Commissioner of Agriculture. 573: 



FROM THE GENERAL FUND. 



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 For the promotion of agriculture in this state, seventy-six 

 thousand dollars; twenty thousand dollars thereof shall be dis- 

 tributed in premiums by the New York State Agricultural society; 

 of the remaining fifty-six thousand dollars there shall be distrib- 

 uted by the commissioner of agriculture among the American 

 Institute of the city of New York, town, county and other agri- 

 cultural societies, fairs, clubs and expositions, the amount they are 

 entitled thereto by virtue of the provisions of section eighty-nine 

 of the agricultural law; seventy per centum of the said remainder 

 shall be apportioned among the county agricultural societies, fairs 

 or associations, the American Institute of the city of New York 

 or to the societies, fairs or associations entitled thereto in counties 

 where there are no such county agricultural societies, and thirty 

 per centum thereof shall be apportioned to the various town and 

 other agricultural societies, clubs or exhibitions, to be distributed 

 in the manner provided by section eighty-eight of the agricultural 

 law. 



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