198 MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIl<:TY. 



Secretary and countersigned by the Cliairmau of the Business Committee. The detail 

 of the general expenditures for which the above orders were issued has been classified 

 and arranged under the proper heads, and will be i-eported by the Business Committee ; 

 a record of the same will be found in the Secretary's register of accounts for 1885, and 

 upon the stubs of the orders. Vouchers coiTesponding with the orders are on file in the 

 Secretary's office. 



Three hundred and fifty-nine checks, amounting to $10,497, were issued for the pay- 

 ment of premiums awarded at the annual Fair. A full and detailed statement, giving 

 number of check, amount, and name and address of party to whom issued, will be 

 found in the accompanying schedule. 



The Horticultural exhibit was under the general supervision of the State Horticul- 

 tural Society, and premium checks for the awards, amounting to $999.75, were drawn 

 on Treasurer Dean by Secretary Garfield, of that Society. 



The following table exliibits the amount of cash premiums offered and awarded in 

 each division ; also the number of Diplomas and Medals offered and awarded. 



CASH PREMIUMS. 

 Division. 



A— Cattle : |3,871 



B — Horses 



C — Sheep 



D — Swine -. 



E— Poultry 



F — Farm and Garden Products 



G — Dairy Articles. .- -.. 



H — Bees, Honey, etc -. 



I — Farm Implements -..* 



J — Vehicles - 



K — Machinery 



L — Manufactured Goods. 



M — Musical and Surgical Instruments 



M— Art 



O — Needle and Fancy Work 



r — Miscellaneous ._ 



Q— Children's Work 



Foft'.cultural Department - 



Total... . ...$14,564 00 $11,486 7& 



DIPLOMAS AND MEDALS. 



Diplomas IVledals 



DlTlsIon. . Offr'd. Awarded. Offr'd. Awarded. 



D— Swine... 6 2 . .. 



L — Manufactured Goods. 1 .. 1 



M — Surgical Instruments, etc 7 



N— Art 1 



O— Needle and Fancy Work 2 



P — Miscellaneous .. .. 2 



Total 17 2 a 



The following is a List of entries in each Class and Division : 



Clas.s. Division A — Cattle. 



1 — Shorthorns 106 



3 — Devons — 60 



3-Herefords.# 93 



4 — Jerseys 126 



o — Galloways and Polled Angus 54 



6 — Holstein-Friesians 119 



7— Grade Cattle 32 



8— Fat Cattle 65 



N . E. Guernseys 3 



Total 718 



