MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 471 



Mr. Rising, Superintendent of Forage, reported for that department: 



To the President and Executive Committee of the Michigan State Agricultural Society: 



Gentlemen, — The Superintendent of Forage would report that having charge of 

 this department for the last eight years, there never was such good feeling and gen- 

 eral satisfiiction manifested as last year, and considering the large amount of stock 

 on exhibition and the varied interest concerned was satisfactory to me at least, and 

 owing to the good luck of procuring of prices early in the season, we were able to 

 make our expenses about ^520.50 less than last year at Detroit, and, having more 

 stock on exhibition, this was gratifying. It was also gratifying to be able to make 

 contracts with good, reliable parties, that were willing to fulftll them on their part 

 and furnish a good article. Bales of hay and straw, although pressed, vvent up. And 

 owing to certain emergencies arising, the superintendent in liis judgment varied 

 some rules or instructions, which he could not carry out without an additional 

 expense to the society, whicli is at your approval or disapproval. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. 



E. W. RISING. 



Accepted and referred. 



Moved and supported that the committee take a recess till 5 o'clock. 

 Carried. 



The Executive Committee reassembled at 5 o'clock. 



President Fralick presiding. Quorum present. 



The Committee on Conference with the Horticultural Society reported 



through their chairman, Mr. Parsons : 



To the President and Executive Committee of the State Agricultural Society : 



Gentlemen,— Your committee, who were appointed to confer with a like commit- 

 tee of the Michigan Horticultural Society, would report that they have held sucli 

 conference, which was considerably protracted, and the relations of the two organi- 

 zations to each other fully and carefully considered, and the claims of the Horticult- 

 ural Society as a permanent element of value and interest to the Agricultural 

 Society recognized. Each year this kindred institution is extending the bounds of 

 its usefulness, as a power of growth and material wealth. Your committee are, 

 therefore, disposed to recommend to them additional means that they may be able to 

 meet the demand upon them for greater facilities. We would, therefore, ask you to 

 place this institution in the position it occupied previous to last year, and that it 

 receive from your societj'^ one thousand dollars for premiums to be paid as heretofore, 

 and fourteen hundred dollars for current expenses. It will be noticed that the 

 organization bears the name horticultural, embracing in the scope of its aim and 

 efforts all that the new name imports, flora culture included, requiring, therefore, the 

 full appropriation recommended. Your committee would also recommend that the 

 officers of the State Horticultural Society he held responsible for the enforcement 

 of the rules and regulations of the fair in their hall, particularly so far as sales by 

 auction, handling, and removal are concerned. We would further recommend that 

 exhibitors entitled to premiums from the Horticultural Society be permitted to 

 take in lieu thereof a life membership in said society, and the premium due to 

 them be issued to said society as a portion of its permanent fund. 



P. PARSONS. 



G. W. PHILLIPS, 



A. F. WOOD, 



Committee. 



It was moved and supported that the report be accepted. Carried. 

 Mr. Sterling then moved its adoption and the motion was carried unani- 

 mously. 



The committee on the Chapman protest reported as follows : 

 To the President and Executive Committee of the State Agricultural Society: 



Your committee appointed to investigate the application of H. B. Chapman for 

 payment of premium which he claims ought to have been awarded some ten years 

 ago, find to their satisfaction that the question was disposed of some years ago and 

 recommend no further action in regard to it. 



A. O. HYDE, 

 H. O. HAN FORD, 

 Committee, 



