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The secretary read a communication from Mortimer Levering, 

 Secretary of tlie American Sli^tland Pony Association, with refer- 

 ence to the classitication for Shetland ponies at the Illinois State 

 fair of VM)\, whicii communication was referred to the superinten- 

 dent of the light horso d»^partmont. 



Mr. Pearce moved that a committee of five bo appointed to con- 

 sider the president's address, which motion was adopted and Messrs. 

 Dickirson, Madden, Cunningham, David and Frake were appointed 

 as such committee. 



On motion of Mr. Tatman, Mr. Pearce was added to said com- 

 mittee. 



L. W. Hess, president of the State Clay Workers' Association, and 

 Dr. A. L. Converse, a member of said association, addresstnl the 

 board on the subject of providing a classificfition and an appropria- 

 tion to pay the expenses of a clay exhibit at the State fair. 



On motion of Mr. Skinner, the secretary was instructed to notify 

 said association that the Board of Agriculture will cheerfully grant 

 a classification for the proposed exhibit, but owing to the condition 

 of the treasury the board must decline to make the appropriation to 

 pay the expenses of the same. 



Mr. Frake, from the special committee on the president's address, 

 presented the following report: 



Your committee, to whom was referred the president's address, be^s leave 

 to report that it has carefully considered the same and fully concurs m all of 

 its recommendations; and we HUKgest that that portion of the address askinpf 

 for appropriations for the extension of Machineiy Hall and tfie Live Stock 

 Pavilion bo referred to the committee on leKis^lation. J. K. Dickirson. .1. A. 

 Cunningham, E. B. David, J. Irving Pearce, Geo. H. Madden, James Frake. 



The president submitted the following list of appointments, which 

 were approved by the board: 



SUPERINTKNDKNTS OF DePARTMKNTS. 



Class A— Cattle, Section I, Beef Breeds, .1. F. Prather. 



Class A — Cattle, Bnctimi II, Dairy Breeds, J. A. Ciinninfrbam. 



Class B— Horses, Section 1, Heavy Horses, Ira McConl. 



Class B — Horses, Suction II. Ltjjht Horses, A. I). Birher. 



Class B— Horses, Section III, Speed, Geo. H. Ma^iden. 



Class C — Sheep, .1. C. Chapman. 



(^iass D— Swine, Wm. E. Skuiner. 



Class F — Poultry. Janips Frake. 



Class F — Mechanic Arts, Jacob F. Refim. 



Class G— Farm Products. D. VV. Vittum. 



Class H — Horticulture and Floriculture, Wm. A. Youuff. 



Class I— Fine Arts, E. B. Dnvid. 



Class K— T^.xtile Fabrics. Thos. S. xMarshall. 



<.'las9 L— Education, F. C. Kossiter. 



Class M-Machinery, C. F. Dike. 



Class N— Dairy, Culinary and Apiary, H.J. Cater. 



Marshal of the Rinff— C. M. Simmons. 



Auditor— E. B. David. 



General Superinten<^ent of Grounds and Buildinsrs — A. .J. Lovejoy. 



Superintendent of Permits and Privileges — J. K. Dickirson. 



Superintendent of Gates— C. A. Tatman. 



