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all the members of the committee give evidence that such award was 

 determined upon previous to making their report to the Society. 



On motion of Mr. Morton, 



Resolved^ That the consideration of awards to County Societies for 

 eflBcient organization, be postponed until the reports of such Societies 

 are made to the Secretary of the State Society. 



The Committee on Awards to County Agricultural Societies reported 

 as follows : 



The committee respectfully report the amount of cash premiums 

 awarded to the counties herein named, with the respective population 

 of each, as taken from the last census, as follows : 



Counties. Population. Preminms Awarded. 



Washtenaw, .._■. ...28,836 $ 6.52 50 



Wayne, _ .65,728 ' 1,230 00 



Branch, 15,724 182 50 



Lenawee, 31,143 122 50 



Macomb, ....18,122 246 00 



Oakland, 31,884 469 50 



Hillsdale, 19,188 181 50 



Jackson, 21,855 210 50 



Livingston, 14,185 22 50 



Lapeer, 9,704 37 00 



Calhoun, 22,768 56 00 



St. Joseph, 15,087 15 00 



Genesee, ..15,676 14 60 



Kalamazoo, 16,893 8 00 



Shiawassee, 7,419 3 00 



St Clair, 16,897 13 00 



Kent, 17,869 3 00 



Your committee report Branch county as the banner county, and 

 therefore, entitled to the premium offered. 



At 12 o'clock M., the committee adjourned to 2 P. M. 



At 2 o'clock P. M. the committee again met, and 



On motion of Mr. Moore, 



Resolved, That Hon. Charles E. Stuart, of Kalamazoo, be invited to 

 address the Society at its Eighth Annual Fair. 



