morning, but they will be able to present a premium list at the 

 annual meeting for them to act upon; and in that way we can get 

 something. 



Mr. Smith. I think we ought to put this matter squarely before the 

 Agricultural Society, and ask them for a full and fair recognition on 

 their premium list, such as we are rightfully entitled to, and if we 

 don't get it I believe that sufficient can be raised from other sources, 



