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Report of the President of the Board....

Proceedings of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture....

Meeting at Cincinnati, Jan. 5, 1850 ....

Meeting at Cincinnati, May 8th and 9th, 1850....

Meeting at Cincinnati, June 5, 1850

Death of Mr. Lapham.

Meeting at Cincinnati, August 12, 1850-Fair postponed....
Meeting at Columbus, December 4, 1850 .....

Proceedings of the Agricultural Convention, December 4, 1850.....

List of delegates....

Election of new members of the Board..

Resolution, by Mr. Trimble, to appoint Corresponding Secretary

and Agricultural Chemist .......

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Resolution, by Mr. Lawrence, relating to National Agricultural and

Industrial Association...

Resolution, by Mr. Trimble, relating to escheated lands

Remarks on Mr. Lawrence's resolution ......

Remarks on Mr. Trimble's resolution about Corresponding Secretary

and Agricultural Chemist......

Resolution, by Mr. Trimble, for listing the agricultural products of

Ohio...

Resolution, by Mr. Hitchcock, for taxing dogs

Resolution, by Mr. Peacock, admitting competitors for premiums

from surrounding counties and States

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Resolution, by Mr. Bateham, for copies of Agricultural Report to

each member of a county society....

Resolution, by Mr. Bateham, for procuring engraving for diplomas..

Resolution, by Mr. Kinney, for Patent Office Report to officers of

county societies.

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Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture,

Dec. 6, 1850....

Election of Officers

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Resolution for altering the fifth rule governing county societies.... 40

Resolution dividing duties of Secretary to Recording and Corres-

ponding Secretaries

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Proceedings of the Annual Meeting-Continued.

Resolution relating to duties of Recording Secretary

Resolution relating to duties of Corresponding Secretary...........

Eligibility of Corresponding Secretary ..

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Resolution appropriating $20 for preparing Pomological Report.... 41

Resolution adopting design for a medal..

Resolution appointing committee on essays.

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Resolution appropriating $50 to estate of D. Lapham...

Resolution appointing time of Annual Fair

Treasurer's Report to the Ohio State Board of Agriculture...

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Laws relating to the State Board of Agriculture ...

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Act of February 28, 1846, for the encouragement of agriculture... 53

Act of February 8, 1847, amending the preceding....

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Act of February 8, 1847, to create a permanent agricultural fund for

the State of Ohio

Act of February, 1848, to amend the act of February 28, 1846, for

the encouragement of agriculture.....

Act of March 21, 1849, relating to public shows

Explanation of the above

Penalty for violating above law....

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Instructions for the formation and management of county societies...... 61

Rules for the organization and management of county societies.... 63

Reports of societies

Premium Essay, by Simpson Jones, of Ross county, on the relations of

agricultural and manufacturing interests.....

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Reports of the county agricultural societies to the State Board of Agricul-
ture at the annual meeting .......

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Allen county-answer to statistical circular, by Geo. Shipley.............. 73

Ashland county-answer to statistical circular, by Jos. Workman.. 75

Reports of the county Agricultural Societies-Continued,

Ashland county-Agricultural Society proceedings..

Officers elected.....

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Ashtabula county-answer to statistical circular, by E. N. French.. 78

Remarks on wheat growing, grazing, and exhaustion of soils..78, 79

Remarks on dairying and cows

Report of Society, fiscal condition, officers elected.

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Athens county-answer to statistical circular, by A. B. Walker... 84

Organization of Society, and officers

Belmont county-answer to statistical circular, by S. Bentley

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Large crop of wheat, A. Lodge, over 50 bushels per acre......

Election of officers....

Premiums awarded at the Fair..

Treasurer's account.......

Statement of A. Lodge, of culture of his wheat crop..

Brown county-answer to statistical circular, by officers of County

Society

Remarks on tobacco, the grape for wine and bees.

Report of the County Society, and officers elected

(A) Report of the County Fair, and premiums awarded.......

(B) Rules at the Fair and premiums offered..

Carroll county-answer to statistical circular, by H. Cogsill......

(C) Report of the Treasurer ...

Remarks on wheat culture.....

Remarks on the first annual meeting of the Society....

Report of the County Society, and Treasurer's report

Officers elected.....

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Champaign county-answer to statistical circular, by officers of So-

Clark county-answer to statistical circular, by W. Whitely and A.

Waddle....

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Report of Clark and Madison County Agricultural Society.... 121

Report of the Treasurer of Clark and Madison Co. Agricultural

Society......

Officers elected, and remarks on crops, and topography, and

soils of county.

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Reports of the county Agricultural Societies-Continued.

Treasurer's report.......

Agricultural Fair, and awards on animals ....

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Second day of Agricultural Fair, awards on other articles.... 132

Clinton county-Report by E. Gaskill

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Columbiana county-Answer to Statistical Circular, by L. Hanna.. 143

Letter to the Board about listing crops....

Crawford county-Answer to Statistical Circular, by J. B. Larwill. 147

Report of the Agricultural Society

Treasurer's account......

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Cuyahoga county-Answer to Statistical Circular, by F. R. Elliott. 151

Remarks on wheat culture and fruit.......

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Remarks on various improvements, and mineral paint........ 154, 155

Report of the 4th Annual Fair ...

Reports of committees on animals

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Defiance county-Answer to Statistical Circular, by W. C. Holgate, 184

Delaware county-Answer to Statistical Circular, by H. Hogden... 187

Erie county-Answer to Statistical Circular, by H. Chase.....

Answer to Statistical Circular, by B. Summers

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Reports of the county Agricultural Societies-Continued.

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Fayette county-Report of the Agricultural Society, and Treas-

Fulton county-Answer to Statistical Circular, by W. Parmelee... 204

Geauga county-Answer to Statistical Circular, by L. J. Rider.......... 206

General remarks and on dairying..

Report of the County Agricultural Society....

Officers elected and Treasurer's account

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Greene county-Answer to Statistical Circular, by Alex. Ruff........... 210

Report of the Society...

Statements of competitors for crops

Statement of Samuel Dallas, 632 bushels barley per acre.....

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Statement of Alex. Ruff, 86 bushels corn per acre......
Statement of Samuel Cresswell, mode of making butter.....
Officers elected......

Guernsey county-Answer to Statistical Circular, by W. Peacock

Hamilton county-Certificate of barley crop, 60 bushels per acre, 244

Hancock county-Answer to Statistical Circular, by Wm. Mungen.. 245

Hardin county-Answer to Statistical Circular, by S. Coulson..... 246

Harrison county-Answer to Statistical Circular, by E. Cattell.... 247

Report of the County Agricultural Society

Premium crop of potatoes, 293 bushels per acre.

Orops of corn and wheat, remarks and statement on .....

Highland county-Report of the Society....

Premiums awarded....

Remarks on the Fair.

Officers elected.........

Statement of culture of crops

Liming land, advantages....

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