368 STATE BOARD OF AGRlCUI/nRE. 



Mr. liisiiii::, suitcrinttMKU'ut, of forage, askod iiistructioiis as to how iiuicli 

 feed to funiisli the stock on exhibition, stating that on the lirst, day of the 

 fair forty tons of hay and thirty tons of straw liad been used. 



After debate, the matter was left to liini for action. 



Tlie President directed attention to an account for §10.00 by the Micliigau 

 Homestead for publisiiing notice of meeting held hist winter, and which was 

 laid over at the winter meeting. 



Tiie claim, upon motion, was allowed. 



The place for holding the election was lixed at the same place as last year, 

 and the appointment of a clerk for said election was, upon motion, left in the 

 hands of the President. 



Treasurer A. J. Dean presented a communication from the Fulton Iron 

 Works, asking reduced rates for admitting their emp]oy<'S, 



Upon motion the Treasurer was instructed to answer, "That granting the 

 request would be inconsistent with the rules of the Society." 



Tliere being no other business tiie committee adjourned. 



K. F. JOHNSTONE, 



Seffretary. 



Detroit, Tuesday Evening, Sept. 10, 1879. 



The Executive Committee met at the Russell House parlors at ?: 30 P. M., 

 and was called to order by President Webber. 



The roll call showed a quorum present. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. 



A communication was received from Ambrose Purchase,, protesting against 

 the award of premiums made by the Viewing Committee in Class 13, Division 

 *'B," "horses of all work," on the ground that he made an entry in said 

 class of a stallion colt, three years old, and the committee did not see him, as 

 he took the animal back to his stable by order of the Superintendent, who 

 subsequently failed to appear and examine the same on his merits. 



After explanation by Supt. Hyde and. Mr. Howard it was, on motion of Mr. 

 Rising, resolved that the matter be referred to the Superintendent of the 

 department in question, with full power to act. 



The President submitted another communication from Messrs. Dewey & 

 Stewart, protesting against the decision made by the Viewing Committee in 

 Class 18, for the reason that the words "have made a season" are a technical 

 error; that it is not expected that two-year-old stallions will make a season; 

 that this rule, as construed by the judges, has not heretofore been enforced in 

 a single instance ; that that the rule as printed has heretofore been a silent or 

 dead letter in this respect. They therefore ask a reconsideration of the 

 decision. 



Mr. Childs moved that inasmuch as the rule regarding the case has thus far 

 been ignored it should henceforth be treated in a like manner. 



The motion was adopted. 

 . Upon motion of Mr. Parsons it was agreed that Mr. Sylvester Earned, who 

 made an erroneous entry, should be allowed to change the same. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



R. F. JOHNSTONE, Secretary. 



