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;I¥DI ANA FARMER,
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'oNLVZlGKlCVLTURAL PAPERIN INDIANA.
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 Order of the Patrons of Husbandry.
'* Organ of Indiana State Board of Agriculture.
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,.    - Short-Horn Breeders' Convention, and many ■
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Live Stock at the Exposition.   ■
. There appears to be some misunderstanding regarding the live stock, exhibition at
the forthcoming State Fair and Exposition
of Indiana. ; AH kinds of  questions'1 are
• asked of .the managers, and of conrse'an-
swered individually, but for the benefit of
stock-raisers who read the Farmer, the Secretary desires to publish the following statement, or explanation: Live stock may be
displayed npon the grounds at any time
"after the opening day of the Exhibition, if
exhibitors desire to do so, bnt there is.no
compulsion. The crowd of people will set
in on the opening day, September 10, ahd
'doubtless many stoek dealers will embrace
the excellent "opportunity offered for taking
orders. : ..' ., Y ''.'■-..'■
■By the programme adopted, all entries
should be made by two-o'clock P. M.. of
Tuesday, September 30, and this regulation
will be adhered to, unless sufficient cause is
shown for deviation.   In case of accident
' or 'unavoidable delay in arrivals, entries
'may, beY made a few hours later than that
stated, as has been .the case heretofore at
the/ State&air, thou gh it is desirable that
all entries be made by ten o'clock A. M.;,
Wednesday, October 1, as the books go into
the hands of committees at that hour.
4 ; The exhibition of live stock continues to
and includes October 10. Stock once entered will not be. allowed to be withdrawn
until the close of the exhibition, except by
consent of the superintendent in charge .of
the department. ■ Animals not entered roj;
exhibition, or shown in competition, will'
not be permitted to occupy stalls or pens
at any time, and if found therein, the owners will be charged at the rate of two doi- j
lars per day for each, stall or pen so occu-i
pied." '"■.   ■';-  ' ■■-.'- .•'•' -.. ■■; Y. .'■'*"
Indications at present show conclusively
that there will be no falling off in the display of horses, cattle, sheep and hogs this
■year;"butthTsYsTioiild.not Be construed to"
mean that because there is a probability of
as fine a show this year as there was last
any owner of live i stock will be excused
from exhibiting again. .The^ managers de-,
sire to excel the exhibition "of 1872 in all.
departments, and for. that purpose have
adopted the exposition $lan—that is expanded or enlarged the State Fair plan so
as to admit all the industries of the conn-
try—in connection with the live stock show.
The,idea that the State Fair,and the Exposition are separate exhibitions, is erroneous.
They are one and the same show. One
admission ticket admits to all parts of the
buildings and: grounds,' the whole constituting an exhibition unparalleled in scope
and extent by any similar enterprise in the
United States. i   -     " ■]
. The following is the programme-of the
live stock exhibition, which will be adhered
to as closely as possible :
. Monday—First Day, September 29, 187.1.
Entry of stock and articles for exhibition
and the arrangement of the same upon the
ground. .., .     * "  ' •   •*-"• ';)•
. September 30. Continuance' of. entries.
Two o'clock in the afternoon exercising
fast horses in the ring. .•:*''■:  •    ■
October 1. Calling of committees at fen
o'clock in the morning. Exhibition of thoroughbred horses in'the ring fronting the
amphitheater. Eleven.o'clock in the mont-
ing, best trotting stallion, $100;, second
best, $50; •• At two o'clock in the afternoon,
 ;   heavy draft horses in the. ring** at
three o'clock in the afternoon.
- October 2. ' Exhibition ot breeding cattle
tn the ring.-iTen o'clock in the morning,
best trotting gelding or mare, $100; second
best, $50. Two o'clock* in'the afternoon,
continuation *of cattle',*- heavy draft horses
and examination of hogs.'. * * '
October 3._ Horses for general purposes,
ten o'clock in the morning. 'Best pacing
stallion, $50; second best, $25/Two o'clock
in the afternoon, continuation of. hogs.*''  ,;
October 4. Continuation'of cattle, hogs,
ahd examination of sheep.YYBest pair, of
trotting mares or geldings, $100.*'n'Y   .' l
October 6. Roadsters and ligbt harness?,
ten o'clock in the morning. ^"Continuation
of the examination of hogs and sheep.*; ■-.
October' 7.* Examination- of Devons,
Ayreshires and Alderney fat cattle, hogs
and sheep,'ten o'clock,in the morning.
Poultry two o'clock in the afternoon: Continuationnf »o»Joicio nml'ligKr**Harness,
two o clock in the afternoon. •     ■ -
October 8. Matched horses, saddle hor;
ses, jacks and mules, ten o'clock in the
morning. -* Sweepstakes on horses, hogs and
sheep, ten o'clock in the morning. Best
pacing gelding or mare, $50; second best,
$25, two o'clock in the afternoon."
October 9. Examination of cattle herd.
Sweepstakes on cattle at ten o'clock in the
morning.' Best trotting horsey mare or
gelding, three..best in' five, first premium,
$200^ se'coud best,.$100; third.best, $50,
two o'clock in the afternoon.' *"'"'  ;"•'_   .'..'
October" 10. Grand procession of all the
premium horses and cattle, payment of
cash premiums. Settlement of claims. Sale
of stockj etc.   , , ' ....
Tbe Secretary desires all owners of herds
of cattle, who intend to exhibit, to favor
him with- their names and address at as
early -a date' as possible, together with the
number of animals tbey will exhibit. This
list is desired for purposes of publication.
Stock raisers in States bordering on Indiana, are especially solicited to place their
stock on exhibition here, if for a limited
time duly.- The pens and stalls provided
are urfexcelled by any State Fair in the
country, and the time track, though but a
half mile in length, is kept in excellent order, and. will be at all .times open for,the
exercise of animals. Arrangements have
been perfected by which an ample supply
.of water will be furnished on the ground for
the free use of. man and beast The supervision of horses in this department, is in
the hands of T. V. Mitchell, of New Salem; of cattle,'"A. B: Claypool.'of Connersville; of.hogs, L. A. .Burke, of^ewHai-
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