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The Chair appointed as such committee, Messrs. Gage, Starkweather 

 and Bartlett. 



In accordance with the requirements of this resolution, the commit- 

 tee reported petitions as lecorded in the reports of that meeting. 



The Legislature answered these petitions by the passage of an act 

 appropriating for the benefit of the society, the sum of two thousand 

 dollars a year, for the years 1855 and 1856. They also passed an act 

 for the establishment of a State Agricultural School. 



The committee, on motion of Mr. Bayley, adopted the folloAving: 



Resolved^ That the Secretary be, and be is hereby directed to request 

 Mr. E. M. Crippen to return to the Treasurer of this Society, the 

 amount received by him as premiums awarded at the List Fair, on 

 Devon cattle in comjietition with foreign Devon cattle. There were no 

 foreign Devon cattle on the ground to compete with, therefore those 

 premiums were awarded in violation of a rule of the Society. 



As required by this resolution, I opened a correspondence with Mr. 

 Crippen; a copy of said correspondence I have on file, and w^hich I 

 herewith submit. 



Mr. Jenny, whose cattle wero said to have been on the ground, and 

 in competition with Mr. Crippeu's, states that his cattle were not on the 

 ground, and of course did not compete for the premium^. 



I have no knowledge of the money having been returned to the 

 treasurer, but Mr. Crij)pen has said to me that he was satisfied the 

 awards were incorrectly made. 



The Executive Committee, in pursuance of the duties involving upon 

 them by the provisions of the act for the establishment of a State Ag- 

 ricultural School, advertised for proposals for lands for a site and loca- 

 tion for said School, and on the r2th day of June, the committee con- 

 vened at Lansing to consider the proposals offered, and select a location. 

 For a full report of the proceedings, I would refer you to the Society's 

 Transactions, Vol. 6, page 404. 



The title to the land having been examined by the Attorney General 

 and found to be correct and unencumbered, and the location being ap- 

 proved by the Board cf Education, it was duly conveyed to the State, 

 and paid for from the Agricultural School Fund. By the terms of the 

 act, the School or College is now uuder the direction of the State 

 Board of Education; should you desire it, I will, directly, state what 

 further proceedings have been had relative to the school. 



