444 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Mr. Terney presented a petition from the exhibitors and others for 

 more space for the exhibits in the agricultural department. 



On motion of Mr. Snell. a silver cup was awarded Peter Smith & 

 Sons for their exhibit of fancy cheese in the dairy building. 



The resignation of Mr. J. F. Brand, as member of the executive com- 

 mittee, was received and accepted. 



Mr. Watkins nominated T. F. Marston, of Bay county, to fill the 

 vacancy. 



On motion of Mr. Watkins, the secretary was instructed to cast the 

 ballot of the committee for Mr, Marston. Ballot so cast and Mr. Mars- 

 ton declared elected. 



On motion of Mr. Aitken, the fees for stalls and pens were made as 

 follows : 



Single stalls for cattle, each 4 feet space |1 00 



Single stalls for horses, each 1 00 



Box stalls for horses, each 3 00 



Pens for sheep and swine, each 1 00 



Poultry, each single bird 25 



Poultry, each breeding pen 50 



On motion of Mr. Aitken, a committee on premium list of seven mem- 

 bers was appointed by the president, and the committee was instructed 

 to prepare a list and present to the business committee and when ap- 

 proved by the business committee to be published as the premium list 

 of the society for 1908. 



On motion of Mr. Fifield, the amount of speed purses and schedule of 

 races was left witli the premium list committee. 



On motion of Mr. Stevenson, the assignment of grounds and space 

 for the several departments was left with the general superintendent. 



On motion of Mr. Aitken, the leasing of the track and speed stalls 

 to an association for a terra of years, was referred to the business com- 

 mittee. 



On motion of ]Mr. Aitken, the business committee was instructed to 

 appoint a competent person who shall be an assistant to the general 

 superintendent and who shall have charge of all complimentary admis- 

 sions and free passes of all kinds and shall issue the same under in- 

 structions and regulations made by the business committee, but such 

 complimentaries slmll be issued only in the interest of the fair and only 

 to persons who may have performed some service to the society. 



Mr. Tyler, by request of Ihe president, ])resented the matter of in- 

 viting the American Rambouillet Shee]) Breeders' Association to hold 

 their annual meeting and sale on the fair grounds in lOOS. 



On motion of Mr. Tyler, the following ])reamble and resolution was 

 adopted : 



Whereas. The American Bnmbouillct Sheep Breeders' Association, hav- 

 ing for some years past held the annual meeting of the association and 

 maintaining a large and increasingly popular public sale of the best 

 selections of their breed, and also offering attractively large special 

 prizes, aggregating one thousand dollars or more, in connection with 

 the regular classification of the International Live Stock Exposition 

 at Chicago; and 



