STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 353^ 



Evening Session. 



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

 sion, puisuaut to adjournment, President Phillips in the chair. 

 Mr. Dean oifered the followinor; 



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Resolved, That the printing and furnisliing of admission, or gate tickets, for the 

 Fair of 1880, be done by or under the care of the Finance Committee. 



Adopted. 



REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. 



7 he Committee on Premium List submitted a detailed report of premiams 

 to be offered in the various classes for the Fair of 1880. 



Mr. Baxter moved the adoption of the report. 



Mr. Hanford moved to amend the report so that the premiums in Division 

 A, Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, G and 7, in the list of 1879, remain as the premium 

 list for 1880. 



Lost as follows : 



re«s— Messrs. Ilanford, Ball, Wood, Parsons, Angel, Howard, McKay, Secretary — 8.. 

 Naijs — Messrs. Sterling, Rising, Greene, Cobb, Fralick, Hyde, Manning, Smithy 

 Burrington, Harrison, Butterfield, Baxter, Kipp, I'resident, Treasurer — 15. 



Mr. Parsons moved that all fourth premiums upon animals be stricken from 

 the Premium list. Lost. 



Mr. Hyde offered as an amendment to the report of the committee the re- 

 instatement of Class 20, Division B, as follows : 



Roadster Stallion, with six colts of his own get $30 



Draught Stallion, with six colts of his own get 30 



Stallion for all work, with six colts 30 



Lost by the following vote : 



Yeas — Messrs. Ball, Greene, Hyde, Parsons, Harrison, McKay, Baxter, Secretary — 8. 

 Nays — Messrs. Sterling, Rising, Hanford, Cobb, Fralick, Manning, Smith, Burring- 

 ton, Wood, Angel, Howard, Butterfield, Kipp, President, Treasurer — 15. 



The report of the Committee on Premium List was adopted. 

 Mr. Cobb was excused from furtlier attendance at this session of tlie 

 Committee. 



Mr. Baxter offered the following : 



Besolved, That a class be added of Premiums on Herds under the same rules as 

 Division A, Class 11, as last year, on each breed as therein named: 



Frst premium Diploma 



Second premium Medal 



The resolution was laid on tlie table. 



The report of the Committee on Kules was presented by Mr. Ball. 



Mr. Smith moved to refer back to the Committee with instructions to report 

 an additional rule to fix the standard of pedigree of cattle, to be defined hy 

 certain recognized lierd books. Carried. 



Mr. Par.-ions offered tlie followinij : 





Whet-eas, In our judgment, the future success of the annual Fairs of the Michigan 

 State Agricultural Society depends very largely on the broad and intelligent 

 liberalitj' of tlie various railroads centering in this city, or reaching points where 

 the Fair may at any time be held, in the matter of transportation of live stock and 

 all else that may contribute to the success of the Exposition; and 



Whereas, In our opinion, the attendance at the annual Fairs has been checked in 

 parts of tlie State where freight has been charged on such stock and articles for 

 exhibition; and, 



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