403 STATE BOAED OF AGEICULTURE. 



Mr. Baxter moved the reference of the whole to committeemen Hanford and 

 Rising; withdrawn. 



The question now being upon report of committee sustaining the protest, Mr. 

 Hanford addressed the committee upon tlie subject, stating that the whole ques- 

 tion turned upon a matter of fact. If a waiver of trials was unanimous, then 

 the award was just ; if the waiver was not unanimous, then, under the rules of 

 the society, the award was null. 



Mr. Hammond, of Ann Arbor, and Mr. Knapp, of Adrian, also addressed the 

 meeting. It Avas moved by Mr. Beckwitli that the report of the awarding com- 

 mittee be sustained ; the ayes and nays were called for. The vote was decided 

 in the aflEirmative as follows : 



Ayes — Humphrey, Dean, Burrington, Manning, Allison, Cliilds, Rising, Ster- 

 ling, French, Ramsdell, Beckwith, Baxter, — 12. 



Nays — Kimball, Phelps, Hanford, Blodgett, Greene, Ferry, Whitney, — 7. 



Mr. Baxter moved that the first thing to be considered in the afternoon session 

 shall be the location of the next fair. Adopted. 



Adjourned to 1 : 30 p. m. 



WEDNESDAY, IStii — AFTERXOOX SESSIOX. 



Called to order. Quorum present. 



The consideration of the matter of location of the Fair for 1875 being in order, 

 the communications submitted to the committee from the citizens of East Sag- 

 inaw yesterday were taken from the table and read. 



Mr. Baxter, Col. Ferry, Mr. Childs, Mr. Tuthill, Mr. Bartow, and Mr. Allison 

 addressed the committee. 



On motion of Mr. Allison a committee of three was appointed to proceed to 

 East Saginaw and arrange for and locate the Fair for 1875, consisting of Messrs. 

 Baxter, Greene, and Kipp. 



Col. Ferry offered the following resolution, which was adopted : 



Besolved, That the committee on location be authorized to complete by contract 

 such necessary arrangements for holding the next annual fair as in their judgment 

 shall be deemed necessary. 



On motion the committee from the Pomological Society were granted a hear- 

 ing, and Mr. Knapp, of Jackson, was introduced to the committee, and spoke 

 at some length regarding the needs and expectations of the society which he 

 represented, stating that his society would need 11,500 for j^remiums for the 

 coming year. 



H. Dale Adams, on behalf of the Pomological Society, presented the follow- 

 ing estimate of the wants of his Society : 



AMOUNTS FOK STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



For am't overdrawn on Treasurer. _ $179 50 



Due Secretary 200 00 



Premium list for 1875 1,500 00 



Secretary's salary for 1875 (500 00 



Expenses of fair (same as last year) 300 00 



Expenses incident to holding meetings in difterent parts of the State, and 



expenses of orchard committee 220 50 



Total amount $3,000 00 



