92 BOARD OP AGRICULTURE, 



THIRD DAY. 



Thursday, Jan. 8, 1885, 8:30, a. m. 



Board met, President Mitchell in the chair. 



Minutes of yesterday's proceedings read and approved. 



3Ir. Jones — Do I understand from the reading of the minutes 

 that the resolution passed, recommending the petitioning of 

 the Legislature to appropriate $10,000 for the New Orleans Ex- 

 position ? 



Several voices — Yes, sir. 



Mr. Jones — Then, at the proper time I will make a motion to 

 reconsider that vote. 



Gen. Carnahan — I wish to say in a few words, to emphasize 

 what I said yesterday, in regard to the members of the State 

 Board of Agriculture here, representing not only this Board but 

 various County Agricultural Societies, the importance of your 

 doing something in this matter now. I do not come to you beg- 

 ging, but I appeal to the pride you have in your county and State. 

 Don't go home and say it will do to look after this in three or 

 four weeks, but get to work at once. If anything is worth do- 

 ing at all, it is well to do it when it is needed. We don't col- 

 lect for a demonstration on the 4th day of July, on the 5th or 

 6th, that is the point I make. I want those articles sent at 

 once, as they have to be in New Orleans before the first day of 

 February, or you are cut out. On my own personal applica- 

 tion I had the time extended from the 16th of December to 

 the 1st of February, in order to get our collection ready. Ship 

 all you can to me at this place by freight. Express will cost 

 three times as much as freight. I don't care how much yon 

 send. I want to advertise Indiana, so they will come or send 

 here to buy your wheat, wood, stone, clay and manufactured 

 articles, etc. I put all grains up so they can see them and handle 

 them. The grain buyers are coming every morning to look at the 



