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The exhibit as a whole was a very creditable one, both in numbers and quality of 

 stock, and I think the swine industry of this country is so great as to command 

 equal attention and recognition by our society with that of any other live stock 

 interest. There are some matters regarding the rules and classifications in this 

 department that I wish to bring before the proper committee. All of which is 

 respectfully submitted, 



[Signed.] L. W. BARNES, 



Superintendent Swine. 



REPORT. SUPERINTENDENT OF POULTRY. 



To the Honorable Board of State Fair Committee: 

 As superintendent of Poultry Department, I would make the following report: 



Total number of entries 684 



Total number of birds shown 1,208 



Different classes all well represented and good interest shown throughout the fair. 

 Three tents were required, in addition to the building proper, for room to make 

 the exhibit. 



[Signed.] E. W. HARDY. 



REPORT, SUPERINTENDENT AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



To the President and Executive Committee of the Michigan State Agricultural 

 Society: 



Gentlemen— At the last State fair held at Grand Rapids, the exhibition in Divis- 

 ion F, farm and garden products, was of a high order and worthy of the attention it 

 received from the multitude of visitors who thronged the hall at all hours of the 

 various days of the fair. 



The exhibition of potatoes was \musually fine and very large, and called out any 

 amount of comment and discussion among growers and exhibitors. In corn the 

 entries were numerous and the exhibits extra good and competition very close, and 

 here I wish to say a word in regard to Mr. A. A. Crozier of the Agricultural College, 

 who has been judge in this department for the last two years. He has created 

 more interest in this department than I have ever seen before, by being able to 

 decide between different exhibits in any class, and being able to make competitors 

 see the difference in the different varieties. Many times his talk and discussion 

 among visitors and exhibitors took on the look, almost, of Farmers' Institute, such 

 was the interest manifested. 



The exhibition of grains and seeds was equal to any had for many years past 

 and the interest in wheats and field seed was quite marked. The exhibit of the 

 Agricultural College of grains and seed, especially wheat, was very interesting to 

 many farmers who asked Judge Crozier many questions in regard to the various 

 kinds on exhibition. 



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