LIST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE OHIO STATE BOARD OF

AGRICULTURE.

FROM THE FIRST STATE FAIR TO THE YEAR 1892.

Members are elected to serve two years. The Board consists of ten members; [the term of service of five expires annually.]

MEMBERS OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE-Concluded.

The old members were re-elected in 1885 and in 1886, no change being made in the Board. †Deceased.

Removed to Columbus.

Removed to Caldwell, Kansas,

1892

1892

TABLE SHOWING THE PLACE AND RECEIPTS OF EACH STATE FAIR HELD; ALSO A LIST OF THE OFFICERS OF EACH YEAR OR FAIR.

*Deceased.

James Buckingham
Lincoln G. Delano".

L. N. Bonham.

J. H. Brigham..
John Pow.

same

J. G. Russell. J. M. Black.

†Served six months to July 1, when he resigned, and was succeeded by L. N. Bonham, of Oxford.

COLUMBUS, O., January 15, 1891-9 o'CLOCK P. M.

The Ohio State Board of Agriculture for 1891, consisting of the following members: Messrs. J. M. Black, Licking county; J. W. Pollock, Greene county; L. G. Ely, Williams county; N. Ohmer, Montgomery county; E. L. Ilinman, Franklin county (absent); A. H. Kling, Marion county; A. J. Clark, Guernsey county; W. W. Miller, Erie county; J. C. Bower, Athens county, and George Lewis, Van Wert county (absent), was called to order by President Russell of the Board of 1890, when they proceeded to organize by the election of officers.

On motion of Mr. Ely, Secretary Bonham was instructed to cast the vote of the Board for Mr. J. M. Black for President.

Mr. Black, on assuming the Chair, returned thanks for the honor conferred and announced as the next business in order, the election of a Treasurer.

On motion, the Secretary was instructed to cast the vote of the Board for Mr. A. II. Kling for Treasurer, when he was declared elected.

At this point in the proceedings, Assistant Secretary Fleming read a paper on the work of the State Board, showing comparisons prior to 1880, with the work succeeding that year, demonstrating an increase of work in the department, and a consequent increase in the important duties and responsibilities of the Secretary.

Secretary Bonham followed the paper by stating "that the work of the office was increasing each year. The institute work had more than doubled since he had come into the office and the fertilizer work alone was enough to fully occupy the time of one efficient clerk, if he was at command. Mr. Fleming has been in this office twenty-five years, is popular and efficient, and as to skill in details of State Fair work, he has no equal."

For Secretary Mr. Miller nominated Mr. L. N. Bonham who was duly elected.

On motion of Mr. Kling, and supported by Mr. Ohmer, Mr. James W. Fleming was nominated and duly elected as Assistant Secretary. The gentlemen nominating, also Mr. Miller and Mr. Clark, spoke in complimentary terms of the paper read by Mr. Fleming, and in indorsement of its contents. On motion of Mr. Kling, the paper was ordered incorporated in the minutes.

Mr. Clark presented the following, which was unanimously adopted:

Resolved, That the thanks of this Board are due, and hereby tendered to the retiring President, Mr. J. G. Russell, and to the retiring member, Mr. H. S. Grimes, for their faithful and valuable services in the Board and their earnest efforts in the interest of agriculture, and while we regret the loss of their wise counsel and pleasant association at our Board meetings, we shall ever remember and appreciate them.

On motion the Board adjourned to meet Monday, February 9th, at 7 o'clock P. M.

The following is the paper read by Assistant Secretary Fleming at the meeting January 15, and by vote ordered incorporated in the minutes:

THE WORK OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE OF OHIO, PAST
AND PRESENT.

GENTLEMEN: For your information I desire to present a few thoughts and comparisons relative to the work of this Board and the position it occupies in the matter of economic management in the transaction of its greatly increased business.

The State Board of Agriculture was organized under a law passed February 28, 1846, which law was not specific in its provisions, but broad enough to permit the Board to choose for itself the character of detail work to be performed that might tend to promote the agricultural interests of the state. An annual meeting or convention was authorized to be held, at which the presidents of county agricultural societies were, for the time being, ex-officio members of the State Board. The purpose of this