534: STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



DIVISION Q— children's DEPARTMENT. 



Children's Work 52 



HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



Fruits, Flowers, etc 1 ,200 



Total entries in all Departments 5,238 



Inventory of property in the Secretary's Office: 



American Short-horn Herd Books 23 vols. 



American Jersey Cattle Club Herd Register 9 vols. 



American Devon Herd Book 5 vols. 



Holstein Herd Book 5 vols. 



Dutch Friesean Herd Book 1 vol. 



Pedigrees of English Short-Horn Bulls 1vol. 



American Stud Book 3 vols. 



Vermont Merino Sheep Register 1 vol. 



American Berkshire Record 4 vols. 



Michigan Farmer for years 1S45 to 1854 inclusive, bound in 8 vols. 



Several reports of State Boards of Agriculture of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, 

 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hamphire, Maine, Cali- 

 fornia, Upper Canada Department of Agriculture, and the State Horticultural 

 Society. 



1 Office Desk. 



1 Old Trunk. 



5 Boxes for Books. 



1 Society Seal. 



1 Postal Scale. 



1 Gold Medal. 



G Ink Stands. 



1 Pair Shears. 



2 Letter Files. 

 1 Bill File. 



20 Spindles. 



During the year there has been filed in this office articles of association of the 

 "Ottawa and West Kent Agricultural Society," '"Emmet County Agricultural 

 Society," and the " Brooklyn Union Agricultural Fair Association." 



One life membership was issued to Mr. M. P. Anderson, of Midland, Mich., for 

 which $10 was received and paid over to the Treasurer and his receipt taken for the 

 same. J. C STERLING, 



Secretary. 



On motion the report was referred to the Committee on President's Address. 

 Treasurer Dean then submitted his annual report, which was as follows : 



TREASURER'S REPORT. 

 FAIR HELD AT JACKSON, SEPTEMBER, 1SS2. 



Jan., 1881. Balance cash on hand at settlement $21,932 81 



RECEIPTS DURING THE CURRENT YEAR. 



From John Gilbert, Chairman Business Committee $3,812 75 



From interest account 400 00 



From sale of membership certificates 757 00 



From J. C. Sterling, Secretary 10 00 



From William Ball 3 00 



From J. M.Sterling 5 00 



From Henry Fralick — 50 



From A. O. Hyde 50 



From H.O.eanford 50 



From admission to fair-grounds 18,464 50 



$45,380 56 



