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 CLASS M— AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 



M. ZIMPELMANN— Superintendent. 



lo the Illinois State Board of Agriculture: 



Gentlemen — As superintendent of Class M, Agricultural Implements, it 

 gives me pleasure in presenting my report to your honorable body, to state 

 that the department is in a healthy and prosperous condition. The fact that 

 we had no more exhibits was simply due to the fact that we had no more 

 space to accommodate exhibitors; all space was engaged very early in the 

 season, and but very few changes were made afterwards. The best feeling 

 prevailed among the machine men, and the efort on the part of the depart- 

 ment to make the fair both pleasant and profitable, seemed to be fully ap- 

 preciated. 



The prevailing rainy weather during the week of the fair, flooding much of 

 the field space between the Dome building and Machinery Hall, pointed out 

 the necessity of more room under cover, with cement floor, and I trust that 

 the Legislature will take up this matter in earnest and vote a suitable appro- 

 priation to carry on this work. The income from the Machinery building, as 

 given below, shows conclusively that it will be a profitable investment: 



Number of exhibitors in the department 185 



Number of exhibitors in Machinery Hall 33 



Amount of space occupied in Machinery Hall, square feet 37.691 



Amount collected for same at 50 cents per square foot $1, 884 55 



Total expenses of department for year 279 04 



Net amount above expenses $1, 605 51 



Number of articles exhibited 1. 809 



Number of articles in field 1. 218 



Number of articles in hall 591 



Net revenue per article exhibited in nail $2 72 



Number of helpers' tickets issued 436 



Number of team tickets issued 24 



A list of the amounts paid for space by each exhibitor will be found in the 

 financial report of the board, published elsewhere in this volume. 



The following list comprises all the articles exhibited in the department, 

 which may serve as an index to what visitors to our great fair may find to in- 

 spect and investigate in this department. 



As a retiring member of the board, I wish to thank all for the courteous 

 treatment accorded me, and the assistance rendered me by the secretary and 

 others during my absence. 



