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Fiftieth Annual Report

OF THE

Ohio State Board of Agriculture

WITH AN ABSTRACT OF THE

PROCEEDINGS OF

The County Agricultural Societies

FOR THE YEAR 1895.

TO THE

General Assembly of the State of Ohio.

COLUMBUS, OHIO:

. J. L. TRAUGER, STATE PRINTER.

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ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

OHIO STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE

FOR THE YEAR 1895.

In conformity with the law, the Fiftieth Annual Report of the State Board of Agriculture is herewith submitted to the General Assembly of Ohio. The report contains the business proceedings of the Board for the year, including the report of the Treasurer, giving the general financial condition. The report embraces the proceedings of the Annual State Agricultural Convention and proceedings of the Central Farmers' Institute, held in January, 1896; bulletin of entries and awards at the State Fair of 1895; abstracts of reports from the several county agricultural societies of the State; statistics of the important crops and the live stock of the State; selected papers read at the county farmers' institute meetings held in accordance with law; papers read at meetings of other agricultural bodies, together with such matter as has been deemed of agricultural interest.

The State Horticultural Report and the Report of Weather and Crop Service Division are included as appendices, as provided by law.

The work of the Department and the demands upon it continue to increase. The Annual State Fair and Industrial Exposition is a growing institution, whose influence is marked in the encouragement and betterment of the farm, mechanic and household interests of the State.. It is purely educational, seeking to advance and promote ideas by the object lessons presented, and stands at the head of all similar state institutions throughout the country.

The county farmers' institute meetings, held agreeable to law and under the auspices of the Board, are in growing demand. From many points in the several counties of the State are filed the strongest petitions for their establishment, the interest being so great and the institute work so popular that, in addition to those the Board is able to establish and assist within its means, many are organized and conducted as independent institutes, with the hope of regular assignments in succeeding

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