■\0(i STATE BOARD OF AGKKJLKTl'RE. 



The interest upon the inilebtediicss is to be met by money yet to bo received 

 from tbo county, and is therefore not inchidetl in this report. 



The oiliccrs elected at ths annual meeting in November for the ensuing year 

 are as follows : 



President— "Wm. B. Davis. 

 Vice I'resideni—Chn?. F. Howe. 

 Treasxirer—B. F. Fish. 

 Secretary — S. C. Tiiomsoii. 



Directors — S. A. Denisoii, Burns Ilehiiick, Win. Pears, Jas. Badf^er, II. A. Edwards, 

 B. Fraiikeiiburg, Thos. ^tars, Geo. S. Iloppiii, Jolm II. Young, and W, W. Harder. 



Who have met Iiere to-day to receive this report of the past and to organize 

 for the work of another year. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. 



NiLES, Berrieu Co., Jan. 5, 1880. 



S. C. THOMSON, Secretary. 



INGHAM COUNTY. 



The annual meeting of the members of the Ingham County Agricultural 

 Society was held at the court-house in Mason on the 15th iust. The meeting 

 was called to order by Vice President D. E. Watts, who presided in absence of 

 the President. Keports were made by the Secretary and Treasurer, which 

 were accepted and adopted. The committee on finances, consisting of D. E. 

 Watts, C. B. Andrews and N. Severance, reported that they had thoroughly 

 examined all the vouchers drawn upon the treasurer for the year 1879 and 

 found them correct, as per reports of Treasurer and Secretary. 



treasurer's report. 



Mason, January 15, 1880. 



KECEIPTS. 



-Eeceived from ex-treasurer $56 22 



" " licenses at fair 114 20 



" " entrance fee for races 56 40 



" for right to sell refreshments 80 00 



" " pasturage 15 00 



" " privilege paying off premiums 10 00 



" from sale of membership, life membership and small tickets at fair 1,128 75 



'Total receipts f 1,460 57 



EXPENDITURES. 



Paid interest on indebtedness |170 00 



" orders aggregating 1,282 68 



Total expenditures $1,452 68 



Balance on hand. $7 89 



WM. M. WEBB, Treasurer. 



The Secretary's report was quite lengthy and showed in detail the amou.nt 

 of every order drawn during the year, the purpose for which it was drawn, and 

 the name of the person receiving it. Tiie expenditures abbreviated are as 

 -follows : 



