531 



To Mathew Beahan, for potatoes, $0 25 



To C.J. Kankin, for kohl rabi, 25 



ToJ. W.King, « 25 



To L. Phillips, for cabbages, 25 



To Wm. Knowles, for cabbages, 25 



To Stephen Beasley, for ruta bagas, 25 



To Mrs. D, Watson, for Egyptian corn, 25 



To William Knowles, for rice com, _ 25 



To J. W. Armstrong, for Baden corn, 25 



To George Andrews, for marl lime, 25 



" catsup, 25 



To Miles Gazlay, for a saddle, 60 



To W. C. Pratt, for a single harness, 50 



To Mrs. A. G. Smith, for canary birds, 25 



To Daniel Curtis, for a farm harness, 50 



To Mrs. M. L. Higgins, for a box of shells, 25 



To C. F. Brooker, for specimens of graining, 50 



There was only one farm entered this year for competition, and the 

 viewing committee on farms not having made any report to the Execu- 

 tive Committee, no premium has been awarded. 



The Society was fortunate in the acceptance, by Hon. J. G. Suther- 

 land, of Saginaw, of the invitation of the Committee to deliver the 

 Annual Address. The members assembled at the Fair, manifested their 

 appreciation of the merits of the address, by a unanimous vote of 

 thanks, accompanied by a request for a copy for publication. The ad- 

 dress was published accordingly, and a copy is herewith transmitted. 



In respect to the general condition of the agriculture of the county, 

 your committee have satisfaction in reporting a steady annual improve- 

 ment. More land has been brought under cultivation, and on the older 

 farms a better system of tillage is pursued than formerly, resulting in 

 greatly increased advantage to the farmer. Thorough drainage is at- 

 tracting considerable attention ; and wherever it has been needed and 

 fairly tried, has proved amply remunerative of the cost and trouble, 

 almost from the start. The best or most approved farming implements 

 are sought after and applied; and several reaping and mowing machines 

 have been introduced into the county for the first time, during the past 

 year. 



