252 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The finaacial condition of the society is good, having about eleven hundred 

 dollars in the treasury, after paying the premiums in full, and all other expenses. 



John W. Kise, 



Seeietary. 



CASS COUNTY. 



The twelfth annual fair of the Cass County Agricultural Association was held 

 at the well-improved and finely-located Fair Grounds, at Logansport, Ind., Sept. 23 

 to 27, 1884. The weather, during a portion of the time was bad for faii-s, it rain- 

 ing about half of the time, making it very uncomfortable for those compelled to 

 attend, and cutting off the attendance nearly one-third. The result was, that the 

 receipts were not sufficient to pay the expenditures, and the Association was only 

 able to pay seventy-five per Ccut. of the premiums awarded, which was not taken 

 by some of the exhibitors in the best humor, although the association had so 

 advertised in their premium list, that in the event the receipts were not sufficient 

 to pay the expenses and premiums, the amount over the expenses would be applied 

 to the payment of the premiums in full. It having been the first year that the 

 association had put such a provision in their list, makes the result the more per- 

 plexing, and furnishes exhibitors a further excuse for grumbling, but it must be 

 said to the credit of a large majority, that while they regretted the inability of the 

 Association to pay their premiums in full, were perfectly satisfied to stand their 

 proportion of the loss. 



It is a fact, not to be denied, that some persons become exhibitors at fairs, not 

 so much to show the quality and excellency of their exhibits, but for the purpose 

 of getting the premium oflered, and resort to means that ought not to be resorted 

 to fur the purpose of accomplishing that end, and are some times very bitter in their 

 denunciation of committees and members of th^ association for their failure to 

 receive awards, but it is to be presumed that Cass county has no more of this class 

 of persons than others. 



The exhibition was fully up to former years, and the displays in all the depart- 

 ments were good, and in many excelled former exhibitions. 



In the Horse, Cattle, Sheep, and Swine Departments the show was first-class, 

 embracing many exhibits from other counties, and .some from other States, and to 

 the credit of Cass county, it can be truly said that her exhibits in the Live Stock 

 Department was equal to those outside, showing conclusively that the. stock raisers 

 of this county occupy no .second place, but have now taken a place in the trout rank, 

 which was not the case a few years ago, an i this improvement is by general consent 

 largely attributable and due to the Agricultural Association with her animal exhi- 

 bitions. 



The display in the Mechanical Department was far ahead of any previous year, 

 and was {jronounced first-class by machine men from abroad, who are good judges, 

 for the reason they see many exhibitions every year. 



