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Poultry — I think tliere are few counties in the State that can beat vSaginaw 

 in poultry. We had nearly one hundred coops on exhibition of very choice 

 birds. 



The total number of entries at our fair was one thousand five hundred. 



OFFICERS FOR 1880. 



President — John Wolcli, East Saginaw. 



Secretary— ']^'t\o^. W. Newrick, Saginaw City. 



Treasurer — "William A.. Arnold, East Saginaw. 



Executive Committee — (for two years) Miles N. Rouse, East Saginaw; Robert Ure, 

 Saginaw City; John Fischer, Saginaw City; (or one year) James Graham, Saginaw 

 City; George F. Gould, East Saginaw; Ruben Beman, Saginaw City. 



TIIOS. W. XEWRICK, Sec'y. 



SAGINAW COUNTY FAKMERS' CLUB. 



This club, organized Feb., 1878, with a membership of 23, has increased its 

 numbers to 47. 



The object of the association is to bring together farmers for the mutual dis- 

 cussion of agricultural subjects and kindred questions. 



The club meets regularly every third Saturday in each month. The officers 

 of the club are a president, secretary, treasurer, and twelve executive committee. 



Questions are selected by the committee for each meeting, and some one 

 appointed to read an essay on the subject before the meeting, after which the 

 question is opened for discussion to all the members who desire to take part. 



These discussions are social and informal, yet they bring out a great deal of 

 practical and valuable information in regard to agricultural pursuits which 

 could hardly be gained in any other way. 



According to the report of the members of this club, there has been a much 

 larger breadth of wheat sown in the fall of '79 than at any other time in this 

 county, and the appearance of the young plant so far never looked better than 

 now (Feb. 1st, 1880). There were 426,360 bushels of wheat harvested in Sag- 

 inaw county in 1879, full 67,470 bushels more than was raised the year before ; 

 and the crop for 1880 promises full 500,000 bushels, provided the weather and 

 harvest are favorable. 



STOCKBRIDGE UNION SOCIETY. 



The Stockbridge Union Agricultural Society make the following report for 

 the year 1879: 



Amount on hand Dec. 4, 1878. - - ^734 48 



Amount of premiums for 1878, paid 95 25 



Amount of improvements during the year 540 00 



Expense of the fair of 1879 100 00 



Receipts of the fair of 1879 1,750 00 



