334 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



POULTRY. 



The exhibit of poultry was not quite so large as usual, partly owing to 

 the list being confined to the State. The total of entries was 876. More 

 room is needed for the poultry. 



Respectfully, 



C. A. WALDRON, 



Superintendent. 



FARM AND GARDEN PRODUCTS, SEEDS.. GRAIN AND VEGETABLES. 



The exhibit in division F at the last fair was not up to the standard 

 of past years. The whole number of entries was 304, as against 454 in 1899 

 and 540 in 1900. The exhibits were as usual very good. To the offer of 

 premiums for county exhibits the county of Alpena responded with a 

 line display of agricultural products and manufactured goods. There 

 was a small exhibit from Menominee count v with promise of a larger one 

 in 1902. 



These county exhibits will do much to bring the value of these upper 

 counties agriculturallv before the people. 



F. L. REED, 

 Superintendent. 



DAIRY, BEES AND HONEY. 



To the President and Members of Executive Committee.: 



In class 47, butter and cheese, the exhibits were above the average in 

 quality. The number of entries of butter was 45 and of cheese, 28. 



In class 48 the number of entries was 38. In division H there was but 

 one exhibitor with 15 entries. 



Respectfully, 



* JOHN McKAY, 



Superintendent. 



FARM IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY. 



Mr, President and Members of the Executive Committee of the Michigan 



State Agricultural Society.- 



The farm implement and machinery department begs leave to report a 

 great number of exhibitors at the last fair. They came from a great dis- 

 tance; from the northwest as far as Minnesota, extreme west Iowa, south- 

 west Missouri and as far east as the New England states, all showing 



