STATE AGEICULTUKAL SOCIETY. 403 



President Parnialee, of the Poniological Society, addressed the committee at 

 length upon the subject of the Poniological Society. 



Mr. Baxter offered the following resolutions, and moA'ed their adoption : 



Ng. 1. liesolved. That the State Poniological Society be invited to exhibit with us, 

 and as a department of this society, at the next annual fair. 



No. 2. Jiesolved further, That if the above invitation is accepted, said society be 

 authorized to ofier premiums to the amount of $1,500, which premiums, so far as 

 awarded, shall be paid by this society in the same manner as paid in 1874. 



No. 3. JResolved further, That if such invitation is accepted, the sum of §500 be paid 

 by this society on the order of said society, on the last day of the fair, to meet the 

 necessary expenses in preparing for and making such exhibition. 



No. 4. Besolved further. If such invitation is accepted, that the further sum of $1,000 

 be appropriated to said society for general purposes. 



No. 5. liesolved further. That the present action of this society shall not be held or 

 regarded as a precedent for future action. 



Mr. Eamsdell, Mr. Greene, Col. Ferry, IMr. Childs, and others addressed the 

 committee in favor of the resolution. 



Mr. Van Valkenburgli and Mr. Beckwith addressed the committee in opposi- 

 tion to granting so large an appropriation. Further consideration of the subject 

 was deferred till to-morrow morning. 



The following resolution offered by Mr, Baxter was adopted : 



Besolved, That the action of the Business committee, in the matter of the report of 

 the special committee on certain protests entered in the horse department sustain- 

 ing such protests on the grounds of fraudulent entries and misrepresentations, and in 

 expelling certain animals and members from the National Association, and from this 

 Society, on account of such fraudulent entries and misrepi'esentations reported to this 

 board by said business committee through the Secretary of this Society, be sustained 

 and adopted as the action of this board. Adopted. 



Mr. Baxter offered the following resolution, which on motion was laid on the 

 table : 



Besolved, That the State Agricultural College be invited to exhibit at our next 

 Pair, in all the several departments, and thus endeavor to secure among the members 

 of this Society a better knowledge of the aims, affairs, and success of said institution. 



The report of the committee on the protests in class 33 was presented, read 

 and adopted, and is as follows : 



The committee to whom was referred the protest on the award of the com- 

 mittee on plows and their trials, respectfully report that from the testimony pre- 

 sented the viewing committee failed to make a test of all the plows entered for 

 trial ; therefore that they had no just basis to work upon to make an award, and 

 we recommend that the said protest should be sustained. We also recommend 

 that the premiums withheld in said class, 'not included in said protest, be paid, 

 a,nd that the discretionary premium recommended on the best plow for marsh 

 land, amounting to $5, shall be awarded and paid. 



H. 0. HANFORD, 

 E. W. RISING, 



Co7)imittee. 

 On motion, adjourned until Thursday morning, at 10 o'clock. 



Ihursday Morning, January 14tJi. 



Called to order by the President. 



Quorum present. 



Minutes read and approved. 



