64 BOARD 0F AGRICULTURE. 



And, further, for the benefit of the Superintendent of the Horse Department, that 

 the present headquarters be turned over to the horsemen for sleeping quarters, and 

 the old music stand be repaired and furnished with seats for the especial use of the 

 Superintendent and his committees. With these recommendations, this report is 

 respectfully submitted. 



CATTLE DEPAKTMENT. 



CHARLES B. STUART, SUPERINTENDENT. 



Mr. President and Gentlemen: 



The outlook for a large and excellent exhibit of cattle at the State Fair for 

 1884, was unusually bright until the supposed pleuro-pneumonia made its appear- 

 ance in the adjoining States. The early action of this Board in providing ample 

 safeguards for all cattle exhibited at our fair served, in a measure, to restore the 

 confidence of stock owners, and the cattle brought here compared very favorably in 

 quality and quantity with any preceding fairs. The breeds were represented as 

 follows : 



Short-Horns 53 



Herefords 16 



Polled Aberdeen Angus 33 



Devon oO 



Jersey 61 



Holstein 25 



Ayrshire 24 



Total in 1884 262 



Total in 1883 278 



The writer knows of several other herds of beef cattle, and of dairy cattle, all 

 fitted and expecting to compete at our fair, but at the last moment they concluded 

 to leave their cattle on their farms, rather than take any risks of bringing them 

 in contact with cattle that might have been exposed to the supposed pluro-pneu- 

 monia. 



In conformity with the expressed will of the Board, the difierent breeds of cat- 

 tle were judged in their classes by single judges. Of course all exhibitors were 

 not satisfied, because there were not ribbons sufiicient to go round, but that very 

 general satisfaction was given was readily apparent to any one mingling with the 

 owners and spectators. 



