431 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The Coniniittce on tlic Prciuiuin List reported that they would reeominenci 

 that ill making any suggestions to the State Agricultural Society at its annual 

 meeting that such suggestions include a recommendation of an increase in tho 

 aggregate of i)reminnis ofrered for slieep, which is now about $800 to $1,'200, 

 and ali-o the adoption of tlie following resolution : 



Jtesnlved, That this convention respectfully recommends to the State Ap;ricultural 

 Society that the sum of SI, '200 lie a|)propriate(1 for the division of tlie preiuium list 

 upon slicep, in accordance with the recommendations of the committee on that 

 subject. 



Adojited. 



The same committee recommended the adoption of the following resolution: 



Unsolved, That the class of tiioronghbred American IMerino sheep shall consist only 

 of sheep registered, or which shall have a certificate of eliji^ihility to re<i;istration in 

 such refjister as maj' be selected b}' the State Agricnltural Society as its standard, 

 and that another class shall be known as "full blood" Merinos, which shall consist of 

 Merino sheep not eligible to registry as thoroughbreds. 



Ado})ted. 



The same committee recommended the adoption of the following resolution: 



Jiesoh-ed, That it is recommended to the State Agricultural Society to offer a 

 sweepstakes premium of not less than $25 for the best thoroughbred American Merino 

 ram exhibited at tlie next State Fair. 



Adopted. 



The same committee reported the following resolution : 



I^esolved, That it is the sense of this convention tliat sheep intended for exhibition 

 at the State Fair should be shorn not later than tlie 20th of April preceding the 

 exhibition. 



Adopted. 



The Committee on Eegistration submitted two reports, one of them recom- 

 mending that the Vermont registry should be adopted. The otiier that if the 

 American New York register be completed that it should be adopted. The 

 latter report was adopted. 



Mr. Wood, from the Committee on Premiums, reported in favor of holding 

 a sheep-shearing show and festival in the city of Jackson during the third or 

 fourth week in April, 1879, and that the Executive Committee be authorized 

 to present the subject to the State Agricultural Society, representing that 

 sheep f-hould be shown in the spring, and that in this connection they should 

 be solicited to contribute ^500 towards the expenses of such exhibition, and 

 that in case sufficient aid cannot be procured in that direction, that the Com- 

 mittee are authorized to apply to the Michigan Central Association for the 

 facilities to hold such exhibition on their grounds at Lansing. Also that the 

 Executive Committee of this Association are directed to prepare a premium 

 list and make all necessary arrangements for the sheep show and festival here- 

 by proposed to be held. 



The report was accepted and adopted. 



Mr. S. P. Worm ley, of Marshall, was invited to give his experience with the 

 long wools and their profitable management, on which he took issue with Mr. 

 D. Hubbard. 



The Committee on Eesolutions submitted the following report: 



The Committee on Kesolutions report the following as expressive of the 

 views of this Convention on the several subjects submitted to it: 



■VViiEUEAS, This meeting is the first convention called since the meeting at which 

 this As.-ociation was organized, and there has been brought before it a number of 

 subjects of great interest to the sheep-breeding and wooi-growing interests of tho 

 State of Michigan; therefore it is 



