Transactions of the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois with Reports from County and District Agricultural Organizations for the Year Volume 12 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 edition. Excerpt: ...' ' ' miscellaneous articles........................................... 142 Total number of entries.................................................., ........._ 1. 215 This county is one of the smallest in the State (eight townships), but a good agricultural section. No other considerable town but this (Belvidere). We have about 3,000 inhabitants. There are two railroads crossing the county, east and west, and one running from Belvidere north to Madison, Wisconsin. We are largely an agricultural community. Our present needs are manufactures, and we think Belvidere an available point for their establishment. Our Agricultural Society established its present Fair Grounds in 1867; have about thirty acres of land on the bank of the river, about one mile from the postoffice-a splendid site, plenty of shade and water, --a natural amphitheatre, and good, level half-mile track, with commo (lions exhibition buildings, stalls, sheds, pens and coops. in 1867, we' had eight entries of Durham cattle, but not a full blood among them. This year we had fifty-four entries of Short-Horns, and all herd-book__ animals. There has not been as great improvement in all departments, still it has been very marked. Our Society is now run by a stock company, and the number of members given is the number of stockholders. A. E. J ENNER, Secretary Boone County Agricultural Board. BROWN COUNTY. ' OFFICERS. President--David A. Watson, Mound Station. Vice-President--Wm. J. Taylor, Cooperstown. Treasurer--James M. Kendrick, Mount Sterling. Secretary--A. K. Lowry, Mount Sterling. Dlrectors--A. A. Parks, Cooperstown; W. H. Brackenridge, Versailles; H. O. Northern, Hersman; J. N. 1tobeson, Mound Station; Geo. W. M'Uoy, Hersman. Number of members. _ _.....