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Resolved, That this Committee also recommend the enactment of a law requiring 

 the managers of our State institutions to purchase the meat supply therefor from the 

 product of animals fatted and slaughtered in Michigan. 



The first was adopted by the following: vote: 



Yeas — Messrs. Hanford, Lessiter, Kelsey, Sharp, Reed, Burrington, 

 Wood, Shoemaker, J. P., Gard, Young, Butterfield, Anderson, Wells, 

 Phillips, and Fralick — 15. 



JVays — Messrs. Fifield, Smith, Howard, Watkins, and Chamberlain — 5. 



The second resolution was then adopted by the following vote: 



Yeas — Messrs. Hanford, Lessiter, Kelsey, Sharp. Eeed, Smith, Burring- 

 ton, Wood, Shoemaker, J. P., Gard, Young, Butterfield, Anderson, Phillips, 

 and Fralick — 15. / 



Nays — Messrs. Fifield, Howard, Watkins, Wells, and Chamberlain — 5. 



The Secretary was instructed to send a copy of the resolutions to the 

 Legislature. 



Upon motion the question of dates of Fair, tabled at the afternoon ses- 

 sion, was taken up, and the dates for the Fair of 1889 fixed as September 16, 

 17, 18, 19 and 20. 



Upon motion the Secretary was requested to notify the Secretaries of the 

 Western Michigan and Northeastern Michigan Agricultural Societies of the 

 dates chosen. 



Upon motion of Mr Butterfield, it was 



Resolved, That the thanks of this Board are due and are hereby tendered to the 

 proprietor of "The Wayne" for the satisfactory manner in which the Board has been 

 entertained during this meeting. 



The Premium Committee offered their report, as follows: 



Your Committee on Premium List have with great care revised the list, cutting off 



apparently unnecessary premiums so far as possible, and reducing the same so far as in 



their judgment is practicable. 



GEO. W. PHILLIPS, 



I. H. BUTTERFIELD, 



C. W. YOUNG, 



JOHN LESSITER, 



JOHN C. SHARP, 



M. J. GARD, 



A. F. WOOD. 



It was voted to take the report up by divisions. 

 Mr. Fralick moved to strike out all third premiums. 

 Lost. 



Division A adopted, with Herd and Sweepstakes Premium of Classes 2 

 and 5 stricken out. 



The following resolution was then adopted: 



Whereas, This Board has learned semiofficially that the American Shorthorn 

 Breeders' Association propose to place at the disposal of this Society a sum of money 

 for a prize for Shorthorns for the dairy; therefore 



Resolved, That in case this offer is made by the Shorthorn Association, it be accepted 

 by this Board, and the same be arranged and placed in the Premium List of this year 

 by the Secretary and Superintendent of Cattle in accordance with terms offered. 



