The minutes of the Ohio County and Switzerland County, Indiana, Agricultural Society meeting appeared in:
The Weekly Reveille – 13 April 1855 – Page 2, Column 3.
Agricultural Meeting.
The Ohio and Switzerland County Agricultural Society met at Allensville on the 9th day of June, 1855, the President in the chair.
The proceedings of the last meeting were read and approved. The committee before appointed to take into consideration the alteration of the By-Laws, were instructed to report an amendment altering the time of holding the annual meeting from September to June.
The committee appointed to arrange the premium list made their report, which after some amendments was concurred in by the Society.
On motion, Uziel H. Stow was allowed an order on the Treasurer for $3.00, for Premium awarded him in 1853, for best ¼ acre of Potatoes.
On motion, Arthur Humphrey was allowed an order on the Treasurer for three dollars, for Premium awarded to him in 1853, for best acre of corn.
On motion the Secretary was directed to procure blank Diplomas for the use of the Society.
On motion, it was ordered that the members of the report of the State Board of Agriculture, and other books not heretofore disposed of by the society, be placed in the possession of the Treasurer.
The Bill of Chas. C. Scott for printing and advertising list of Premiums in 1854, was presented, and on motion he was allowed an order on the Treasurer for ten dollars, the amount of said bill.
A committee on printing, consisting of Joseph Dalmazzo, Perret Dufour, Albert Vandever, John Hall, D. G. Rabb and B. B. Loring, was appointed.
On motion, the committee on accounts was composed of the President, Vice President, and Secretary.
Judge Hall, from committee to select the site for the next fair, was allowed until Saturday the 23d inst. to make report at Enterprise, and Joseph Dalmazzo was added to that committee.
On motion, Judge Hall, Esquire Hunter, Benj. Dennis and J. M. Stewart of Ohio; and U. H. Stow, Perret Dufour, Joseph Dalmazzo, and George A. Jackson, of Switzerland County, was appointed to ascertain whether a central location can be procured on which permanently to located the holding of the Fair of the society.
The Secretary made a report by which it appeared that he had in his hands $68.32, which he paid over to the Treasury, which report was approved of by the society.
Perret Dufour presented his bill for $33.60, for that amount paid out for use of the society, which was allowed and an order drawn on the Treasurer for that amount.
On motion, David Henry was allowed an order on the Treasurer for $10, for expenses incurred attending the meeting of the State Board at its last meeting.
On motion, the Secretary was directed to furnish a copy of the proceedings to each of the publishers of newspapers in the district, with a request that they publish the same.
On motion, it was directed that the Directors of the society meet at Enterprise on the 23d day of June, 1855.
On motion the society then adjourned.
DAVID HENRY, President.
PERRET DUFOUR, Secretary.