171 

 ST. JOSEPH COUNTY. 



REPORT OP THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



John B. Dillon, Esq.: 



Dear Sir: — To-day (Dec. 8th,) I received the circular 

 sent out by the State Board of Agriculture, and as the time 

 has already passed, when the reports were desired from 

 county societies, I hasten to forward such information as is 

 in my possession at this time. 



The St. Joseph County Agricultural Society was organized 

 on the 19th day of April, 1851, and its officers are, 

 Hon. Powers Green, President. 

 Hon. John J. Deming, Vice President, 

 WiLiiiAM Miller, Esq., Treasurer. 

 John M. Veasey, Secretary. 



Directors. 



Olive township — S. A. Whitlock. 

 Warren township — Reynolds Dunn. 

 German township — Samuel Witter. 

 Green township — M. B. Hammond. 

 Portage township — Elmer Rose. 

 Penn township — G. C. Merrifield. 

 Centre township — Alexis Foot. 

 Clay township — Thos. P. Bulla. 

 Union township — Edwin Pickett. 



At a meeting of the society, held the 6th day of Septem- 

 ber, it was decided that their first annual fair should be held 

 in South Bend, on Saturday, the 16th of October, and that 

 the following list of premiums be given : 



