806 WISCONSIN AGEICULTURE. 



SAUK COUNTY. 



To THE SeCRETARV OF THE WISCONSIN StATE AGRICULTURAL SoCIETY. 



Dear Sir : — Some time in the month of January, 1855, a no- 

 tice appeared in the newsj^aper of Baraboo, requesting the atten- 

 dance, at a time and place named, of all persons friendly to Ag- 

 ricultural improvement, for the purpose of organizing an Agri- 

 cultural Society for the County of Sauk. 



At the meeting held in accordance with this call, at the count- 

 ing room of Messrs. Maxwell, merchants of the village of Bara- 

 boo, a committee was appointed to draft a constitation for a So- 

 ciety, and the meeting then adjourned to meet again on the 22d 

 of February, at Taylor's Hall. 



On the 22d of Feb., those friendly to the organization of an 

 Agricultural Society in Sauk County met pursuant to such ad- 

 journment, and organized by calling Alex. Crawford, Esq., 

 to the Chair, and appointing Jas. S. Morely Secretary. 



The Committee previously appointed for that purpose, through 

 their chairman, Jas. M. Clark, reported a Constitution, which, 

 after full discussion and some slight amendment, was, on mo- 

 tion of B. L. Brier, adopted, and the Society organized by 

 the election of the following officers for the ensuing year, viz : 



President, James M. Clark ; Vice President, Daniel Pounh ; 

 Secretary, S. S. Morely ; Treasurer, R. H. Davis j Executive 

 Committee, Isaac W. Morely, R. R. Pennington, C. H. Wil- 

 liams, E. O, RuDD, F. K. Jenkins, John Acker, A. F. Kel- 

 logg, Z. Eldridge, Henry Ochmer, A. Stewart, W, And- 

 rews, B. G. Blakesley, Albert Kelley. 



After which twenty-four persons present became members of 

 the Society by signing the Constitution and the payment of one 

 dollar each, and after the transaction of some further business 

 the meeting adjourned. 



At a meeting of the Executive Committee, held in the sum- 

 mer of 1855, it was resolved to hold a Fair, at Baraboo, on the 

 ■' of Oct. 1855 ; and a premium list and rules for the regula- 

 '^the Fair were made and ordered to be published. 



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