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over to the Secretary. Total amount of premiums awarded in this department 

 was $241.00. 



Mr. Cobb, Superintendent of Division B, reported that a protest had been 

 made against the entry of Mr. Robinson's team in class IG. On motion the 

 matter was referred back to Superintendent Cobb with power. 



Messrs. Baxter, Harrison, and Chamberlain were appointed a committee to 

 examine affidavits and entries for special premiums offered by the Michigan 

 Carbon Works, and to award premiums on the same. 



On motion the meeting adjourned. 



J. C. STERLING, Secretary. 



GEO. W. PHILLIPS, President. 



Jackson, Mich., ) 



Thursday Evening, Sept. 22, 1881. j 



Meeting of Executive Committee was called to order in the Hibbard House 

 parlors at 8 o'clock P. M. 



President Phillips in the chair. 



Mr. C. A. Harrison acting secretary. Roll called. Present: President 

 Phillips, Treasurer Dean, Messrs. Sterling, Rising, Hanford, Ball, Lessiter, 

 Cobb, Fralick, Hyde, Manning, Smith, Burrington, Wood, Chamberlain, Par- 

 sons, Angel, Howard, Harrison, Butterfield, Gilbert, McKay, Beckwith, Bax- 

 ter, and the secretary, who came in late. 



Reports of committees called for. No reports. 



Superintendents' reports called for; reports all favorable. Viewing Com- 

 mittees report all work done and the books in hands of secretary, except in 

 Departments of Fine Arts and Agriculture. 



Treasurer Dean reported receipts for Thursday $10,534.50. 



Committee on Special Premiums reported as follows : 



The Special Committee appointed to examine the entries and proofs, submitted 

 for special premiums offered by the Micliigan Carbon Worlcs, would respectfully 

 report: That there were thirteen entries for these premiums, of these but four pre- 

 sented any proofs, and of these the proofs in one case were voluntarily withdrawn 

 before your committee was appointed, leaving but three entries and proofs for exam- 

 ination. From the fact that no evidence was submitted or required as to nature 

 of soil, previous condition of the land, cost of phosphates used as compared with other 

 fertilizers, and from the further fact that time of seeding, quantity of seed used, and 

 method of sowing varies in each case, the result obtained is not as valuable for prac- 

 tical purposes as it would be under different conditions, still it will probably meet 

 the end sought by the parties offering the premiums. To be of practical value to far- 

 mers, experiments should be continued on the same land for at least three years with 

 proper rotation of crops, using on adjoining pieces of land for trial phosphates on one 

 and ordinary fertilizers on the other, with cost of eacii and comparisons of results. 



Your committee would recommend awards as follows: 



First premium $75 to J. D. Perry, Redford, Wayne Co., Mich. Entry No. 3; sown 

 with drill Sept. 10th; 1^ bush, of seed to the acre. 



Product with phosphate fertilizer per acre 25 41-60 bushels. 

 " without " " '' 1344-60 " 



Gain by use of " " " 12 37-60 bushels. 



Second Premium §50 to Albert Case, Manchester, Washtenaw Co. Entry No. 5; 

 sown broadcast Sept. 26th ; 1| bush, seed to the acre. 



Product with phosphate fertilizer per acre 18 30-60 bushels. 

 " without " " " 9 20-60 " 



Gain by use of " " " 9 10-60 bushels. 



