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premiums awarded, $215; premiums recommended, $11 ; total, $22G. Keport 

 with recommendatious adopted. 



Superintendent Division H, Bees, etc., offered the following report: 



A very competent committee of experts made a careful examination of all articles 

 on exhibition, and awarded premiums. The display in several classes was such that 

 the committee have earnestly recommended a second premium, when but one was 

 offered, in which recommendation I fully concur; but the following are recommended 

 on enumerated articles, and cannot be allowed under Sec. 5, Div. 7, of Rules on page 

 16 of Premium List, viz.: Display of Queen Bees under glass, $3.00; collection of 

 Apiarian Implements, $5.00; collection of Bee Literature, $4.00. 



But for the above rule I should unhesitatingly endorse the recommendation of the 

 committee on the above articles. 



The following discretionary premiums are recommended on non-enumerated 

 articles, and I fully endorse the same: 



Pump for controlling swarms $2 00 



Queen-excluding honey-board 2 00 



Folding tent for holding bees 2 00 



Bee feeder 1 00 



Can for holding section boxes 1 00 



Bee veil •. 1 00 



Total discretionary $9 00 



Kegular and discretionary premiums 201 9S 



W. J. BAXTER, SupL 



Accepted and adopted. 



Keport for Division I — farm implements; no premiums offered, none 

 awarded; exhibition very satisfactory. Accepted. 



Keport of Division J — vehicles; two diplomas awarded. Adopted. 



Superintendent Division K — machinery — reported good exhibition ; no pre- 

 miums offered ; none awarded. Accepted. 



Superintendent Division L — manufacturers — reported. Kegular premium 

 awarded, $233, and one medal. Discretionary premium recommended, $17. 

 One medal and one diploma. Total cash, $250. Two medals, one diploma. 



Accepted and adopted, with recommendations. 



Superintendent division M, music, reported a very large and fine display in 

 this department. No premiums awarded. Accepted. 



Superintendent Division N, art, reported regular premiums awarded $374; 

 recommended, $26 discretionary ; total, $400. Keport accepted and adopted 

 with recommendations. 



The Secretary read report of superintendent of Division O, needle work, 

 showing amount of regular premiums awarded $203.50 ; recommended on non- 

 enumerated, $G1; total cash, $264.50, and one diploma regular. Keport with 

 recommendatious adopted. 



Superintendent of division P, miscellaneous, reported regular premiums 

 awarded amounting to $35; discretionary premiums recommended, $28; 

 total, $63. 



Report of superintendent division Q, children's department, read, showing 

 premiums awarded on enumerated articles to be $8.50. Accepted and adopted. 



Superintendent of forage reported amount paid for hay and straw, $1,667.98-. 



Superintendent of gates reported work all finished satisfactorily. 



Superintendent of police reported all quiet, but seven arrests made. A-Ccepted. 



Superintendent Howard reported upon claim of Montgomery and Westfall, 

 referred to him at winter meeting, that he had investigated the matter and 

 found that owing to a mistake of the awarding committee two premiums 

 amounting to $15 were marked to Mrs. Ann Newton on sheep that were not 



