464 STATE nOAItn OF AGKICULTUKE. 



Oats. 



W«it;lit Stntiitoiy 



Knnio. rf' ""*• Weight. 



Schoiiier ^IM 32 



Uiime not fjiven 343>^ 32 



■\N' 1 1 i t o o a t s 33 32 



■\V hi tc oats 35 32 



Barley. 



Name not fjivoii... 52 48 



AViiiter barley ..- 48 48 



The exhibition of horses was good, some very fine stock Ijoiiig on the ground, 

 among which may be mentioned the celebruled stallion Mambrino Turk, and 

 also some fine colts of his get. Also the stallion Forester (Norman Percheron). 

 Both of these horses were exhibited at the State Fair and were awarded first 

 premiums. We are pleased to note that our farmers arc paying more atten- 

 tion to the impi'ovcment of their stock, and a generous spirit of rivalry has 

 sprung up in that direction which cannot be otherwise than beneficial in its 

 general results. 



The display of cattle, swine, and poultry was good, quite a number of Short- 

 horns of superior quality being among the number. In fact, the llolstein heifer 

 ■which was awarded the first premium at the State Fair came off second best (iu 

 the estimation of the judges) at our county fair. 



As shown in my grain report, some excellent qualities of wlieat were exhib- 

 ited and two cases are worthy of mention here, viz. : that Mr. Casper Knight 

 exhibited some White Russian wheat which averaged over Gl bushels to the 

 acre ; also another in which 9 acres yielded 47 bushels and 20 lbs per acre. 



The display of vegetables was not so good as in former years, owing to the 

 dronth, but still some of those exhibited were of enormous growth, bushels of 

 potatoes averaging over a pound each, a squash weighing one hundred and fifty 

 pounds, a beet weighing 19 pounds, and rutabagas, cabbages, onions, etc., of 

 surprising weight. 



The display of fruit was good, although the crop in the county was very lim- 

 ited as compared with other years. 



I am gratified to be able to report an increased interest on the part of the 

 farming community in the succ^s of our agricultural society, which augurs 

 ■well for the same. Although the society does not claim to have been entirely 

 free from blunders, and although more or less grumbling may always be ex- 

 pected, yet we believe we may claim with truthfulness and without fear of 

 contradiction that the last fair of the Bay County Agricultural Society devel- 

 oped less friction and more general satisfaction to all concerned than any pre- 

 yious exhibition in the history of the same. 



In accordance with our amended articles of association an election of officers 

 ■v^as held at the Secretary's office on the third day of the fair, with the follow- 

 ing result : 



President — L. L. Culver, Bay City. 



Secretary— a. C. Wilson, Baj' City. 



Treasurer — Wm. Westover, Bay City. 



Directors— i:. Y. Williams, W. H. Tansey, Chas. Supe, A. McDonell, Bay City ^Hor- 

 ace Deokei, Arenac; Wm. Caffney, Monitor; Ira Swartz, Williams; B. F. Partridge, 

 Portsmoutli; John Jones, Hampton. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



S. C. WILSON, hecretarif. 

 Bat City, December 10, 1879. 



