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be notitird that bt'f')re the secretary can accept thtir applicntioa the 

 exhil)itor niuBt furiiirth a complete, detailed, sworn Htatemcnt of the 

 character of the soil, the method of cultivation from the time of 

 breakinj^ the soil to the husking of the crop, the date of planting and 

 variety of seed planted, filing the eame with the secretary on or be- 

 fore Monday, tiie 2'M day of September, I'JOl. 



Mr. John Baker, of Manhattan, 111., appeared before the board and 

 requested that a classitication be given to the Polled Durhams, which 

 matter was referred to the superintendent of class A, Beef Breeds. 



Mr. Lovejoy moved that the classification for the several depart- 

 ments be left to the discretion of the superintendents thereof, with 

 no increase of money to be offered in premiums without the consent 

 of the board; which motion was adopted. 



Mr. E. A. Hall, treasurer-elect of the Board of Agriculture, sub- 

 mitted his bond, which was referred to the committee on finance for 

 examination and approval. 



Mr. Madden, chairman of the committee on finance, reported to 

 the board the bond of E. A. Hall, treasurer, duly approved, which 

 bond is in the words and figures following: 



Know all men by these 'presents. That wp, E. A. Hall, treasurer of the 

 Illinois State Board of Agriculture, B. H. Ferguson hud John W. Huun. 

 sefurities, all of the county of Sai.irauion and State of llliuois, are held aud 

 flrnjly bound to the Illinois State BoHtd of Agriculture iii the peual .^utu of 

 one hundred th' usaud dollars ($100,000) for the payment of which, well and 

 truly to be made, we bind ourselves firmly by these presents, signed with 

 our bands and sealed with our seals, this 8th day of January, lUOl, A. D. 



The condition of the foregoing bond is such that if the above bounden E. 

 A. Hall shall perform all the duties required to be performed by him as 

 treasurer of the Illinois State Board of Aericulture, in the time and manner 

 prescribed by law, aud when he shall be succeeded in oflice shall surreuder 

 and deliver to his successor in oflice all books, papers and moneys appertain- 

 ing thereto, then the foregoing bond to be void, otherwise to remain in full 

 force and effect. 



(Signed.) E. A. Hall, TSeal.; 



B. H. Fekguson, [Skal.j 



JouN W. BuNN, [Seal." 

 Witness: Ernst H. Helule. 



Mr. Marshall submitted a communication from S M. Kipley of St. 

 Clair county requesting that a claHnification bo made for the best dis- 

 play of farm products by a visitor resident of another state than Illi- 

 nois, and that a first premium of $75 and a second premium of $50 

 be offered, and that tlu> premiuniH now offered for bent display of 

 farm products be restricted to residents of the State of Illinois. 



Mr. Marshall moved that the request of Mr. Ripley be granted, 

 which motion was lost. 



The president appointed the following clerical force for the years 

 1901 and 1902: Miss Agnes E. DuBois, Miss Annie (i. Springer 

 and D. C. Hoyt. Thomas Donnegau was appointed janitor, E. E. 

 McCoy to retain his position in the oflBce subject to the order of the 

 president. 



