DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 



LAWS CONCEENING LICENSE FUND. 



In counties throughout this State that have no county agricultural society, and 

 where they compose a part of some district agricultural society, the money arising 

 from exhibitions mentioned in section 5269 shall be paid over by the county treas- 

 urers of their respective counties to the district agricultural society in which said 

 county is a part ; Provided, That in counties that compose a part of more than one 

 district agricultural society, said money so referred to above, shall be paid equally to 

 said district agricultural societies; and that in counties that have money on hand 

 from exibitions mentioned in the act to which this is a supplement, and there has 

 been application made by the district agricultural societies entitled under this act 

 to said money, and refused by the county treasurers, they are required to pay the 

 same to said district agricultural societies. (E. S. Sec. 5271.) 



ACTON DISTEICT ASSOCIATION. 



In connection with our statistical report, I submit a report of our last fair, to- 

 gether with a crop report of 1884. 



The Acton District Fair Association is composed of the eastern part of Marion, 

 northern part of Johnson and north-western part of Shelby counties. Our grounds 

 are commodious for stock and a fine half-mile race track adjoining Acton only two 

 squares from the depot. Our fair for 1884, was billed for the week of the autum- 

 nal equinox, and as the summer was very dry we had an abundance of rain that 

 week and of course our fair suffered thereby. But in view of this, all depart- 

 ments were running over with exhibits. Live Stock Department was good both in 

 quantity and quality. Agriculture fine, especially the display of corn which would 

 be hard to excel at any fair. State Fair not excepted. Horticulture slim, on ac- 

 count of failure in fruit crop. 



Ladies' Department was well filled with the choicest canned fruit, preserves, 

 jellies, bread, cakes, etc , and all the luxuries that farmere' wives make their tables 

 fit for any one to enjoy a feast. The fancy work in their hall was a credit to any 



