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tion of the superintendent, with the exception of the premium on stone lifter. 

 Carried. 



Mr. Butterfield moved that an invitation be extended to District and County 

 Agricultural Societies of Michigan to attend the winter meeting of this 

 society. 



Leave being granted, he withdrew the motion. 



Meeting adjourned. 



GEO. W. PHILLIPS, President. 



J. C. STERLING, Secretary. 



HiBBAED House, Jackson, ] 

 Friday Evening, Sept. 23, 1881. J 



Meeting of Executive Board called to order at 8 o'clock P. M., President 

 Phillips in the chair. Roll called. Present: President Phillips, Treasurer 

 Dean, Messrs. Sterling, Rising, Hanford, Ball, Lessiter, Cobb, Pralick, Hyde, 

 Manning, Burrington, Wood, Parsons, Chamberlain, Angel, Harrison, Gil- 

 bert, Butterfield, McKay, Beckwith, Baxter, Griggs, and the Secretary. 



Treasurer Dean reported gate receipts for the week $19,695.50, and that 

 the number of memberships sold would exceed last year's sales. 



Superintendent of Division A reported showing awards in his department 

 for regular premiums amounting to $3,016. 



The same superintendent then submitted the following supplementary report : 



Your superhitendent would further report that Mr. John S. Steel, of Anderson, 

 Ohio, had ou exhibition a very meritorious herd of Short-horns, and owing to the 

 fact that he arrived too late to make an entry for premiums this herd was not exam- 

 ined as a competing herd. Mr. Steel, at the request of the officers of the Society, 

 consented to place his herd on exhibition, and your superintendent, in view of the 

 circumstances, and of the great merit of the animals composing this herd, recom- 

 mends that a special premium of $25 be awarded. 



I. H. BUTTERFIELD, Jr., 



Superintendent. 



On motion the report was adopted. 



The secretary read a letter from Mayor Thompson, acknowledging the 

 receipt of $500 for the Michigan fire sufferers, and expressing thanks for the 

 same. 



A protest entered by Mr. E. Driggs was read. Mr. D. protests against the 

 awards on Messrs. Moore and Kelly's sheep in class 28. 



On motion the matter was referred to Superintendent Burrington with a 

 request to take proof and report to the Executive Committee at the winter 

 meeting. 



The president reported number of dinner and attendants' tickets distributed 

 to the superintendents during the fair. 



Superintendent of Division B reported recommending a discretionary 

 premium of $20 on Jersey Red swine. 



Report with recommendation adopted. 



Superintendent of Division E reported a large number of discretionary 

 premiums, and recommended their adoption. 



Moved and supported to accept and adopt report of superintendent. Carried. 



Mr. Parsons, Chairman of Viewing Committee in Division M, submitted the 



following : 



Your committee on examination and awards in Art Department have, as impar- 

 tially as possible, performed their arduous responsibility. The largely increased 



