342 STATE BOAKD OF AGEICULTURE. 



The Awarding Committee in tliis dopartment performed tlieir duties promptly 

 and th()r(>u<ihl.v, and. jiul<;;inu; IVoni expressions of exhibitors, entirely satisfactorily; 

 not a protest having been niaile, to my knowledge. 

 Eesi)ectlully submitted. 



CHARLES KIPP, 



Superintendent. 

 St. Johns, January o, ISSO. 



All tlie reports except that upon Forage, were referred to the Committee on 

 Premium List. 



The Executive Committee then adjourned until to-morrow morning at 9 

 o'clock. 



THIRD DAY. 



Michigan Exchange, ] 

 Deti'oit, January 14, 1880. \ 



The Executive Committee of the State Agricultural Society resumed its ses- 

 sioii. President Phillips in the chair. 



Present — Messrs. Sterling, Rising, Ilanford, Ball, Greene, Cobb, Fralick, 

 Hyde, Manning, Smith, Burrington, Wood, Parsons, Angel, Howard, Harri- 

 son, Butterfield, Gilbert, McKay, Shoemaker, Baxter, Kipp, President, Treas- 

 urer, Secretary. 



Leave being granted, the rules were suspended and Mr. Kipp presented the 

 protest of A. D. Power, of Farniington, against the award of the Higgins 

 Eureka Salt premiums to A. B. Smith and Wm. Allen, on the ground that 

 the cheese entered by those parties was not salted with the Higgins Eureka 

 salt. 



Mr. Power being present, was invited to make a statement of the matter, 

 which he did. 



Mr. Rising moved to refer the matter to the Superintendent in charge of 

 the department with full power to act. Carried. 



REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES. 



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



The Committee to whom was referred so much of the address of Pi-esident Phil- 

 lips as refers to the Agricultural College, would respectfully report: That the 

 recommendation of the President that the Executive Committee should visit the 

 College, is cordially approved by the Committee, and the adoption of the following 

 resolution is recommended: 



liesolved. That the Executive Committee meet at and visit the Agricultural Col- 

 lege and examine the working of the farm at the call of the President of this Society, 

 at such time in the summer of this year as he may determine upon. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. 



M. SHOEMAKER, 

 WM. BALL, 

 CHARLES KIPP, 



Committee. 



The report was accepted and adopted. 



To the President and Executive' Committee of the State Aoricultural Society: 



Your Committee, to whom was relerred that poition of the President's Address 

 having reference to the Michigan State Pomological Society, ask leave to report the 



