384 : STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Mr. Anderson, from the special committee appointed to consider the question 

 of appropriating money to assist in defraying the expenses of a delegate ta 

 Washington to advocate a bill to prevent the spread of contagious diseases 

 among cattle, offered the following: 



To the Presidenz and Executive Commiltee of the Agricultural Society: 



Gentlemen — Your committee, to whom was referred the matter of appropriating 

 money from the funds of tliis society to defray the expense of sending the Hon. Wm. 

 Ball as a delegate to Washington to influence, as far as possible, the passing of a bill 

 to prevent the spread of contagious diseases among cattle, recommend as follows: 



That the sum of three hundred (^300) dollars be placed at his disposal as a fund to 

 be drawn from as required. All of which is respectfully submitted. 



M. P. ANDERSON, 



Chairman. 

 H. O. HANFORD, 

 T. H. BUTTE RFIELD, Jr., 

 GEO. W. PHILLIPS. 



On motion of Mr. Heed, the report of the committee was accepted and 

 adopted. 



On motion of JMr. Burrington, a committee of three was appointed by the 

 chair to confer with a like committee from the Horticultural Society in refer- 

 ence to that society's exhibiting witii us at the next annual fair. 



Committee: Messrs. Burrington, Sterling, and Rising. 



Upon motion, the committee adjourned to meet Wednesday morning at 9 

 o'clock. 



THIRD DAY. 



Russell House, ] 

 Detroit, January 16 th, 1884. j 



The executive committee resumed its session this morning pursuant to 

 adjournment, the president, Hon. Philo Parsons, in tlie cliair. 



Present — President Parsons, Treasurer Dean, Messrs. Sterling, Rising, 

 Hanford, Ball, Lessiter, Cobb, Hyde, Reed, Smith, Burrington, Wood, Cham- 

 berlain, Angel, Howard, Young, Butterfield, Gilbert, Anderson, Baxter, 

 Phillips, Fralick, and the secretary. 



The special committee appointed to confer with the Horticultural Society 

 reported as follows : 



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



Gentlemen— Your committee appointed to confer with a committee of the State 

 Horticnltural Society would respectfully report that we recommend that we invite 

 the said society to exhibit with us at the State fair of 18S4, upon the same terms and 

 conditions as last year, viz.: That we appropriate the sum of $1,000 to be distributed 

 in premiums and $1,400 for expenses, or such amount, as limited by the foregoing 

 sums, as the wants of the said society may require. 



J. Q. A. BURRINGTON, 



E. W. RISING, 



J. M. STERLING. 



Committee. 



