270 BOABP OF AGRICULTURE. 



legal to put these dogs on tax duplicate at anj time before deliveiy to Treasurer 

 for collection. Require Treasurer to make report, on demand of Trustee, each 

 month of the dogs returned delinquent in any township, and of the tax on which 

 Treasurer has made demand for payment and payment not made After such 

 demand and neglect to pay, make it the duty of the Township Trustee, under 

 penalty for failurCj to direct the constable or such person as he may appoint to 

 make further demand, and on failure to secure said delinquent tax, to then and 

 there kill such delinquent dog. You would get the tax or rid the nuisance. This 

 would annoy only such people as fail to pay, and who have to be visited anyhow. 

 It might also be well to empower Treasurer with authority to kill on refusal to 

 pay. There should be a small compensation paid for killing all such dogs. 



Frank M. Millikan, 



Secretary. 



HOWARD COUNTY. 



The Howard County Agriculture Society held its annual fair on its grounds, 

 one mile southwest of the city of Kokomo, commencing on the 2tjth day of 

 August, and continued four days. The first two days were very rainy, and we had 

 a small attendance, but the other two days our people took the usual interest, and 

 the fair was a success. 



The entries were up to former years, numbering near 500. We paid our pre- 

 miums, which amounted to Sl,096 85. 



The Live Stock Department was especially full. The stalls and pens were all 

 occui^ied with stock, not only of our OAvn citizens, but from quite a number of other 

 counties. 



This county may be classed among the level counties, and as to fertility and 

 arableness will compare favorably with any of the surrounding counties, being 

 composed of a black rich loam and easy of cultivation. Nothwithstanding the 

 dry season, we had an excellent corn crop, and while the crop was a very fair and 

 remunerative one, it was especially so with the corn crop. Fruit is also an im- 

 portant crop with us, and a fair yield this season for home consumption and for 

 shipping. 



For the past few years this county and city has had a marked spirit of im- 

 provement. The log house has almost disappeared, and the frame and brick has 

 taken its place. The drainage of our lands has not been neglected. Many public 

 ditches have been constructed under the drainage laws of the State. Tile or un- 

 der drainage has claimed the attention of the thrifty farmer, and a large per cent, 

 of our lands are brought into a high state of cultivation through this and other 

 means. We have been taught by experience that our first efforts in underdrain- 

 Ing were not thorough. Large tile and deeper drains are found to be necessary 

 and far more remunerative. 



We have three railroads passing through our oounty and through the city of 

 Kokomo, which furnish us with outlets in almost every direction. We also have 



