MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 301 



For members of executive committee for two years: Eugene Fifield. 

 L. W. Barnes, W. P. Custard, Erwin Ball, W. E. Boy den, M. L. Dean, 

 J. E. Rice, C. A. Waldron, John McKay, John A. Hoffman. 



The following amendment to the constitution was offered, that the 

 words in section two ''Elected prior to 1890" be stricken out, the result 

 to be that all ex-presidents will become members ex-officio of the executive 

 committee. 



The amendment proposed was accepted .and a vote ordered thereon at 

 the election on Thursday, Sept. 25. 



Adjourned. 



ELECTION. 



The annual election was held on the fair grounds on Thursday, Sept. 

 25th. The whole number of ballots cast was thirty-one. 



The following persons received each thirty-one votes for the respective 

 offices named — and were declared elected to the respective offices, and 

 the amendment to the constitution carried. 



President — Ephraim Howland, Pontiac. 



Vice-President — Stephen Baldwin, Detroit. 



Treasurer — C. W. Young, Paw Paw. 



Secretaiw — I. H. Butterfield, Agricultural College. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Eugene Fifield — Bay City, Bay County. 

 • L. W. Barnes — Byron, Shiawassee County. 

 W. P. Custard — Mendon. St. Joseph County. 

 Erwin Ball — Hamburg, Livingston County. 

 W. E. Boyden, West Bay City, Bay County. 

 M. L. Dean — Agricultural College, Ingham County. 

 J. E. Rice — Grand Rapids, Kent County. 

 C. A. Waldron — Tecumseh, Lenawee County. 

 John McKay — Romeo, Macomb County. 

 John Hoffman — Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County. 



THE FAIR OF 1902. 



The annual fair for 1902 was held on the grounds of the Oakland County 

 Agricultural Society at Pontiac, September 22-26 inclusive. 



The exhibit was large in all departments, that in sheep being the 

 largest at any fair yet held. The weather was however, execrable, heavy 

 rain falling continuously from Tuesday p. m., until Friday morning. 

 This reduced the attendance to the minimum. The fair was carried over 

 to Saturday, and Friday and Saturday being pleasant during the day, 

 the attendance on those days was good. The total paid admissions were 

 a little more than 32,000 as against 59,000 in 1901. 



The financial result is shown in the reports to be found in the pro- 

 ceedings at the winter meeting. 



Had the weather of the week of the fair been fine there is every reason 

 to believe that the attendance would have been larger than in 1901. 



