472 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTUEE. 



Accepted and adopted. 



On motion, the minutes of Monday evening's session were adopted as printed. 



The secretary read a communication from Mr. Loring, Commissioner of 

 Agriculture, relative to the Agricultural Convention now in session at Wash- 

 ington. 



Eemarks were indulged in by Messrs. Parsons, Beckwith, and Butterfield, 

 and the communication received and placed on file. 



On motion, Mr. Parsons was commissioned to represent the society at the 

 Washington meeting, without expense to this society. 



The meeting then adjourned to meet at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning. 



THIRD DAY. 



Russell House, Detroit, "| 

 January 11, 1882. \ 



The Executive Committee resumed its session at 9 o'clock A. M. Presi- 

 dent Fralick called the meeting to order. 



The roll was called and the following named members found present : 



President Fralick, Treasurer Dean, Messrs. Sterling, Rising, Hauford, Ball, 

 Lessiter, Cobb, Mitchell, Hyde, Reed, Smith, Burrington, Wood, Chamber- 

 lain, Parsons, Angel, Howard, Harrison, Butterfield, Gilbert, Phillips, Beck- 

 with, Baxter, and the secretary. 



The communication from the State Association of Agricultural Societies of 

 Michigan was taken from the table, and on motion of Mr. Cobb three dele- 

 gates were appointed to represent this society at the annual meeting of that 

 association. 



The president announced as such delegates, Messrs. W. H. Cobb, W. G. 

 Beckwith, and Wm. Ball. 



The Premium Committee asked to be excused, and on motion, the request 

 was granted. 



The president appointed W. J. Baxter, A. J, Dean, John Gilbert, Geo. W. 

 Phillips, and J. M. Sterling a committee on that part of the president's 

 address relative to permanent location. 



The committee appointed at the Lansing meeting to examine into the man- 

 agement of the Agricultural College Farm, read their report. 



It was moved and supported to accept and adopt the same. 



A discussion was had on the subject, which was participated in by Messrs. 

 Ball, Phillips, Beckwith, Parsons, and Hanford. 



Mr. Parsons then moved that the report be printed and laid on the table 

 until to-morrow morning. 



The motion prevailed. 



Mr. Parsons presented an invitation with the compliments of Mr. C. J. 

 Whitney, asking the Executive Board to visit his theatre this evening. 



Mr. Phillips moved that the invitation be accepted, and a vote of thanks be 

 extended to Mr. Whitney. Adopted. 



On motion of Mr. Parsons, it was 



Besolved, That a committee of three, with J. M. Sterling as chairman, be appointed 

 by the chair, to make an estimate of the cost of replacing the buildings removed, 

 ■with sufficient additional structures and repairs necessary to hold a successful fair at 

 Detroit. 



