518 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



PKOCEEUINGS AT THE THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL FAIR, HELD 

 AT JACKSON, SEPTEMBER 18th TO 33d, 1883. 



FIRST DAY. 



HiBBARD House, Jackson, ) 



Monday Evening, Sept. 18th, 1881 



Executive Committee met and was called to order at 8 o'clock P. M,, by 

 President Fralick. 



Roll called. 



Present, President Fralick, Treasurer Dean, Messrs. Sterling, Rising, Han- 

 ford, Ball, Cobb, Lessiter, Hyde, Reed, Smith, Mitchell, Burrington, Wood, 

 Chamberlain, Parsons, Angel, Howard, Harrison, Butterfield, Gilbert, Ander- 

 son, Baxter, and the Secretary. 



The committee appointed to investigate late entries reported in favor of 

 accepting the entries of Messrs. S. A. Grow of Greenville, H. H. Tucker, 

 Concord, Frank Noble, Grand Rapids, and E. Driggs, Palmyra. 



The yeas and nays were called for and the report adopted by the following 

 vote: 



Jefl.s— Messrs. Hanford, Cobb, Burrington, Reed, Smith, Wood, Chamber- 

 lain, Parsons, Gilbert, Harrison, Anderson, Baxter, President, and Treas- 

 urer — 14. 



JVays — Messrs. Sterling, Rising, Ball, Lessiter, Hyde, Angel, Howard, and 

 Butterfield— 8. 



It was then voted to proceed to the election of three inspectors of election. 

 The following named gentlemen were duly chosen as such inspectors : Messrs. 

 M. Dorrell, Jackson, A. Wheeler, Adrian, and Judge Mells, Paw Paw. 



Mr. Ball moved that exhibitors be allowed to enter and show stock in classes 

 above their ages, if they so desire. The motion was lost. 



Mr. Smith moved and it was supported that the entries of Messrs. A. L. 

 Smith, and L. Dean, of Gerard, be accepted. After a lengthy discussion on 

 the question, Mr. Smith withdrew his motion. 



Mr. Baxter moved the reconsideration of the vote adopting the report of 

 the Committee on Late Entries. The motion prevailed. 



Leave being granted, Mr. Dean, chairman of the committee, withdrew the 

 report. Mr. Rising moved that the rules governing entries be strictly 

 adhered to. 



Mr. Ball offered as a substitute that the gentlemen whose entries were 

 received after the time named for entries to close be allowed to exhibit their 

 stock, and to have all the privileges of other exhibitors, except the right to 

 compete for premiums, and that the rules be strictly adhered to. After some 

 debate, Mr. Ball's motion was withdrawn. 



Mr. Rising then withdrew his motion. 



Mr. Baxter moved that the rules be construed as follows : That all entries 

 shall be in the hands of the secretary on or before the time named for entries 

 to close. 



Mr. Baxter withdrew his motion. 



