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Messrs. Holloway, Brown, and Harris were appointed said 

 committee. 



Mr. Holloway offered the following resolution, concerning , 

 the reports of county or district societies. 



Resolved, That the following rules shall be observed by 

 county or district societies in preparing the reports required 

 by the third section of the law to be made annually to the 

 Board, at its meeting in January : 



1. A copy of the printed list of premiums offered and 

 av/arded by the society, together with the abstract of the 

 Treasurer's report. 



9. The statements of successful competitors for premiums 

 on crops, and other improvements, detailing the mode of til- 

 lage, or process of the improvement, &c. 



3. A report by the President and Secretary, giving a gene- 

 ral account of the proceedings of the society, the number of 

 its members, and the prospect of its progress and usefulness, 

 together with copies of addresses, &c. 



4. A statement of the principal kinds of agricultural pro- 

 ductions of the county or district ; and as far as practicable, 

 the aggregate amount of the same. Also the average yield 

 per acre of the principal crops for the past season ; the value 

 or current price of the products in market, together with the 

 towns or places where principally sold ; and all such other 

 information as may aid the State Board in preparing a statis- 

 tical table of the products of such county or district. 



Mr. Holloway moved to refer the foregoing resolution to a 

 committee of three. 



Mr. Brown proposed that it be referred to a committee of 

 five ; which was agreed to, and 



Messrs. Holloway, Brown, Harris, Stacy, and Swinney, 

 were appointed said committee. 



On motion of Mr. Waterman, it was 



Resolved y That a committee of three be appointed to draft 

 rules for the government of the State Board of Agriculture, 



