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blies, and that our interests should not be sacrificed to corpora¬ 
tions and monopolies, and we recommend sharp criticism of the 
acts of our officials in this repect. 
“ Resolved , That cheap transportation of our products is one of 
the many ways to ensure better profits and lessen the labor of the 
farm, thereby affording farmers, their wives, sons and daughters, 
those educational advantages so freely offered, and yet often be¬ 
yond their ability to accept, and we demand of our legislators 
specific action on this question. 
On motion, the resolutions were unanimously adopted. 
Mr. Amaziah Richmond, of Whitewater, read a brief paper 
upon “Breeds and Breeding.” Mr. R. said he made a distinction 
between races and breeds. That a race could not be improved by 
crossing with other races, but that each race could be improved 
by good care and feed, and by breeding only from those pos¬ 
sessed of certain desirable characteristics. 
The Merino sheep he believed to be a distinct race, and all 
things considered, he thought them the most profitable for the 
farmers of Wisconsin. Thought agricultural societies ought to 
encourage the breeding of each race of domestic animals pure and 
distinct, and to that end should offer much larger premiums for 
pure than for graded stock. Gave some of the peculiar charac¬ 
teristics of the Devon cattle, claiming that they were hardy, made 
excellent working oxen, were of good size, matured early, and 
made choice beef. Spoke in high terms of the Galloway cattle; 
that they were a superior, large breed, took on flesh quickly, with 
little feed, and were truly valuable. 
Mr. Favill suggested that inasmuch as the legislature, now in 
session, were deciding on what railroad corporation they should 
confer the St. Croix land grant, he would recommend that that 
honorable body be invited to bestow a portion of it upon the State 
Agricultural Society, for the purpose of establishing an Experi¬ 
mental Dairy Farm. Mr. Favill was requested by the chair to put 
his statement in the form of a motion, but he insisted it was only 
a suggestion, though he must say he should like to see his idea 
practically developed. 
A delegate asked for information in regard to the utility and 
value of 
