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At the late meeting of the American Merino Sheep Register Association at
Burlington, Wis., the following officers were chosen: President, C.S.
Miller, Caldwell, Wis.; First Vice-President, Daniel Kelly, Wheaton,
Ill.; Second Vice-President, F.C. Gault, East Hubbardton, Vt.;
Secretary, A.H. Craig, Caldwell, Wis.; Treasurer, George Andrews,
Mukwonago, Wis.; Directors, C.A. Dingman, Troy Center, Wis.; G.B. Rhead,
Norvell, Mich.; George Peck, Geneva, Ill.; E. Campbell, Pittsfield,
Ohio; S.D. Short, Honeoye, N.Y.; John S. Goe, Brownsville. Pa.; F.C.
Gault, East Hubbardton, Vt.; E.F. Gilman, Farmington, Me.; Ward Kennedy,
Butler, Ind.; A. Wilson, Richfield, Minn.; Fayette Holmes, Russell,
Kan.; H.J. Chamberlain, Davilla, Tex. Registering committee, T.W.
Gault, Waterford, Wis.; C.A. Dingman, Troy Center, Wis.; Perry Craig,
Caldwell, Wis.

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Here is an excellent prize winning record: S.H. Todd, of Wakeman, Ohio,
won on Chester-Whites and Poland-Chinas in 1883 as follows: At the
Tri-State Fair, at Toledo, O., sweepstakes for best herd of
Poland-Chinas, and the same on Chester-Whites. At the Michigan State
Fair he took sweepstakes on Chester-White boar; at the Illinois State
Fair, sweepstakes, for best Poland-China sow; do. for Chester-White sow,
and the grand sweepstakes of $50 for the best herd on the ground
regardless of breed. He also won in breeders' ring the prize for best
herd of Chesters, and the prize for best boar with five of his get; also
first and second prizes for sow with five of her pigs. Besides these
notable premiums Mr. Todd's stock won for him nearly 100 class prizes at
various leading fairs.