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gestioiis: Owino; to tlie hirjjc expenses incurred by the Society, I would recommend 

 tlKit tlioro be a siiod or l);irii built on tlio Fair Oroiuul sulTlciont to liold tlie Forage 

 for the Fair, so the Siiperiiitcndoiit in cliarj^c! could >^i^t ids supplies on hand before 

 tlie Fair opens, and save tlie annoyance wh'in the rush of business bcf^ins. 1 would 

 also su^cscst that tliis Society establish the amount of forage that each exhibitor is 

 entitled to draw, according to the class of stock he has on exhibition, so that the 

 Superintendent can deliver, or the party can come and draw the amount they are 

 entitled to, on their certiticate of entry. As it is now, it is very annoying, botli to 

 the Superintendent and exhibitor. It is impossible to do justice to exhibitors- 

 some get more than tliey ought, while others perhaps do not get what belongs to 

 them; it is impossible ior the Superintendent to find out who needs and who does 

 not, for some stock are locked up fiom morning till night, and he cannot tell whether 

 they have or not, till they lind fault that they are out, then perhaps it is too late to 

 reach them in time to supply them. Then somebody is blamed, perhaps justly, but 

 ■when you place a Superintendent in position so that six or seven of the largest class 

 of exhibitors find fault, then you must expect to hear some noise; but 1 think the 

 •whole matter can be so arranged as to give better satisfaction. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. 



E. W. RISING. 



Accepted and referred to the business committee. 



REPORTS OF EXECUTIVE SUPERINTENDENTS. 



The report of the agrictilttiral department, written by Judge Marston, was 

 read by the Secretary. 



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



Incompliance with Sec. S, Art. 2, of the General Rules and Regulations of your 

 Society, 1 hereby present my report upon the exhibitions in agricultural hall at the 

 late State Fair. 



On taking charge of this hall, I bad but little if any experience in such matters, yet 

 so kindly was I treated by the several officers of your Society, and my every sugges- 

 tion in reference to fitting up the hall was so promptly adopted and carried out, that 

 I soon felt at home, and undertook my work with confidence. 



At the outset, I thouglit that if the various articles entered could be properlj'' 

 arranged in order, each of its kind together, the appearance would be much improved 

 thereby, visitors would appreciate the arrangement, and the several awarding com- 

 mittees be better enabled to examine the articles, compare them, and with dispatch 

 make their award. This of course could not well be done where entries of ''collec- 

 tions'' had been made. In such cases, and so far as practicable, each collection was 

 placed by itself, and a section of the hall was assigned for collections. 



Some of the exhibitors at first objected to this arrangement, yet I think all were 

 satisfied that no injustice was done them thereby. 



VKGETABLES. 



Although the season in some parts of the State, notably so in tlie Saginaw valley, 

 was unusually dr}', thus materially affecting vegetable growth, yet the display made 

 was very creditable. Messrs. Everding and Engle of Detroit, Prescott of Grand 

 Rapids, Chipman of Reading, Wurtz and Geddes of Saginaw, placed on exhibition a 

 variety of very fine vegetables, the collections of the Messrs. Wurtz and Geddes be- 

 ing very large. 



As showing more particularly the size of some of the vegetables exhibited, I had 

 some weighed, and herewith give the weight of some, with the name and residence, 

 where known, of the grower. 



MELONS AND CITRONS. 



E. H. Wurtz, Saginaw 1 watermelon ...30 lbs 



" " 2 " 34 " 



G. W. Prescott, Grand Rapids 1 " 26 " 



" " '_2 " .... 44 " 



" " ". ' *. ' ' ' .' " " ' ' .1 ci tron ......... . . . . . ." . . . . . . .27 " 



David Geddes, Saginaw 1 " 25^ 



Wurtz, " 1 " 16| 





