506 STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 



No. of 



Class. Breed. Entries. Premiam offered. Premium awarded. 



23. American Merinos 133 Diploma and S271 00 Diploma and $271 00 



24. Rambouilett Merinos 36 " 177 00 154 00 



25. Leicester and Lincolns... 20 " 177 00 157 00 



26. Cotswolds 53 " 177 00 " 177 00 



27. Shropshires 82 ' " 27100 " 243 00 



28. Hampshires 24 " 177 00 " 177 00 



29. Oxfords 19 " 177 00 78 00 



.30. Unregistered Merinos 15 46 00 44 00 



31. Fat sheep 20 96 00 60 00 



Totals 402 Diplomas 7, and 81,569 00 Diplomas 4, and $1,361 00 



Special by American Shropshire Association. — No. of entries, 4; $50 offered; $50 

 awarded. 



Judges expense $13 50 



Personal expense 7 25 



Total $20 75 



The number of sheep on exhibition was 440, and the quality generally good, many 

 very fine specimens of the different breeds. A very creditable showing for the breed- 

 ers of Michigan. General good feeling prevailed, with the exception that the accom- 

 modations for sheep are quite poor, and some of our best exhibitors feel that they can- 

 not afford to risk their best sheep in such pens, that fine finish of fieece that adds so 

 much to the beauty of the animal, and requires so much labor, time and skill to pro- 

 duce, may be ruined during one storm; and the health and life of the sheep is often in 

 danger. 

 I recommend that there be some steps taken to provide more suitable pens for sheep. 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



L. W. BARNES, 



Stiperintendent. 



EEPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OP FARM IMPLEMENTS. 



Lansing, Mich., Jan. 10, 1893. 



To the Officers and Members of the Executive Committee of the Michigan State 

 Agricultural Society: 



Gentlemen — The exhibit in the farm implement department was large and made a 

 fine display. Every department was well filled except the grain thresher and engines. 

 The manufacturers entered into a contract not to exhibit at any fair in 1892, on account 

 of the World's Fair in 1893. 



Entries as follows: 



Division I, Class 42 — Plows _ 156 



" " " 43 — Seeders and planters 42 



" " " 44^ — Haying and harvesting machinery 44 



" " 45 — Cleanmg grain and feed for stock 76 



" " " 46 — Implements for tillage 141 



" " " 47 — Miscellaneous implements 281 



Total 740 



The good feeling among the exhibitors was unanimous and all well pleased with the 

 kind treatment they received from the executive committee. 



Respectfully submitted, 



W. P. CUSTARD, 



Superintendent. 



