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At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Oakland County 

 Agricultural Society, held pui-suant to notice, at the olBce of the Sec- 

 retary, on Tuesday, the 5th day of February, A. D. 1856, 



Present, James Bayley, President; J. R. Bowman, Recording Secre- 

 tary; A. S. Brooks, Nelson W. Clark, Moses Wisner, Rowland E. 

 Trowbridge, John W. Leonard, Linus Cone, Chauncey W. Green, 

 Harris Newton, and Harrison Voorheis, Executive Committee. 



The Committee on Farms and Gardens made the following report : 



The undersigned, Committee appointed to examine farms and gar- 

 dens, would respectfully report that they have discharged the duty 

 devolving upon them, and that in their opinion the first premium on 

 gardens shoidd be awarded to James T. Allan, $15 00. The second 

 premium to Augustus C. Baldwin, $10 00. 



That no farms were entered for competition. 



R. E. TROWBRIDGE, 



M. L. BROOKS, 



Committee. 

 February 4, 1856. 



Resolved, That the above report be accepted, and that the premiums 

 be awarded as recommended by the Committee. 



Resolved, That the third premium on one three year old cow, exhib- 

 ited at the fair of 1855, be awarded to Jesse Lee Stout, $3 GO. 



Resolved, That 0. A. Stevens' account for printing the annual ad- 

 dress, blanks, (fee, be allowed at $33 50. 



Resolved, That the Secretary procure a Diploma for the use of this 

 Society. 



Resolved, That the machine made by John Danes, for the manu- 

 facture of drain tile, and also the drain tile and pipe manufactured by 

 him, desenes our especial notice, and that in addition to the premiunos 

 awarded him, he receive the Diploma of this Society. 



Resolved, That the sum of seventy-five dollars be allowed the Secre- 

 tary for his services the past year. 



The Executive Committee then awarded the following discretionary 

 premiums : 



