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list in reference to the "American Jersey Cattle Club Herd Kegister," and 

 *' American Jersey Herd Book." Adopted. 

 The committee then adjourned for dinner. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



The committee reassembled after recess. 

 President Fralick in the chair. 

 Quorum present. 

 Mr. Parsons submitted the following : 



To the State Agricultural Committee: 



15!,Gentlemen— Your committee, to whom was allotted the question of sales of arti- 

 cles, animals, and all else on exhibition at the State Fair, have had the same 

 under consideration, and would respectfully report that they are unanimously in 

 favor of allowing all persons making exhibits to dispose of articles shown by them 

 on the last day of the Fair. It is usually permitted in the British Isles, in France 

 and elsewhere in Europe, and works greatly to the advantage of the producer— 

 indeed, the last day of such shows in European countries is the day of marked inter- 

 est, attracting purchasers from long distances, and large amounts of stock and other 

 property change hands, greatly to the profit of the exhibitor. 



P. PARSONS, 

 W, G. BECKWITH, 

 J.M.STERLING, 

 W. J. BAXTER, 

 A. J. DEAN. 



Accepted and adopted. 



The Committee on Rules reported through their chairman, Mr. Harrison, 

 recommending the adoption of last year's rules, with the following changes 

 and additions: 



Sec. IV. Rules. Amended to read: "Goods and stock must be delivered on the 

 grounds and put in place by exhibitors, and must not be removed until 4 o'clock P. 

 M. of the last day of the Fair." 



Sec. IV. Rule 10. " Exhibitors will not be allowed to sell goods, except on the last 

 day of the Fair " (though they may receive and book orders, and all articles and ani- 

 mals may have the price of each attached), nor will they be permitted to call 

 attention to their wares in a noisy or disorderly manner. 



The name of the American Jersey Herd Book was stricken out. 



Under the head of cattle, the second paragraph was amended so as to read : 



"■ All three-year-old heifers in the several classes of cattle as breeding stock shall be 

 required to have borne a calf previous to the exhibition, or the heifer cannot com- 

 pete." 



That the rule of the horse department shall read : 



"The superintendent (in place of committee) having charge of the exhibition of 

 horses will have possession and command of the track during the exhibition, and 

 marshals will be at his command for all purposes of order and the enforcement of the 

 rules." 



That in the rule in class 16 the word kept for sporting purposes be inserted 



instead of used for, etc. 



That a new rule be added in Division A as follows : 



. " In the several classes of thoroughbred cattle but one premium shall be awarded 

 to an exhibitor for cattle of the same age in the same class where there is no compe- 

 tition in the ring." 



That the rule in the sheep department be changed, compelling sheep to be 



shorn not earlier than April 1st, before the Fair, instead of April 20. 



