Thursday, May 29, 1851. 



The Board met pursuant to adjournment, and the minutes 

 of the proceedings of yesterday having been read; 



The president laid the following communication before the 

 Board : 



"Indianapolis, May 29, 1851. 

 Gov. Wright: 



I send to you a copy of the ' Indiana Farmer and Gar- 

 dener,' for each member of the State Board of Agriculture, 

 which please present to them and oblige. 



Yours, &c., 



JOHN D. DEFREES." 



On motion of Mr. Waterman, 



Resolved, That the thanks of this Board be tendered to 

 J. D. Defrees, for the valuable present of a volume of the 

 "Farmer and Gardener" to each member of this Board. 

 On motion, it was. 



Resolved, That the thanks of this Board be tendered Col. 

 S. Medary for five volumes of Ohio Agricultural Reports. 

 On motion of Mr. Wright, it was, 



Resolved, That the copies of Ohio Agricultural Reports, 

 presented by Col. Medary, be donated to the organized 

 county agricultural societies in Indiana. 



The report of Mr. Allen concerning the time of holding a 

 State Agricultural Fair, was taken up, and 

 On motion of Mr. Holloway, 



The report was amended by fixing the fall of the year 

 1852 as the time for holding the first State fair. 



And the report was then adopted. 



The following resolution was adopted: 



Resolved, That each member of the S tate Board of Agri- 

 culture, be authorized to make out an account of the expenses 

 incurred by him in attending the present session of the 



