I  met  a  neighbor  the  other  day  who  takes  care  of  his  manure,  applies  it  and  fer-
tilizers regularly.  When  asked  what  success  he  had  with  a  fine  Pennsylvania  yel-
low corn,  he  said,  '^  Very  good ;  this  year  I  had  ten  acres  in ;  got  600  bushels — 400
of  seed  and  200  of  culls,  and  I  have  just  sold  300  bushels  of  the  seed,  delivered  at
the  depot,  for  $300."  We  use  this  fact,  that  occurred  within  our  knowledge,  to
prove  that  it  does  pay  to  apply,  with  judgment,  the  requisite  labor  to  the  business,
and  that  the  business  will  yield  a  paying  reward  for  the  same.
While  trying  to  avoid  using  too  much  space  we  have  been  compelled  to  speak
of  many  things  in  an  unsatisfactory  manner.  We  recognize  that  even  our  brief
reference  to  the  many  topics  considered,  has  added  considerable  length  to  this  re-
port. Our  only  apology  is  that  we  have  only  endeavored,  from  our  recollection  of
experience  and  observation,  to  contribute  our  mite  in  the  hope  of  benefiting  the
agricultural  interests  of  the  State.  In  conclusion  we  only  ask  such  consideration
for  our  crude  ideas  as  they  are  justly  entitled  to,  believing  that  an  interchange  of
ideas  on  general  agricultural  topics,  candidly  expressed,  will  be  conducive  U>

beneficial  results.
Fred  L.  Obow,  Secretary.
WELLS  COUNTY.
The  Wells  County  Agricultural  Society  held  their  sixteenth  annual  fair  on  the
gfounds  usually  occupied  by  the  society,  near  Blufflon,  on  September  19,  20,  21  and
22,  1882.
