. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. California AcKicuLTurxisx and Live Stock Journal. (!;0nt$ir0ntIeuc^ JitWE. followiug is the letter of our special j'l' correspondent, wnicb reached us too late 'Vb;i for our October issue: c^ The State Fair this year was uuusual- ly interesting in some departments, and as disgusting in other respects as can well be imagined. Horse-racing was the principal feature, as usual. It is astonishing how many people, and that of the class who claim to be respectable, are
. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. California AcKicuLTurxisx and Live Stock Journal. (!;0nt$ir0ntIeuc^ JitWE. followiug is the letter of our special j'l' correspondent, wnicb reached us too late 'Vb;i for our October issue: c^ The State Fair this year was uuusual- ly interesting in some departments, and as disgusting in other respects as can well be imagined. Horse-racing was the principal feature, as usual. It is astonishing how many people, and that of the class who claim to be respectable, are all absorbed in this le- galized gambling game. It is a disgrace, not only to the Association upder whose auspices the Fair was held, but to the State. Our Legislature appropriates money ostensibly to encourage agriculture, and here it is squan- dered among the professional horse-jockeys, adding nothing to the industrial interests of the State m any way. We enact laws forbid- ding gambling, and then, in the same breath, offer a premium for the most demoralizing and wholesale forms of it. Men and women of all classes of society were engaged in it. Nothing else was spoken of in conversation. Betting and pool-selling was the only theme | that seemed to be interesting, and so the city | papers are full ofit. I am proud of the fact j that I am not expected to post the readers of I the Agbicultukist on the issues of this bar-, barous sport. ! The show of California horses was much larger and finer than ever before, There were on exhibition some horses which showed rare qualities for higher usefulness than mere speed. There were, perhaps, some of the finest stallions in the country here. We have not time to notice all deserving of spe- cial mention, so will not attempt to particu- larize, but are glad to note progress in this particular. lu horned cattle the exhibit was truly good âbetter than at any previous Fair. Santa Clara couuty, esiieciallj', was well represented. In fact, wer
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