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The president instructed the secretary to enter the following? order 

 of Hppniiitnient of veterinarinn. to-wit: Dr. Matthew Wilson, of 

 Mendota. Ill , is hereby appointed veterinarian of the State Board 

 of Agriculture. 



Department op Aobiciiltube, 



Spkinopieli), Jan. 7, 1902. 



The State Board of Agriculture met as provided by the statute. 



The board was called to order by President Conrad. 



The following members answered to tiieir names on the call of 

 the roll: Messrs. McCord, Pearce, Rossitt^r, Frake. Uehra, Cater, 

 Dike, Lovejoy, Madden, Cunningham, Tatraan, Vittum, Barber, 

 Simmone, Prather, Young, Dickirson, Marshall, Chapman and Pres- 

 ident Conrad. 



Messrs. David and Fulkerson were absent on account of sickness. 



The minutes of the last meetings of the board were read and ap- 

 proved. 



President Conrad called Mr. Pearce to the chair and delivered the 

 following address. 



Ihe the Illinois State Board oj Agriculture: 



Gkntlkmkn— If I imd no other reason for addrepsinpr you on this occn.siion, 

 I should teel that I had been unmindful of my duty a.s executive of this 

 board did I not conffratulate you individually and collectively upon the glo 

 rious suece.sH you made of our recent fair. 



The fair of 1901 was a pronounced success in point of exhibit, attendance, 

 inauH{;ement and receipts; and let me say to you that these conditions do not 

 come by accident; they are bniupht ahout only by careful thoujfht, pood 

 udu'meiit and hard w.rk. for which each member "f this hoard is entitled to 

 IS full share of credit. The receipts were greater fhnti fho.se of any of its 49 

 predecessors, the amount beiny. in round numbers, $05,000, and the expendi- 

 tures, including; premiums, $49,000, thus showing^ a balance on the right bide 

 ot the ledger ol $10,000. 



HISTORY. 



On the 5th day of January, 1853. the organization of the old Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Society was perfected, and the General Assembly of that year not 

 onlv ifave it a corporate existence, but appropriated $1,000 for its opnrHtion. 

 A fair was held the following October, and, qu )ting tlie lai.gimge of Prof. U. 

 C. Turner, one of the lending spirits of the enterprise, "The exhibit was 

 numerously attended ami generally deemed highly sucC'^ssful and creditable 

 to the State." Of this fair it is recorded that the total number of entries was 

 765, and the amount of premiums paid $'.>44. A com.)arisoii of these Hgures 

 with those of the year 1901 can not fail to be highly gratifying to all inter- 

 ested in the progress and success of the board during this lapse of time. 



OUR .Tunir.EE. 



After an exi'itejice of 'JO year-?, the title of the siciety was changed to State 

 Board of Agriculture, and as it has become the custom throuehout the coun- 

 try to celebrjtte the ."lOth anniversary of public institutions which have been 

 successfully conducted for that length of time, I hope this board will not 



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