STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



PKOCEEDINGS AND EEPOETS FOE THE YEAE 1S75. 



Michigan State Agricultukal Society, ) 

 Office of the Secretary, 

 Pontiac, Micliigan, Decemler 20, 187 5. ) 



To the HonoraUe President and Executive Committee : 



Gentlemen : — I have the honor herewith to submit the detailed annual 

 report of the proceedings of the Michigan State Agricultural Society for the 

 year 1875. 



Your obedient servant, 



C. F. KIMBALL, 



Secretary. 



PEOCEE DINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Pontiac, Mich., January 13, 1875. 



In accordance with previous notice, the Executive Committee assembled at 

 the office of the Secretary Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock. 



Called to order by President Humphrey. Eoll called and the following com- 

 mitteemen and officers answered to their names : E. 0. Humphrey, Kalamazoo ; 

 C. F. Kimball, Pontiac ; A. J. Dean, Adrian ; Edwin Phelps, Pontiac, Oak- 

 land county ; J: Q. A. Burrington, Worth, Tuscola county ; J. P. Allison, East 

 Saginaw, Saginaw county ; E. Van Valkenburgh, Hillsdale, Hillsdale county ; 

 J. Webster Childs, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw county; D. A. Blodgett, Hersey, 

 Osceola county ; Joseph M. Sterling, Monroe, Monroe county ; C. W. Green, 

 Farmington, Oakland county ; AVilliam M. Ferry, Grand Haven, Ottawa county; 

 A. 0. Hyde, Marshall, Calhoun county ; C. L. Whitney, Muskegon, Muskegon 

 county ; J. M. French, Detroit, Wayne county ; J. G. Eamsdell, Traverse city, 

 Grand Traverse county ; W. G. Beckwith, Cassopolis, Cass county ; W. J. Bax- 

 ter, Jonesville, Hillsdale county. 



The President read the following letter from the retiring President, Mr. 

 Kipp, which was ordered spread ujoon the records : 



