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And were by us declared to have been duly elected to the oflSces as above named, 

 according to the law regulating the election of officers of said society. 



(Signed) E. O. HUMPHREY, President, 



FRANK LITTLE, 

 W. B. BLAKE, 

 S. E. GRAVES, 



Inspectors of Election. 

 Keport accepted and ordered filed. 



Snj)t. Howcird, of Division C, sheep, reported regular premiums amounting 

 to $1,499.00. No discretionary premium. 

 Report accepted and adopted. 



Adjourned. 



J. C. STERLING, Secretary. 



E. 0. HUMPHREY, President. 



BuRDicK House, Kalamazoo, ) 



Friday, Sept. 18, 1885. j 



Committee met at 8 o'clock, P. M. President Humphrey in the chair. 



Quorum present. 



Supt. Baxter, of the Art Department, rej)orted regular premiums awarded 

 amounting to $384; discretionary premiums recommended, $44; total, 1438. 



Accepted and adopted. 



Supt. Shoemaker explained the discretionary premiums amounting to 13 

 recommended in his department, and asked that they be awarded. 



On motion, the recommendations of the Superintendent were adopted, and 

 the premiums awarded. 



Treasurer Dean reported the gate receipts for Friday as 11,478.15 ; total for 

 the week, $15,039.15. 



Mr. Cobb reported total receipts for booth rent, $1,606.16. 



Secretary reported received for catalogues sold $32.20; for stall rent, $350 

 paid and about $50 to be collected. 



Supt. Butterfield, of Division A, cattle, reported regular premiums awarded 

 in this department as $3,559; discretionary premiums recommended on Guern- 

 sey cattle, $20. 



Report, with recommendations of Superintendent, adopted. 



Supt. Phillips, of Division B, horses, reported premiums awarded amounting 

 to $2,802, all regular. 



Report accepted and adoj^ted. 



Supt. Sharp, of Division P, miscellaneous, reported regular awards amount- 

 ing to $15, and recommended discretionary premiums amounting to $5. 



Report acccj)ted and adopted. 



Snpt. Gard, of Division H, bees, honey, etc., reported regular premiums 

 awarded in his department as $279; no discretionary premiums. 



Report accepted and adopted. 



Mr. David Woodman asked that a premium be awarded him for display of 

 grain in heads, with stool and roots. 



On motion, a special premium of $10 was awarded Mr. Woodman. 



The report of Supt. Lessiter was taken up, and upon motion, that part of the 

 report recommending a special premium on Victoria swine Avas tabled; balance 

 of the report adoi)ted. 



The committee then voted a recess until 10 o'clock Saturday morning. 



