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gravel roads extending in almost every direction and tapping all parts of our 

 county. We liave an abnndanc© of good gravel and of eas^y access for the con- 

 struction of roads. 



Tlie condition of agriculture Is healthly. The old idea, and one wliich was far 

 too prevalent, that the farmer was necessarily an ignorant necessity, has been out- 

 lived, and he is no longer kept in tlie background. 



John E. Cuklee, 



Secretary 



HUNTINGTON COUNTY. 



The sixteenth annual exhibition of the Huntington County Agricultural As- 

 sociation was held on the grounds of the society, near the city limits of the city 

 of Huntington, September 16th to 19tb, inclusive, and the succtss of the last fair 

 was even more phenomenal than that of any of its predecessors. The association 

 has passed that point when there is the least doubt as to the success of its fairs, the 

 only object being to make each succeeding one excel the one of ihe last year. This,, 

 we are glad to say witliout the least desire to boast, has been the spirit which ha» 

 actuated the officers of the organization, and to-day, we boast of as tine exhibitions 

 as are givtn at any county fair in the State. 



We ticlieve in well-defined efibrts to secure the cooperation of all the farmers 

 and manufacturers of the county, and having them with us, we are perfectly will- 

 ing to advertise thoroughly our exhibitions, and we find the plan successful. 



We allow no intoxicating liquors to be sold on our grounds ; no "fakirs" or 

 "snaps" are there to "gull" those who come, and in this manner we secure the at- 

 tendance and hearty cooperation of the most desirable chuss of people. 



The last exhibition surpassed tlie most sanguine expectations of even the offi- 

 cers themselves. The attendance was extraordinary; every premium was prompt- 

 ly paid, and paid in full, as is our invariably custom, and notwithstanding this, 

 we liave had for the past few years at the close of each exhibition a handsome 

 surplus of money. 



The displays in every department were never excelled, and in some instances 

 were larger than heretofoi-e. Floral Hall was fiUed to overflowing, and it was found 

 necessary to call into requisition other buildings for the use of this department. 

 The live stock show was large, and demonstrates the fact that our people are thor- 

 oughly in earnest in their endeavors to obtain good stock of every kind; w^ile in 

 agricultural and farming implements of all kinds the display was never so large. 



Our crops during the past year were not as good as they have been in former 

 years, yet they averaged well. Wheat was nearly an average crop the county 

 through, while corn fell somewhat short — the quality was excellent. The severe 

 drouth is what dam aged the latter named crop. In apples and the smaller fruits the 

 yield was abundant. 



Our county is fast becoming one of the most prosperous in the State, and is 

 peopled by an enterprising, intelL'gent class of inhabitants. We have splendid 



