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along the line, but ?onietimes we are shifted or sidetracked by s.ympathy, 

 such, I believe, is the case with the premiums offered for the Upper 

 Peninsula county collections. They should be encouraged, but the quality 

 of their displays has not warranted the premiums offered. Hence, I would 

 recommend the striking- out of Lot 1549 and transfer the fruit part of their 

 display to and with the general county displays and put it with their 

 county collections in the Agricultural Hall. It will certainly help to im- 

 prove their displays. 



To Lot 1550 I would recommend the adding of Huron county to the 

 list. Lot 1551 is all right. Lot 1552 strike out. But I maintain that 

 the premium of 1449 and 1552 should be held and combined into one 

 grand sweepstake prize of |100 for first— 160, for second— 140, for third 

 — ^premium, for the largest and best display from any one county, society 

 or individual in Michigan. 



New York puts up |300 for such a prize and |200 for the second, and 

 her fruit displays are of world-wide reputation. Michigan grows just as 

 good fruit if we can only encourage the growers to display it. Class 70, 

 Lot 1554, strike out and divide the premiums between Lots 1555 and 1556, 

 Class 71. 



Michigan State fair offers no larger premiums on single plates, than 

 some county fairs. Illinois and Ohio give $2.00 and $1.00 on single plates. 

 New York and Indiana. $1.50 and $1.00. Toronto, $2.50, $2.00, and a 

 third prize of $1.50 ; Iowa, $1.00 and 50 cents for second. Michigan offers 

 75 cents for the first prize and 50 cents for the second. Gentlemen, I 

 declare this to be an outrage. 



Another important industry in our line seems to have been overlooked. 

 and I suggest at least the offering of a diploma for the largest and best 

 display of commercial canned goods put up in Michigan ; yet I consider it 

 of magnitude enough to warrant a more substantial premium. The pure 

 fruit juice industry is crowding for a place among our leading commercial 

 enterprises. 



There are some changes in the lists of single plates of minor importance 

 as follows : 



To the list of apples, I would add: Ohio, Nonpareil, Lawver, York, 

 Imperial, Spitzenburg (Esopus), Willow Twig. 



To the pears— Tyson, Lincoln. 



To the peaches — Globe, Wonderful. 



To the plums — German Prune. 



To the grapes — Jefferson. 



M. L. DEAN, 

 Assistant Superintendent. 

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SCHOOL WORK. 



Jackson, Mich., January 21 , 1903. 



To the President and Executive Committee of the Michigan State Agri- 

 cultural Society: 



As superintendent of Division "S," I beg leave to submit the following 

 report; the whole number of entries in Division "S" was 79. 



The exhibit was one of the finest we have ever had both in merit and in 

 size. In view of the crowded condition owing to the size of the exhibit 

 would recommend that some radical changes be made in the premium list. 



