390 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



"The superintendent in division B, liorses, C, sheep, and D, swine, shall be the 

 committee on pedigrees in tlieir respective departments." 



Upon motion the report was adopted as a whole. 



It was moved and supported that the executive officers and business com- 

 mitte be appointed a committee on location of next annual fair. Mr. Hyde 

 moved to amend by addini^ the transportation committee. 



The amendment prevailed, and the motion as amended adopted. 



Committee then took a recess to 7:30 P. M. 



Evening Session. 



President Parsons called the committee to order at 7:30 o'clock. 



Quorum present. 



Mr. Hyde, from committee on permanent location offered the following: 

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



Your committee who were appointed to take into consideration the question of 

 a permanent location for holding the State fair, report that they have had the sub- 

 iect under consideration, and, in the opinion of your committee, ihe best interests 

 of the people of the State, and this Society, will be subserved by holding the fairs 

 of the Society so they shall accommodate, as near as may be, all parts of the State. 

 In view of this, we recommend that this Society shall take such action and make 

 such arrangements with local societies that permanent grounds and buildings may be 

 procured in suitable places in the State, where the Society may hold its fair for a 

 limited period, as circumstances may require. 



W. CHAMBERLAIN, 



GEORGE PHILLIPS, 



F. V. SMITH, 



A. O. HYDE, 



Comtnittee. 

 Accepted and adopted. 



Mr. Sterling, from the committee appointed toscttle with Mr. Youngblood, 

 reported verbally, $:2o.00 paid and claim settled. 

 Keport accepted and adopted. 

 On motion of J. M. Sterling, 



Besolved, That tiie annual fair of 1SS4 be held commcnciHg Monday, September 

 loth, and continuing Ave days. 



The report of the committee on premiums was taken up and the clianges 

 from the list of 1883 recommended by the committee were voted upon and 

 adopted separately. 



The recommendation of the committee to strike out all premiums offered 

 for Ayrshire cattle was adopted, after some debate. 



On motion, the report of the committee was adopted as a whole. 



On motion, it was voted to reconsider the vote adopting the report of the 

 committee on rulfes. 



Moved and supported, to instruct the committee on rules to change the rule 

 fixing time for closing entries in division M to conform to rule reported by 

 committee on premiums. Carried. 



On motion of Mr. Ball, the following rule was adopted : 



Tlie gates and gatekeepers, and the tickets taken up at the gates, s-hall be under 

 the direction and control of the superintendent of gates, wlio may make and cancel 

 appointments of gatekeepers, and shall have an office at the grounds convenient to 



