STATE AGEICULTUKAL SOCIETY. 



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SUMMARY BY DIVISIONS. 



From the foregoing it will be seen that the total of ordinary premiums 



offered amounted to |10.2T6 50 



That the amount awarded Avas. . _ 7,058 50 



Showing an excess of premiums offered over awards $3,158 00 



The premiums offered as speed prizes amounted to $5,045 00 



The awards amounted to 4,785 00 



Showing as excess of premiums over awards. 



$260 00 



The speed awards amounted to $4,785 00 



The percentage derived from entries in this department amounted to. 2,402 00 



Showing the net appropriation in this department, or its cost to the 

 society to be , $2,383 00 



It may be proper here to remark that the foregoing numerical statement of the 

 number of entries does not enumerate the number of individual articles on exhibition 

 by at least thirty-three per cent, arising from the fact that a large number of collec- 

 tion and sweepstake entries cover dozens, and in several instances hundreds of arti- 

 cles in a single entry or block. 



FINANCIAL EXHIBIT. 



The following is a detailed statement of the expenditures, embracing all business 

 orders drawn and appropriations made during the current year, giving date, number, 

 and amount of each order, and for what drawn, and in whose favor. 

 Voucher No. Amount. 



1 J. E. Wells, East Saginaw, marshals and police 1874 $20 00 



2 John P. Allison, East Saginaw, services renting booths 100 00 



3 C. S. Draper, East Saginaw, meals furnished by ladies of St. Paul's 



Church 500 50 



4 Wm. II. Sotham, Detroit, services as Assistant Superintendent 25 00 



5 M. D. Brown, services as Assistant Superintendent 31 85 



G Pontiac Gazette Company, rent of office, 1873 and 1874.. 100 00 



7 A. .J. Dean, Treasurer, expenses of winter meeting 1874 385 50 



8 Wright C. Allen, Nortli Michigan Agricultural account 15 00 



9 Milwaukee Herald Co., " " u u 2 00 



10 Geo. Willard & Co., " " " " 2 00 



11 John H. Mitchell, " " " " 2 00 



12 Michigan Stove Co., Detroit, erecting building for display of stoves 20 00 



13 Charles Kipp, St. Johns, Executive Committee account 5 63 



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