MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 457 



CLASS 42. 



Number of eateries in tliis class, 93, whicli was probably about half of tlie machines 

 on exhibition. This is a very important class. On the ease and faculty with which 

 we are enabled to gather onr grain and cut and cure our grass, depends our success as 

 farmers in Alicliigan. We have strong competition in grain and beef production in 

 the neighboring stales and territories; we have some advantages over them, and 

 having with them the use of haying and harvesting implements in tlieir perfection, 

 enables us to keep pace witii tiiem in their onward road to prosperitj'. We had all 

 the varieties of mowers, combined mowers and reapers, harvesters, harvesters and 

 binders, one-horse binders, liay tedders, horse hay forks, hay rakes, etc. The exhibit 

 of harvesters and binders lias never been equaled in this State, and attracted great 

 attention all through tlie fair. They have become of practical utility, and are being 

 patronized througliout the grain-growing sections of country. 



CLASS 43. 



Entries in this class 50. There were in this class a large number of exhibitors that 

 did not show themselves to the entry clerk. The class was very full. To show a 

 comparison of entries to exliibits, tiiere were nine entries of engines, and on exhibi- 

 tion 30. Tliis would hold good in nearly every division of the class. The traction 

 engines elicited great praise from the visitors, for tiie perfection with whicii they 

 were handled. 'I here was an equally large show of threshing machines and clover 

 hullers, and combined threshers and hullers, enabling one machine to do the work of 

 two formerlj'. The whole exhibit in this class was very fine and a credit to the 

 society and exhibitors. 



CLASS 44— MISCELLANEOUS FARM AKTICLES. 



Number of entries in this class 66, mostly of the non-enumerated class. The 

 exhibit was a very good one, though greatly scattered. Withington & Cooley, of 

 Jackson, Mich., made a very fine display of farm and garden tools in the main hall, 

 also a variety of wheel-barrows. Tiie Battle Creek Machine Co. had their usual dis- 

 play of drag sawing machines for horse and steam power. Smith & Woodward, Kal- 

 amazoo, a direct draught horse power. Portable circular saw-mills were shown by 

 Birdsell, Ellis & Co., Penn Yan, N. Y., and Morton Valve Co., Komeo, Mich. Road 

 machine by Pennock & Sons, Pa., and George H. Waldo, Detroit. A variety of fruit 

 ladders, horse pokes and other articles by C. R. Taylor, Jackson. Wind mills and 

 wind engines, and perhaps some gas machines were running in great variety and 

 success all over the grounds. 



CLASS 45— HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES. 



In this class there were 20 entries, consisting of washing and wringing machines, 

 ■carpet sweepers, cuff and collar irons and board, etc. As there was a committee 

 appointed to award premiums in this class, perhaps it will be sufficient to say that 

 the exhibit was a creditable one, and attracted great attention from lady visitors. 



In conclusion, we would report that the exhibition as a wliole was a success in all 

 the classes, fully justifying the wisdom of theKxecntive Committee in throwing off 

 premiums in this department, but would recommend that the superintendents be 

 empowered at their discretion to appoint a committee to report the merits of the 

 ■exhibition. 



H. O. HANFORD, 

 ABEL ANCJEIi, 



Sup erintendents. 



Superintendent of Division I was granted further time to report. 



Superintendent of Forage was also granted additional time to report. 



The president announced as Committee on Distribution of Superiuteudeiits' 

 Reports Messrs. Ball, Butter6eld, and Chamberlain. 



General Superintendent Beckwith made a verbal report, which was accepted. 



The president then appointed as Committee on Premiums, William Cham- 

 berlain, H. 0. Hanford, I. H. BiUterfield, Jr., A. 0. Hyde, D. W. Howard, 

 and A. F. Wood. 



Mr. Parsons moved that the sessions of this committee open at 9 o'clock A. 



