262 MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Report with recoiumeudations accepted and adopted. 



Supt. Baxter of Division N, Art, reported regular premiums awarded as 

 $766.00, premiums recommended on non-enumerated articles $23.00; total, 

 $789.00. 



Report with recommendations adopted. 



Supt. Parsons, Division 0, Needlework, reported regular premiums awarded 

 in this department amounting to $219.00. Discretionary premiums recom- 

 mended amounting to $27.50, 



Report with recommendations of Supt. adopted. 



Supt. Wells, Division P, Miscellaneous, reported regular premiums amount- 

 ing to $34-.00, discretionary recommended $46.00; total $80.00. 



Report with recommendation of Supt. adopted, 



Supt. Parson, Division Q, Children's Department, reported regular awards 

 amounting to $8.00; no discretionary premiums. 



Accepted and adopted. 



Supt. Rising, of Forage, reported expense of his Department about $1,500.00. 



Supt. Phillips reported that all protests referred to him Wednesday evening, 

 had been withdrawn. 



The following communication was received from rhe Secretary of State, ac- 

 cepted aud placed on file : 



Hon. Wm. Chamberlain, 



President Michigan State Agricultural Society : 



Sir : — I have the honor to report that this department has, during the fair, main- 

 tained an office in the building assigned it near the main entrance to the grounds. 



The number of tickets received from Treas. Dean was 174 



Number issued 154 



Number spoiled 2 



Number retiu-ned 18 — 174 



The courtesy of the Society in granting the Department complimentaries for its crop 

 correspondents is highly appreciated, and I take pleasiu'e in expressing to you, and 

 through you to the Society, my own and the correspondents' thanks for the same. 



Very respectfully, 



HARRY A. CONANT, 

 Se&y of State. 



The following communication, signed by over forty exhibitors of cattle, was 

 then read : 



Michigan State Fair Grounds, ) 

 Jackson, Sept. 17, 1886. j 



We, the undersigned, exhibitors of cattle at the 38th Annual Michigan State Fair, de- 

 sire to express our thanks to Mr. I. H. Butterfield, Supt., for his courteous treatment 

 and good management under unfavorable circumstances, and request that he be re- 

 tained in his present position. 



« 

 Treasurer Dean reported total gate receipts for the week as $17,080. '^5. 

 Adjourned. 



WM. CHAMBERLAIN, PresL 

 J. C. STERLING, Secretary. 



