track for money, and that Cathcart & Wollaston had nothing to do with said race; the money was put up by said John Basore himself. JOHN BASORE. Sworn to and subscribed to before me this 15th day of November, A. D. 1866. THOMAS D. MITCHELL, J. P. Messrs. Wollaston and Cathcart filed the following affidavit: The State of Ohio, Montgomery county, ss. Before me a justice of the peace in and for said county, personally appeared Levi Wollaston, who being duly sworn according to law, says that the black mare "Coley " that trotted at the Ohio State Fair for a premium has been owned by Cathcart & Wollaston, as a livery nag, for the last four years, and was never trained until this summer, and that she never did go a race on a mile track for money, but did go a race for money on a half mile track but Cathcart & Woollaston had no interest in the race; the money was put up by John Basore. LEVI WOLLASTON. Also, at the same time and place, appeared T. R. Gillis, and, upon oath, says that the statements made in the above affidavit are true to the best of his knowledge. THOMAS R. GILLIS. Sworn to and subscribed to before me this 15th day of November. A. D. 1866. THOMAS D. MITCHELL, J. P. Messrs. Dille and Messler, of Dayton, volunteer the following explanation: DAYTON, Jan. 5, 1867. MR. KLIPPART─Dear Sir-It seems there has been considerable controversy in regard to the premium that was shown for at the last State That premiFair, between Cathcart & Wollaston's mare and our mare. um, as we understand, was to be given to the fastest and best mare that never went for money before. We showed our mare with that understanding, and are quite sure that our mare never trotted for a dollar before. Cathcart & Wollaston's mare had gone three or four bona fide races before she showed against our mare at the State Fair, and the owners of the mare were present at every race, and the son of Cathcart drove the mare in each and every race. Also, all of the races that said mare went were made some time previous to the day of trotting, and the The following are mare was always kept and handled by the owners. the entries, purses and stakes that the said mare has gone for: J. D. Cotterel, gray gelding. Frank Heckler, bay mare "Belle." Cathcart & Wollaston, black mare "Coley." The above horses started for a purse and stake, Coley winning the race. Second Race for a purse and stake. Harshman, brown gelding "Dan." Burrows, dun gelding "Charley." Cathcart & Wollaston, black mare "Coley." Dan won the race, and got purse and stakes. Third Race for a stake of $300. Woodmansee, white mare "Belle Blanche." Belle Blanche won the above race, and Woodmansee got the money. You will show the above statement to the State Board at its next meeting, and much oblige Yours truly, DILLE & MESLER. Upon mature deliberation, the Board decided that neither Messrs. Cathcart & Wollaston nor Woodmansee (the competitors) were entitled to the premium. The following statement of Gurdin Perrin, of Milan, Erie county, was submitted, together with a sample of the potatoes, and a premium of $25 awarded: Statement of Gurdin Perrin, of Milan, Erie county, Ohio, of a crop of potatoes raised by him the past season (1866.) The land was measured by Judson Perrin, and there was one-half acre and no more. The land is a sandy soil, had potatoes on it last year, and was manured a very little. It will not do to plant this variety on very strong soil, as they will grow very large and many of them will be hollow. I have experimented on them some, and find it best to plant on thin soil, and use plenty of seed, which prevents them growing so large. When planted according to the above directions, they grow a uniform size, and are nearly all fit for table use. They go by the name of Shaker Russets. They are the same variety that I entered two years ago. I then stated that they were the best variety I ever saw, and I have not seen fit to change my mind since. My customers that depend on me for their winter supply prefer this kind to any other. I have raised five different varieties this season, and have had no rot among them to speak of, and I think less with this variety than either of the others. But potatoes of every variety have rotted badly this season on low land or clay soil. Many townships lost all they had, without regard to variety. Mine were planted the fifth of May, the land was marked with a light plow and one horse, and planted in drills-one piece put in