418 STATE liUAKD OF AGRICULTURE, 



THE PROCEEDINGS OF TUE WOOL GROWERS AND SHEEP 

 BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN. 



CONVENTION FOR ORGANIZATION, HELD JANUARY 30, 1878, AT 



LANSING, MICHIGAN. 



In accordance with a resolution adopted by a number of sheep-breeders at 

 the State Fair at Jackson, on the 19th day of September hist, a convention 

 ■was held on Wednesday, the 30th of January, 1878, at Lansing, in the parlors 

 of the Hudson House. The attendance was quite large and included most of 

 the prominent sheep men in the State. 



The following is a list of the delegates in attendance : 



Shiaicassee Co. — Benj. Hulick, E. Burlingame, Alonzo Barnes. 



Calhoxm Co.—C A. Miller, Clias. E. Southwell, Wm. Redford, N. S. Anthony. 



Oakland Co. — Lj^man Gate. 



Imjham Co. — Win. A. Dryer, A. F. Wood. 



Livingston Co. — Win. Ball, £. I. Hardy, James Rurasey, G. N. Monroe, H. G. W. Fry. 



Washlenaio Co. — A. A. Wood, F. C. Wood, P. S. Wood. 



Macomb Co. — Adrien Taylor. 



Jackson Co. — W. E. Kennedy. 



Lapeer Co. — B. T. Ingalls. 



Genesee Co. — D. P. Downey, T. R. Thompson, H. E. Dewey. 



Ionia Co. — A. M. Willetts. 



Eaton Co. — Stanley Freeman. 



There were also present H. R. Losee, a prominent breeder from Darien, Gen- 

 esee Co., N. Y., R. F. Johnstone of the Michigan Farmer, J. P. Tliompson, 

 Secretary of the Michigan State Agricultural Society, A. F. Wood of Mason, 

 Superintendent of the Sheep Department of the State Society and President of 

 the Ingham County Agricultural Society, R. E. Trowbridge of Bath, late 

 President of the Michigan Agricultural Society, Ben. B. Baker, Secretary of 

 the same, L. B. Potter and W. A. Dryer of Lansing, and others. Tlie above 

 gentlemen participated actively in the discussions, rendering valuable assist- 

 ance by their suggestions and advice. 



After waiting until the several trains had arrived from the east, west, north, 

 and south the several representatives met in the parlors of the Hudson House 

 and a temporary organization was effected by the appointment of the Hon. 

 AVm. Ball of Hamburg, Livingston Co., as President and Schuyler Freeman, 

 Esq., of Eaton Co. as Secretary. 



On taking the chair the President made a short address, thanking the meeting 

 for the honor conferred in placing him in the chair, and directing the atten- 

 tion of the convention to the objects of the meeting and to the interests which 

 the members had met together for the purpose of devising measures to sustain. 



On motion the following committees were appointed: 



On Orrjanization, and to draft Constitution and By-Laws — C. A. Miller, Calhoun county ; 

 D. P. Dewey, Genesee county; A.A.Wood, Wastitenaw county ; A. D. Taylor, Macomb 

 county; E. Burlingame, Shiawassee county. 



