STATE AGEICULTURAL SOCIETY. 341 



DOCK CLASS. 



White Muscovey Duck, Colored Muscovey Duck. 

 To strike out from the premium list: 



ASIATIC CLASS. 



Duckwiug Games, "White Legged Early Derby. 



HAMBURG CLASS. 



Brown Ilamburgs. 

 Duckwing Bantam. 

 Dark Chinese Geese. 



BANTAM CLASS. 

 GOOSE CLASS. 

 DUCK CLASS. 



Musk or Muscovey Ducks. 



I refer you to the National Poultry List herewith submitted, which I understand 

 to be the standard list. 



Complaint is made that the Poultry House is low and dark. I therefore recom- 

 mend the putting in of sky-lights. 



1 hereby recommend the payment of all premiums awarded by the Judge, Mr. W. 

 H. Todd, as per Mr. Todd's letter herewith submitted. 



T. D. DEWEY. 



Vermillion, Erie County, 0., October 25,1879. 



Dear Sir, — Some of the breeders who showed at Detroit have written me tiiat I 

 did not sign the Judges' Book. It was an oversight that I did not. I will authorize 

 Mr. Dewey to sign it for me. I will recommend the payment of all premiums on all 

 breeds where I made awards. I think this should be done for the reason tiiat the 

 premiums were small, and, unless we give this encouragement breeders will be likely 

 to stay at home in future. I have not the initials of Mr. Dewey by me, or I would 

 write him. You can speak to him about it, and say if the lack of my signature to 

 the book makes any difierence, it was an oversight, and I will now authorize any 

 officer of the society to sign it. 



Yours truly, W. H. TODD. 



DAIRY DEPARTMENT. 



The report on Dairy Department was presented by Charles Kipp. 



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



In accordance with a rule of the Society, I herewith submit my report of the Dairy 

 Department at the last annual Fair. 



Owing to increased facilities afforded by the Society in providing ample inom.the 

 exhibition in this department was unusually large and attractive in nearly every 

 class, the entire space being filled and displayed in a creditable and attractive 

 manner. 



The exhibit in butter was very large and of the finest quality, so much so that 

 the viewing committee were at a great loss to determine where to place tiie ribbons, 

 and expressed to me that it was the most difficult thing they had ever undertiikcn. 



The exhibit of cheese was equally large and fine in quality, demonstrating ilie fact 

 that our State is taking front rank in these two great staples. 



The exhibit in 37 was not so large as it ought to have been, and I think this may 

 be attributable quite largely to the fact that heretofore the Society has been iniahle to 

 furnish the necessary space for the display of such articles as properly come under 

 this class. 



In class 38 the exhibit was the largest and most attractive of any previous Fair, 

 and should always receive the necessary encouragement from the Society. 



In Apiary, the exhibit was very creditable and attr.ictive, but 1 am of the opin- 

 ion that this should be a separate and distinct department, as mo^t all exhibiiors 

 are desirous of showing colonies of bees with their other exhibits, and it is utterly 

 impossible to have them in this department; and at the request of exhibitors in this 

 class, I would suggest that the Society provide a building or place for this purpose, 

 and I herewith submit a letter recently received from Mr. Cutting, a prominent 

 exhibitor, upon this subject. 