a place about twelve inches apart and covered with a horse, which reduces the expense of planting very much from the old way. I used eight bushels of seed, and raised 1643 bushels on the above half acre, of as fine a quality as I ever raised. They were cultivated twice, and brushed out each time after the cultivator with a hoe. I made use of four loads of coarse straw manure, not for the purpose of helping the potatoes, but to keep up the vitality of the land. Judson Perrin, being duly sworn, says he accurately measured the land upon which Gurdin Perrin raised a crop of potatoes the past season, and the quantity of land is one-half acre and no more. JUDSON PERRIN. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22d day of December, A. D. 1866. Milan, Erie County, ss.: SETH JENNINGS, J. P. Gurdin Perrin, being duly sworn, says that he raised a crop of potatoes the past season upon the land measured by Judson Perrin, and that the quantity of potatoes raised thereon was 1643 bushels and no more, measured in a sealed half bushel; and that the statements in regard to the manner of cultivation, &c., are correct to the best of his knowledge. GURDIN PERRIN, Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22d day of December, A. D. 1866. SETH JENNINGS, J. P. [STAMP.] The following statement of Wm. Longstreth, of Dayton, was presented, and a premium of $15 was awarded: DAYTON, Dec. 26, 1866. MR. J. H. KLIPPART―Dear Sir-I put to sprout one bushel of sweet potatoes about the first of April, and from the 15th to 20th of May planted out twelve hundred hills, with one sprout in a hill, the hills three feet apart, and as high as they could be made that distance from each other. The situation was a circular side hill, slanting to the south and west, the soil a gravelly loam, with as much horse stable manure as I supposed would be best, from which I dug (51) fifty-one bushels of potatoes, about four of which were used as cow feed, being too small for other use. They were weeded and hoed three times, loosening the vines each time. Considering the wet season, the potatoes were of superior quality, and were sold in Dayton market at an average of two dollars a bushel. We commenced digging on the 25th of August, and marketed them every week until the last of October, so that about one-half of them did not attain their full size. The State of Ohio, Montgomery County, 88.: WM. LONGSTRETH. Personally appeared before me, a notary public in and for said county and State, William Longstreth, who made solemn oath that the facts contained in the foregoing letter, written and signed by him, were true. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Dec. 26th, 1866. [STAMP.] [SEAL.] H. H. WEAKLEY, The following statement of James W. Andrews, of Bell Brooke, was submitted, and a premium of ten dollars awarded: Montgomery County, ss.: Johnson Snyder and Henry Weller being duly sworn, say they accurately measured the land upon which James Andrews raised a crop of flax seed the past season, and the quantity of land is seven and two-third acres and no more. JOHNSON SNYDER, Sworn to before me this 18th day of October, 1866. Montgomery County, 88.: WM. RAMSEY, Justice of the Peace. James Andrews being duly sworn, says that he raised a crop of flax seed the past season upon the land measured by Johnson Snyder and Henry Weller, and that the quantity of grain raised weighed one hun. dred and thirty-eight bushels and fifty-four pounds and no more, and the statement in regard to the manner of cultivation is correct to the best of his knowledge. JAS. W. ANDREWS. Sworn to before me this 18th day of October, 1866. WM. RAMSEY, Justice of the Peace. STATEMENT OF THE MANNER OF CULTIVATION, ETC. The kind of soil was clay and clover sod, plowed for wheat but failed, and then plowed for flax. The quantity of seed used was four bushels and forty-two pounds. The kind used was the common brown seed commonly raised in this country. Stirred by a wheel-plow. Time of sowing: second week of April. $60 00 JAS. W. ANDREWS. The several committees appointed to examine the various accounts of the Executive Committee, Treasurer, and Corresponding Secretary, reported: Receipts during the year from all sources.. Balance on hand from 1865....... Total expenditures of all kinds.... Balance on hand including the bond of Montgomery Agricultural So- On motion, the Board adjourned sine die. $19,674 20 13,831 58 $33,505 78 19,055 84 $14,449 94 |