508 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



EVENING SESSION. 



The Committee met at 7 i\ M. 



President AVebber in the chair. 



Present, Messrs. Angel, Burrington, Dewey, Hanford, Howard, Manning, 

 Smith, Wood, Ball, Cobb, Fralick, Hyde, Kipp, Parsons, Phillips, Kising, 

 Sterling, M. Shoemaker, AV. C Beckwith, "W. J. Baxter, the Treasurer, Sec- 

 retary and the President. 



Moved by Mr. Hyde that a Committee on State Fair Programme be ap- 

 pointed. 



Adopted. 



The President announced as such committee Messrs. Hyde, Dean and Smith. 



Mr. Phillips, from the Committee on Premium List, submitted the follow- 

 ing report : 



The Premium List Committee would respectfully make the following recommend- 

 ations, and ask their adoption: 



That all animals, except those entered for herd premiums, must be owned in this 

 State. 



That all exhibits in Divisions A, B, C, D and E must be owned by the exhibitor 

 and in his possession at least three mouths previous to the fair. 



That all animals entered as thoi-oughbreds in Division A shall be judged by a scale 

 of points to be arranged under the direction of the superintendent in charge of that 

 department. 



That the Superintendent of Division A shall appoint a special Committee on Ped- 

 igrees. 



That no animal entered as thoroughbred in Division A shall be admissible to the 

 showing without a certificate of eligibility from the Committee on Pedigrees. 



That a complete set of the American Shorthorn Herd Books, published by Messrs. 

 Allen & Bailey, the American Devon Herd Books, and the Herd Register of the 

 American Jersey Cattle Club, be purchased for the Society by the Secretary, and kept 

 in his office. 



That wherever the word "buck" appears in the premium list, that it be stricken 

 out and the word " ram" inserted. 



Mr. Smith moved that the rule excluding foreign stock from competition in 

 the different classes be so amended that all classes, excepting in the herd class, 

 shall be open to foreign entry. 



The amendment was not concurred in. 



The report of the Committee on Premium List was then read by divisions 

 and adopted. 



The report as a whole then came before the Committee and was adopted. 



Mr. Shoemaker moved to rescind the rule confining exhibits to cattle owned 

 in the State. 



On a call for the ayes and nays the motion was lost, as follows : 



Ayes— Messrs. Smith, Fralick, Parsons, Sterling, Shoemaker, Beckwith, Baxter, 

 the Secretary, Treasurer and President — 10. 



Nays — Messrs. Angel, Burrington, Dewey, Howard, Manning, Wood, Ball, Hyde, 

 H. A. Kipp, Phillips and Rising — 11. 



Mr. Fralick, from the Committee on Finance, reported that the report of 

 the Secretary had been examined and found correct. 

 The report was accepted and adopted. 

 Mr. Parsons offered the following resolution: 



Resolved, That the President be authorized to invite some distinguished citizen 

 to deliver an address before the Society at its next annual exhibition. 



On motion, tl)e resolution was referred to the President and Business Com- 

 mittee. 



