MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 375 



The exhibit as shown above was very small, probably the smallest that has been 

 shown at any fair since the organization of the society. This was wholly owing to 

 the severe frost of August which destroyed all vegetation liable to injury, which we 

 trust will not occur again. With favorable weather we may look forward to an 

 excellent exhibition for our fair of the current year. 



Respectfully submitted, 



JOHN L. MITCHELL, 



Superintendent Division F. 

 Jackson, January 4, 1884. 

 Accepted and referred. 



Superintendent Baxter, of Division II (Honey, Bees, eic), reported for that 

 department as follows: 



DIVISION H— HONEY, BEES, ETC. 



To the President and Executive Committee of the Michigan State Agricultural Society: 



The Superintendent of Bees and Honey would report that, notwithstanding the 

 unsuitable character of the building and the very unfortunate location, in the rear 



which premiums were offered, and several others which were deemed worthy of 



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fair, lie 'secured the services "of H. D. Cutting, Esq., as assistant superintendent, and 

 to his knowledge, special fitness, and untiring etibrts, much of tiie success of the 

 exhibit is due. I would take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to him 

 for such assistance. 



I would respectfully recommend that for this year a more suitable building 

 be provided; that it be so placed as to invite attention, and not, as last year, to be 

 found only after diligent engineering and search; that larger premiums be offered; 

 the list of articles increased, and the premium list carefully revised. 



It would seem to your Committee that the growing importance of this industry 

 and the amount invested warrant an increase of premiums to from $250 to $300. 



Respectfully submitted, 



W. J. BAXTER. 



Accepted and referred. 



Superintendent Sterling read the following report, which was accepted and 

 placed on file : 



Mr, President and Gentlemen: 



Tour Committee on Police report: AVe employed for day and night civil police 

 and watchmen, 21 men, and paid them for services $161.00. Superintendent Conely 

 of the Metropolitan Police, very kindly furnished in all twenty-four policemen, five 

 of them mounted. One Sergeant O. H. Britton was on the grounds all through the 

 fair, from morning until niglit, and left two of his men for night duty. Paid for 

 horses for the mounted men, $72.00. Paid for telephone from police headquarters 

 on the grounds, to police headquarters and station in the city, $25.00, The grounds 

 were cleared at 6 p. m. of all except persons having business and sleeping within the 

 enclosure. Four persons were arrested as suspected pickpockets, one for larceny and 

 one for disturbance. Good order prevailed through the fair week, much to the sat- 

 isfaction of your committee, and 1 believe to the patrons of the fair generally; 

 notwithstanding some correspondents difler with us through such papers as chose to 

 or consented to publish the same. The chairman of the committee on police was 

 on the grounds day and night through the fair, and knows whereof he speaks. 



If further evidence in regard to law and order at our last fair be required we will 

 refer to the report of Sergeant Britton to Superintendent Conely of the Metropoli- 

 tan Police, which will probably be on record. 



J. M. STERLING, 

 WM..BALL. 



The secretary road a notice of the " Eleventh Annual Convention of the 



