226 MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTUEAL SOCIETY. 



Mr. Anderson, chairman of the Committee on Finance read the following 



rejjorts: 



To the President and Executive Committee of the Michigan State Agricultural Society: 



Gentlemen — Your Committee to whom was referred the accounts of the Business 

 Committee, would respectfully report that they have made a careful examination of 

 th e same and found them correct as reported. 



M. P. ANDERSON, 

 FRANKLIN WELLS, 

 D. W. HOWARD, 



Committee on Finance, 



To the President and Executive Committee of the Michigan State Agricultural Society : 



Gentlemex — Your committee to whom was referred the account of the Secretary, 

 w ould state that upon careful examination of his books and vouchers we found them 

 c orrect as rejjorted. 



We also state that his bond to the amount of $1,000 has been examined and approved. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. 



M. P. ANDERSON, 

 FRANKLIN WELLS, 

 D. W. HOWARD, 



Committee on Finance. 

 Reports accepted and adopted. 

 The committee then took a recess until T o'clock. 



EVENING SESSION. 



The Committee met at T o'clock, according to recess taken, President Cham- 

 berlain in the chair. 



The roll was called and the following -vTere present: President Chamberlain, 

 Treasurer Dean, Messrs. Rising, Hanford, Ball, Lessiter, Cobb, Sharp, Hyde, 

 Reed, Card, Barrington, Shoemaker, J. P., Angel, Howard, Young, Butterfield, 

 Gilbert, Anderson, Wells, Baxter, Humphrey, Phillips, Fralick, Parsons, and 

 the Secretary. 



The report of the Horticultural Department was })resented and accepted. 



The Committee ow Premiums offered the following: 



To the President and Executive Committee of the Michigan State Agricultural Society: 



Yom- Committee on Premium List, to whom was referred the revision of the list and 

 the recommendations of the President and Executive Superintendents, have had the 

 same under consideration and submit the accompanying report. 



It may be proper to state, in presenting this report, that the committee in revising 

 the list have kept in view a slight decrease of moneys offered, at the same time diversi- 

 fying rather than restricting or impairing the list. 



It is also proper to state that the committee are unanimous in making this report with 

 the exception of that part striking out competition open to the world, which was adopted 

 by a majority vote. 



I. H. BUTTERFIELD. 

 C. W. YOUNG. 

 HENRY FRALICK. 

 J. P. SHOEMAKER. 



Mr. Hanford moved that the report be taken up and passed upon section by 

 section. 



Carried. 



Mr. Gilbert moved to adopt the report relative to Division A, excepting that 

 part restricting the entries to Michigan cattle only. 



It was then moved and supported that the balance of the report referring to 



