Boone County Agricultural Society

MISCELLANEOUS

BOONE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

At this day and age of the world a county without an agricultural society would be like a wagon without wheels. So the citizens thought thirty-five years ago, and about that time (1853) took steps looking to an organization. Most of the time since there has been more or less interest manifest in this direction. There have been times when the life of such an organization might have been debatable; but if such a time ever did exist, it has passed away forever, if one might judge from visiting the fair of 1886. It is now a hearty, live, big, well-conducted society. The past years -- say since 1868 -- the society have added to their grounds, half mile north of the city, from time to time, ample space and erected suitable buildings to make it one of the most desirable in the state. The Lebanon fair is now a "household word" in the county, the pride of all classes of people -- the farmer, the mechanic, the merchant and all -- a fixed institution that we could my illy do without. The rapid progress we have made as a county, in the way of products and stock improvements has sprung partially from an impetus given by this society, brought about by that laudable strife, "Who shall best produce?" Among those active in the first organization, we find H. G. Hazlerigg, [sic? Hazelrigg?] A. J. Boone, Levi Lane, William Zion, L. C. Daugherty, John Higgins, Thomas R. Cobb, J. M. Ball, Samuel S. Heath, Jesse Neff, Adolphus Wysong, T. J. Cason, William C. Kise and Jacob Kernodle.
 

Source Citation: Boone County History [database online] Boone County INGenWeb. 2008. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~inboone> Original data: Harden & Spahr. "Early life and times in Boone County, Indiana." Lebanon, Indiana. May, 1887, p. 147.

Transcribed by: T. Stover – November 4, 2008