332 STATE BOARD OK AGRICI'LTmE. 



All infonnal ballot was tukcn with the following result: 



Chauncov W. Greoiie, of Oaklaiid 8 



A. S. HronkP. of Oakljind 8 



Joliii l.coiiaitl, of Oakland 1 



D. T. Dewcj', of Shiawassee 1 



A formal ballot was then taken, resulting in i;5 votes for Mr. Greene and 

 three scattering. The election of Air. Greene was niaile unanimous. 



The committee then proceeded to the election of a member ti; lill the vacancy 

 caused by the resignation of D. A. Blodgett, of Osceola county. An informal 

 ballott resulted as follows: 



"Win. Chamber] ai n, of Berrien 12 



D. T. Dewey, of Sliiawassee 4 



■yVanipr A. Baldwin, of Berrien 2 



Isaac Marston, of Bay 1 



A formal ballot was taken, giving Mr. (Chamberlain 12 and .'} each for 

 Messrs. Dewey, Baldwin and Marston. The election of Mr. Chamberlain was 

 made unanimous. 



EEPORTS OF EXECUTIVE SUPERINTENDENTS. 



The next business in order being tlie reports of Executive Superintendents, 

 that upon sheep was presented by J. Q. A. Burrington, as follows: 



To the President and Executive Committee of the State Agriciilttiral Society : 

 The Superintendent of Division C would respectfully submit the following report: 

 At the last fair of your Society there wei'e 303 entries in this division, the whole 

 number of sheep being 793, a larger number, I think, than at any ))receding fair. In 

 quality, also, 1 think there was a marked improvement. 'I'he leading breeds w-ere all 

 well represented. At tlic outset the ingenuitj' of the supei-intendeiit was taxed to 

 the utmost to arrange this large lumiber in tlie one liundred and eighty pens pro- 

 vided bj' the Society for their accommodation, in a manner that would be satisfac- 

 tory to the exhibitors. Through the courtesy of the Superintendent of the Swine 

 Department we procured a few pens in his division, and by doubling the number 

 in many of the pens we finallj^ succeeded in getting all under shelter. This arrange- 

 ment, tiiougii not entirely satisfactory, was acquiesced in as the best that could be 

 made under the circumstances. 



The sheep interest of Michigan at the present time is one of great magnitude, and 

 rapidly growing in importance. The wool crop of the State is exceeded in value, I 

 believe, by wheat alone. The prospective increase in the price of wool for the com- 

 ing year cannot fail to give a marked impetus to this great interest. 1 believe it to 

 be a wise polic}' on the part of this Society to ofi'er a liberal encoui'agement to this 

 division. 



The total amount of premiums oflFered in this department was $],201 ; the amount 

 awarded was $1,182. 



I w^ould recommend that all tlie different breeds be placed on an equal footing in 

 our premium list as to the amount of premiums oflered. 



I am under great obligations to the Awarding Committees for the very efficient 

 and satisfactory manner in which they discharged their duties. 



J. Q. A. BURRINGTON, 

 Svj^eri^itendent. 



MUSIC, ETC. 



The report on Music, etc., was presented by Mr. Cobb. 

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

 The Superintendent of the Department of Music would make tlie following report: 

 Tlie space set apart for this Department was ample, and at the same time all the 

 space was occupied. The exhibition was large and very line. The exliihit of Jew- 

 eli-y was said to be the finest ever seen in the State, consisting of over $100,000. The 

 exiiibit of Musical Instruments was very large and full of interest to those attend- 

 ing the Fair, 'i'he exhibit in Sewing Machines was fidl; every kind and style being 

 on exhibition that is now being otiicred to the public. There was a large number 



