PROCEEDINGS AND REPORTS. 



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Rules— H. O. Hanford, J. Q. A. Burrington, Eugene Fipield. 

 Reception— Wm, Chamberlain, A. O. Hyde, H. O. Hanford. 

 Programme— Geo. W. Phillips, I. H. Botterfield, John C. Sharp. 

 Printing and Advertising— A. J. Dean, J. C. Sterling, Franklin Wells. 

 General Superintendent — H. O. Hanford. 

 Chief Marshal— Eugene Fifield, 



EXECUTIVE SUPERINTENDENTS. 



Cattle— I. H. Butterfield. 



Horses — G. W. Phillips. 



Slieep—D. W. Howard. 



Swine — John Lessiter. 



Poultry— J. Q. A. Burrington. 



Miscellaneous— F. Hart Smith. 



Art— M. P. Anderson. 



Music— M. P. Anderson. 



Children's Departm't—WM.. Chamberlain. 



Needle Work—Wis.. Chamberlain. 



Manufactures— Henry Fraliok. 



Agricultural — H. O. Hanford. . 

 Machinery— H. R. Dewey. 

 Farm Implements— G. W. Young. 

 Dairy Department— J . P. Shoemaker. 

 Vehicles— F. L. Reed. 

 Bees and Honey — M. J. Gard. 

 Forage — A. F. Wood. 

 Horticultural— L. D. Watkins. 

 Gates— ~Wm. Ball. 

 Police— IS. J. Kelsey. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WINTER MEETING. 



FIRST DAT. 



The Wayne, Detroit, ) 

 January 14, 1889. \ 



The regular annual meeting of the Executive Committee of the Michigan 

 State Agricultural Society op3ned in the parlors of The Wayne, in the city 

 of Detroit, this evening, the President, A. 0. Hyde, in the Chair. 



The President read a letter from President-elect Palmer, stating that it 

 would be impossible for him to attend the meeting at this date. 



The roll was called. The following members answered to their names: 



President Hyde, Messrs. Hanford, Lessiter, Sharp, Smith, Burrington, 

 Wood, Shoemaker, J. P., Gard, Young, Butterfield, Watkins, Wells, Phil- 

 lips, Fralick, Parsons, and the Secretary. 



President Hyde then read his address. 



president hyde's address. 



The Fortieth Annual Fair of the Michigan State Agricultural Society 

 was held on Jackson County Fair Grounds at the date advertised. 



The resolution passed at our last winter meeting, offered by Jackson 

 County, was considered by other localities as so far fixing the place for 

 holding our next Fair, that no other proposals were offered. Under this 

 state of things the committee in charge had only the one locality to advise 

 with, and got such terms as they could. Under the circumstances the bar- 

 gain seemed a fairly good one. We find in closing the year, our situation 

 to be very nearly as follows, financially: 



